For the past two weeks... Laura and I have been planning and running English Camps during our workdays... They are super cool... Why you ask?? Because I only have to be at work from 9-12:10 and I still get paid full time ... that's why!!!
Why else? Because I'm given complete control over my lesson's and don't have to teach the kid's much english if I don't want... The main idea of English Camp is to get children more excited about English and not steer them away from it
Soooo... I taught them a few practical things about english: currency, how to order food at a restaurant, directions, etc.. then it was on to the fun stuff... We made a comic book... played "english" sports (basketball, soccer, volleyball).... made peanut butter and jam samiches... a korean ice cream dish... and last but certainly not least.. i took them for a photowalk where they had to take a macro picture (something small), a portrait, and a landscape shot !
All along they have been earning "cliff dollars" for their English skills... This is money with my face on it that is signed by me for authentication... Tomorrow (the last day of camp) they will be allowed to purchase Canada pins, snacks, erasers, pencil cases, and english dictionaries at the Cliff Market with their "cliff dollars"... Needless to say.. the last few weeks have been fun and relaxed compared to usual... but not as relaxed as the next few weeks will be... Laura and I hop on a jet to Beijing on Monday and will fly down to Jeju (an island in the sun) for the following week for vacation...
I have posted a ton of stuff today... but the pics are all cross-posts from my flickr account as you'll see.. if you want to view anything larger.. you'll have to click on the photo and it will take you to my flickr site.. then click the magnifying glass or "all sizes" and pick the size...
I've updated until my "gupo market post" so you'll have a few pages to catch up on!!!
Talk to you in about three weeks as we're off on vacation starting tomorrow :)