TISOL Grade 4 Visit to Situm Community School

Last week Tiarna and the two Grade 4 classes at TISOL visited Situm Community School for an excursion. (ADRA PNG has had a long association with the Situm Community) Situm is located about 15 minutes drive East along the coast from Lae.

The classes have been studying changes in housing in class and had a chance to compare traditional housing to modern PNG housing as well as make connections with Grade 4 at another school.

Tiarna and Hannah

Some of the river crossings

Arriving at Situm Community School, with Tiarna's Teacher Mrs Gregory (in hat), Situm teacher (middle), Andrew Read (TISOL Principal) and Andrew Vanderheide (School Board chair and father)

Inside the classroom.

Sharing ideas and information between students of the two schools.Some TISOL students donated books to the Situm school library.

Many schools have non-permanent buildings to cover the large increases in enrolments which the governments cannot keep up with. This is one of these classrooms at Situm.
Saying goodbye to everyone. The fences surround all buildings here in PNG to slow down vandalism and theft. The students and teachers are on the inside of the school fence.
The class then visited another community where they learned about some farming and more about housing.