Their teacher, John Hanson, had a chance to visit and see the MindLeaps program in action during a visit to Rwanda two years ago.  

MindLeaps (Mindleaps) is a USA based organization working in developing countries to improve school performance and create positive livelihoods for at-risk youth. MindLeaps runs a unique program, based on a standardized dance methodology, that helps out-of-school and vulnerable youth undergo behavioral transformation, catch up on basic cognitive development and learn work-ready skills. MindLeaps creates educational paths for the most vulnerable children in the world through a creative arts program that is built on data-driven metrics.  

Three WFS students, Cereniti Johnson, Naomi Allen, and Arlo Nekoukar, gave presentations about their family backgrounds as well their own hobbies.  In addition, other WFS students asked questions and shared examples of their hobbies as well as like and dislikes about aspects of American culture.  The students from Mauritania also shared aspects of their culture and families as well as a poem that was read and shared. 

Here are some of our students' reflections: