FUN ENGLISH CAMP WITH ROBERTA AND FRIENDS

SMA NU 03 muallimin weleri joined an English camp which was held by kendal English teachers aliance. It was begun on Sunday, 10 august 2014 and overed on Wednesday, 13 August 2014. It took a place at SMA N 1 Patean, sukorejo. The participants were teachers and students of senior high school in kendal region. Mrs. Nurul Laili, an English teacher, and Putri Maya Sari, the eleventh grade student, presented SMA NU 03 MUALLIMIN Weleri joining the camp.

Not only students and teachers of senior high school, there were some students from universities also joined that event. Then, seven native speakers from America and Korea made that event more interesting. They are volunteers who have a goal to develop their science and share their expereriences by helping students to learn English in some events such as an English camp. The members of the native speakers were Steve, Jonathan, Roberta, Sarah, Justine, Natasha, and Sinwoo Chun.

Four  days, all of participants stayed there. The time was too short actually in learning English with the native speakers because there are many things that can be taken from the native speakers. In order to achieve the goal, so the commitee setted the activities of the camp.

On day 1, the participants did the registration in the afternoon. Then doing introduction with the native speakers in the evening and having a little performance at the same time. All of participants had welcome them enthusiastically and full of enthusiasm.

Day 2, all of participants were divided into 6 groups for students, and one group of teachers. Each group was guided by one native speakers. Its goal was to make easier for teachers and students to learn English with the native speakers. Many experiences were shared, and many games and interesting learning were showed by the native speakers. Everyone did not get bored and enjoyed the activities. Then, all of participants had a movie in the evening. The last, they had discussion group to discuss about the movie.

Day 3, started in the morning, the participants’ first activity was jogging with the native speakers. They were faced with beautiful scenery, fresh air, and traditional environment that made them felt at home. Taking a bath and having breakfast  were the second activities before having discussion group with the native speakers. In that day, they had to create a performance for the camp fire. Every group fervently expressed their imagination to make a performance. Then, the time arrived, every group showed their creation, and the natives became the jury. That event was closed by announcing the champion.

Day 4, it was the last time meeting with the natives. The participants did jodgging in the morning by walking to curug sewu waterfall. There, they had games with the natives and it was a closing season of the English camp. Started by speech of the commitee, command and impression from the native, teacher, and students. It was afflict day for all. Crying and sadness of students make the natives felt sad too. It was so difficult to leave taking with the students. But that was the ime for natives to go. The last, they took picture together in order to remember each other although they are in different place or even will not meet each other for the second time. But they hope that was not the last they meet.

The good news is the leader of kendal English teacher has said, that English camp is very good program for students and teachers to improve and develop English skills. So the decission is this program will run continually. It means that the participants still have a chance to meet the natives later.