This blog post shows some photos from our interaction with the school in the small village of Enejelar in the north of the atoll. There are only seven or eight families in the village but there is a well organised school with the students split into three groups from grades one to eight. We arrived just in time for "Education Week" across the Marshall Islands and the first person to greet us in Enejelar was a small boat owned by the headmaster of the school and crewed by the head of the PTA inviting us to participate in Education Week.
Education Week was composed of spelling bees (in English and Marshallese), essays, math and athletics. I was appointed a judge for the English spelling bee and helped officiate in the athletics. Johnathan and I also participated in the athletics which was amusing.
Later on in our stay we also went to the school to give them some practice in English.
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| Spelling Bee |
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| Spelling Bee |
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| The judges |
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| Spelling Bee |
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| Running race. |
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| The grounds between the school and some of the houses. |
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| Closing ceremony means more feasting ! |
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| and, of course, Victoria made a cake. |
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| Note item 8: We are referred to a "Yachties" |
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| A Yachtie making a speech. They love speeches here so I came to be prepared to give one at any occasion. This one was translated as I went. |
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| Dancing while we feast |
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| More feasting ... |
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| and time to play |
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| and time to play |
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| Before school assembly |
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| Classroom time |
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| Johnathan showing our travels |
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| Johnathan showing our travels |
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| The older students |
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| Many of the sounds in Marshallese do not exist in English and visa versa. Note 'f', 'g', 'h' are missing |
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| and several variations of 'n' |
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| Fluenta anchored off Enejelar village. |
There are only seven or eight families in the village but there is a well organised school with the students split into three groups from grades one to eight.
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