Connecting - June 11th, 2019
We started the off the day by reviewing today's lesson with the iThuba students; we covered the details of what we were going to teach them, the four rotational stations, and the flow of the lesson. Once we had all of that sorted out, we drove to the World Cup Stadium and walked around to sightsee. According to Mr. Martin, the World Cup was a HUGE deal to the nation of South Africa and a great opportunity for entrepreneurs to start businesses in the city of Cape Town.
From the stadium, our group walked along the coast. All of us took some incredible pictures of ourselves standing at the edge of the boardwalk with massive waves exploding behind us. We did not, however, take these pictures without great sacrifices. Some of us had to walk in wet clothes for an hour. For lunch, tried Steers, a South African fast food establishment. Before we had time to dry off, we had made it to iThuba. Once at iThuba, our group started off by playing infinity tag, which evolved into a dance circle. The iThuba students tried to teach us a dance they had created; they were far more coordinated than us. A giant game of soccer broke out and iThuba students showed us how they jump rope. Like cells, we then split into groups to start the science labs. We showed the iThuba students different cells under the first microscope (their first time seeing and using a microscope). We talked about good and bad bacteria and germs. We also set up different Petri dishes to compare germ counts on different surfaces. Today was a great day to really connect to the iThuba students, whom we now are referring to as friends. We ended the day perfectly by eating a delicious dinner at a restaurant called Biesmiellah that cooks traditional Cape Malay food. The Cape Malay food is unique to South Africa and was developed in Cape Town by the slaves that were brought from south and east Asia.
-Luke
From the stadium, our group walked along the coast. All of us took some incredible pictures of ourselves standing at the edge of the boardwalk with massive waves exploding behind us. We did not, however, take these pictures without great sacrifices. Some of us had to walk in wet clothes for an hour. For lunch, tried Steers, a South African fast food establishment. Before we had time to dry off, we had made it to iThuba. Once at iThuba, our group started off by playing infinity tag, which evolved into a dance circle. The iThuba students tried to teach us a dance they had created; they were far more coordinated than us. A giant game of soccer broke out and iThuba students showed us how they jump rope. Like cells, we then split into groups to start the science labs. We showed the iThuba students different cells under the first microscope (their first time seeing and using a microscope). We talked about good and bad bacteria and germs. We also set up different Petri dishes to compare germ counts on different surfaces. Today was a great day to really connect to the iThuba students, whom we now are referring to as friends. We ended the day perfectly by eating a delicious dinner at a restaurant called Biesmiellah that cooks traditional Cape Malay food. The Cape Malay food is unique to South Africa and was developed in Cape Town by the slaves that were brought from south and east Asia.
-Luke
World Cup Stadium
Casual posing along the coast
Wanting a photo, but also wanting to stay dry...
Doing it all for the perfect picture :)
Eyes on Cape Town
Playing infinity tag
More games
Drawing with the iThuba students
Looking at organisms under a microscope
Teaching biology to iThuba students
Performing experiments with iThuba students
More hands on action
Discovering the good uses for bacteria
Dinner @ Biesmiellah
