Games Day

 Above are the staff and students of Heritage School, gathered for the start of "Games Day", It is similar to the "Sports Days" that we had when I was at school- but this was a lot more fun and lighthearted than the serious and competitive sports we were forced to take part in long ago, whether we could manage to do the sports or not! The students are gathered in their colour-groups ready to compete against each other for points and prizes.

The day started with each year group doing a sprint. Here come the girls from Esther's class!

And here comes Ben in his blue cap, with some of the boys from his class:

Joel made a valiant effort running with his Kindergarten class, although there seemed to be a little confusion among some participants about when to start running and where exactly to stop!

The Parents Race was last of all... and I was very excited to come in fourth place... even though there were only about 9 participants! ;-)

Unlike most Sports Days where I have been a student or a teacher, events did not run one after the other, but were organised to take place simultaneously. The field was set up with entertaining team games and activities, each event supervised by staff. The teams rotated between events, gaining points as they participated. 
It was fun for me to wander around and cheer on our children as they took part in the various activities- this is something I did not imagine myself doing when I was busy home-schooling two of our children in the Juba schoolroom last year! After a break from "real school" for two and a half years, we are soaking up all these fresh opportunities- and loving every minute!

Spot Ben in a circular relay game:

And spot Joel in the circular relay:

And Esther too!