Star School Choir - in Klippan 19/3-09
This day was an exiting and motivating day! Because we got to go to Klippan to the high school there and meet the Star School Choir!
We started out by meeting, it was us three and three from one of the other groups from our school, and we met the teachers of this school in Klippan.We were all pretty nerveous because we knew we were going to talk about our projects with Star For Life, in front of a lot of people. And to be honest, we were not really prepared for anything!
However, we started our "lesson" by letting everyone watch the movie about Star For Life. It is really a great movie, since it tells the whole story about the programme and it summerizes all you need to know. And by showing this, there is no way that we were going to miss something while we were talking in front of the students from Klippan.
Rebecka, Louise and Samantha were the ones who spoke in the classroom (and the rest of us were going to speak on the concert that the choir was going to have later) I would have to say that they did a really good job, even if they didn't practice anything before. The described our different projects and promoted the benefit concert that is cming up in two weeks.
After our talk we were going to see the performance, the choir, so we went out to find the place where it was going to be held! There were some problems however, to find our way because we are so used to our small school. This was a GIGANTIC community school and if we wouldn't have had the teachers to help us we wouldn't have been able to find anything. So thankyou teachers! :D
We sat down and relaxed before the concert and met some of our precious friends from the choir as they were passing by and while practicing. It was a blessed meeting and we all felt really happy that they still remembered us after several months.
Finally the concert started and it was such a great experience! For all of you who haven't heard this choir I will try to explain it you, even though it is not the same thing as watching it for real: When they sing, you can see the happiness and joy in there eyes. Their voices are super clear and the hit every note perfectly! They are reallt singing from the bottoms of their hearts and they move throughout the whole concert. Them singing, get you into moving around clapping hands and having fun!
(This video is NOT from this concert, but from when the choir came to our school last august)
After the concert we went to eat some food in the school cafeteria and after that we went back to the classroom to talk with everyone. So it was us, the choir and the students from Klippan. We all sat downin groups and asked eachother questions. In my group we discussed a lot of differences between Sweden and South Africa. The discussions were really giving and it was a lot of fun to listen to the choir when they talked about Star For Life.
At the end of the day, the students all went out together with the choir to show them the city of Klippan and also just to be with them and enjoy their company. We talked alot with them aswell and one of the girls, whos name a really can't spell, made a beautiful brade in my hair. And she is now a part of my phone since she is my backgroud picture :D
The hardest part was saying goodbye after that magical day but we really had to. Mondli Nglobo, who was the last person that we spoke to before we left, was a truly inspiring person. He was very charming and outgoing and, Mondli, if you read this: I MISS YOU!!!.
He showed me, and the others aswell, that Star For Life is really important and that it is working. Thankyou Mondli.
"I'll see you in my dreams!"
"I'll see you in ONE of my dreams!"
Over and Out
Take that HIV-test!
AIDS-free, that's me!!! :D
// Frida
(More pictures are coming up as soon as we can post them)
We started out by meeting, it was us three and three from one of the other groups from our school, and we met the teachers of this school in Klippan.We were all pretty nerveous because we knew we were going to talk about our projects with Star For Life, in front of a lot of people. And to be honest, we were not really prepared for anything!
However, we started our "lesson" by letting everyone watch the movie about Star For Life. It is really a great movie, since it tells the whole story about the programme and it summerizes all you need to know. And by showing this, there is no way that we were going to miss something while we were talking in front of the students from Klippan.
Rebecka, Louise and Samantha were the ones who spoke in the classroom (and the rest of us were going to speak on the concert that the choir was going to have later) I would have to say that they did a really good job, even if they didn't practice anything before. The described our different projects and promoted the benefit concert that is cming up in two weeks.
After our talk we were going to see the performance, the choir, so we went out to find the place where it was going to be held! There were some problems however, to find our way because we are so used to our small school. This was a GIGANTIC community school and if we wouldn't have had the teachers to help us we wouldn't have been able to find anything. So thankyou teachers! :D
We sat down and relaxed before the concert and met some of our precious friends from the choir as they were passing by and while practicing. It was a blessed meeting and we all felt really happy that they still remembered us after several months.
Finally the concert started and it was such a great experience! For all of you who haven't heard this choir I will try to explain it you, even though it is not the same thing as watching it for real: When they sing, you can see the happiness and joy in there eyes. Their voices are super clear and the hit every note perfectly! They are reallt singing from the bottoms of their hearts and they move throughout the whole concert. Them singing, get you into moving around clapping hands and having fun!
(This video is NOT from this concert, but from when the choir came to our school last august)
After the concert we went to eat some food in the school cafeteria and after that we went back to the classroom to talk with everyone. So it was us, the choir and the students from Klippan. We all sat downin groups and asked eachother questions. In my group we discussed a lot of differences between Sweden and South Africa. The discussions were really giving and it was a lot of fun to listen to the choir when they talked about Star For Life.
At the end of the day, the students all went out together with the choir to show them the city of Klippan and also just to be with them and enjoy their company. We talked alot with them aswell and one of the girls, whos name a really can't spell, made a beautiful brade in my hair. And she is now a part of my phone since she is my backgroud picture :D
The hardest part was saying goodbye after that magical day but we really had to. Mondli Nglobo, who was the last person that we spoke to before we left, was a truly inspiring person. He was very charming and outgoing and, Mondli, if you read this: I MISS YOU!!!.
He showed me, and the others aswell, that Star For Life is really important and that it is working. Thankyou Mondli.
"I'll see you in my dreams!"
"I'll see you in ONE of my dreams!"
Over and Out
Take that HIV-test!
AIDS-free, that's me!!! :D
// Frida
(More pictures are coming up as soon as we can post them)
Kommentarer
Postat av: Karolin
Hejsan!
Jag går andra året på samhällsprogrammet i klippan och var med under dagen. jag måste säga att det var väldigt intressant och inspirerande att höra vad ni gör för projekt. Jag blev väldigt taggad och har bestämt mig för att göra ett projektarbete som på något sätt har med Star for Life att göra. skulle vara väldigt kul att dessutom kunna åka till SA och på något sätt hjälpa till!
hoppas verkligen ni lyckas få ihop pengar så ni kommer ner till SA (om ni nu inte redan har det:P)
Du råkar inte ha något tips på vad man kan göra i projektet? =)
Mvh Karolin
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