Almost all Foreign English Teachers are required to design and run a summer camp for 2 weeks. I created a 5 day plan to the theme "Party Around the World" in which each day we would learn about a foreign culture and do cultural activities from that culture.
The Camp Overview was like this:
Monday: American Day
Tuesday: Spanish Day
Wednesday: Indian Day
Thursday: South African Day
Friday: International News Day
On American Day we learned about American holidays such as Thanksgiving and Easter. Then I created a scavenger hunt for the students to find prizes hidden around the school. For a snack we brought in American Chocolate Chip Cookies--which was a big hit! After our snack we played Mad Libs about Valentine's Day. Then we played a good round of Simon Says. To finish off the day we played Kickball and Frisbee outside on the field and came in for journal time.
On Spanish Day I taught the kids some Spanish Expressions such as "Me llamo _____. Como te llamas?" Afterwards the kids did a Spanish Crossword Puzzle. Even my boyfriend Dennis came along and helped teach the Spanish expressions. The kids really loved him. We told the kids he was my cousin from Spain. Some kids may have been skeptical, but some kids said they could see the resemblance between us...weird! Dennis also assisted me in teaching Salsa dancing. For a cooking activity we made Mexican Nachos. The kids absolutely loved the nachos. Then we did a Picasso-cubism drawing activity where the kids would draw a face from at least 2 different perspectives. Some of the kids got really creative and drew animals from 2 perspectives. It was a great day!
On Indian Day, I taught the kids about the goal of yoga. Then we practiced 12 different yoga poses and said their name. We did a yoga routine in the classroom and turned on some yoga music. After we did yoga, we had an Indian Snack: Samosas filled with veggies and curry. After the snack, we taught the kids about the Indian holiday Holi Hai---the festival of colors. Although Holi Hai is celebrated by throwing colored powder at one another to celebrate spring, we could not find any colored power. Instead we had an epic water gun fight. I was soaking wet. The kids really enjoyed spraying one another and ME, of course.
On South African Day, we learned about the history of South Africa, Apartheid, Nelson Mandela. Then we learned how to play rugby. We went outside and played tag rugby. It was a lot of fun passing the ball backwards. Then we came inside, made popcorn, and watched the movie "Invictus" with Korean subtitles. The movie was a little long, so we watched the end on Friday.
The last day was International News Day. We finished watching the movie "Invictus" and then we played International Trivia. Some kids had done bonus homework from my workbook. They translated the poem "Invictus" from the movie into Korean. I told the students to create a newspaper for the camp on posters. Some groups did a sports sections, others the Art Section, and some just News. I asked the tech guy to print off all the photos from camp. They formed groups and started cutting out pictures from the camp. I was really impressed with how the posters turned out and they made a nice momento of the camp. Dennis was included in the posters. Some girls cut out his picture in the shape of the heart. Below was a caption that said, "Dennis Teacher is so handsome." They really are going to miss him!
Overall, I was very happy with my preparation. It was wonderful that my school let me create a workbook to use for the camp. Also, the school had a budget and allowed me to buy lots of food and materials to use during the camp. I think the camp will be the highlight of my teaching this year!
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