Enthusiasm at the Mizy Center in Korea!
I am currently in Seoul. The new season began in March, so we held a training session for new facilitators and facilitator leaders. All together we had 10 participants, including two high schools students. One student is hoping to work at the United Nations. He enjoys sports and even spent two years living in Canada.
The training was held from in the evening from 5:30 to 9. I particularly emphasized how to work effectively with children. One Mizy staff member started this past January and trained today to become a facilitator leader. She has considerable experience with children and even showed us a wonderful circle activity today during the session.
The training was held from in the evening from 5:30 to 9. I particularly emphasized how to work effectively with children. One Mizy staff member started this past January and trained today to become a facilitator leader. She has considerable experience with children and even showed us a wonderful circle activity today during the session.
Pangaea’s contact at Mizy also participated tonight as a facilitator, and she thought it was wonderful to see the different personalities of the children. She also informed me that she learns so many things when she participates in Pangaea and that it even encourages her to reflect a great deal upon her own behavior.
Although the children surely found me a bit mysterious as they could not communicate in Korean with me, I think they could tell I was observing the session. They tried what little English they knew with me, approaching with smiling faces. It really was a comfortable and cozy environment. Here too we were expecting 20 children but ended up with 24! Mizy staff also told me that the kids really enjoyed Pangaea.
My dream is that through Pangaea we can spread these wonderful experiences to many other countries. Tomorrow I will return to Japan and then leave for Europe a few days later. While there, I will meet with Simon, who is introducing Europe to our Pangaea house in Sweden! We will discuss our plans to bring Pangaea to Sweden and Denmark.
Although the children surely found me a bit mysterious as they could not communicate in Korean with me, I think they could tell I was observing the session. They tried what little English they knew with me, approaching with smiling faces. It really was a comfortable and cozy environment. Here too we were expecting 20 children but ended up with 24! Mizy staff also told me that the kids really enjoyed Pangaea.
My dream is that through Pangaea we can spread these wonderful experiences to many other countries. Tomorrow I will return to Japan and then leave for Europe a few days later. While there, I will meet with Simon, who is introducing Europe to our Pangaea house in Sweden! We will discuss our plans to bring Pangaea to Sweden and Denmark.
Posted by: yumi | 1. Activity Report
