Alliance Field Day (10/5)

In the typical fashion (chaos) we took a trip to Chicureo where our sister school is located. There, in their ample, agricultural ambiance, we held multi-aged, sports competitions. Those who chose to compete played volleyball, soccer, and ran. Those who didn't bounced on inflatable castles or played on the playground. My job was refereeing the high school volleyball games. I was worried that students would argue with me about the calls I make. But, I did my best to call the plays and be consistent, and they seemed happy with my reffing. After lunch, everyone was free to do whatever they wanted. So I played volleyball with some staff and students. Then later I played soccer (which after warning everyone that I was bad, I felt rather good about how I played). I also checked in on the kids on the playground. They were sorely unsupervised, so they inadvertently clogged a sink with sand while getting water to make motes for castles and lava for volcanoes. But, they were having a great time. The last event of the day was a relay race involving one student from each grade and one staff member for each color. I was exciting to see all the children work together and cheer for each other. I like the multi-aged activities for this reason. Little kids always cheer for the big kids, but big kids really worked to make little kids feel good too. The Alliance team scores were released and a winner was declared, but I remain rather confused about who was really in first place. The most important thing though was that we all had fun and everyone contributed in some way. I think that was the conclusion. Although, who could tell for sure?