By: Access Taroudant Team 2012 - 2013
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Table of contents
Activities
Pages
1. School cleaning campaign
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2. Video Ad Campaign
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3. Visit to the fair
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4. Guided visit to the resource center
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5. English, sports and fun
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6. Spelling contest
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7. Access Talents show
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8. Visit to the art gallery
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9. Kick ball lesson
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10.Field Day
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11. A visit to the orphanage
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Outdoor activity: 1
Term: 5
Community service: School Cleaning Campaign Objectives: -
Students will be aware of school environment protection.
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Students will incalcate spirit of cooperation, collaboration and community service.
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Students will contribute to the common good.
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Students will write slogans sensitizing about environment protection on wall.
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Student will make use of video reporting skills.
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From 3:00 to 5:00
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Date: November 16th, 2012
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Painting material.
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Cameras.
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Empty plastic bottles.
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Plastic bags.
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Dustbins.
Activities: -
Starting with a game.
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Cleaning the yard and painting the plants.
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Painting a mural.
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Ending with a game.
Outcome: -
Students will make short video reports about the event.
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Many hands make light work.
Students cleaning their school.
Artistic talents manifested.
Collaborative work.
Save Our Planet
Save Mother Earth
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On November 16th,Mate Access Taroudant team organized an activity in our school yard it was called school cleaning campaign for sensitising students about environment protection .both of the Access groups participated with their teachers in this activity.
We started frome 9:00 anf ended at 12:00. Firstlly, Mr.Ait Man played with us some great games .Then we started cleaning and putting rubbish in the dustbins. After ,we were divided into two groups, one painted trees and planted flowers, the other drew two beautiful murals about environment preservation on the wall. Finally ,we ate lunch together and took a lot of pictures.
For us ,we think that activities were very interesting and full of fun, we liked them so much.Actually, we had an amazing time together. But we didn’t like the lunch because it was not delicious . The majority found that activities were nice, but some students didn’t love them because they felt so bored . As a result this activity was successful and it had a good effect on environment and on students personalities .
Written by: Meriam Dikhya, Asmae Elbahajji, Rokia Banoun 5
Outdoor activity: 2
Term: 5
Video ad campaign (filming outdoor)
Objectives: -
Students will be sensitized to different social problems. Students will view a video and practice comprehension skills. Students will practice argumentation skills. Students will practice ICT skills.
Timing: -
Date: November 16th, 2012. Time : from 3:00 to 5:00.
Material: -
ICT tools: laptop – video projector – camera – a sample video.
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Students view a video about social problems produced by an NGO (In my name.com). Comprehension activities about the video content. Introduction to writing a persuasive message a social problem in the students’ community (group work) Outdoor video rehearsing ( students took scenes of their videos)
Follow up: Students will edit their videos ( add pictures / slogans / comments…..)
Outcome: Students will produce a complete video ad campaign to be presented in class in a later enhancement activities session.
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Discussing the video seen
Preparing for the video to be shot
Simplifying instructions
Monitoring
Setting the scene
Filming the final product
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Video filming campaign It was on November 16th in Ibn Sliman Roudani high school, it was organized by our group: students and teachers of the TAROUDANT ACCESS PROGRAM. It was on a beautiful sunny day. In the afternoon, we ate lunch at the boarding school, the tajine was very delicious spicy and with a good decoration. However, our friend ALI didn’t like it at all, he said that it was terrible. On the whole, the video filming campain was very interesting and useful. We learned more about working in groups and the most important thing is how to listen carefully and respect everybody’s opinion. Besides, we learned lots of new ideas such as the causes of some diseases and how to protect ourselves. I hope we will do the same activity again. Afteraward, we went to the classroom and we talked for a long time about diseases and some social problems, we got into groups and we did some interviews again according to “in my name” video ,and we filmed an awareness video add. Written by: Saida Imkhellefen
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Outdoor activity: 3
Term: 5
Visit to the fair Objectives : -
Students will discover some aspects of the local culture. Students will compare the local culture aspects with cultures displayed. Students will use ICT tools to make a report and use report writing skills.
Timing: -
Date: Time:
November 18th , 2012 from 9:00 to 12:00
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Tour of the main parts of the Fair. Interviews with presenters. Interviews with visitors. Data collection (see the questionnaire).
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Cameras Questionnaires. Badges. Papers and notebooks. Notice to parents.
Outcome: -
Podcast interviews. Reports written. Video reports. Powerpoint presentations.
*Students will co-edit, present and evaluate the final product during an enhancement session in the classroom.
