When they reach junior high and high school age, finding schools for them becomes more difficult, because they must pay to attend. Several who have reached high school level have been sent to Christian schools on the island of Java. One of the boys of the home makes concrete blocks for a new building. Hindu religious teaching is a compulsory subject in Bali schools, so the Christian children must attend Hindu classes. Learning various skills is an important part of the children's training.
Older girls learn commercial embroidery and help with the younger children.
All of the children learn to care for pigs and chickens. Many learn to play musical instruments. Breakthroughs in Bali To the Balinese, Hinduism is a central part of life. The spirit world is very real to them. Efforts to appease every potentially dangerous spirit exact an extraordinary financial and emotional price.