We hoped that we would be able to finish the Long Jump, High
Jump and shot put the next day and then do the medal giving and play some party
games but we were far too optimistic!
Firstly, it was pouring with rain again and so we went to the Grade
School first and then to the KG school by which time the rain had still not
stopped. So we went straight for the
ceremony!
My big classroom was set up with chairs at one end and a low
stool, medium chair and higher chair were arranged Olympic style for the medal
giving. An Ethiopian flag was produced
and three of the older girls were chosen to be medal carriers. We were waiting for one of the teachers to
return with the biscuits so there was a bit of a delay in starting and the
children were really good, just sitting there patiently, even the 2 year
olds!
This was a good opportunity to let everyone see the pictures
from the day before and so I walked round with my laptop and the pictures on
slideshow with some rousing music playing that we had dug up – The Final
Countdown (doo-doo-loo-doo-doo), ‘We are Young’. It was the best we could do under such short
notice haha! It was a nice touch and it
went down well.
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| Showing the children pictures of the races from the day before |
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| They thought it was great! |
The ceremony opened with the children singing the Ethiopian
National anthem and the stage was set.
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| Singing the National Anthem |
Names were called, children stood on chairs, Martin shook hands and
placed medals over heads and Fran kissed and wrapped the flag. I took photos. Children returned to seats and so on. Many children received more than one
medal. Mainly due to the fact that
medals were given for individual heats as well as the finals! Oh dear never mind – there were none for the
abandoned events so plenty to go round.
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