25/01/2016
The afternoon was spent at Boden Elementary School close to St Philip’s College with the school has a close relationship. The school is named after Atimesia Boden who was the founder and long time leader of St Philip’s College. She was recently made a saint of the Episcopal Church.
The school itself has a student population that is predominantly Mexican with large minorities of White and African Americans so many of the students are bilingual in Spanish and English.
Yvonne led us in a series games and activities reflecting what we do at Corrymeela. We had a series of 20 to 30 minute sessions with five classes from the more senior grades. We had great fun and the children too! Their responses were pretty similar to what one would get from children in NI showing similar interests and wishes. A large number had ridden horses! The Vice-Principal of the school revealed afterwards that she was pleased and some case surprised by the engagement of the pupils and teachers.