Original post: May 2022
While I am very excited to participate in this project and to spend a week with PH students, I am skeptical about the role of English as part of a class camp in a part of Switzerland where, actually, Romansh is important. If you are interested in following developments in Romansh teaching, I suggest you sign up for the Babylonia newsletter as there will be an issue on this coming up, and in the past, there were many Babylonia issues in and on Romansh. However, back to English! Here are a few general ideas for integrating English in a class camp."Normal" school in a different place
Teachers CAN, as part of a class camp, not "just" have fun, but teach subjects for the week. Teachers CAN organize a camp in a way that there are still regular school lessons, just in a different place, and using the area around them. In this sense, EN can also be "taught" in Bergün and here are a few ideas for some lessons:
- Role plays - a tourist asking about the area or asking for directions
- Movies - some of the "Heidi" movies were filmed in Graubünden, there are other films that were filmed in the area (Jenatsch, etc... also for DE).
- Routines - why not have some routines for English instead of lessons: morning sport in English / meal routines (presenting the menu, serving, etc...); evening game.
- and so on...
Like this you can think about a schedule during camp time where each subject is still "taught" but in a different place and using the area.
Including English in school before the camp
If you are planning a class camp in Bergün, why not do some planning for the camp in your English lessons the weeks before the camp and then NOT use English during class!! For example:
- Plan out meals in English lessons;
- Learn about the region in English (tourist info websites in English) - each pair can take a site and present the history of it or what there is to do;
- Plan out activities and things to do and present suggestions in English;
During the camp
These are things that we will do with you!
After the camp
- Write google reviews (in English);
- Write a summary of sorts;
- Each groups makes a poster about a place visited and follows up with more information.
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