From Grits to Chopsticks

Last week, a team of university students and teachers from America arrived on our campus to lead three English Summer Camps: one for college students, one for children, and one for English teachers from rural schools.  We had a huge group of children this year:During the opening ceremony, I used a juggling illustration to show how mistakes are an important part of learning a new skill.  I then encouraged them not to be afraid to make mistakes while learning English:I had to be a bit more professional during the opening ceremony for our 140 rural teachers and talked about the physical components of language learning (like practicing a sport instead of just reading about it):The rural teachers were getting physical this morning in class, learning how to use active singing in teaching English pronunciation:Some of the college students were also getting physical on the basketball court:The children were having fun, too, as their teachers had them doing the hokey pokey:In another class, the students were learning words about Christmas while playing a matching game:We are very thankful for a wonderful, committed group of teachers from America.  They are truly a blessing to our school and our province!