The Many Colors of South Africa

Today the World Travelers went on an adventure to South Africa. Led by their tour guide, Sam Zeller, the travelers learned about South Africa's history: how apartheid affected the country and how Nelson Mandela, music, and rugby brought the country together after apartheid had ended. Sam shared his personal experiences of traveling in South Africa with the Chicago Children's Choir when he was in high school - he even showed them a video of his time there. Then he taught the travelers a Zulu song, "Shosholoza," that was often sung by South Africans when rallying against apartheid and is still sung today at rugby matches.

Shosholoza

Ku le zontaba

Stimela siphume South Africa

Wenu ya baleka

Ku le zontaba

Stimela siphume South Africa

Watch the video of the World Travelers singing "Shosholoza" below!

After the travelers learned the song, it was time to try out the game of rugby. Sam taught them how to scrum. The scrum is done at the beginning of the match to determine who has possession of the ball. The travelers had a lot of fun learning to scrum - and nobody got hurt! To conclude the lesson, the travelers made South Africa flags, noise makers, and signs to cheer on the Springboks (the South African rugby team).

Thank you, Sam, for a really fun and informative adventure!

In the nursery today, the toddlers learned about colors. Katherine read them Cleo's Color Book. Then they colored pictures of rainbows. Afterwards, they played with toys - all colorful toys, of course!