Thursday, November 08, 2012

Cuban People #5-Students

We visited a small village school in La Terraza, a beautiful rain forest area.


Students in Classrooms
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Handsome Boys and Girls

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19 comments:

  1. Olivier12:42 AM

    mignon ces enfants cubains

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  2. Lowell5:56 AM

    Must be a religious school what with the uniforms? The kids look nice. Love the backpacks; just like the ones here!

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    1. Kate7:21 AM

      No, not a religious school...a small village school. I know that a synogogue in Havana has a school for children on a certain day of the week, but I cannot imagine a religious school in Havanna. An interesting question, tho...I'll try to find an answer for you.

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    2. Kate7:29 AM

      Lowell, here is what I found on one site. It appears that there aren't any religious schools on the Island: Cuban school children wear a simple, but standardized school uniform. Cuban school children wear red pants or suspender skirts. Many of the younger elementary children wear short pants. The children wear white shirts with blue and red Young Pioneer kerchiefs. The two colors signify different stages of participation in the Communist Party youth group. The uniform varies by school level. Kindergarten children wear a white top, blue bottom, and blue scarf. Primary children wear a white top, red bottom, and red scarf. The secondary school uniform is a white top and yellow bottom. The Plantation Schools have a white top and navy blue bottom. Medical school students wear a white top and purple bottom.

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  3. Janey and Co.6:03 AM

    They are handsome indeed. I like the idea of school uniforms...

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  4. parker7:54 AM

    What beautiful children you have captured. I hope their open and fertile minds
    are not being oppressed by the teaching. But I suspect that is wishful thinking on my part!

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  5. brattcat8:00 AM

    i've been catching up on your excellent Cuba series. thank you.

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  6. Kathy8:50 AM

    These kids look so neat and clean. Beautiful faces.

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  7. PerthDailyPhoto9:24 AM

    What a marvellous series on the people of Cuba Kate, one thing that stands out is their open smiling faces.

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    1. Kate1:50 PM

      All the people are like that...very welcoming, friendly and helpful. Full of life.

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  8. Judy9:32 AM

    These pictures are so full of feeling. They tug at my heart strings.

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  9. Lowell10:11 AM

    Thanks for the info, Kate. Most interesting. Those kids look very nice.

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  10. Kay1:22 PM

    I guessed the uniforms are secular, for all. No surprise there. The packs are, though. They look every bit like the U.S. - and not inexpensive, either! Did the schools look well equipped?

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  11. Kate1:57 PM

    Kay, These people do not have a lot of worldly possessions, and I'd bet most of these backpacks were donations. Our group filled an office table with gifts. I brought 15 Spanish story books for elementary students, an adult size rain poncho for the upper elementary students, junior toothbrushes and boxes of sample toothpaste, supplied by my dentist. My backpack weighed 17 and 1/2 pounds. There were 24 other people in the group who brought supplies. The schools in Havana apparently get lots of school supplies from the many tourists who come from other countries, but the village school such as this one doesn't always get the same volume of gifts. It was fun taking their photos...kids are kids everywhere in the world. I should have posted the photos I have of the older students, too.

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  12. Kay2:12 PM

    I have friends who traveled to Cuba some years ago when it was harder to go. Theirs was considered more of a "medical mission" as they took medical supplies and such. I understand education is a strong Cuban value, so I was curious if the government funds it well.

    I hope you'll post photos of the older kids, too.

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    1. Kate2:17 PM

      I'll add some photos of them to my post for tomorrow.

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  13. Jack8:22 PM

    Cute kids, Kate. They look like kids here.

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  14. Randy10:51 PM

    They are too cute.

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  15. Unknown9:41 AM

    Cute kids!

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