Happy 2015

 Christmas Party at the Bridge Preschool

First Parents' meeting

Swing

Visits from Sweden

 Thank you so much Miranda, and welcome again!

We'll miss you so much!

80 feet

Around the world in eighty feet

An eighty-feet-long wall, which narrates the story of children of all around the world, that every morning stand up and start their journey to go to school...

There is who goes to school on a camel. Who goes on the back of an elephant. Children of different colors. All of them wake up in the morning, wash their faces, brush their teeth. And then carrying a schoolbag on their shoulders they start their journey. Through magic blooming ways, on the edges of large chaotic highways, sinking in the freezing snow or in the fiery sand of the desert. Up and down through the bridges, some of them shaky, with a fragrance of pine needles; others majestic and as high as the sky.

And once arrived the children shyly open the door of the Bridge Preschool, and meet each others. Their friends are all already there, sitting on small chairs, around small round tables, ready to draw together a new horizon.

Everybody to school

Opening

JULY 14^th, 2014

OPENING OF THE BRIDGE PRESCHOOL

The academic year has started, and so the Bridge Preschool opened its doors! The first day presented to school only one little girl... sure, we were kind of feeling down... but now, after only 7 effective school days, with our great happiness, the children multiplied like breads and fishes! Look at them, with how much effort they follow the drawing lesson with teacher Dady.

And then (finally :-P ) tea break!

Here we are!

 

16 giugno

international African child day and
inauguration of the BRIDGE PRESCHOOL

 

The 16^th of June, in occasion of the international child day, a new school for the village of Lugalo has been inaugurated: The Bridge Preschool.

The children flocked enthusiastic for showing their talents in drawing, treasure hunt and athletic competitions.

After having played for hours, while waiting for the award ceremony, the kids enjoyed the vision of a funny movie.

It is music to hear them laughing. Every child has the right to a marvelous life

Step by step

Work in progress

first business...

                                              ... than pleasure

On the job

Until one day a young couple passed through. The woman was carrying on her back a little baby-girl, wrapped in a colored band. The baby-girl heard the sighs of the old building andfelt sad about it. She used to love smiles, and she wanted everyone in the world to be happy. She raised her head, and asked: "What happened to you old building? Why are you crying?", The old building was very surprised about the attention of the baby-girl. It was not used to be asked questions by someone. " Why are you sad old building? " Repeated the baby-girl. "I'm sad because I'm old and useless, and above all I feel so lonely."

The girl kept quiet for a moment, and then said: "Do not worry old building. You are neither old nor useless, the problem is that no one has ever understood you. Look how big you are! We'll restructure you, we'll fix your windows, we'll paint your walls, and we'll fill your rooms with chairs and benches. We will make of you a school. You will be colorful and gorgeous. Children will play in your garden, which will be the most bloomy of the village. You'll be surrounded by cheerful little voices of children of all around the world, and you'll never feel lonely anymore. "

An old building

Once upon a time ...

in the village of Lugalo, there was an old building. It was long and dark, with a single door and a narrow corridor with sixteen equal tiny rooms. The floor was cracked, the walls dirty and scraped, the windows were bitten by rats and termites.

The old building was sad, because no one wanted to live in his dark tiny rooms, and in all those years it had never done any good. Even his owner was telling him: "You are useless! That's what you are! I've built you, and now nobody wants to live here! Your wooden windows have so many holes that I could use them as a colander. Useless! That's what you are...! " And the old building was getting every day darker, every day more sad.