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Monday was our first full day with the new kids. We started the morning with stretches and activities. We brought the kids up to the football pitch and played bang again to help them to learn each others names. After that we played bomb. Then we played ships and sailers which was a lot of fun. After that we had snack, when we finished we had our first English classes. In my class we did more introduction games. Then...

Sunday was the first day for the new arrivals. The kids started arriving around 4:00 pm and did their level tests and then were allowed to explore the camp. It is a slightly smaller group but I am excited to see some new faces. After everyone had arrived we did name tags in the games room. Then we did some introductory games like "bang!" To help the kids learn each others names then when we finished we separated the...

Friday was an incredible last day with the kids. We did stretching and games in the morning. After that we had our last English class. My class (the best class) did some writing activities and voted for mr and mr camp. After that we had snack time. Then we did activities, I did arts and crafts again. After that we had lunch and did our final English class. I was sad because I had such a great group of kids for my...

Los estudiantes del Año Escolar en Irlanda emprendieron ayer el vuelo y se encuentran ya en la Isla Esmeralda. Acompañados por personal de GMR, empieza para ellos una experiencia única que será provechosa ya que un año escolar allí supone un aprendizaje total del idioma, además de los contenidos académicos de los colegios. GMR les hizo entrega en el aeropuerto de una mochila y un teléfono móvil en el que en...

Wednesday was another day of the regular schedule at camp. We started the morning off with everyone's favourite activity, stretching! Then we had English class in the morning we did diaries and games as well as reviewed more vocabulary. Then there was snack time and activities time. I did arts and crafts again and let the campers listen to music it was great. After that we had lunch and the kids had free time and...

Se acerca el final de temporada de campamentos de verano, pero nosotros continuamos con un minicampamento de una semana entre el 28 de Agosto y el 3 de Septiembre. Pensado para todos esos padres que no saben qué hacer con sus hijos antes de que empiecen el colegio, para aquellos que hubieran querido que sus hijos disfrutaran de un campamento y por fechas no pudieron o para aquellos a los que una quincena les...

Tuesday we took the kids to Asturias to do the descenso de Sella. We left early in the morning so we could get on the river early. It was really warm and not raining which was shocking for Asturias. The river was incredibly beautiful and the mountains and trees that surrounded the river were serene. We stopped a few times at the side of the river before we stopped for lunch. We had sandwiches and relaxed in the sun...

Monday we had a normal day at camp. We started the morning with stretching and dancing before having our English classes. My class did their diaries played some games. Then we had snack and activities before lunch. There was arts and crafts and basketball it was great. Then we had another English class in the afternoon where we reviewed and practiced summer vocabulary. When we finished we all went to the pool and...

Sunday we had the olympics! In the morning the kids played capture the flag and did relay races. It was a great day to be outside as the weather was perfect. When we finished we gave the kids snack and did trivia. The kids seemed to really enjoy it but they didn't know the capital of Canada! Then they had lunch and did basketball. After that we had incredibly competitive games of prison ball and volleyball. The kids...

Saturday was one of my Favourite days so far. We took the kids in a hike from camp to the refuge in the mountains. The scenery was spectacular and the weather was perfect! We left around 10:30 in the morning and started leading  the campers up to the first rest area. You could see the mountains and cities all around and it was truly incredible. We finally made it to the refuge which was a small cabin at the top...