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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...

First full day of camp!! Good day. Lovely kids, very nice and sweet.  We started the day with a few games and stretches on the grass then we split into 4 groups. These will be our 4 teams for the camp, together in our groups we will compete against each other and these will also be our Olympics teams. We have the Blue Stars, the Red Dragons, the Yellow Toilets (....?) and the Lean Mean Green Machine. We designed...

Hoy lunes los campers se lo han pasado en grande. Por la mañana los profesores de inglés les han distribuido por grupos para realizar actividades y juegos de aquí en adelante. Yellow, red, blue, green… son los coloridos nombres que han elegido. ¿Cuál destacará de todos ellos?, en próximas entradas os lo contaremos. Después de comer y de un merecido descanso se han subido a la piscina. Hoy tocaba no salir...

Well, the schedule may have said "Normal Day", but it there was nothing normal about it. The campers and teachers were together one last time for a few classes, and to prepare for the next day's English Fair! My class thought an Instagram frame for photos would be a fun idea. Of course it is, who doesn't like photo booths!? We spent the rest of the day cutting, painting, and finishing our board to be ready to the big...

The day was quiet, and no one could really believe it was really time to leave. The campers spent the morning cleaning their cabins and packing for the long trip home. There were a lot of hugs, and a few tears (none...

Ya han llegado los niños al campamento GMR summer camps. Nervios, risas y expectación son algo común este día. Tras realizar el registro y hacer el test de nivel de inglés con nuestros profesores nativos, los campers se despiden de sus familiares. En sus caras se refleja por parte de los padres el deseo de que se lo pasen bien y por parte de los niños el deseo de verles pronto y las ganas de experimentar, a...

It was a sad day today as we said goodbye to many great campers!!  The disco last night was a great success. We gave out the awards with special poo shaped medals ???????? and watched the dance groups to perform - very impressive! Today we had our English Fair, which both campers and families enjoyed. My class's 'Catch a Fish' game was a great success - well done to them for all the hard work they put...

Day 13, last full day.  Normal day like always with class, basketball, more class and then pool. Was very fun though because it was the last day. I had some nice chats with my students, learnt a lot about them and their aspirations. In class though we voted for the Mr and Mrs of different categories. At the goodbye disco we announced the winners.  At the disco it is was really fun. We all dressed up...

Finalizamos la primera quincena de julio en el campamento de inglés GMR summercamps. Un gran número de niños han disfrutado de actividades, excursiones en un entorno natural acompañados siempre por nuestros profesores nativos y por monitores. El campamento les ha servido como inmersión lingüística en un proceso de aprendizaje que esperamos no termine aquí.  Los profesores agradecen la predisposición de...

Today was our last full day at camp for this quincena :-( In the morning we did some stretches and Khephra taught the 'The Cupid Shuffle' before class. In the first class we did the surveys and the kids voted for the 'Mr and Miss Camps', lets see who will get the awards tonight... they have voted for the most studious, the best looking, the sportster, their favourite teachers and favourite monitors amongst other...