Title: Central European Teaching Tolerance through English Summer Camp August 5-19, 2006 Balatonlelle, Hungary
1Central EuropeanTeaching Tolerance through
English Summer CampAugust 5-19,
2006Balatonlelle, Hungary
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2- 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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3- 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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4- The program included a teacher training component
facilitated by English Language Specialists Mary
Lou McCloskey and Lydia Stack
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5- 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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6- The student program included
- ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES
- like yoga, football, and whiffleball
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7- DRAMATIC ACTIVITIES
- directed and performed by students and teachers
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8- ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES
- such as ethnic dances, pottery, and other arts
and crafts
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9- and
- TOLERANCE THROUGH ENGLISH LESSONS
- emphasizing the American experience
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10- During the camps International Sharing Night
each group presented their cultures through dance
and drama performances
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11- 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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12- 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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13- 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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14RESULTS
- 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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15RESULTS (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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