Wednesday

The crew wrapped up our work on Wednesday. Our final day of work in Red Bank was bittersweet. It was comforting to know we could help in some small way, but at the same time none of us wanted to leave. In the morning a group of us went into the primary school in Independence to teach a bullying workshop. We worked with two classes and had a blast both times. The kids here have a problem with bullying and they know it. We're hoping we gave them some alternative behaviors to practice. The good thing is that they really responded and seemed to retain the lessons we were teaching.
Back in Red Bank we went back to Red Bank Christian school one last time. The JA team taught one last bullying workshop while the Health Communication team taught about goals and goal setting. It was another great opportunity to learn about the children and how they interact within the school environment as opposed to outside of school. The teachers have small piles of books and a chalk board and do such a good job teaching their students. As the rest of us were teaching, the dental team was finishing up a few last patients and breaking down the dental clinic.
After one last dinner at Cardie's we headed out to the Hokey Pokey Water