After a much needed night of rest, we "slept in" today until having a hotel breakfast at 6 AM! We then got into our cars and headed to the Doon School.
The Doon School, an 80 year old all boys elite private boarding school, is located at the foothills of the Himalayas. The campus is decorated with ivy-covered brick buildings, lots of artwork, and picturesque views.
We enjoyed a quick walk around the beautiful campus before joining the students and faculty for breakfast and assembly.
We then headed out into the countryside to a village in which the Doon School conducts one of its ongoing service projects. Our students spent the rest of the morning working and playing with the children of the local primary school.
Some of our students worked on decorating one of the classrooms, which is designated for nursery school aged children. We will return tomorrow to compete this work.
After a yummy lunch and some free time exploring the Doon School campus, we headed out again, this time spending the afternoon in a slum Doon students frequently visit to help tutor the children. The boys and girls helped the slum children with their "notebooks" - the homework they complete for when their teacher visits a few times a week. This was, by far, the hardest part of our trip. In this slum, families live in makeshift houses by the river. The children were apprehensive, at first, to strangers visiting their area but soon opened up. They were incredibly enthusiastic about learning in general. Many of our boys also played cricket and basketball with the young boys.
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