Open Days for Teachers. Day 1

Professional Development Workshop 

"Moving Forwards: New EFL Teaching Techniques"

The Access School teachers shared their experience on Google Documents, art of creating PowerPoint presentations and using songs.

Report 1: What experience do teachers have? How do teachers share their experience? How could Google Apps(applications) help teachers contribute? What types of Google Docs (as one of Google Apps) are there?

Report 2: Fulbrighter Katherine D. discussed the ways to use songs in teaching grammar, vocabulary, fluency, writing, content and culture.

Report 3: Art of creating and delivering presentaions, Japanese method of Pecha Kucha

Report 4: The results of the contest "My Native Place" were announced. We also watched two best PowerPoint presentations prepared by the countryside teachers of English and their pupils.

Farewell to Professor Katherine

The whole camp said goodbye to our dearest Professor Katherine D.!

She will be remembered for her brilliant lessons on Wonders of America.

She has been so enthusiastic about preparing Aquilori for different activities!

Tri Wizard Tournament. Round 1

Spelling Bee

 3 Spelling Rounds with 5 words in each for five wizards from the five Houses. The words had been borrowed from the lessons in the Summer Camp.

To support the five contestans the campers sang songs and shouted the thundering cheers and mottoes.
The song was about the Summer Camp "From East to West our camp is the best..."
 Deputy Headmistress - Professor Tatiana M. - was a not only hosting the activity, but she was also leading singer in the chant "We got the spirit...".

Contestants:

Aniraa from Camencrane
Dzhangar from Aquilori
Erdni from Saigvelo
Gerel from Dragonvox
Sofia from Solerbi

Careful Spellers listening to Professor Katherine D. reading and explaining the words

The two Honoured Professors - Professor Galina Z. and Professor Baira N. - checked the written words. Professor Galina Z. declared the results.

The winner of the 1st Round is  Dzhangar who won 13 of 15 points!

Professor Katherine's Last Lesson

 Wonders of America
Today Professor Katherine D. showed pictures of famous landmarks in famous USA cities.
The last minutes of the last lesson were full of great sorrow!

Teamtime with Fulbrighter

Dragonvox kids talking to Professor Kate

Saigvelo Decoding Taboo Words

Winners

Head of American Studies offered to admit that all were winners, so each House received 25 points!

The best idea I've ever heard!

Magical American Sportsmen

So many activities for 35 minutes!
Speaking about four magical American athletes, showing parts of the body, listening to the life stories, learning the vocabulary of four important USA sports, practising, singing along one of the most famous songs "Take Me Out to the Ballgame", revising the key words of basketball, ice hockey, (American) football, and baseball, etc.

Camencrane at Wonders of America

Fulbrighter, Goodbye! Fulbrighter, Welcome!

We've said 'Good-bye' to Cameron. But we are lucky to welcome one more Fulbrighter - Katherine from Virginia (USA)!

Kate (green T-shirt) with Aquilori kids

Goodbye, Cameron!

Our dear Fulbrighter Cameron met the campers in their classrooms and said goodbye.
He has done a great job here in our Access School!

Cameron's farewell to Aquilori kids