Mission Colombia

Colombia Volunteering information

We will be teaching English to 25 children in a small village in Colombia from January 15 to February 5, 2025.

E4HH is dedicated to volunteering and opening doors of opportunity through educational enrichment everywhere we go!

Ms. Elena and Mia will be traveling to the mountains of Antioquia to the small village of El Olivo, 20 minutes from the town of Angostura. There they will provide educational enrichment for 25 children between 5 and 10 years old in Mrs. Marta class. Join us in supporting the El Olivo School!

We need help with supplies, such as books, art, and school supplies. Please join this initiative by donating. We appreciate your help with providing educational enrichment to the youth. Kindness knows no borders.

Activities :

Storytime (day 1)

Greetings/ my name is… /What is your name?

Mia reads The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Elena reads the story one more time, kids repeat keywords like days of the week, numbers, objects, and food.

Mia: Days of the Week song

Materials: The Very Hungry Caterpillar book.

Board and markers.

Drawing/Coloring (day 2)

Greetings: my name is…/What is your name?/How old are you?

Watch the YouTube video Caterpillar story

Kids select their favorite part to draw and color.

Song.

Materials: video and sound projector. White cardboard paper, pencils, erasers, colored pencils, markers, and crayons.

Read aloud (day 3)

Greetings: my name is…/What is your name?/How old are you? What’s your favorite color?

Each student received a copy of the book. They all go through the book. Mia reads the story while the kids follow along.

Then each kid is assigned to a part, they read aloud with Mia’s help.

Song

Materials: 25 books (The Very Hungry Caterpillar) sticky notes.

Writing micro stories (day 4)

Greetings: my name is…/What is your name?/How old are you? What’s your favorite color?

What is your favorite food?

Each student writes down their assigned part of the book in their journal. And then by answering the question, What else could the very hungry caterpillar eat here? Then write down their idea and draw a picture of the food.

Song

Materials: journals, pencils, erasers, colored pencils, markets, and crayons.

Storytelling (day 5)

Greetings/students introduce themselves guided by the questions of previous sessions. Ex: My name is Mia. I’m 10 years old. My favorite color is blue and I like to eat beans and rice.

Mia and Elena storytelling the very hungry caterpillar story.

Each participant tells the assigned part of the story adding what else the very hungry caterpillar could eat that day in Colombia.

Song

Materials: micro story activity worksheet.

Painting workshop (day 6)

Song

Each student will create a canvas painting illustrating the food the very hungry caterpillar will eat in a day in Colombia.

Materials: canvas, easels, brushes, try palette, paint of different colors, rags, water, and cups for water. Students are requested to wear old clothes for this workshop.

Bilingual Story Play and Art display (day 7, 8, 9 and 10)

Participants will meet three more times to ensemble the final bilingual play. A final presentation of the participant's creations (art pieces, singing, storytelling, and acting) will be showcased on the final day.

Material: TBD during rehearsal sessions.