Extracurricular activities are hard to find in the schools. The arts, music, and physical education must be incorporated into the daily schedule by the teacher. There are no additional teachers for these positions, as it is in the states. My teacher graduated with a art education degree; consequently she does try to add more art activities into the curriculum, but she finds it particularly hard with little materials and funds. Most of the materials she uses for art either she buys and brings in herself, or ask for the parents to bring in materials. There is just no room in the budget to buy additional materials for the students.
On this particular day, we were making Easter eggs out of bristle board (what we call poster board). Being mostly of Catholic decent o
n the island, the schools do celebrate Christmas, Easter, and a few other holidays in the school. This was the students first time using watercolors. It was fun to watch the kids learn and interact with the watercolors. They seemed to have a great time, and enjoyed being able to be creative. On Friday, the students make a Easter basket for the egg hunt that will be happening on Tuesday, March 30th. The teacher and I helped cut out the baskets and put them together, and then the students used tissue paper and glue to decorate the baskets.
n the island, the schools do celebrate Christmas, Easter, and a few other holidays in the school. This was the students first time using watercolors. It was fun to watch the kids learn and interact with the watercolors. They seemed to have a great time, and enjoyed being able to be creative. On Friday, the students make a Easter basket for the egg hunt that will be happening on Tuesday, March 30th. The teacher and I helped cut out the baskets and put them together, and then the students used tissue paper and glue to decorate the baskets. 
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