Teaching in Tonalá

The schools have 2 sessions - a morning session that runs from 7.30 -12, and an afternoon one from 12.30-5. The morning catered for children from the nearby communities, some of whom had cycled for 7 kms. to get there, and the afternoon was for children from Tonalá itself. There was a morning shift of teachers and an afternoon one.
It was suggested that I work with Alexis, the afternoon teacher of English for the 2nd half of my 4 weeks - and it was fun. He also did some dance classes with the children which were great fun, but my foot stopped me from joining in!
The school is in serious need of some money spending on it, especially as Nicaragua has a very young population - Tonalá families tend to be big.  There weren't enough cairs for the students, so some leaned on windowsills. In one class there was a hole in the back wall which provided a seat. The side walls also had holes in them, and at one point a dog wandered in from the playground, through the class and out the door! Later a  pig wandered past outside in the playground, but at least he had the courteosynot to come in.