Oh how I love to worked at Olinda! How I always motivated to woke up in the morning because I can't wait to meet those 6-8 years old kids! I dedicate this writing to my wonderful week in Taize on 31 July - 7 August 2011 (read more about this week here).
Things that I like about Olinda is, how they able to make a programme every week for every summer that can encourage the children to have fun! Of course they put some significance religious related to every activity since it's a religious community. But I just love how they put that into every activities that not always one-way lecture. I don't know with the other group or the older group like 8-11 years old and 12-14 years old. But at least in my group, we always have a lot of games and singing to energizes the kids. We realize that the kids on this certain age isn't able yet to absorb something abstract and boring-lecture-way. Yes, we take care the children while their parents wants to seek wellspring of life in Taize. So while the parents join the bible introduction which led by one of the Taize brothers, they let their children being taking care by us the young people.
