KCCL Trip

On Wednesday, February 5th, I had my first trip to KCCL of the second semester. We left just after school ended and ate our lunch on the bus. There were a whole different set of people on this trip - only hannah and I remained from last semesters group. Most of the other students were in middle school, which meant that I didn't know many of them. The main difference was that we now have a parent chaperone coming along on the trip, when before there was really just Antony and a student leader in charge.
When we arrived the kids had been split into two groups - one was doing tyquando and the other were doing beading and knitting activities inside. I decided to go indoors, and we were introduced to all the kids again. Not many of them remembered me, to my disappointment, but I suppose it has been quite a while since I visited. I'm going to try to connect with them all more this time and not be too shy.

We sat down at the table inside and were taught by the kids how to crochet. You have a little metal stick with a hook that you use to weave the string in and out, and it's actually a lot more complicated than anticipated. However, once you get the hang of it and get into a rhythm it's actually very calming, and I can understand why the kids do it. We did this for a while, talking to everyone while we worked. We spoke about school and holidays, and everyone was pretty open with us. I noticed a significant change in one of the smaller children - she had been very quiet before, not wanting to talk to anybody, and when we entered her classroom on this visit she broke into a wide smile and started shouting "hi!". It was amazing to see her development, and I'm going to try and befriend her more next trip.

The other children were making bracelets and necklaces, and they were really into making patterns and such. Another student was actually visiting KCCL from a different school, and we saw him playing the guitar for the kids.
This visit was less eventful than others, but I had a really good time. It was nice to just sit back and talk to the kids, as opposed to rushing around and having to organise paints, etc. I really hope that this semester's trips give me the opportunity to connect with everyone on a higher level, and I'm excited to do more games and activities with everyone.