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We have accepted a few older students into MICS. There are the 2 main classes of 1st and 2nd year students, and then there is a collection of older students at various levels. Some of these older students have not had much education and have had little to no exposure to activities which we would consider part of everyday life.
During this term break, Ronda has been working with 2 of the older boys. She is not only tutoring them to get them caught up to an appropriate academic level, she is also teaching them many other skills and exposing them to many different day-to-day activites. They have learned about making popcorn, baking cookies, putting together puzzles, coloring and even playing with playdough.The boy in the picture is Mutinta. He is the son of Mrs. Esther (you might remember her name, as she is helping distribute seeds that were sent by our friends from New Hampton, Iowa). Mutinta is 11 or 12 years old (record keeping has not been a priority in Macha). This was his first time playing with playdough. He decided to make a computer, just like we have in the classroom...complete with chair, keyboard, mouse, and even a pair of headphone over the computer monitor. Pretty amazing and detailed for a first time sculptor!