ULEMU
Bo! マラウイ保育園便り11
シゲレゲコミュニティにあるウレム保育園に、私達が訪問した日は60人の子供たちがいましたが、通常は70人います。子どもの数が多いという事は、この保育園の園児の親の関心の高さを反映しています。子ども達の年齢は1歳6ヶ月から5歳半までです。子供の数に対して建物は極端に小さく、屋根は落ちかけかなり汚れています。あまり多くのおもちゃ等はなく、屋外スペースもかなり限られています。
お水は、一番近い水源でも約15メートルあるので、水を調達するのに少し離れたところに行く必要があります。近くにトイレはあり、私達が保育園を訪れた日には、子供を世話するスタッフが2人いましたが、通常は3人のスタッフが付き添っているという事でした。
開園時間は、月曜から木曜の午前8時から午後3時半までと、金曜の午前8時から正午までです。通常月曜は休憩の時間まで、聖書の朗読と文字の学習が含まれます(毎日、毎週アルファベットを通して練習する)。それから昼食まで子供たちは数字を習い、自分たちについて話します(名前やどこに住んでいるか、大きくなったら何になりたいかを言う)。歌と詩が続き、それから静かな時を過ごして、その日は終わりです!
Ulemu Nursery- located in the community of Sigerege.
On the day of our visit there were 60 children present, but usually the number is 70. The high number of children reflects the parent high regard for this nursery. The children are aged between 1 year 6 months to 5½ years old. Children who bring snacks can eat them for lunch but from our visit this is not common practice.
The state of the building- extremely small for the number of children has a roof that is falling in and looks quite dirty. There are not many resources (toys, etc) for the children and the outside space is very limited.
To collect water it is necessary to go offsite as the nearest source is approximately 15 metres away.
There is a toilet close by and on the day our team visited the nursery there were 2 members of staff looking after all these kids though we were informed there was usually 3 members of staff in attendance.
Opening Hours are from 8am to 3:30 pm on Monday to Thursday and on Friday from 8am to midday.
A typical Monday includes Bible recitation and learning letters (working the way through the alphabet each day and each week) before break. Then the children are taught numbers, and discuss themselves (say their names, where they live, what they want to be when they grow up) before lunch. Songs and poems follow; then quiet time, and that’s it for the day!