winter camp

When school is on winter and summer vacation I am asked to teach an English only camp, the goal is for the students to only hear English, with no Korean teacher translating what the lesson is. This way they rely on what they know and gain confidence that they understand much more than they give themselves credit for. There is no set curriculum and the school gets a lot of funding from the government to make the camp an interactive success.

Winter camp was a lot of work and preperation. But part 1 turned out really good and was a lot of fun, we’ll see how part 2 goes on the 24. The fifth graders had a good time because it was so different from our usual class and the usual curriculum, they actual seemed comfortable and lively. -And I was lucky enough to have an assistant that the kids really loved. Thanks Lucie!

We had a flea market. The students got to sell and buy items they brought in from home. Lots of haggling went down. Top buys included a heineken beer coin bank and a telescope.

Playing a vocabulary "hot seat" tournament.

Making French Toast

Collage project

Lucie proves she is the arm wrestling champion.

The last day we had a party that included fried chicken and cola a.k.a. Colpop (the chicken nuggets are in a container on top of the cola)

Notice everyone wears coats in school, yup it's cold.