Hilary: Recently I had the chance to sit in on the Zambian social studies class that Auntie Fungaloko, the grade 1 instructor, teaches to our grades 4 and 5 students twice each week. The subject matter is a little bit heavier than the geography-focused social studies the kids work on during their independent curriculum time. Currently the kids are studying "Social and economic problems in Zambia" including HIV/AIDS, unemployment, and poverty. The kids' homework assignment for the week was the following:
1. Decide 3 ways in which to educate people in your neighbourhood about HIV/AIDS.
2. Interview your parents or grandparents about how life in Zambia has changed since they were young. Write down what they say.
3. Pick one social problem (HIV/AIDS, unemployment, poverty) studied in this unit and draw a picture story to show how the problem is being dealt with. Write good English to explain what is happening in your pictures.
The next unit in the social studies book focuses on human rights, including sections on the Law of Inheritance (passed in 1989, this law ensures that widows and children receive a substantial portion of their deceased husband's/father's estate; previously the estate often returned to the husband's original family) and violations of human rights.
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Had the pleasure of working with Matt on 2 misssions trips to Kasempa with Calvary Chapel...we hope he will manage to get to Phila when in the states...he will always have a place to stay with us...god Bless...Barb Lorch
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