A successful day at the centre

A very good day at the centre, many kids came for the classes and we had lots of fun! Some pictures from today:

- English club: Today we welcomed Robert, the new EVS volunteer from London. First day for him at Dar Assadaqa!

- Art class: Following from last week, we carved drawings on wood!

 - Gardening: we planted onions, spinach, parsley, and beans! Notice Ehab watering the seeds with a teapot! The kids loved it and joked about the plants being 'British' and needing tea instead of water!

- Cooking: after writing down the recipe, we made Muhallabiya, a delicious dessert to be eaten hot or cold (hopefully to be included in CADFA's Palestinian recipe book, to be printed soon!!)

Cooking was followed by drama (which seems to be getting more popular day by day!) and dabkeh (preparing for a show for next week's celebration of CADFA's opening).

And finally, our 'new' kitchen cupboard!

Clashes near Dar Assadaqa!

Clashes today in Abu Dis. Students from the Abu Dis Boys School were sent home early as Israeli soldiers were throwing tear gas inside the school. The army surrounded the school and later the university (which has been closed for the day as well) and the sound of live ammunition, tear gas and sound bombs could be heard all around Abu Dis. 40 people were injured.

Here are some pictures. Unfortunately, this didn't just happen today, but happens repeatedly in Abu Dis.

http://www.imcpal.ps/news/?p=35741

An article in English about what happened today:
http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=648111

*** PETITION: Call for the right to study WITHOUT violence!! Tell the UK government to take action!! http://www.petitions24.com/stop_shooting_students 

Arts and drama

Art lesson: The boys today started working on wood carving, following the example of the horse below. Here is some work in progress:

Drama lesson: first lesson with our new drama teacher: lots of fun, rapping, and ice-breaking activities!

Happy team at Dar Assadaqa

Some of the many volunteers at Dar Assadaqa, who are giving their time to make every day as fun and creative as possible at the centre! Come and join us!

Cupcakes for everybody

Weekly cooking lesson with Najah - Today's recipe: Cinnamon cupcakes with nuts. Yummy!

Very quick to make and best enjoyed with some (Palestinian) tea!