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Outdoor activity 3
Term: 5 PART 1: Guided visit to the fair Date: Nov 16th, 2012
Questionnaire 1- Name at least four participant countries in the fair and two products in from each country: a- ……………………… b-……………………… c- …………… d-……………………… 1- ………..................... 1- ……………………… 1-…………… 1-…………………… ... 2- …………………… 2-……………………… 2-…………… 2-…………………….. 2- Name three things you liked and three things you did not like about the fair: Likes: 1-……………… 2-……………… 3-……………… Dislikes: 1-……………… 2-……………… 3-……………… 3- Ask three of your friends about one thing they liked most and one thing they did not like: Friends likes Dislikes 1234- Ask three visitors of the fair about one thing they liked most and one they did not like: Visitors likes Dislikes 1235- Ask three presenters about one thing they liked most and one thing they did not like: Presenters likes Dislikes 1236- Suggest three things you would like to see in the fair: 1- -……………… 2- -……………… 3- -……………… 7- On the whole, how did you enjoy the fair? (Ask at least 10 people of different ages) a- A lot b- a little c- not at all Further comments: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… ………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Sharing the tasks
Forming groups
On the road to the fair
Arrival
Filling in the questionnaire
Asking a presenter 11
Report about a visit to the fair
On Sunday, November 18, 2012 from 10:15 to12:45, our Access center organized a visit to an international fair in Taroudant. The fair was about local development. It took place at 20 August Square in Taroudant. It was organized by Taroudant municipality, Province and minister of handicrafts. There were a lot of participants and presenters from Morocco and some other countries. Before going to the fair our teachers prepared us for the visit in school. Then, we went on foot along “Blaliaa” neighborhood, we were very happy. When we arrived to the fair we found crowds of people waiting their turn to go into the place. We visited and saw different parts and products in the fair. There were a lot of visitors and presenters from different parts of Morocco as well as other countries. In addition, we asked a lot of visitors about their opinions (the organization –products….), presenters and also our friends, because we had to fill a questionnaire about the fair generally. We liked speaking with the presenters, especially from other countries. We also enjoyed our time with a group of music “Daka Roudania”, but we didn’t like the organization and reception as it was not well organized.
Written by : Omayma Zfait Ibtissam Barnan Salma Boutta Salma Khayer 12
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Outdoor activity 4
Term : 5
Guided Visit to the Resource Center Ibn Soulimane Roudani High School Objectives: -
Students will be introduced to the extensive reading material. They will recognize the importance of the library (resource center). They will be able to fill in questionnaires with specific information and do a survey. They will evaluate the findings and report orally to the whole class in a coming session. They will be introduced to storytelling.
Date: December 9th, 2012 Time: from 12:00 to 14:00
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Cameras – survey questionnaires - reading material from the Resource Center.
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School yard and Resource Center.
Activities: 1. Students will fill in the survey (questionnaire), students will move around the center and fill in the questionnaire with specific information. 2. Students will share their findings with their peers and teachers. 3. Story telling activities with comprehension questions ( students will listen to a story with comprehension questions and then read a story of their own).
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Questionnaires completed. Story telling performances. Oral reports about the activity to the whole class.
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Outdoor activity 4
Term : 5 Activity 1: Guided visit to the English Resource center Date: December9th ,2012.
Questionnaire I. Getting to know you Ful Name : ………………………………. School : ……………………………….…….
Class: ……………….……………………. Hobbies: ………………………………….
II. Information about the Resource Centre ( RC ) 1.When did you first hear about the Resource Center ? : ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 2.Where is the resource center ? : ……………………………………………………………..………………………………….…. 3.Did you visit the resource center before ? Why or why not ? ……………………………………………………………..……………………………….……. 4.Were you looking forward to this visit ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………………….………. 5.What were you expecting to learn from this visit ? ……………………………………………………………..………………………….…………. 6.What can you remember about this visit ? ……………………………………………………………..……………………….……………. 7.Was there anything about the resource center that made you remember it better ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 8.Why should we visit the resource center very often ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….……………….
III .Going deep into the resource center. 1. Can you write the titles of three: 1
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a. Novels b. Short stories c. Magazines d. Dictionaries e. Course books f. Scientific books g.Business books 14
2. Go to page 10 of each of these and write three of each: Three nouns
Three adjectives
Three verbs
a. Novels b. Short stories c. Magazines 3. Take a book you like and write its different parts: ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 4. Ask three partners about one thing they liked most and one thing they did not like: Partners 123-
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Dislikes
5. Ask three teachers about one thing they liked most and one thing they did not like: Teachers 123-
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Dislikes
IV. Reflect about the visit 1. Have you discovered any new information today ?What is it ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 2. What is the most important thing that you will remember about your experience here today ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 3. If someone asks you why we should visit the resource center, what would you say ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 4. What do you suggest to improve the services provided by the resource center ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 5. How did you benefit from the visit ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 6. Any comments ? ……………………………………………………………..…………………….………………. 15
Explaining the questionnaire
Instructions on storytelling
Rehearsal
Books under scrutiny
Filling in the questionnaires
Memorial to Access team 16
Guided visit to the resource center 1
Last December 9th, 2012, our Access center organized an outdoor activity. Firstly, the teachers gave us a questionnaire about the resource center and they split us into two groups: one in the resource center and the other one went to the garden to do the story telling activity.
Our group decided to go first to the center. We collected some information about different books: the titles, the type and writers. We discovered different old novels , stories and scientific books. It was an opportunity to exchange information about the books. Unfortunately, the center was small and dusty. It was really a mess because of that I call upon the responsible to take care of it. Concerning the students of the other group , they were with the other teachers doing the story telling activity in the open air. This session was also good and useful since our teachers gave us various short stories to read. Furthermore, we chose one and we had to act it.
In the end of the day , we went home with souvenirs of a great time with Access mates. We also found out that we had learnt lots of things. Written by: Ilham Adnan, Fatima Raqib, Fatima Faiz and Imane Ait Elatik.
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2 On Sunday, December 9th, we ( the students and teachers ) visited the resource center in Ibn Soulaiman Roudani.
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of all, we got into two groups. After the teachers gave us the instructions and the explanations, one group went to the center and the other one went to do another activity. The center was a little dusty, the books were everywhere and weren’t organized. The students started with looking for books and magazines to complete the task sheets. They ought to get some information from the books, such as : the type of the book, the titles, the writer and so on. There were so many kinds of books, like short stories, novels and magazines.
