Colorful Finger Tips
Soumayah Fayie is working in a kid club in Jeddah this Summer. Read her following statement about her and her passion for kids' education:
I never know what to expect. They never fail to surprise me. EVERYDAY is adventure. “They” are kids: The happiness of every parent, the joy in this life, the hope of the future.
My name is soumayah Fayie, and I am an 18-year-old teenager based in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. I have been working with kids for the past six years, every summer since I was 12. Currently, I’m trying a new experience, which is Montessori type of teaching. In Montessori, kids get to express more openly, they get to choose what they like to do, they learn everyday needed skills. I really do love the way Montessori appreciates kids' strengths and opinions. We do a lot of activities. Everything from arts, sports, cooking, story time, and even mind and analysis games.
I’ll be concentrating and highlighting the arts and crafts part. During the arts session, we give the kids (3-6 year olds) the required materials for the activity. Then we tell them how the activity is supposed to be done. After that, we just watch them shine and show their talents. In that way, we get to see the kid’s color preferences, style of art and even sometimes the way they think. So, I see that as a very interesting way in learning, even for me.
I’ve learned so much from such experiences. They might be exhausting to be honest. But it all feels better when this little kid comes to you at the end of the day and tells you:“I love you Mrs. Soumayah!”
