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| Teacher Franz teaching recorders to the Haitian children |
Thanks to those of you who donated recorders, we were able to begin a music class at Gentille Hirondelle elementary school in Tabarre, Haiti this winter. Haitians are very talented musically, so the children have picked up how to play the recorders easily. We got to sit in on one of the music classes a couple weeks ago, and it just warmed my heart to see the children playing those recorders! The music teacher is a wonderfully gentle Haitian man named Franz who was one of my adult English students when I taught English in Haiti in 2011. It was great to see him working with the children!
The only thing I didn't like about the music class is that at the end of class, the children just toss the recorders into a box and the next group of kids comes in and grabs one to play. No washing or sanitizing at all! In general, there is lots of germ sharing in Haiti-thank goodness Haitians have such strong immune systems! I collected enough recorders for each student to be assigned one, and the school is working out a system to do this. Things "disappear" easily in Haiti, so I've suggested asking each family to pay a $5 deposit for each child's recorder. This way the students can bring them home to practice without the fear of them getting lost/stolen/sold/etc. These types of systems are new to the school, but I'm sure they'll have worked it out by my next trip.
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| Music class in Haiti |
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| Even Kasia, Christel, and Mario were playing recorders! |
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| Recorders for Haiti |
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| Haitians children learning recorder |
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