By Jon & Angie Sullivan | Co-founders
Comments of a seven year-old girl on her first day:" GRACE has food and snacks. GRACE has games to play. Has drinking water. Has books to read. Has many toys to play with at GRACE."
Comments of a nine year-old boy: "I get better grades in every subject at school. I love everybody here. My very best friends are at GRACE."
Autumn greetings from Thailand! It is rice harvesting season and the schools are closed for the month of October. It is an exciting time for the children and the staff of GRACE Family Resource Centers. We are open for daycamp! Seventy children are participating in the daycamp activities at our Khao Noi location.
Daycamp is full of activities. As the children arrive breakfast is provided. A casual playtime with groups gathering for exercise and daily instructions. Children rotate through four classes each morning including Thai and English language, penmanship, and mathematics. Admist their morning rotations children receive a snack and recess time. A healhty lunch is provided with the younger children napping afterwards. As the younger children are napping the older children partiicipate in lessons of life skills and journaling activities which promote self-esteem. Then, all the children gather together for group craft time, song and dance, movies, and reading.
We asked the children what they like about the GRACE progams.Their answers were very telling and encouraging. Their number one answer is that they love the program as they receive knowledge. Many students refer to having better school performance. Almost every student referred to the fun atmosphere and some admitted they have gained best friends since attending the Family Resource Center program. In addition to learning and having fun, they cited the access to the good food and drinking water. Some of the children stated they have found happiness at GRACE and GRACE is like a family.
Comments of an eight year-old girl: "When I come to GRACE I get more knowledge. I love everyone here. Because GRACE is like my family. I love to learn Thai and English language."
Comments of an eleven year-old boy: "I get knowledge. I have fun. It makes me better than before."
Comments of a tweleve year-old boy: "We have snacks every morning. I like the reading class. My best friends are at GRACE. I enjoy snacks. Some days I can play. I gain knowledge. We have lunch together everyday."
Comments from a ten year-old girl: "GRACE teaches about life and how to be a good human."
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