For the past few months interested students have been attending special classes (Mongolian language, IQ, dance, chess, and shagai shooting) twice a week taught by select members of the community. Two weeks ago the students put on performances for their classmates and participated in contests to demonstrate their newly acquired skills. I am always impressed by how hard working these kids are and how much they get into learning–at least when it involves games and prizes.
A group of cut throat chess players.
The IQ, or giant brain, club.
Mongolian language nuts are the best dressed.
The few, the proud, the ankle bone shooters.
Odmaa reciting part of the famous poem "Би Монгол Хүн"
"Making rope"
Zoljargal and Zolzaya-two of my favorites.
Brains at work.
Shooting Shagai. (Go Badgers!)
Group chess.
The puffy hair bow team writing a poem....
..and the formidable crew cut team.