After that, students started asking each other about what they liked and didn’t like. At the same time , the second group was doing another activity. It was about telling a story: each one of the students had his/her own story. After reading it, he/she ought to tell it. Telling a story must be by using body language, eye contact and tone. Some of the stories were funny, others were scary and others were sad .... but all of them were exciting.
At the end, the students had done some reports and interviews about the activities. Both visiting the resource center and the story telling activity were very useful. The center was rich of books , so we learned lots of information. The activity about a story helped us to use our bodies and our tones and gestures to tell a story. Besides, we learned more about working in groups.
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the whole ; it was an enjoyable experience and we spent a wonderful time there. Written by: Hanane Adras
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Synopses
A House in The Sky
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nce upon a time there lived a poor man, Abhilas by name. He was clever and often made jokes at rich people and even at the chief. So they did not like him and wanted to kill him. Once the chief sent for Abhilas and he came to the chief’s house. "I hear that you are very clever, Abhilas! Can you build me a house in the sky in three days? You may have as many men as you need. If you can't do that my soldiers will kill you." "I shall build it, my Chief," said Abhilas and went home. He began to think. Then he made a kite and tied a bell and a long sting to it. When the wind blew, the kite rose high up in the air. But it did not fly far, because Abhilas tied the string to a tree. The next day all the people of the town heard the bell and saw a dark spot in the sky. The chief saw the spot, too. Abhilas came up to the chief and said" oh, my Chief, the house in the sky will soon be ready. Do you hear the bell? The workers are ringing the bell from the sky. They need some boards for the roof of the house. Please tell your soldiers to climb up to the sky with the boards."
asked the chief. "Oh, there is a way up," said Abhilas. So the chief ordered his soldiers to get some boards and to follow Abhilas. They came to the tree and saw the string there. "This is the way to the sky," Abhilas said. "Climb up the string and you will come to the sky."
The soldiers tried to climb up the string, but could not do that. "Try again, try again! Our Chief will be very angry if you don't carry the boards up to his house in the sky!" said Abhilas. Then the soldiers went to the chief and said, "Oh, Chief, no man can climb up to the sky!" The chief thought a little and said, "That's right. Nobody can do that." Then Abhilas said to the chief, "Oh, my Chief, if you know that, why do you ask me to build you a house in the sky?" And the chief could give no answer to that. Abhilas went to the tree, cut the string and took away the kite.
"But how will my soldiers climb up to the sky?"
http://www.english-for-students.com/A-House-inThe-Sky.html
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The happy Man
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any, many years ago in North Africa there lived a chief. He was very rich and had many wives and children. But he was not happy. He thought, "I have everything. But that does not make me happy. What must I do to be happy? I don't know."
came back into the room and made a bow, "Oh, my Chief," he said, "but I think I can tell you something that will make you very happy."
Once he shouted angrily to his servants, "Why can't I be happy? What must I do to be happy?"
"It is very easy to do," said 'the servant. "You must find a happy man, take off his shirt and put it on. Then his happiness will go into your body and you will be as happy as he!"
One of his servants said, "Oh, my Chief! Look at the sky! How beautiful the moon and the stars are! Look at them and you will see how good life is. That will make you happier."
"Oh, no, no, no!" the chief answered angrily. "When I look at the moon and the stars I become angry. Because I know I cannot get them."
Then another servant said, "Oh, my Chief! What about music?
Music makes a man happy. We shall play to you from morning till night and music will make you happy. "
"What is it?" asked the chief.
"I like your idea," said the chief. He sent his soldiers all over the country to look for a happy man. They went on and on. But it was not easy to find a happy man in the chief’s country. But one day the soldiers found a man in a small village who said, "I am the happiest man in the world."
He was poor. But he always smiled and sang. The soldiers brought him to the chief. "At last I shall be a happy man!" said the chief and took off his shirt at once. "Bring the man in!" The door of the chief’s room opened. A small, dark man with a happy smile walked in.
The chief’s face became red with anger. "Oh, no, no, no, no!" he cried. "What a silly idea. Music is fine. But to listen to music from morning till night, day after day? Never! No. Never!"
"Come here, my friend!" said the chief. "Please take off your shirt!" The happy man with a little smile came up to the chief. The chief looked at him and saw what did he see? The happy man, the happiest man in the world, had no shirt!
So the servants went away. And the chief sat angrily in his rich room. Then one of the servants
http://www.english-for-students.com/The-HappyMan.html
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The Story of The Twins
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and said, "The Chief does not want you there. He wanted to kill you when you were small children. That's why we went away from Serki and came to live in the forest."
"What?" said the chief angrily? "You don't want to kill them? Go away from the village and never come back or I shall kill you together with your children."
But the twins wanted to go and help Serki. They said, "This is our country. We must help the people of our country." So the boys came to Serki and fought against the enemies. They fought bravely. The people of that country won the fight and made the enemy run. So the war was over. Then a feast at the chief’s house began. Saiba and Eiba were at the feast, too. Then one of the men stood up and said, "There are two young men here, two brothers. I think they are very brave soldiers. But we don't know who they are."
long time ago at the village of Serki a woman gave birth to twins - both boys. They were very nice children. One of the twins, Eiba by name, had a white spot on his right hand. The other one - they called him Saiba - had two white spots on his left hand. Father and mother were very happy and very sad at the same time. You will ask - why? Because, there was a very bad custom in Serki to kill twins. And the chief of Serki said, "Those twins must die, too." But their father and mother did not want to kill the twins.
