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Central European Teaching Tolerance through English Summer Camp August 5-19, 2006 Balatonlelle, Hungary : Central European Teaching Tolerance through English Summer Camp August 5-19, 2006 Balatonlelle, Hungary http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide2 : From August 5-19, 65 students (ages 12-14), 13 teachers and 6 student teachers from Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Serbia (including about 12 Roma students) participated in a variety of activities designed to teach interethnic understanding and English simultaneously. http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide3 : The camp was held at Balatonelle in Hungary and organized, sponsored and facilitated by RELO Budapest and the Public Affairs Sections of the US Embassies in Belgrade, Bratislava, Budapest and Bucharest. http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide4 : The program included a teacher training component facilitated by English Language Specialists Mary Lou McCloskey and Lydia Stack http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide5 : The teacher training component of the camp was unique in that the strategies the teachers explored were used with the students the very same day http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide6 : The student program included
ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
like yoga, football, and whiffleball http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
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DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES
directed and performed by students and teachers http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide8 :
ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
such as ethnic dances, pottery, and other arts and crafts http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
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and
TOLERANCE THROUGH ENGLISH LESSONS
emphasizing the American experience http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide10 : During the camp’s International Sharing Night each group presented their cultures through dance and drama performances
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Slide11 : Teachers and students received a multitude of theme-related textbooks, posters, and other instructional materials generously donated by American publishers and the Teaching Tolerance NGO. http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide12 : The program was covered by Hungary’s national television station (MTV) which will air two programs featuring this camp in early September 2006 http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide13 : The program will be followed up by a series of school exchanges, teacher presentations at conferences and further use of the camp’s website, http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
Slide14 : One student’s comments encapsulate the impact the program has had on participants:
“By learning about other people, I learned more about myself in these two weeks than I ever imagined possible.” http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com RESULTS:
RESULTS (Cont.) : RESULTS (Cont.) A network of 13 schools across the region has been established
Teachers are equipped with materials and approaches to address ethnic stereotypes and open students’ minds to the beauty of multicultural societies
A model for English camps with tolerance themes has been established. http://teentolerance.pbwiki.com
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