Second full day of camp!! Same as the first more or less. We started with stretches again and then we did the "Cha Cha Slide" dance. Great dancers we have. We finished off our posters for our teams and then presented them to the camp. Blue Stars are my favourite with our mascot Jimmy the Shark. We played a dance for game which was good value too. Then we had English class where we wrote in our diaries and [...]
Today we went on an excursion to 3 different places. It was about an hours drive from camp so the sleepy heads had a good snooze on the bus. First we visited the Castle in Valencia de Don Juan, it was an impressive sight with gigantic castle walls and a 3 storey tower which the King would have lived in. Next we went to a Museum of typical clothing from the area. It was very interesting to see what [...]
Usually we start the day with class, but today we were having too much fun with our morning group activities to be bothered! Mo, one of my favorite English teachers, got the kids playing a game that required them to follow another player's movements. Easy, right? The catch is that they had to protect the identity of the leader from another participant who played detective. The activity turned into a dance off! [...]
Our first full day at camp was a great success!! The kids are all settled into their rooms and cabins and already getting accustomed to camp life!! In the morning we played some games and did dances, then split the camp into four teams. We have a red, green, blue and yellow team. Each team had to create a team name, mascot, sheild and chant - great fun! Later we had our first English [...]
Camp kicked off today with a high of 31 degrees. We had lots of games and activities planned for the first part of the day, but everyone was really looking forward to pool time! Earlier in the day we met our classes. I'll be leading dance/theater and teaching English to 11 of the 10-12 year olds. I'm impressed with the dance team already. They are working together quite well. Their music tastes range from pop [...]
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