A day at the Center

I thought I would share a few pictures I was able to take this week at the center - what you see downtime after most the of the kids had already come and gone. Before this, the place was packed with about 7 UNC students, about 10 kids and other teachers. Some chose to play football outside which
then carried into the hallway outside and then into the Center itself!

Something that stuck out to me was the ease that many of the parents had with allowing their children to be there. Some parents actually sat and watched, with Alfonso speaking to them in Spanish. A new addition is the massive library in next to the kitchen table, lots of books for all ages. Also a great surprise was the math games and tools we found, we have yet to really utilize them though as we (that is, the kids and us students) mostly stick to pencil and paper and computer games for now.

All in all, its been a really beautiful experience spending time with the kids and getting to know them and what they are interested in. I am interested in looking more closely at the impact that we are having on them and on the community and what other kinds of things they and their families could use assistance with. As Prof. Blau has mentioned, this is just the beginning!