International Children's Day is coming up and we at the Koda Community Education Center are planning a festival of games, music, and performances. While planning we visited the local kindergarten to invite their participation, I was struck by how clean and orderly it was, and quiet! It is nice to compare the school systems in other countries.
Kindergarten goes from 9:30-5:30. They are free throughout Georgia, and funded by the government. They have a two hour nap time! We could have been in the US except for the sadsoli otaki. (the bedroom)! Now I could go for this!
Both kindergartens attended the Children's Festival and many, many children from the settlement. We had a few characters in costume ( about $100 - a LOT for here, but the kids really love it ), chalk drawings, games, singing performances from young and old. We even had a flash dance... a very successful day!
