Friday in Costa Rica

Friday was our last full day in Costa Rica. We started the day with an assembly put on by the school. The preschoolers sang a song, the kindergartners sang and danced and gave us some gifts. The older kids sang, danced, and prayed. They even had their own folkloric group. They danced even better than the group we saw at the restaurant on Wednesday night. The teachers even sang for us. There was not a dry eye in the place. The school was presented a banner of the successful graduates which was made from the photos which David took earlier in the week. There was a blank square on the banner for the kids pictures in the future. The kids were very excited. After the assembly, the teachers were presented with laptops for every classroom. We were able to purchase them through a generous donation from a Newbreak family. The teachers were so overwhelmed with gratitude. They will now be able to access teaching materials and resources they only could have dreamed of in the past. Katie and David conducted teacher training sessions in the afternoon while the rest of the team finished the makeover of the teachers' lounge. The cooks were the first to peek at the renovation, and they could not stop smiling. They were so thrilled with the difference. Mindy did a great job leading the team and her design was so thoughtful and beautiful. We had a HGTV style reveal to all of the teachers, and they were overwhelmed once again. The day ended with the teachers presenting us with bags they decorated themselves with the national flower of Costa Rica. Inside were gifts they bought for each of us. It was so thoughtful. We lingered a bit longer, but then said our farewells until next time. We will be back next summer. Start planning now if you want to join us.