English Winter Camp – Week 3

This is the final week of winter camp. The third week has finally arrived.

Monday:
A brand new week and that means, new vocabulary words, and sentences for each of those 20 words. The students kept themselves very busy with activities using vocabulary words. This week's theme was "white theme" so words such as dove, eggs, teeth, swan, tissue, White House, etc. They wanted to do so well on their spelling test, which is on Wednesday, so they were concentrated on getting 20/20. The students were showing me that they genuinely wanted to learn the English language because they kept asking questions about what each of the words meant or examples. Either way, the week started off very well.

Tuesday:
The students were focusing on their reading abilities on this particular day. They had to choose a book and read it quietly to themselves. If they had any trouble pronouncing a word, they would ask for help. At the end, they had to read to me one-on-one for their reading and speaking mark. The students were working diligently and were focused on their task. There were other activities too but this was the main focus on Tuesday.

Wednesday:
The students had Ramyeon for lunch and they knew today was the last day of formal learning. We did plenty of academic related work such as learning how to bowl, vocabulary words for bowling and even a dialogue. There were plenty of games today too because it was the last day to earn stickers towards their score sheet.

Thursday:
Today, we went bowling! We had so much fun. Some of the students never bowling before and they were really excited about this field trip event. The first game I didn't want to try too hard or show off so I didn't get a great score. I realized that I finished 2nd last (out of 8 bowlers). Then again, these students were new so they had the "side bumpers" elevated to help everyone out. The first game I didn't even bother using it because I felt it was too cheap. After finishing 7th, I said to myself there is no point in losing. The 2nd game, I finished tied for 1st place with many spares and couple of strikes. I was doing trick shots off the side bumpers, I used curves and wanted to show that I can bowl. Basically, I was being competitive but at the end of the day, everyone had fun.

Friday:
The last day of camp. We created collages using the pictures we took during the three weeks of camp. We had a pizza party, and just played games. At the end, I gave out certificates, report cards, and many prizes to the students. According to the survey they did, they really enjoyed the camp. A positive feedback! I was happy with how the camp turned out, even though the schedule changed numerous times but at the end it all came together for a successful ending.

I am finally done with camp and now I can enjoy my winter vacation! Off to Palawan, Philippines!