I won't go into detail about all the mishaps, formal letters with flowery Spanish, changes of dates, misunderstandings, the $40 fee for gas (so they could drive their materials and volunteers in a Jeep/ambulance) that I did not know about, or how I was led to believe that it was $60...None of that matters now that it's over.
Explaining the contents of a First Aid kit
Reviewing what I believe is the Heimlich Maneuver. First the thrusts into the stomach, then some firm slaps on the back. The kids really enjoyed slapping each other.
Practicing CPR
Learning how to carry an unconscious person
One of the volunteers mentioned how the students were more well behaved than other groups she had worked with before. I disagreed. I originally wanted to work with separate grades and spread the sessions out across three days. That didn't happen. We combined fourth, fifth, and sixth grades into one day. And then of course all the other grades said they wanted to participate. I was reluctant, but eventually relented...only to realize that their attention span was shorter than the session. A video helped bring their focus back. It was, however, in English. Guess it was a good thing no one could hear the audio.
I got something lodged in my eye and they had to wrap me up.
One of the rowdiest, most belligerent, and most victimized students in the school turned out to be extremely willing to participate in the workshop/practice portion.
Feels like I did something for the kids. I haven't felt that since about a month ago.
Without the assembly today, the kids would probably have done the same thing they do any other day: not much. At least this is something new, interesting, and potentially informative. So I'm pretty glad to have organized the assembly. Not bad, Nico!
