Pakay Chikta: On the Classroom Walls

There were many beautiful posters in the classroom in Pakay Chikta. Here are two I wanted to share with you.

On the left side, the "Golden Rules":

• Sit still
• Be quiet
• Raise your hand to speak
• Be on time
• Do not steal
• Do not lie
• Greet the older ones
• Be respectful

On the right side: a color chart, with colors written in Kichwa and Spanish, side by side. There were several posters of this type, including numbers and days of the week. The students in the school speak Kichwa as their native language, but are learning Spanish as well.

On the wall were five aphorisms for the students to remember. Here are some loose translations:

"Donde hay gana hay maña" - Where there's a will, there's a way

"Al que mal vive el miedo le sigue" - He who lives badly is followed by fear

"Al que madruga Dios le ayuda" - literally, he who wakes up is helped by God. This is sort of a religious take on "The early bird catches the worm"!

"Haz bien sin mirar a quién": Be good to others no matter who they are

"Quien mucho duerme poco aprende": He who sleeps much learns little.