Please enlarge this photograph and take a look at the little girl in the pink, sitting on the bright blue stool. Oh god.

I wish I had gotten a better picture of her but look how tiny she is. Look at her pig tails, look at her face. I hope you can see some of her earnestness in addition her cuteous maximus. When we stepped behind the corner into this courtyard we were surprised to see this class because we had no auditory sign of children nearby. They were utterly quiet and concentrating on their painting. Even when the presence of others--and foreign others--was apparent there was no mass break in concentration. With the exception of the twins above who we provoked by our attention, the others just kept at task with little more than an occasional look up at us, like this little angel is doing.