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Title: Central European Teaching Tolerance through English Summer Camp August 5-19, 2006 Balatonlelle, Hungary


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Central EuropeanTeaching Tolerance through
English Summer CampAugust 5-19,
2006Balatonlelle, Hungary
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  • 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.

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  • 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.

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  • The program included a teacher training component
    facilitated by English Language Specialists Mary
    Lou McCloskey and Lydia Stack

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  • 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

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  • The student program included
  • ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
  • like yoga, football, and whiffleball

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  • DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES
  • directed and performed by students and teachers

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  • ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
  • such as ethnic dances, pottery, and other arts
    and crafts

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  • and
  • TOLERANCE THROUGH ENGLISH LESSONS
  • emphasizing the American experience

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  • During the camps International Sharing Night
    each group presented their cultures through dance
    and drama performances

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  • 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.

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  • The program was covered by Hungarys national
    television station (MTV) which will air two
    programs featuring this camp in early September
    2006

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  • The program will be followed up by a series of
    school exchanges, teacher presentations at
    conferences and further use of the camps
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RESULTS
  • One students 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.

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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.

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