So the poor family went away from the village. For many years the family lived in a forest. Life was not easy there. But the children grew up strong. When they grew up, they helped their father and mother with their work. They were good and handsome young men. One day they found a man in the forest. He was dying. They tried to help him. But he said, "Don't help me. I shall die soon. I came from Serki. There is a war on there now. We fought bravely. But the enemy is stronger than we are. Go and help my people if you can."
With these words he died.
Eiba and Saiba wanted to go to Serki and help to fight. But their father and mother were against it
The twins' uncle was at the feast, too. He said to the chief, "Do you remember two little twins one with a spot on his right hand and the other with two spots on his left hand? Eighteen years ago you told their father and mother to go away from our village as they did not want to kill the twins. These are the same twins."
The chief stood up and asked the twins to forgive him. Then he sent the two young men back to their father and mother with many presents and a letter in which he asked them to come back.
From, that day on they stopped killing twins in Serki.
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The Two Friends
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nce there lived two girls who were friends. They loved each other dearly. They bought the same dresses. They ate the same food. They went together to bring water from the river. People always saw them together and said, "What good friends they are!"
But one day a young man said, "You say those two girls are good friends. I am not sure about that. I shall try to find it out." The next day the young man stopped the two girls in the street. "Good morning, he said.”I want to speak to one of you." "No. No. You can't do that. We are friends and you must speak to the two of us together." "I don't want to speak to the two of you. I shall speak to only one of you. Then the one to whom I speak can tell what I say to the other." And he whispered to one of the girls: "You, you, you, you. Do you hear me?"
"But you said yes to him! You don't want to tell me everything!"
"I tell you that it was only you!" "Well and what about me?’
"Oh, you silly girl! I tell you he said only You!"
"So you don't want to tell me anything and I am your friend!” “No. I was your friend. But I am not any more!"
"Well, I don't want to have such a silly friend!"
"You are a liar!"
"I'm not. But you are very, very silly!"
The girl answered, "Yes." The young man went away.
Then one girl went to the right and the other went to the left.
"What did he say to you, my dear?" the second girl asked.
They did not even say good-bye to each other.
"Oh, he said nothing to me,' said the first girl. "He whispered you, you, you, you.” "What about me, me, me, me?" the second girl asked.
"But it was not about you. It was only you."
That was the unhappy end of their long friendship.
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The Two Strangers
wo strangers came to a village in the evening. They came to the chief of that village and said, "May we stay for the night in your village?"
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music. Men, women and even the chief sang and danced. That entire night one stranger snored. One stranger sang. And all the people sang and danced.
"Oh, yes, strangers," said the chief. "There is a house for strangers in our village. You may sleep there. And there is supper for you to eat. But know this. There is an old custom in our village. Strangers may sleep in our house for strangers. But they must not snore. We kill the man who snores."
In the morning the strangers came to the chief to say good-bye and to thank him for everything. The chief said good-bye to them and gave them a small bag of money.
The two strangers went to the house. They had a good supper there and then they went to sleep. They slept well. One hour passed. Two hours passed. And one of them began to snore, "Vo, vo, vo."
The other stranger heard the snoring. He thought: "The people will hear the snoring and kill him."
The stranger wanted to save the man. He thought a little and then began to sing. So one stranger snored and the other sang, Vo, Vo, vo, Vo! Vo, Vo, vo, Vo!
We walked on the road. We came to this village. They were good to us hero. Vo, Vo, vo, vo!�
He sang very well. The people did not hear the snoring. They listened to the song. Then they began to dance. Some of them sang the song together with the stranger and danced to the
"I give this money to both of you. We had a good time with you. We danced and sang well. Thank you very much."
The strangers left the village. But on the road they began to quarrel.
"How shall we divide the money?" said one of them. "I must have the bigger part. Why did you sing that song last night? Because, I snored. So I must have the bigger part of the money."
And the other man said, "Yes, that's so. But the people could kill you, because you snored. My song saved your life. You must only thank me and give me the bigger part of the money."
They quarrelled and quarrelled and could not decide anything.
Can you? http://www.english-for-students.com/The-HappyMan.html 23
The Wise Dog
A Cat and Her Strong Friends
ne day nine dogs went out to hunt. They met a lion. He said "I am hunting too. I am very, very hungry. Let us hunt together."
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nce there lived a cat. She thought, "The lion is the strongest of all the animals. It is good to have strong friends. I shall go to the lion and make friendship with him."
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So the dogs and the lion hunted together all day.
She did so and the lion and the cat were friends for many, many days.
They caught ten antelopes.
Once they went for a walk together and met an elephant. The lion began to fight with the elephant and the elephant killed him.
Then the lion said" Now we must divide this meat."
The cat was very sorry. "What shall I do?" she thought.
One of the dogs said "Why, that's easy. We are ten, and we have ten antelopes. So, each of us will have one antelope."
"The elephant was stronger than the lion. I shall go to the elephant and make friendship with him." She did so and they were friends for many, many days.
The lion became very angry. He hit the poor dog and blinded him. The other dogs did not say a word. But then one of the dogs said, "Our brother was wrong. We must give nine antelopes to King Lion. Then they will be ten together. And we dogs shall take one antelope and we shall also be ten together."
The lion liked his answer and asked the dog "Who taught you to divide like this? You are a wise dog."
