New Life School

Today was a busy day at our site. We arrived and got right to work with our students. Christine, Alyssa, and I (Lindsey) went to the kindergarten room and implanted our care plan of “circle time.” We then worked with 2 students in the therapy room, who absolutely loved the swings. Anne and Stephanie created classroom activities that the students in their room thoroughly enjoyed! Julia and I (Ava) worked with the first graders and their teacher. We set up a work system for one of the students to complete his work with independence. In the afternoon Julia, Alyssa and I (Ava) worked with a 3 year old boy and his mother on learning to feed himself. All of us were fortunate enough to be able to go on a home visit to see how the environment of families we were serving. We all were touched by the loving families who accepted us into their home. These experiences were truly moving. We are excited to work one last day at the New Life School and spend two more days in Guatemala despite our exhaustion!

Adios,

Lindsey Derstadt, OT Student and Ava Koren, OTR/L