Worldwide Culture

It's been a fun week of culture at preschool for the boys. It is the time of year where the olives are harvested and brought to the press to make oil. This week, each of the boys classes visited a classmate's olive farm, where they got to pick olives and are they preserving them in jars at school. Their teachers take lots of pictures, so we were glad to have some of the day. Benjamin went early in the week and said he had lots of fun. He showed us how he picked olives and said the best part of the day was the hot dog picnic. Here is his class and the nice family that hosted them.

Caleb's class went to the olive farm yesterday, and he too had a great time. He was waiting all week to go, and was so excited when it was his day. He showed us how he hit the olives off the tree and said us he would bring some olives home soon so we can try them. I just love his smile!

 Caleb working hard, picking olives :)

 Over the next couple of weeks, both classes have been learning about where their classmates are from, and they now are learning about Jordan. One week, they made flags from all the countries represented in their classes. Both classes are pretty much the same.  Jordan, Iraq, Lebanon, and the America. Another day, each boy had to talk about a place they visited from their homeland. Benjamin talked about the beach in Florida, and Caleb talked about.....Kuwait! His teachers told us he swore up and down he was from Kuwait and was talking all about it. Bless his heart! In all seriousness, Caleb does know he is from America, and he knows the American flag. Though we will need to be focusing on American culture, geography, and history more in the coming years.

For the Jordan part, the boys will talk about a city they visited in Jordan, what they did there, and who they were with. I don't think this has happened yet, but stay tuned. They learned who the King and Queen of Jordan are and are learning about Jordanian culture. Today one of the kid's mom in Benjamin's class brought in Mansaf, a traditional Jordanian dish of rice and chicken, for the class to share. They were taught how to eat with the right hand (typically clean hand)...though the kid next to him is using his left....It was really nice of the mom to bring this in. I wish I could have come for lunch!

 Benjamin's class. On Thursdays they do not have to wear their uniform, so they have fun picking clothes for the day.

Stay tuned for more Jordanian culture. Nathan and I are enjoying learning from these experiences too :). Happy Thursday!