The dog answered "Oh, King Lion, you hit our brother and blinded him. That blind brother taught me, King Lion!" http://www.english-for-students.com/The-HappyMan.html
Once they went for a walk and met a hunter. The hunter shot at the elephant and killed him. The cat was sorry, but she thought, "The man is stronger than the elephant, I see." So she went up to the hunter and asked, "May I go with you?" "All right, let us go home together," he said. They came to the man's home. His wife met him and took his gun from him. The cat saw that and thought: "Oh, the woman is the strongest of all! She can take the hunter's gun from him, and he does not fight with her. He does not even say a word!" The man sat down at the table and the woman went to the kitchen. The cat went to the kitchen, too. She decided to stay with the woman forever. That's why you always see a cat in the kitchen at a woman's feet. http://www.english-for-students.com/The-HappyMan.html
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Outdoor activity 5
Term 5
English, sports and fun Date: December 16th, 2012 Time: from 11:00 to 13:00
Objectives: -
Students will recognize sport action verbs through TPR drilling. Students will practice sports-related vocabulary (action verbs). Students will practice English while having fun.
Material: sport material (balls, rope, loud speakers….) – camera- blackboard and chalk.
Activities: 1. Physical warm up. 2. Aerobic: students will perform series of coherent movements. 3. Sport contest: students will compete in sub-groups: a. Drilling: students will work in groups give their peers commands and will perform them.
b. Rope game. c. Free kicks game. d. Basketball and Football matches.
Outcome: free oral feedback by the end of the activities.
Drilling vocabulary: throw the ball, catch the ball, jump, run, clap the hands, stamp your feet, freeze, kick the ball, whistle, turn right/ left, sit down/ stand up, touch your….(body parts) …..
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Sports Day
On December 18th at 11h00 ACCESS TAROUDANT students and teachers had an interesting activity which is sports day. When we first entered to the field, the teachers split us into three teams: the lions of atlas ; the flowers ; the stars. Then we did some warm-up exercises . Later on, we competed in the first game, it’s about following instructions like « jump, run , freeze , shoot… ». After that, we played a basketball match, that was the second competition, at the same time Mr Bakkas was filming everything. Finally, after consulting with Ilham Adnan who was recording the results. We found out that the winner is the flowers team. So, they got prizes. On this special day, we had fun and enjoyed ourselves and had a lot of funny stunning moments. We will never forget it. Written by : Khalid Azzichout
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Outdoor activity 6
Term 5
Spelling contest Date: December 16th, 2012 Time: from 9:00 to 11:00
Objectives: -
Students will know the rules of spelling bee. Students will spell the words correctly. Students will develop their spelling skills. Students will develop team work spirit. Students will develop public speaking skills. Students will develop communication skills. Students will learn to manage their stress.
Material: slates, pens, erasers, gifts, papers, cameras
Activities: 1. Competition “solo bee”: The contestant moves forward to spell a word in front of the jury. If he gets it correct he moves forward, if he misses it he is eliminated. 2. “ Team bee”: Students will form teams to compete against each other using slates and pens. Students will rise their slates once they hear the ring.
Outcome: winner will get a prize.
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Explaining Spelling Bee rules
Team Bee
Team Bee Winners
Solo Bee
Prizes
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Spelling Bee Contest On December 16th, from 9 :00 to 11:00 our Access center organised Splling Bee Contest at room 41 in Ibn Souliman Roudani high school. First of all, we started with “Team Bee” using slates and markers. The teachers divided students into teams. Mr Bakkass, the coordinator of Access Program, spelled the words and each team wrote them in the slates. At the end one team won because it got the highest number of correct spelled words. The winning team is called “ Angels”. So, they got the prize and took some pictures. Secondly, we played “Solo Bee”. There was no team. It was for each person alone. Mr Bakkass was the speller. He pronounced the words and we spelled them. Moreover, Mr Brahim and Mr Abdelkrim, decided on the correct spelling. On the same time, Mr Ait Man was reporting the results. By the end, Mariam Lemich was the winner of “Solo Bee”. To conclude, most students liked “Team Bee” because they worked together. They also found it funnier than “Solo Bee”. There few students who liked “solo Bee” since the majority were shy and they didn’t feel in front of public. However, “Solo Bee” was very competitive. Written by: Khadija Eddiouani – Saida Elyassi – Assma Elbyadi & Hamza Anddam
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Outdoor activity 7
Term 5
Access talents show Date: Saturday, December 29th , 2012 Time: from 15:00 to 18:00
Objectives: -
Students will celebrate, share their end of terms 1 and 2 products (self achievements). Students will practice their communication skills. Students will practice their ICT skills. Students will practice performing skills (drama and singing).
Materials: -
Cakes – juice – cameras – computer – video projector – students written and electronic products
Participants: -
Students – access teachers and coordinator – host school preventatives – access national coordinators – colleague teachers and students…
Program: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
Public speaking: 3 participants ICT: 3participants Poster presentation: 2 participants Portfolios presentation: 3 participants Singing: 3 participants Improvisation: 3 participants Drama: 3 groups Creative writing: 4 participants Dialogue between two students about the access experience.
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Activities: -
Preparation phase: from 14:30 to 15:20 Performance phase: from 15:30 to 17:30 ( see the program ) Session poster sharing at the end of the performance.
