We picked up the students at Safe Passage in Guatemala City and then headed to the bowling alley. It was a wonderful time because it was fun to teach the children how to bowl and we were able to fully integrate the two groups. There were two Safe Passage students and two CE students at each lane.
The majority of the children had never bowled so they had no idea how to roll the ball, keep score, take two turns at a time, or score the game. In some lanes, students just took turns rolling the ball down the lane while others played real games.
We heard balls clunking everywhere, music blaring, lots of laughter, and students excitedly waiting in line for free popcorn. After an hour of bowling, we shared pizza, soda, ice cream together and just hung out chatting for a while. The Safe Passage children clung to the CE students and really engaged with us. A very successful morning.
There are more photos on our team Flickr site. Many of these are from Team A, the Spelling Bee group, because I'm part of that team.
Some of the first attempts at bowling while waiting
for the lanes to be set up. Not quite sure how it works...
Inputting the names to prepare for play.
Lunch time after bowling.
Popsicles after lunch.
This student and a few others at the table loved playing games on Parker's iPhone.
Ben received one of our team's "Kid magnet" award
because he seemed to attract lots of friends.
Here we are on the way back to Safe Passage from bowling and this little boy said, "This was the best day of my life!"A successful excursion all around.
