Saturday, September 29, 2012

Good Samaritan Field Trips


In the month of September, we were able to take two field trips with the Good Samaritan kids. The first was downtown to the National Museum. It was a very interesting, educational, and fun trip. The Haitian history was fascinating. The girls and boys were so well-behaved, attentive, and really seemed to enjoy themselves. We even had a few taking notes!


The second trip was to Wynne Farm Ecological Center. The farms are run by a Haitian-American woman whose passion is environmental sustainability in Haiti.  This was an amazing field trip! We got to hike the top of one of the mountains in Kenscoff, Haiti, and then return to the educational center for stations. There were 4 stations for 30 minutes each consisting of learning to make jewelry out of plastic bottles, knitting done from plastic bags, paper making/briquettes (this is a cheap version of charcoal), the uses of bamboo, and the benefits of composting and vermiculture. Both trips were amazing times to learn, connect with the kids, and enjoy Haitian culture!

 hiking at the top of the mountain

 mixing paper briquettes

 jewelry making from plastic bottles

 more instruction on the plastic bottle earrings

 finished briquettes

 knitting plastic bags into purses


finished earrings made from plastic bottles


Making briquettes

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