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Access Taroudant outdoor activity 7 : students talent show/ celebration
Public speaking
ICT projects singing and portfolios 1- Video : 1- 1-choral _Interview : Ilham my singing : hanan drass best friend 2- Ordinary + Mariam miracle lamich 2-Khalid 2- PPT about 2-Karima Azzichout : ACHOURA Moumen Child abuse by Imkhlifen 3-Asmae 3_: Podcast : 3-Lamich Bahajji Khalid
4-Salma Boutta
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4- Portfolio: Diwani + WijdanLamin
4-Fatima
Poster presentation
improvisation
1 Morocco guide : Rokia Banoun
1-khalid Azzichout
2-Imane + Salma Khayr
2- Meriam Lamich
3-Meriam Dikhya
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Drama
1- Adnan Ilham’s group
2- Adrass Hanan’s group 3-Ilham Adnan 3-Khawla Benjirari and Asmae Bahajji 44-
Creative writing 1-Poem : Chaimae Ouaaziz
2Khawla’s story 3-Story: Chaima Ouaaziz 4-
Some verses of Coran. Morocco national anthem. Opening: video summary about Access Taroudant activities so far. Break 1: “In my name” oudooractivity 3: video advert campaign about social problems. Break 2: My pet project video Break 3: end of term 1 video and poster sharing session.
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برنامج حفل أكسيس Access talents show عرض مواهب أكسيس
Date: Saturday, December 29th , 2012 Time: from 15:00 to 18:00
Participants:
التاريخ التوقيت
المشاركون
Students – access teachers and coordinator – host school preventatives – access national coordinators – colleague teachers and students…
Program: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9.
البرنامج
Public speaking: 3 participants ICT: 3participants Poster presentation: 2 participants Portfolios presentation: 3 participants Singing: 3 participants Improvisation: 3 participants Drama: 3 groups Creative writing: 4 participants Dialogue between two students about the access experience.
Activities: -
15 minutes all 15 minutes all 05 minutes all 10 minutes all 15 minutes all 12 minutes all 15 minutes all 15 minutes all 05 minutes.
األنشطة
Preparation phase: from 14:30 to 15:20 Performance phase: from 15:30 to 17:30 ( see the program ) Session poster sharing at the end of the performance.
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Talent Show Presenter
Creative writing: poem & story
Drama
Poster presentation
National Coordinator
Part of the audience
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On Saturday December, 2012, Taroudant Access Center organized a talent show for the end of the first two terms. It was our first talent show we had in our programme. There were a lot of teachers and a huge audience: including our parents, families and friends and of course Mr. Mohammed Hassim. Everyone was excited about it, even though there were some worries the show wouldn’t succeed. We forgot about everything a hoped that it was going to be amazing and we started our show. The opening ceremony was with verses from Quran. Then, Mr. Bakkas and Mr. Hassim’s speeches. Meryem Lemich and Hanan Adras took the initiative to present the show. It was divided into a lot of rich and various activities such as: drama, singing, improvisation and public speaking. At first, students were afraid that they wouldn’t be good and the show would be a failure. However, when they started performing on the stage, they enjoyed their time and loved it. They completely forgot about their stress. The show was completely great. It was at the top. We enjoyed it so much. Nothing was disappointing. In the end , we had juice and cakes. It was a nice opportunity to introduce our parents to our teachers. Likewise, we showed our family members what we were doing in the Access programme. On the whole, it was very good, we were all satisfied with what we had done. I hope the next talent show would be great and better God willing. Written by: Chaimae Ouaziz
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Outdoor activity 8
Term 5
Visit to the art gallery
Date: Sunday, March 17th , 2013-03-17 Time: from 12:30 to 14:30
Objectives : 1. Interpret art work / painting. 2. Give an oral presentation about the painting. 3. Video tape the presentation.
Material: cameras – handouts
Procedures: A. DATA COLLECTION: 1. Divide students into groups of four. 2. Each group chooses one painting. 3. Each student is assigned a task within the group. - Painter’s background - Colours and symbols - Topic - Reactions and opinions about the painting. B. ORAL VIDEO TAPING PRESENTATION: Each group has five minutes to report what they have collected.
Follow up: Students will give back their feedback in the following enhancement activities.
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Outdoor activity 8 : A visit to the art gallery : Questionnaire.
Painter’s background :
Main topic of the painting
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Introduction to paintings : ‘What’s behind the canvas ? ‘
Colours and symbols used in the painting
What I liked :
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Your reaction and opinion
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Preparations before the visit
Reading the paintings
Taking notes
Interviewing
Monitoring
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On the 17th of March 2013, Mate Access Taroudant organized a visit to the art gallery in Bab Zourgan as there was an exhibition of women paintings. The exhibition was organized by the municipality of Taroudant and the delegation of culture in Taroudant. Firstly, the teachers gave us instructions in the school yard, then we went on foot towards the gallery. It was about 15 minutes walk. When we arrived we took some pictures in front of the door of the gallery. After that we collected the data about what is displayed. Then we filled a questionnaire about the paintings. Finally the students made some interviews with their friends and the teachers to give their opinions and reactions about the visit. To conclude, the visit was very successful because most of the students liked the organization but some of them didn’t like it because they didn’t find any other visitors as the time wasn’t suitable. It was lunch time. Written by: Wijdan El Amine – Rokya Banoun – Asmae Elbahajji – Salah Eddine Ait Benhmad
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Outdoor activity 9
Term : 5
Kickball Lesson Animated by two American Peace Corps volunteers Objectives: -
Students will be introduced to the American kickball game. They will recognize the rules and the way to play the game. They will be able to discuss and speak English language with native speakers. Students will have a cross-cultural experience. They will evaluate the session and report orally through some video interviews.
