The 2010 English Essentials Summer Camp run by Goducate-sponsored Lifepegs (www.lifepegs.com) ended officially on Wed Aug 11—far too early, according to many of the students. They had enjoyed themselves tremendously, had learnt how fun can be injected into learning in as well as out of class, and had gained much confidence speaking English and talking to foreign teachers.
On the night before the closing, the students had another chance to reveal their creativity, with each team being given an hour and a quarter to make a team mascot out of nothing else apart from the newspapers and sellotape that were supplied, and their team T shirts and flags, before it was time for the mascots to appear before the panel of judges.
The closing day itself was taken up by final assessments in the morning, team lunches at a restaurant, then distribution of various awards and certificates. However, that day marked only the closing of the formal part of the camp. The students were scheduled to go off the next day on trips with their coaches (teachers), either to Changbai Mountain (for 3 days) or to a deer farm (for 2 days).
