We have now reached the end of Summer Camp, and what an adventure it has been! We have learned through three different themes; Animal Planet, Fairy Tales, Space and Explorers. Through these themes we have been able to explore our creative sides in art, dance and drama. We have also practised key concepts from other areas of the curriculum, including writing, maths and science. I think we can all agree that the children have had a wonderful time and will have many fond memories of their time at Summer Camp!
It has been a busy day for our campers today! Class 1 learned about the solar system, enjoyed playing with stretchy space slime, space sand, and glittery gel. Class 2 paint their own planets and had to look closely at the distinctive features of each planet and then guessed which planet the other children had chosen.
Today we held our final whole camp mini adventure, an astronaut training camp! The children were able to access a wide variety of activities with the three camp teachers, Ms Jen, Ms Am and Ms Kitty. Our little astronauts used their artistic skills to design their own rockets and their memory and thinking skills to solve Ms Jen’s Astronaut Puzzler. There were also opportunities for our astronauts to experiment with space rocks, mood dust and alien goop!
Both classes have had a messy day in Summer Camp today! Class 1 made their own space helmets, and had fun in the library and playing parachute games. Class 2 explored sensory trays filled with space slime and moon dust and completed the art work they started yesterday, ‘The Night Sky’.
Our End of Year Primary Assembly was spectacular. Every child in Primary performed and we are incredibly proud of all our students. Well done to everyone involved and thank you to our wonderful parents for coming to watch our end of year celebration.
Congratulations to our Year 6 graduating class. Our Class of 2019 gave us a wonderful performance and we wish them well in Secondary School. There was lots of celebrations and festivities following the ceremony.
Welcome to the final week of Summer Camp! Today the children launched their new theme, Space. Our youngest campers took it in turns to become little astronauts while the older children learned about the planets in our solar system, completing a piece of art using Holst’s Planet Suite as their stimulus.
Today we said goodbye to all of our campers. After more than two weeks together, it was a bittersweet farewell. Although all of our campers were ecstatic to see their parents again, there were also some sad goodbyes as well.
It has been our pleasure to host Bromsgrove’s 2019 International Intensive English and Adventure Summer Camp. The campers have no doubt learned a lot, both in terms of English language and themselves. We hope that our campers take these lessons with them boldly towards their future challenges.
As would like to thank the parents for joining our Bromsgrove family, albeit for a short time. We look forward to seeing you all again in the future and hearing all about your exploits.
We have reached the end of Week 3 of Early Years Summer Camp! Today we went to Thai Canadian Community Sports (Gymnastics Bangkok) and Ms Jen and Ms Jessica were so proud of all of the children for their independence and risk taking skills. The day started with some warm up activities and then the children were split into age groups to try out a range of gymnastic activities including balance beam, forward and backwards rolls and trampolines. Well done everyone for your fantastic behaviour!
Today was a great final day of lessons, and campers were in excellent spirits! Mr Ben helped campers practice talking about traveling. They practiced asking and answering questions about their home countries, so they will be better prepared the next time they meet friends from other countries. In arts and crafts, Ms Myrille and Ms Mind taught campers how to follow a recipe, and they all made Cheese Twists. These are a delicious and cheesy breadstick, and everyone enjoyed them (even the teachers). Mr Devitt helped campers focus on the future. Campers practiced talking about future plans with key phrases such as “What will you do after camp is finished?” and “I will go to the beach with my family.” Be sure to ask your campers about their future plans the next time you speak with them. Things took a dramatic turn in Mr J’s class, as campers went to the theater for their final class, and the lesson took place on our beautiful stage. Campers played drama games which helped them understand how to build suspense in a performance, and then they created a haunted house using only their bodies, as they learned about physical theater. Mr Joe put on some scary music and lighting, and everyone had a spooky-good time on stage.
Our final group activity was the 2nd Annual Egg Drop Competition, and things got very messy. Campers had 10 minutes to work together to build a protective device so their eggs would not crack and splatter when dropped from the second floor. This was especially challenging, as campers were limited to using only paper and tape to protect their eggs. There were many broken eggs on the floor, but some managed to protect their eggs as all cheered for their color groups. This afternoon, campers are on the golf course again and are surely having a good time. Many campers have been talking about how golf is one of their favorite activities from camp, but there really have been so many activities to choose from.
Tonight activity is the “Trashion Show”, a longstanding Bromsgrove tradition. Campers have been preparing for the show and are exciting about it. At Bromsgrove, we teach our students the value of sustainable living, recycling and not using materials when they are not necessary. The Trashion Show is a combination of arts & crafts, engineering, drama, and multimedia. The students decide on the theme of their show. This could be something whimsical (such as “Disney characters”, “videogames”, etc.) or serious messages that are important to the students (such as “reducing plastic pollution”, “animal welfare”, reducing deforestation”, etc.). The students then use only the trash – after it has been cleaned – that has accumulated from their studies such as paper, plastic, and cardboard, to create clothes and costumes. These clothes and costumes are accompanied by a multimedia presentation of the students’ design, who then go perform a short dramatical piece on our theatre stage. Through this activity, we hope to instil in our students a respect for resources and sustainable living.
Tomorrow is the last day of camp. After the Trashion Show, campers will spend the night packing and getting ready for tomorrow’s final activities and goodbyes. Hopefully they will also get some rest, as tomorrow is going to be a very big day.
