Page 19 - SpringSummerNL23

Whilst all the latter is going on,
teachers Sara and Anna are at
work welcoming students and
their teachers who have come
on the school bus to spend the
morning on their school trip at
SOS Galgos . 50 students
arrive and are divided into two
groups. Half stay with their
teachers doing animal related activities while
the other half are split into two groups. One
goes with Sara to one of the classrooms and
the other half go with Anna to another
classroom where the workshops are kick-
started by a short video. Students are
captivated and engage fully in the rest of the
activities carried out, many of which are dynamic
activities developed from Greyhound in Need's
education resources. Many students express how
much they are enjoying the workshop and there is
nothing but love, giving and sharing!

At midday the galgos rest in the outside areas of
their kennel areas, taking advantage of the very
pleasant hours of sunshine.

At 5 pm the routine starts again, first the galgos
are walked, dinner is prepared, galgos are given
medications, wounds bandaged, more cleaning of the
kennels and yards is done, washes put on, and so on.

At 9 p.m. it is time for bed. In the summer season we
leave them free inside and outside their kennels and
when the cold weather arrives we put them to bed in
the indoor areas so that they can sleep well and feel
cozy

Other tasks such as transporting waste to the green
point, trips to the vets, the improvements that the
centre still needs (painting, assembling furniture,
tidying up, organising donations of supplies...) and
of course on the days that schools visit us we do
workshops and tours with the children at the centre,
make a day at the Center seem like three days in one!

Anna Clements
Directora SOS Galgos

Photos: SOS Galgos
19