So one of the most serendipitous events of our trip was that our driver, William, to El Monte had asked if his wife and 4 year old grandson, Will, on could return home to Mindo with us. It turned out that Mirabel is principal of the Mindo "elementary " school - grades pre-K - 10th.
I could not resist asking if we might visit her school which is in session now. She was delighted. BTW she does not speak English and my Spanish is un poquito. We communicated just fine. So Monday morning we went into town to visit.
Mirabel and me
We visited each of the classrooms. Uniforms are provided to the youngest by the government.
On the left is Mirabel's grandson
View of the grounds from the second floor of the upper school.
This really surprised me. Computers supplied by the government.
In the10th grade we had a dialogue where they asked questions in English and I attempted to answer in Spanish. It was
fun and the kids were great. Lots of hugs, handshakes a great time.
We were there at lunch break and Mirabelserved Empanadas and Juice in the principals office.
Then we watched the older kids playing soccor/futbol
It was a wonderful visit and interaction. This was the highlight of the trip for me.
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