History Class

Here in Haiti apparently seventh grade history can be pretty exciting! Our neighbors at the end of our street, the Van Dams, were out catapulting rocks when we got home from picking Todd up at the airport last Sunday night. Natasha VanDam's teacher Glee Williams, who happens to live in the house between ours, had given the class an assignment to build a replica of a catapult or a variety of other things. The neighbors were out watching as they tested this massive thing with rocks and then with water balloons!!! :) In the picture they have the long arm pulled back and ready for release. We took advantage of the fact that we were together and got a picture of the neighbor boys (Zach, Micah, Hans (hiding), William, & Kyle) who many times play together and the ladies (Julie, Jennifer, Glee & Ruth).
The next day after school they did a few more throws with water balloons, and one shot clear across the soccer field! It was reported that this was by far the biggest and best working model in the class.