Date:
May 12th, 2013
Time:
from 11:00 to 13:00
Materials: -
Cameras –soccer balls – a flipchart and a marker – sports shoes and clothes.
Place: -
Sports field.
Procedures: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Students will be introduced to the game through series of instructions given by the two American guests. Students will play the game together with the guests . Students and guests will give their feed back and evaluate the session . All the participants will have lunch together as a cultural exchange between the two Americans and the students and teachers.
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Outdoor activity 9
Term : 5
The kickball lesson By Peace Corps Volunteers : Liz and Johana Sunday, May 12th, 2013 From : 11 :00 to 13 :00 Introduction: Kickball is an American game invented around the year 1920. It's very similar to baseball but is very popular for kids to play in school during their sports time, so most kids in the United States know how to play kickball, kind of like most kids know how to play soccer here in Morocco. The game is played on a baseball diamond and has a lot of similar rules.
Field Set up: Like baseball, kickball is played on a diamond with three bases and home plate. Like baseball, each game lasts for nine innings. An inning is each team getting the chance to kick. The game is played by two teams, usually with nine people each, but for school games you can play with however many people are available. The team in the field needs a pitcher, a catcher and three basemen, with the rest of the players covering the outfield.
Rules: The kicking team takes position on the sideline, sending one person up to kick at a time. The kicker stands at home base and kicks the ball as the pitcher rolls it toward them. The kicker kicks the ball and runs toward first base, then second base. You can only have one person on the base at once. Then the next kicker goes until the team gets three outs. A kicker can be “out” in four ways:
striking out – missing the ball three times. This doesn't happen often in kickball, but does happen a lot in baseball. Fly out – a player on the fielding team catches the kicked ball in the air before it touches the ground. If a base runner has already left their base when the ball is caught, they have to get back to their base before being tagged out if a fly ball is caught. tag out – the kicker is tagged by the ball, either when it is thrown at them or the fielding team touches them with it force out – the fielding team gets the ball to the next base before the runner reaches it. The runner cannot turn around and go back to the previous base because there is another runner there already.
Once a team has three outs, the teams switch places, with the kicking team going to the field. The kicking team scores a point by a runner making it all the way around the bases back to home plate. The team with the highest number of points in the end wins.
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Kickball lesson report On the 12th of May 2013, our Access ceter organised an outdoor activity. It was called « Kickball Lesson ». i twas animated by two American Peace Corps volunteers (Liz and Johana). The activity took place in school sports field. It started at 11 :00 and ended at 13 :00. Firstly, Johana explained to us the main rules of this American game. Next, we were divided into two teams. Then we started throwing the ball and running. Actually, the game was very hard to understand because Johana was speaking in a quick way. However, we enjoyed the game because the two Americans were friendly and helpful because they stopped us many times to explained the rules again. When we finished the game, we went to the boarding school to have lunch. We had some Moroccan tajines of chicken with lemonade. We enjoyed the meal with the two Americans and teachers. We had a lot of fun together and we learnt many things about American culture. To conclude, the game was interesting as we have learned many new vocabulary words and we got in touch with native speakers of English. But some students didn’t like the game because they got bored. Moreover, the day wasn’t suitable forplaying sports because the weather was so hot and sunny. Written by : Khawla Benjirari
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Outdoor activity 10
Term 5
Field Day A session animated with two Peace Corps volunteers
Date: June 1st, 2013 Time: from 16:00 to 18:00
Objectives: -
Students will recognize six American educational games. Students will practice sports-related vocabulary (action verbs). Students will practice English with two native speakers while having fun. Students will present some Moroccan games to the Americans. Students will experience cross-cultural exchange.
Material: a flip chart – cameras- pieces of rope.
Activities: 1. Students are introduced to the games through a flipchart. 2. Physical warm up.. 3. Students get instructions from the two Americans then play the games: a. Simon says. b. Blob tag c. Sharks and Minnows d. Duck, Duck, Goose e. What time is it, Mr. Wolf? f. Three Legged race 4. Students introduce and play some Moroccan games with their American guests. 5. Quiz: Students answer some questions about the American games they have played.
Outcome: free video feedback and evaluation by the end of the activities.
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Outdoor activity 10
Term : 5
Field Day A session animated with two Peace Corps volunteers (Johana & Liz) Date: June 1st , 2013
Time: from 16:00 to 18:00
1. Blob tag – Tag is one of the most popular children's games in the United States. In the original game, one person is designated as being “it.” Their job is to chase after the other players, trying to tag one of them. If that person gets tagged, they are the new “it.” Blob tag is a variation of that game. A blob is an amount of anything that is halfway between a liquid and a solid – like a blob of toothpaste. In blob tag, the person who is it tags someone and then joins hands or links arms with them, and then they have to run together to catch the others. Each time a new person is tagged, they join the blob until only one person is left.
2. What time is it, Mr. Wolf? - In American and European culture, the wolf is traditionally viewed as the villain. He's the bad guy in Little Red Riding Hood, the Three Little Pigs, generally someone who is up to no good and is not to be trusted. In this game, one person takes the part of the wolf. He or she stands at one end of the playing field with the rest of the players at the opposite end. The wolf faces away from the other players. Together, the other players call out “What time is it, Mr. Wolf?” The wolf yells out a time of their choosing. The other players can then take that many steps forward – for example 6 o'clock would mean six steps. The other players are attempting to get close enough to touch the wolf, with the first person to do so winning. The wolf, however, can also call out “midnight,” at which point, he or she turns around and chases the other players back to the starting line, attempting to tag them. If you get tagged, you're out.
