Today was an easy day. Yes, we worked the whole day, but instead of teaching, we ran an English Olympics in the morning and fun activities for the kids in the afternoon. The teachers (ELTs) ran English games such as Charades, Pictionary, Scrabble, etc. for 5 blocks this morning. It went well even with the mix in language abilities. After lunch though, the CCs (camp counselors) ran the activities. You would think that at an ENGLISH camp that the activities would be run in English, but, no dice! All of the activities (except the pop song one) were run in Korean. Not even a mix of half and half or dual language. I found it very difficult to understand what was going on or what my responsibilities were because I couldn't follow the program! A very
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