When we arrived at North Hills school we saw little kids sing to the Argentinian flag, after their song Sra. Mariana gave us a tour of the school. The little kids pressed their hands against the glass to look and wave at us in anticipation as we passed their classrooms. She then led us to a room where we had breakfast with our hosts and their classmates. During breakfast we did an activity to get to know each other; everyone said their name, nickname, hobby and age. After, we spent time outside with our hosts, people either socialized or played sports. Later our exchange students that visited North Carolina joined us outside for their break. We then headed inside to hear a song preformed by the notable singers of their school, this song was about the Independence Day of Argentina (May 25th) similar to the 4th of July in the United States. After we learned their song we sang American songs (I’m not sure why, maybe for fun?). After our singing session we played a Khoot in which we guessed fun facts about each person. After the kahoot we made our way back outside and did the same thing, played games and socialized. After some time outside we had lunch which consisted of Milanesa (breaded meat) and a vegetarian option. After lunch we continued to socialize with our peers, eventually our hosts had to go to their classes. We then made the Argentinian flag with kindergarteners, using paint and different kinds of paper. After we finished the flags we played hopscotch outside with them, and later ate crackers with a sweet spread called dulce de leche. After our time with the kindergarteners we spent time with fifth graders, they asked us many questions and shared snacks with us. They then brought us outside and we played basketball with them. After the fifth graders left we waited for the day to end. The school day concluded when our hosts were let out of class.
–Ryan S
For this image, we met with the middle schoolers to spend Tea Time together, where we shared alfejores and other delicious Argentinean snacks. We each then stood up to share information about ourselves, via our names, grade, our hobbies, etc, Argentineans included, allowing us an icebreaker between us, Americans, and the Argentinean middle schoolers.
We went outside after Tea Time for the first break of the day, and we played soccer and basketball as combined Argentinean and American groups. It was also warmer than expected, so we were able to remove some layers for an even better experience as a whole.
After the first break, we all came back in, and we’re taught a Spanish song by the Argentineans about love. We then went up to sing American songs to teach them our own music, ending on a performance led by the Chorus students of our group. We played a game of Kahoot afterwards, that focused on the individual students of both Argentinean and American groups.
After our second break of the day, we met with the kindergarteners, and painted a replica of the flag of Argentina, adding items such as cloud-like cotton as complements. We each wrote inspiring messages for the kindergarteners as well, and then spent time with them outside as they played Hopscotch.
–Jack
Today we stayed at Colegio North Hills in Pilar. in the morning we had special classes and a breakfast with our exchange students, including a class where we sang an argentinian song and tought the argentinians how to sing wagon wheel! after lunch, we spent some time with the little kids in primary school and helped them make arts and crafts flags.
–George
