Yes, it’s that time of year again
folks… summer school is upon us. For the
third summer running I’m spending my time educating teens who would like to be
anywhere else but stuck in a classroom! And
I can’t blame them, Chinese kids never get a break in term time – the least
their parents could do is cut them some slack during the summer holidays. C'est la vie, at least in my classroom they're guaranteed to have some fun.
As with the summer school course
I taught in Vietnam, I used a bit of nous and
requested to teach an intense version of one of my regular courses, making life
easier for myself, as I have soft copies of all my lessons plans and resources.
It’s a lively and interesting course,
that I enjoy teaching the most, including lots of videos, audio and IWB games
as well as my own competitive and creative elements thrown in for good measure
and a few laughs. It will be taught on
top of my regular teaching schedule, meaning an extra 6 to 9 hours of teaching time
per week over the next 2 months.
During teachers’ meetings and
trainings over the past few months we’ve all been warned just how gruelling
this period will be. We'll be supplied with lunches, fruit, medication and throat lozenges to help along the way. Honestly, I can’t see it being any more challenging than last
year; rightly or wrongly I’m going in to this feeling it’s just a small 8 week
hurdle before my well earned holiday.
A xx
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