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PETER THOMPSON, BECK GLOVER, DANIEL HOLDSWORTH, JANINE de BARSE
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English Teaching Program - Newsletter Report
Gunargarang Rotaract Club - District 9690 - Australia/ 2004
Thatī s right folks, we actually took a cricket set to Brasil.  The locals arenī t too bad either.  Field placement a bit dodgy,  I thought... 
Once again a cheery big hello
obviously not asphalt, were in pretty ordinary condition.
Therefore, those students that live a fair distance from the
to everyone back home. Firstly, an assurance that
school, can neither walk nor catch a bus to get to school.  
everything is going well here in Brasil, and that we
That is the reason we had smaller class sizes on Friday. 
are fine and in good health. Even though it has only
been  a  week  since  our  last  report,  it  seems  an
The security bars that we have arranged to install are
eternity for us as so much has happened.
looking great and the school is extremely grateful for this.
The biggest issue with such a flash school being in an area
The dictionaries that we ordered when we arrived  
that really needs it, means that they are subject to many
were handed on to the children; I believe there is a
breaches of security. The school has already had three  
photo of that happening on the next page. This made
televisions stolen and once the bars are installed, and the
the children extremely happy and they are theirs to
door reinforced, the computers can be installed for the
keep for good. We have been using them in class an
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students. Apparently a small plaque has been organized to  
I am almost positive that they have been reading
go on the wall with the club's name, our names, and of
them at home, based on the questions we get when
course the Rotary district and AUSTRALIA. The actual  
they come back to class. This is a fantastic example
day of installation has to be finalized, but we will know  
of how the money we received from Rotarians in  
on  Monday  hopefully. We are  currently  looking into
Australia will have a lasting impact on the children
purchasing  something  that  will  benefit  the  students
in this area.
directly, to leave behind. More information on that when
we make our decision.
Monday will see us taking a visit to the local area  
that surrounds the school. The cook at the school,
With only one more week of teaching to go, we are
Dona Vanda, has been working in Paranaguamirim,  
making our last day purely cultural. We will teach the  
yes that's the name of the neighbourhood, for four
students about Australia and our culture, the difference   
and a half years and also lives  
locally. She has been
between our two cultures, and make the day as fun as
extremely helpful to us and is going to take us on the
possible. We feel it is important to leave on a high note. A
tour. Along with two of the school Directors, we will
trip to the local hardware store saw us returning with two
see the other side of the lives of our students. I guess  
plastic pipes so as Peter can teach the Didgeridoo. At a   
a  good  example  of  the  difference  between  our  
couple of dollars each, these will remain in the school
spanking new school and the houses these kids live
with the students along with our cricket set. We have had
in is last Friday. It had been raining all-night and  
a couple of days after class when the kids plead to play   
continued into the day. This meant that the roads,  
cricket with us. Naturally we agree. As you can see in the
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PETER THOMPSON, BECK GLOVER, DANIEL HOLDSWORTH, JANINE de BARSE
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English Teaching Program - Newsletter Report
Gunargarang Rotaract Club - District 9690 - Australia/ 2004