After a few days in Mexico City we asked the kids if they wanted to start having school (like it was optional!). After living out of a suitcase with minimal routine for two months, they thought that starting school was a pretty cool idea. It took us a while to get through the first day or so of material as our schedule was still all over the place. We would do 15 minutes of school here, half an hour there...whenever we had a few minutes.
The kids are really enjoying the homeschooling material that we got from Alberta Learning; and Hizee and Ziko are right in there with Zam. During the past week that we just spent in Cuernavaca, we actually had a bit of time in one place which lent itself to finally getting into a routine. Part of that routine involved Zam and Hizee taking Spanish classes at the same school where Bruce and I are doing our language study. They have a fantastic teacher named Natalia who is fun and energetic! They have mastered their colours and numbers (1-10) and are learning the names of all kinds of people, places, and things (aka nouns). All of this through games, singing, art, etc. We hadn't intended for the kids to attend Spanish classes (we thought they could just pick up Spanish through playing with kids in Olinala, which will still probably be their best way of learning the language) however, I think that the language classes have been a big confidance boaster for them, and most importantly they are having fun! They will continue to go to the classes every other day during the next portion of our language study later this month. They are the only two kids in their class.