益思博英語 Explore ESL

It's the last day of Summer Camp! Join Explore ESL for regular classes starting on Wednesday, August 30th
Thanks to the students who supported us and enjoyed 2 weeks of baking and 2 weeks of coding!

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We assembled Arduinio controlled robots today. Super powered Explore ESL students!

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Today we used a paper version of Scratch programming to understand how to program a maze. Students used simple commands such as move forward, turn right, turn left and more advanced ones such as repeat X times do... A number of students had to review their left and right directions as well as understanding as you turn your perspective, where is left and right moves depending on which direction you are facing. This was an excellent task and challenged the students to a higher understanding.
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In the morning the students crafted mini laptop computers from colored card. It was a good chance to review the vocabulary we had learned on day 11 and 12 as well as to get crafty and practice using a ruler to layout a cardboard keyboard. The afternoon was filled with jumping as we visited Air Gene, a trampolining fun place. We played trampolining dodgeball, trampolining basketball, climbing walls and falling into sponge pits and fly on the wall velcro suits. Lots of fun!

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We began our journey into coding. We learned many computer and technology words that we may need to use when talking about computers. Some students had lots of knowledge while others were not sure. It was interesting to draw little pictures of the vocabulary we learned. The students also enjoyed playing ballon volleyball, something fun to play when it is pouring rain outside.

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We made the yummiest Chelsea buns today. Some of the students opted for cinnamon rolls which don't have raisins , or mixed spice. I think they were some of the most successful things that we have baked and every kid loved them. Happy Friday! Next week is coding! see it on https://exploreesl.com/?page_id=614

Today we started with some calming craft work. Teacher Kelvin taught the craft of quilling. We used a Q-tip with one end snipped off and a slit cut vertically into it as a quilling tool. Sushi seemed to be an achievable goal and relatable for all the kids and the topic of baking and food. We had fun designing the sushi and adding quilled elements. After lunch and break time we went on a field trip to Lazer Treks in Taichung city. It is always a fun time with workout. We finished with a relaxing movie in the big room, our chill Wednesday at ExploreESL SummerCamp!

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The 2nd Week of summer camp starts! This week started with a favorite for many commonwealth countries or fans of British baking; shortbread. Just four easy ingredients and a bit of exercise mixing and you can make a lovely shortbread dough to shape how you want. Explore ESL students enjoyed using the few cookie cutters Teacher Kelvin possessed to make some interesting cookies. There were stars, rabbits, a kangaroo or Australia. An eclectic selection! Fun was had by all. Later we played an ExploreESL favorite indoor game four corners. We wrote about our day and had some casual boardgames, card and playtime (of course all in English) at the end of the day.

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Today we made lemon meringue pies on of Teacher Kelvin's favorite treats. We used premade pie bases, but made the lemon filling and meringue topping. I asked the senior students G4-6 to talk about making them. After junior students made their pies and ate one, we decided to go to LiXing park. This is a really fun park just 1.1km from Explore ESL. We spent most of the time climbing and swinging. Really a fun Friday at Explore ESL Summer Camp.

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Yum Yum Anzac biscuits.
Teacher Kelvin is from Australia and New Zealand. His mum made him Anzac biscuits to fill him up when he was little. Today we learned to make these yummy and filling biscuits made of coconut and rolled oats. We also learned what the Australian flag looks like. Of course we have lots of other fun at Explore ESL. We learned to play dots and boxes, tic tac toe, and we completed some sudoku. The park game today was kick ball. This is a regular favorite for Friday park days at Explore ESL.

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Day 3 of Summercamp was bowling. We visited the local bowling alley to burn off some energy and knock down some pins. Teacher Kelvin taught about selecting a bowling ball and matching finger holes, as well as how to line up you bowl and hold the ball as you bowl with perfect form (ha ha). Some students made a good effort to try the correct technique and were excited to watch the ball come back in the ball return system. Teacher Kelly, Tina and Kelvin were bowling along with students.

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