3. Sharks and Minnows – A minnow is any kind of very small fish. In this game the minnows (other players) line up at one end of the playing field. The shark stands in the middle. On the count of three, the minnows run to the other side of the field, with the shark attempting to tag them. If a minnow gets tagged, they have to stay where they were tagged and become seaweed – they can't move but they can help the shark by tagging the other players as they run by. The last minnow to be tagged becomes the new shark.
4. Simon Says is a game for 3 or more players where 1 player takes the role of "Simon" and issues instructions (usually physical actions such as "jump in the air" or "stick out your tongue") to the other players, which should only be followed if prefaced with the phrase "Simon says", for example, "Simon says, jump in the air". Players are eliminated from the game by either following instructions that are not immediately preceded by the trigger phrase or by failing to follow an instruction which does include the phrase "Simon says". It is the ability to distinguish between valid and invalid commands, rather than physical ability, that usually matters in the game; in most cases, the action just needs to be attempted. The object for the player acting as Simon is to get all the other players out as quickly as possible; the winner of the game is usually the last player who has successfully followed all of the given commands. Occasionally however, 2 or more of the last players may all be eliminated by following a command without "Simon Says", thus resulting in Simon winning the game.
5. Legged race: A favorite at community picnics and school carnivals, Legged race is a game of cooperation between partners as much as it is one of speed. It involves two participants attempting to complete a short sprint with the left leg of one runner strapped to the right leg of another runner. The object is for the partners to run together without falling over, and beat the other contestants to the finish line.
6. Duck, Duck, Goose is a traditional game often first learned in pre-school or kindergarten then later adapted on the playground for early elementary students. The object of this game is to walk in a circle, tapping on each child's head until one is finally chosen to be the new picker. 45
Giving instructions
Playing the Legged Race
What time’s it, Mr Wolf ?
A Moroccan game to our guests
Starting a game
Instructions of games
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Monday 27th of May, 2013. It was field day. Access students and teachers organized this day with the help of two Peace Corps volunteers Elisabeth Parr and Johanna Boyle. We started with reading some instructions about the American games ( Three-legged race, Simon says, what time is it Mr. Wolf, Sharks and minnows..). After reading the instructions, we began playing them. The first game was “ Simon says”. It’s basically a game where there’s a person called Simon. He asks you to do something and you do it, if you don’t then you are out. Then, we played what time is it ,Mr. Wolf? The players ask the wolf about time. The wolf responds by telling the time. If he says, for example, 7 o’clock, players must walk seven steps towards the wolf. However, when he says it is midnight, all the players must run away because he chases them. Moreover, we played other American games , as well. Afterwards, we decided to show the Peace Corps volunteers some Moroccan games we play. We showed them how to play “Leqyoiush”, “Lkarry” “ lastic” and so on. It was an amazing day. We had extreme fun and enjoyed ourselves. We got to playing some of the most famous and traditional games in America and showed them some Moroccan ones. While playing we took the opportunity to practice our English with native speakers. Written by: Meriem Lemich
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Outdoor activity 11
Term 5
A visit to the Orphanage Date: July 1st, 2013 Time: from 15:00 to 17:00 Place: Dar LallaAmina for Childhood
Objectives: -
Students will arrange parts of a puzzle to make pictures. Students will recall the name of jobs, animals and colours. Students will comprehend vocabulary of food. Students will be able to compare and contrast their lives to those in the orphanage. Students will show empathy and sympathy. Students will know, identify and value their social roles. Students will boost their social skills. Students will sing and have fun.
Material: puzzle games – camera- audio visual material – laptop – papers – pencils and color pencils…..
Activities: Orphans will be divided into three age groups: 1. Little ( ages 2 to 4) - Nursery rhymes and some educational games: Access students together with the orphans - will listen to and sing some nursery rhymes then play some educational games. 2. Children aged between 5 and 12: - Drawing and colouring together in white papers. - Puzzle games: arranging parts to make complete pictures. - Singing some songs. 3. Preparatory and secondary school students (ages 13 to 18) - Playing word games. - Repeat/finish the sentences - Miming games: jobs ,health problems… - Singing. Party: the visit will end up with a reception of juice and cakes to celebrate the event.
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A report about Lalla Amina Orphanage visit
On the 1st of July 2013, our Access Center visited Lalla Amina Orphanage in Taroudant. Teachers and students of Mate Access as well as some students from Belgium participated in this visit. First of all, we met together in the door of the orphanage. Then, we got prepared for the visit by organizing the scene (fixing tables and chairs, putting cakes and juice on the table…). Next, we organized some workshops and activities with orphans (drawing, coloring, game and vocabulary puzzles….). After that, we sang and had fun together with orphans and the Belgian students who came to the orphanage for the same objective. Finally, we had a small party together drinking juice and eating cakes.
In brief, we were so glad for being with the orphans. We had a lot of fun and we enjoyed ourselves. We liked the visit because we made those orphans laugh. We left them feel like if they have families and they aren’t alone. Written by: Khadija Diouani – Saida Ilyassi – Wijdan Al Amine
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First steps
Coulouring and drawing
Organising commmittee
Collaborative work
Visitors from Belgium
Cakes and juice
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