Outing for the students from the Community Centre

Today we went on an outing with the students from the Dar Al Sadaqa Community Centre. They enrol for what is called Summer Camp, which is a program of activities taking place six days a week from 9.00 am to 1.00 or 2.00 pm throughout July and into August. Volunteer teachers teach them English, Dabke (a Palestinian folk dance), Drama, sometimes video-making, and sometimes we go on outings.
Actually we are very short of money. Students pay 25 Shekels (Israeli money is used here) for a month, which equates to about to about £4 from each student, and that is the amount of money we have available. A lot of creative thinking is necessary. Our excursion today was to a Fire Station, which was an open space with one fire engine, and a fireman who demonstrated how the engine and the hoses worked. Then we walked to Al Quds university to a park and cafe there.