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I was invited by Suraobanrai School in Bang Bo to organize a fun-filled English camp for their P4-6 and M1-3 students.

With the help of two native English speaking teachers and a support staff of Thai teachers and assistants, I taught basic English skills through games, songs, and competitions.  The students immersed themselves into the English language and absorbed the material at a rapid pace.

This camp in Samut Prakan was a great success and I already look forward to the next time I have a chance to spend some time with the wonderful students, teachers, and staff at Suraobanrai School.

I just returned from two fun-filled days of English Camp at Watsalut School in Bang Na, just outside of Bangkok. The students were P4 to P6 on one day, and M1 to M3 on the second day. We’ve played lots of games, sang, danced, and had a generally good time while providing a relaxed environment to learn English from the ground up.

Here is a short video showing just how much fun students had during the first ever Watsalut English Day Camp:

Last week was a very special week at Bangpleeratbamrung School, as it was the host of this year’s 2-day camp for about 50 M2 students from 16 different schools.

I was asked to plan and facilitate the camp and accepted this task with pleasure. Running a camp is so different than ordinary classroom sessions. The fun-factor is even higher and through a two day immersion, students learn at a very rapid pace.

We started the first day with some TPR activities to get the blood flowing. Stand up… Spin around… Jump 3 times… Clap… Fly to the moon! Students love these types of warm ups and for the trainers it’s a great way to capture student’s attention and get them into an active listening mode. During the two days, we covered many subjects in a fun, sometimes musical, and always playful way. We even had a guest appearance by Mr. Monkey to explain prepositions. The last module on Day 1 was a Walk Rally, which was well received and, as a side-effect, gave the visiting students a quick tour of Bangpleeratbamrung School.

Many thanks to anyone who helped out during the camp. The teachers at Bangpleeratbamrung School were instrumental in creating an entertaining and educational program. Select students from M6/2 were assisting the trainers in the background throughout the day. And of course, Mr. Monkey, who had his own special place in the camp. He usually could be found in, on, under, in front of, behind, next to, or near the box…