On Thursday, October 9th, we gave the students a reading comprehension exam to get a baseline for their individual levels at the beginning of the project. In December, we will give them a similar exam and compare.
The project officially began on Monday, October 13th. We brought our hired teacher, Sonia, to the school during school hours to drop off the first of the workshop supplies (poster papers, markers, colored pencils, 30 notebooks, pencils, erasers, pencil sharpeners, drawing papers, etc.) and to introduce her to the students. We have already had several student meetings to hear their input on the project and keep them informed of implementation progress. They are excited to create their own short movies and are beginning to develop different ideas. We look forward to seeing what they come up with!
The first workshop was the afternoon of October 13th.