KA Does Karate (and party prep!)

Monday was a busy day.  We were lucky enough to have Gorge Karate in on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week to do some demonstrations with kindergarten to grade six.  KA were attentive listeners, picked up on the information spoken about, and worked to follow instructions carefully.  Below are two videos.  In one of the videos, we are learning how to count to ten in Japanese.  In the other video, we are practising our hops, chamber posture (with our fists in at our sides), punches, and karate yells.  The instructors stressed that karate is the opposite of fighting.  It involves trying to do everything possible not to fight and is only used for self-defence.  Take a look at some video clips below.

As you can imagine, we are also working steadily to get ready for our celebration on Friday.  The last group finished their cookie dough today (lots of measuring and smelling!), others began to make hats to wear marked with Madagascar, a group worked on more tickets, and many counted to ensure we had enough souvenir bracelets made for the number of people attending (we counted!).  There was a group who continued to tidy the village and ensure it is tourist ready.  Here is a short video clip below.  Each time I look back at videos taken during this inquiry time, I continue to be amazed about the purpose and plan that each child clearly has in the footage as they contribute to the project.