Sand Man

Negril, July 13, 2008

Single grain of sand
And a brain to understand
Nothing oppresses his mind
During day of night

Man of sand
All call him
Not Michael "European" Livingston
just, Sand Man

By: Maria Magdalena Marquez

San Man

Negril, July 13, 2008.

There he is

walking on the beach

wondering

What can I do with this sand?

there's sand everywhere.

In my suit, in my hair, in my mind.

Sand gets everywhere...

Sand and wood, all he needs.

So here he is.

Nature, his inspiration.

Negril, where every grain of sand

will tell you, "go and find

the San Man

and don't forget

to buy

a piece of his art".

By: Maria Magdalena Marquez

Fun in the Sun at Negril

Fun And Relaxation

Free Weekend at Negril

07/12/08

The Fulbright LSCT Jamaican Team had the opportunity to relax and have fun before gettting down to business again. On Sunday, some of the team went for a glassboat ride to an island close to the Negril beach coastline.

The Fulbright LCST Jamaican Team saw many sea creatures through the glass bottom of the boat. We took pictures and videos to incorporate later in natural science lessons. One of the guides found HUGE starfish to pass around to the group.










On the island, the team was able to frolic in the pristine waters. The sandbars seemed to never end. We thought we could walk back to the mainland. We did not want the day to end.

It was paradise!!!

For lunch, we ate grilled lobster by the beach. We were joined by people from Barcelona. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end, the team were finally herded back to the boat.

But not without one more memorable moment, some in our team got to dive and swim in the Caribbean Sea!!!

Dolly Tovar

Negril, Jamaica-Friday July, 11th

"Irie"-From the Fulbright's point of view is chillin', friends, "from out of many we are one".

Sit back and take this picture in...

Sit back and take this picture in...

Now take a deep breathe and count to ten...

"Irie"

First Patois Lesson:
Objective(s):
Students will be able to:
Appreciate the Patois language.

"Rememba" translates into "Remember"

Nice and easy huh?"

"Enough said!"















Second Patois Lesson
"Teacha" translates into "Teacher"

You got two in a row right?

Back to the lesson at hand.
The shores of Jamaica possess a bounty of beauty.
Witness the next two detailed photos of a full grown starfish.




































Outstanding!

This Fulbright is in tune with the "vibe" of Jamaica.

Third Patois Lesson.
Translate the following sentence:
"Ef yuh can read dis den yuh no patwah."

It's easy right?

If you are feeling this "vibe" then I won't insult you with the answer...however
if you are still a little behind then the answer is :
"If you can read this then you know patois."

Co-teaching and Jamaican Cultural Rituals.

Sample bird feeder By: Maria Galvez and Bob W.

We planed a lesson for Ms. Nesbitt 1 grade class about making bird feeders out of recycled materials.

Boys painting their bird feeders

All the children enjoyed painting their bird feeders. They wanted to keep working, but we ran out of time.

The walk through the community to the school provided interesting views.


Mr. Greg Johnson and the Moneague College Band and Dance Troupe demonstrated three cultural rituals. Chicago Teachers joined in the dances.

MPJH & St. Mary Parish Tour

Moneague Student and Teacher

Today we returned to Moneague Primary & Junior High School for day 2 of co-teaching and observation in the classroom.

We stayed for a few hours and whisked off to Sun Valley Plantation in St. Mary's Parish,
where we identified plants and growing techniques!

Sun Valley Plantation

Stages of a coconut!

That was not all-- later in the afternoon we visited Noel Coward's Firefly Estate this was also in St. Mary's Parish.

Moneague Primary & Junior High School

Moneague Primary & Junior High School Motto

Our morning started with a Vibrant greeting by Principal Hinds and her summer camp teachers
We thanked the Principal for your hospitality and willingness to collaborate with a small token of our appreciation. The teachers invited us into the classrooms to jointly teach for the next 3 mornings. By lunchtime, we had wonderful experience with the teacher and her children, and eager to return.

Vegetation

We ate a lunch of fried chicken, pumpkin, and other delicious food.
Some of us wanted to go an afternoon in Ochie, and a few stayed on campus to speak with Jaine White, a secondary literacy teacher. Our evening closed with a seminar with our working teams circles.

Parent/Child Workshop

We had an exciting morning at Pineapple Place Basic School in Ocho Rios, St Ann Jamaica.
After a warm greeting by Mrs. Russell, Curricum coordinator and Mrs. Sandra Smith, Ministry of Education Officer, we set up 5 learning activity centers for the children and their parents. They switched every 20 mintues, so each family had a sample of 5 or more activities for literacy, math, and other subject areas. Monica, Maria, and Dr. Landerholm, Family and Community team members, acknowledged our host for our sharing experience. We plan to go back so the Parents can take us their work place, the Pineapple Place Craft Market.

Our day closed with a fine dinner at Mrs. Edna's, in the Village of Moneague. We look forward to our continued relationship for our new friends.