They managed to combine it with fundraising for SPCA, which is a charity I was most glad to contribute to. The teachers came up with the various dishes for breakfast, parents purchased coupons and bought what was on offer.
The kids had been working on the subject of South-East Asia, with each class learning about a specific country. Christian's class learnt all about the cuisine, flag, national flower, culture and landmarks of Indonesia. This culminated in a visit to the Asian Civilisations Museum and yesterday's exhibition. I was impressed with the interactive exhibits. Other than just static displays of what the children did, painted, drew, there was also a video clip of the children singing some Indonesian song at one corner, an interactive exhibit of a 'gamelan drum' done by the kids, and a wayang kulit corner where the children are supposed to lead their parents to, before the child goes 'backstage' to control the puppets.
(Apparently Christian was so scared of the wayang kulit demonstration a few days ago that he kept crying.. and puked in the car on the way home.. *shakes head*.)
After a tour of the school, P said once again "Sigh. The environment of this school is unbeatable..." with a wistfulness that we were leaving. Hopefully, what the next school can't match in terms of environment, it can make up for in terms of loving, personalised guidance.
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