TanzanianManhattan Beach Pen Pal Program

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• Tanzanian-Manhattan Beach Pen Pal Program

Jason Ellenberg Mira Costa High
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Who has seen The Lion King?
Does anyone know the continent where the movie
took place?
AFRICA!
What about the region and country?
The Serengeti In Tanzania
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Where is Tanzania?
Lamadi

• Tanzania is an East African country that borders
  Lake Victoria, the largest freshwater body of
  water in the world. The schools are located a few
  miles from the banks of Lake Victoria in Lamadi.

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Fishing Village on Lake Victoria a few miles
from the school
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Welcome to the Tanzanian Schools
Driveway to School
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Class is now in session!
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Information about the Schools

• There are two different schools participating,
  Kalango and Kanyama

• I visited one of the schools last summer. It has
  650 students, 10 teachers, and 6 classrooms. Some
  classrooms do not even have roofs.

• Pennekamp has only around 500 students but it has
  25 teachers and 22 classrooms.

• The schools do not have any electricity and they
  use old chalkboards instead of white boards.

• Many of the classes are forced to be taught
  outside in the hot sun of Africa where there are
  biting insects called tse-tse flies.

• Your classes will be writing to the Kanyama
  School that has students ages 9-11.

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Outside Quad at the School
School hallway with Kishosha, my friend in
Tanzania who is helping with the program
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Information about the Students

• The students are very enthusiastic about
  interacting with new people, especially American
  students.

• They walk up to 6 miles each way to school.

• The kids have very few school supplies. They use
  the stubs of pencils for weeks until they can
  afford to buy a new one. A new pencil is like a
  birthday present for them.

• The students are learning 3 or 4 different
  languages in school. One or two regional
  dialects, English, and Swahili.

• Many children drop out of school which limits
  their future. By writing the students letters,
  you will encourage them to stay in school and get
  a good education.

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Kishosha and the students are anxious to receive
your letters!
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And they wanted to sing a song about the colors
of their flag for you
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• The students get very little interaction with the
  world outside of their villages so you will get
  to show them a different way of life.

• They live less than 20 miles from the Serengeti
  but they have never been there or seen the
  animals.

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The Program

• Each of you will be writing
  a letter to one
  of the
  Tanzanian Students.

• By the end of the year, you will get a letter
  back from your Pen Pal.

• You have the freedom to write about whatever you
  want. Talk about yourself and remember to ask
  questions for the Tanzanian students to answer.

• This will be a great way for you to learn about a
  completely different culture from the other side
  of the world.

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Writing Recommendations

• Remember, you can write about anything you want
  but here are a few ideas to get you stared

Family
Hobbies
A Normal Day
Future Plans
What do you do with your free time/weekends
School
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Reminder

• Remember, English is a third or fourth language
  for these kids so write simple sentences with
  basic vocabulary.

• Also, ask a lot of questions for them to answer.

• And most important

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HAVE FUN WITH IT!!!!