Araw ng Lahi

This week at Braydens school (The School For Creative Beginners), they had Araw ng Lahi (Heritage Day). This gives the children an oppertunity to dress up in a costume under the theme Negros (which is the Island we live on). We took Brayden into a tailor and got him a traditional formal outfit made. It's a white shirt with embrodering on it (Barong, which traditionally are made Pina cloth; fibers from the pinapple leaves) and black dress pants with black shoes. He looked so guwapo (handsome) in his Filipino wear. The girls were dressed in their dresses and Kimona blouses while some boys were also in Barong's like Brayden and others wore red pants with red bandana's, the traditional outfit of the field workers back in the day. In preperation for this day they learned a Filipino song, learned about the Philippine Flag and played some games. At the beginning of class the parents and ya-ya's (nannies) were able to come in and get some pictures of the kids. Here's what we got!

Brayden has two teachers in his classroom; Teacher Mia (in the blue) and Teacher Tina (in the red). There is also a student teacher which is there to help out. Between the three of them there are about 12 kids in the class. I can imagine that at times it might get a little out of hand!!