Jambo is Swahili for Hello
This week has been full of kid activities the crescendo last night with the second grade African feast and drumming. The second grade class does a unit each year that focus' on Africa. They dig deep into the culture, language, and all components of the continent. They eat, sleep, breath and more importantly learn amazing amounts of information in a way that is so exciting both for them and for me as a parent.
Lucky Diop and his troop of talented drummers and dancers performed for the kids, taught the kids, and got the parents on their feet. A memorable learning and cultural moment for the whole family. As an aside, Naima on this years American Idol is a former student of Lucky's!
Happy Weekend!
What a wonderful learning experience! I remember playing mancala back in the 80's at a nightclub of all places. They had the game placed at many tables. I loved it! I had no idea it came from Africa!
ReplyDeleteHaven't travel much but I have been to Ethiopia and I remember when we went for a trip to a village on the mountain and beside the path on a rock there were regular small pits. We wondered what it was and were told that it was a mancala.
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