This is one of the dances performed before classes started.

A mom walking her child to school for the first time this year. The two white bows are traditional for little girls to wear to school on the first day.

Dancers waiting to perform at the opening of school. Notice the large purse the lady on the left has and her high heels. That is common in Ukraine.

More performers.

One of the classes waiting to go to class the first time. They have a celabration at the beginning of school before they walk into class. All the children bring flowers to their teacher.

The yard where the dances will take place. All the students stand outside to watch the performance. They all are holding baloons that they let fly into the sky at one point during the ceremony.

This girl got a scholarship for the full year as she did so well in school last year.

This is one of the many children that can come to a regular school now because of the wheelchair lift the church paid for so the children that come to the school can get down into the lunchroom to eat.

We took a picture of one of the classrooms. As you can see they wear uniforms to school.

This is a picture of the wheelchair lift and the lady we worked with to get it installed. She is in a wheelchair also.

This is the head lady of the shcool in pink and Sister Mckulina on the right. She is the Area 70's wife.