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Deaf Studies Programme, Week One

Monday, 26 May
Plan: Outside Activity: Do the trust fall activity outside; first, in pairs and on the ground; second, with groups catching pupils falling backwards off tables. Introduce Deaf Studies. First activity: Pupils pick a playing card, read its number, then tell that many unique things about himself to the class. Second activity: each pupil […]

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The Sinhalese of Reason, Revisited

(This is an update to The Sinhalese of Reason post, March 2007.)
I didn’t notice Kasun’s absence right away on the first day I came back to the school (it was their Buddhist day prior to Wesak), and I don’t think I made note of it until the next day. I even forgot his name sign, […]

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Rohana Boys Discover Photo Booth

This is the third time that I’ve tried to upload this video clip and I’m glad it succeeded this time (but not before heavily compressing it to less than 3 MB!).

It’s Monday morning. School begins again today after the long Wesak holiday. The week feels full of promise, despite the fact that the sign […]

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17 Days and Counting

Mala arrived two nights ago! Volunteering at Rohana Special School is fun, but it’s always so much better when you’ve got a buddy, a partner to do it with, and I’m lucky that I get to have Mala around for the next two and a half weeks.
Wait a minute. That’s all that’s left? Just 17 […]

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