How I Led My First RC Class
My name is Aliyah Omoefe Ejeh. I am nine years old, a basic-six student. I live in Okota, Lagos.
Starting a young people’s RC class was not easy. Before starting my first class, I felt excited but was also shy. I was thinking of what to do before starting it—I had to prepare everything; my speech also. My mum assisted me before I started teaching.
My first class was held in my house. Before starting, I went to my friends’ houses to call them down to my house. I did not know what to do at the beginning; everything was boring.
The first activity was exercising, led by a seven-year-old boy. The second activity was a dance game led by me—we danced around chairs.
After playing, we started our main topics.
Our first topic was “Introducing RC,” and we had a two-way session on it. Our second topic was “Who Is a Young Person?” Our third topic was “What Is Oppression?” and we had a session on it.
I really enjoyed myself, and I felt better today. I felt lively. The other young RCers felt better and lively too.
Okota, Lagos, Nigeria
(Present Time 186, January 2017)