Bonjour! My name is Samantha and today I will share with you a bit about how lunch works here...among other things. My primary job is to help take care of the preschoolers, which includes: encouraging participation in games, walking the children to the park for sports, singing, making crafts, and helping out at lunch time.
Essentially, lunch begins as a mad dash of hungry children for the lunch room. While we do our best to keep the children at three different tables - one for the seagulls, one for the dolphins, and one for the sharks - mixing and mingling is unavoidable. Next, we open lunches. But not just any packaged "lunchable,"these children have gourmet French lunches packed for them. The biggest challenge is keeping the lunch - and the children for that matter - at the table!
And this is where the real interaction takes places. Our translators and French speakers have the chance to talk to the children in a relaxed (and somewhat chaotic) environment. Connecting with the children in this way makes a world of difference. That's what some of them need the most: a friend!
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