After-School Activities

The Cook kids have begun afternoon activities at the Lusaka International Community School (LICS). They began on Monday, January 14th with Coby taking football (that's soccer for you Americans). It was raining, but Coach K practiced their drills under the covered court. On Tuesday, Kelsey joins her friend, Hannah Rodgers, for "Funky Movers" which is a dance class. Austin was excited on Wednesday to have his 1st chess club meeting, but when we arrived at our scheduled time the teacher was not going to make it that day. Austin was disappointed since he had been practicing on the computer that morning for chess. And, finally, today all 3 kids attended their classes. Kelsey went to swimming class, which we thought might be cancelled due to the rain, but it quickly subsided just in time. Coby & Austin are taking Karate during the same time on Thursday. We are excited about the possibilities the kids will have in spending time with other kids and forming relationships. The classes seem to be very interesting and enjoyable for both the kids and us, the parents. It is giving them a chance to get out of the house and do something fun with other kids. This first week has been a learning experience finding our classrooms and getting to class on time, so I was unable to get pictures this first week, but I promise to post some pics as soon as possible.