Ramadan in Albuquerque
Welcome to Presbyterian Ear Institute Oral School, a small, private, non-profit school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where children who are deaf and hard-of-hearing are learning to listen and talk. During the first week of November the children, ages 4-6 years of age, participated in activities related to Ramadan, in order to learn about and appreciate the culture of one of their classmates. The children and staff delighted in the week's cultural experiences, as noted in the photographs!

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During the week the children participated in activities such as a moon-sighting, hand-painting, creating their own head scarves and trying on different types of clothing from the Middle East, talking about reasons for fasting, learning Arabic greetings, and learning how their Islamic friend prays. The week culminated in a feast which included Middle Eastern recipes made by the children themselves: fruit kabobs, cresent rolls, and halvah.

Ramadan Mubarak!

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