English Camp 2014: A weekend of transition

Saturday, July 26, 2014

A weekend of transition

Here's a picture of the HU student team arriving in Guangzhou on Friday night. After a bit of a travel glitch, and a second consecutive late night trip to Guangzhou, we have the HU team all together in Doumen just as nine members of the Doumen teacher training team left for the States.

It is great to have out third team (all Huntington University students) in China as several members of our Doumen team head home after our two week teacher training and English Camp for primary and middle school students. Doumen will have a one week high school camp starting on Monday, July 28. Zhongshan has one more week of training (teachers only, no students). Zhuhai starts two weeks of high school camp on August 4. This English Camp will be led by Luke and HU students and the balance of our team will head home. In Huntington, our Chinese visitors will complete their TEFL training on August 1 and return to China, via Washington DC, NY City and Boston. Think of our team as we move through this weekend of transition.

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Scope

Four teams will be leading instruction in English for 2014.

DOUMEN, Guangdong, China - A team of 13 will be at Doumen for a two-week camp for primary and middle school students (about 120 total students). This camp will complement a two-week teacher training (for about 80 teachers). There will also be a senior high camp during week three. The team consists of HU students, faculty, and local community members. This is in cooperation with the Doumen Education Bureau.

ZHONGSHAN, Guangdong, China - A team of 12 will be at Zhongshan for a three-week teacher training program. We will train 90 teachers in all (30 primary, 30 middle school, and 30 high school). The team consists of HU students, alum, faculty, and local community members. This is in cooperation with the Zhongshan Education Bureau.

ZHUHAI, Guangdong, China - A team of 7 will be at Zhuhai #1 Senior High School for a 10 day English camp for about 80 students. This team consists of a camp director and 6 HU students, all with some TESOL coursework and experience. This camp is in cooperation directly with the Zhuhai #1 Senior High School.

HUNTINGTON, Indiana, USA - A TEFL certification course during this same time frame in July on the Huntington University campus in Huntington, Indiana. We are expecting 13 English teachers and university English majors from China to attend. There are also 6 local participants. Participants will take classes each day and earn a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certification at the end of three weeks. Chinese visitors will enjoy many activities, weekend trips, and time spent in local families’ homes in the evenings and weekends particularly for the Chinese participants in order for them to experience some American life and culture.