Sociodramas and School Vacation

This year the department (like a state) that I live in participated in a Sociodrama health skit fair competition. I worked with one of my schools to prepare a short ten minute health skit. They titled it "El Patito Sucio" (the dirty 1ittle duck). The premise is that the little duck never bathes and as a result of this is too smelly to have friends. She is so dirty that even the dogs don't want to eat her. After some counseling she decides to bathe and then has friends. Simple and oh so cute. Nine schools from all over the department competed at the municipal theater and my school won third place! 

This rooster is quite the little ham. They also used real feathers
that they probably had the kids go out and collect. Talk about dirty.

Warning: this video is entirely in Spanish. It is also entirely adorable.

At the state-level competition one team brought a live chicken to use as a prop (they won first place).

Below are some pictures from other health skits. They covered the themes of: skin infections, bullying, the importance of good nutrition, oral hygiene, the risks of teenage pregnancy, junk food, and alcoholism. I was impressed overall with the level of preparation of each group. Not to mention the elaborate costumes. 

Oral hygiene

Risks of teenage pregnancy

Nutrition

Alcoholism (with the fire, baby, and live chicken)

IT IS NOW SCHOOL VACATION IN GUATEMALA. I am excited to have friends and family come to visit, give an HIV training in the health center, and help out at a leadership camp.