On Mondays, students take a break from Get Ahead classes and pick a half-day excursion option. Today we went on an exciting jungle adventure. But not before working on our English!
English beyond the classroom
Come with us on a brief snapshot of what’s going on in Core English this morning:
- Presentations; discussions; listening to what other people say; responding to what other people say; analysing stories; developing writing skills
We’ve said it before. We’ll say it again. Never underestimate teenagers and never underestimate what they can do with their English. In this next video B2 teacher Ian explains how his class are learning about Crisis Mapping. To be more specific, your teenagers are learning how they can use their English in the real world to map and manage crises:
A fun way to work on personal skills
Our students love spending time outdoors. Especially when they can have a lot of fun doing so – for example by playing paintball or climbing up high ropes.
The jungle adventure is a perfect example of something that is a constant in summer school experience: students going out of their comfort zone. Students trying something they never imagined themselves doing. Students embracing new challenges.
Paintball isn’t just mindless fun – it helps students learn how to master teamwork. If they didn’t work together, their chances of winning a match would be slim.
A nice recharge
Running around, jumping, tactical thinking… All the jungle adventures made students very tired. Seeing the delicious food waiting for them made them quite cheerful! Tonight they had a rare, but tasty snack: pizza.
…And as every one of our students are individuals (there are no groups at More Than English) – our team of chefs made an individual pizza for every student too. Quite a feat, you’ll agree.
More outside time
After dinner, literally just across the road from the campus, students entered the magical world of Mortimer Forest. They strode uphill surrounded by trees that were hundreds of years old. Makes you think…
Not too far from the summit of Climbing Jack, we asked students if they would like to stop and return back or push on to the summit. We were so impressed when the vast majority elected to go for the top. We were also impressed by how far the less experienced walkers had reached. Well done everyone!
We finished of the day with a nice gathering around the campfire with hot chocolate and marshmallows. What a long day it’s been! What an EPIC day it’s been. Let’s go to bed now and get some rest.
