Winter Camp is Over!

Well winter camp is finally coming to a close. I must say it was a bit sad to see some of the students leave. Some students come to Hans specifically for camp and are not regular attendees for classes. I will miss them. The camp was a lot of fun. The theme was Around the World in 80 Days (well, 30 for our purposes but who cares, right?) We ended it today with a trip to Chile complete with rain-sticks from the Atacama Desert. Also, we watched the movie "Around the World in 80 Days." The Jackie Chan version, not the old one. Koreans love them some Jackie. I think overall it was successful and I can't wait to get the paycheck from it. :D I am going to keep adding to my shopping list of things for my future house.

Here are some pictures from throughout the camp.

Latest Book Published while in Korea

This is a learning and reading comprehension book that works with our online learning module through compass learning.

History Book

New Year, Fresh Start

Well the year has come and gone there will be a post later describing things learned and reflections, but this is more of a shout out to the coming year. Today we started our new slew of classes. While the thought of getting roughly 36 new classes at ten or so students a pop seems a bit overwhelming, it is the thing I love most about today. I was able to get rid of my worst classes as well... That sounds awful, but I am stoked. Also, my junior high classes are all A and B level. That means they are the smartest and most well behaved. I am loving it!

Also, I have a bunch of new younger students. My phonics level kids are the cutest things. They are all six or seven and barely know the alphabet. Being unattended by a translator has been interesting, but it is nothing lots of hand signals and google translate cant fix. :D I am looking forward to my gloriously clean slate! :D I hope that they will stay in this groove and eventually open up more and speak English.

Christmas Eve

I am struggling to find a Christmassy spirit this year for some reason. Although it has never been a problem in the past, it has been really hard this time around. Tonight Jack an I have plans to go downtown for Christmas shopping. Afterward, we are going to have Justin over to make some eggnog in preparation for tomorrow. We aren't doing too much as we are away from family, but we are still trying to keep the spirit alive. We thought we would do so by having a cozy private x-mas morning and friends over for dinner and possibly a christmas movie. i am excited either way. I got my Christmas present last night. It is a brand new toaster oven. In a country where ovens are rare it is a big deal. :D

Also for your viewing pleasure I thought I would include a picture of my Christmas hat from Tour Les Jour. It is a Bo RoRo Hat!

Christmas time is here...

Here are a few clips of my kids singing random Christmas songs in Korean.

revised winter camp book

Around the World in 30 Days Curriculum

Winter Camp

Here is our winter camp curriculum:

Around the World in 30 Days

Around the World in 30 Days