New Life School

After a day of observation and getting oriented to the school and the Guatemalan culture, we finally got to work with the children at the New Life School. The school has a lot of excellent therapy equipment and today we showed the special education teacher and speech therapist how to utilize the equipment to help the children focus on thier schoolwork and excel in their learning. Alyssa and Lindsey worked with Christine to implement play into the kindergarten routine of pen and paper task seated in desks. Julia worked with Ava helping a little girl write her name on a vertical surface. Stephanie worked with Anne to help a little boy sit and focus in his first grade classroom. During the children's break, we played hopscotch and four square, and oh my gosh, did they love it! It was great seeing the children so happy to play something new. After lunch, Pat, the special education teacher, took us into town to see a 17 year old girl with cerebral palsy within her home setting. It was truly amazing seeing what is was like to live in the village. We also got to work with other children in the afternoon who only come to the New Life School for therapy purposes. We can already see improvement! Overall, it was a GREAT second day at our site.

Adios and Buenos Noches,
Lindsey, OT student, and Christine, OT
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