Picture Pals

Nona Nina's class at The Child Care Center at Hort Woods at Penn State and Mr. Andrew's class at the Cyakabiri Preschool in Rwanda are "Picture Pals."

"It started with sharing a picture of Mr. Andrew's classroom in Rwanda with Nona Nina's children. The children were interested to find similarities and differences between their schools. They have a clock, an alphabet, a gathering rug, a bookcase, a world map and a picture of a spiral just like we do. Same, same but different!" ~~Nona Nina

Nona Nina then read "Same, Same but Different" about two boys who become "picture pals" although they live far away from each other. She decided to prepare artwork to send to their sister school in Rwanda. Each child drew a picture and had a photo attached to it with their name.

Nona Nina's class would then give them to Mr. Niyodusenga when he visits....their pictures, a copy of the book, a tablet and crayons just like the ones they used. He will take them back to Mr. Andrew's class and have them draw pictures and attach photos to their art. Carol Falke's team will bring them back to the US to Nona Nina's class.

Sharing also meant getting to know each other's names.

Mr. Andrew's class - Emmanuel, Nelly, Jean Marie, Orianne, Alscene, Angelique, Salmon, Callixte, Gisella, Jean Pierre, Foiba, Egide, Frasisko, Clevine, Chrisella, Martin, Aime.

Nona Nina's class - Caleb, Tayler, Elise, Adam, Larry, Khadijah, margaret, Dash, Lola, Taliesen, Aeshah, Addie, Ragga.

Little ones are reaching across the world in friendship.

Photos:
*Mr. Andrew's Class outside.
*Games and class Photo
*Nona Nina sharing
*Picture Pal drawing and final project to send