Today was a very interesting day.
Started in the auditorium with worship and opening ceremonies.
Then there was neat stuff to enjoy the rest of the day. Even if you were a teacher!
There was artwork displayed in the halls. There was videos and such the kids put together. They were all good too. There was the talent show. The talent show is absolutely amazing!
The students imitate those they idolize. K-Pop groups. Their dance routines. In some cases, guys dress in girls' outfits and performed to a girl band's song . Funny, but not as neat as some of the other stuff that they did. Truly talents kids though.
For us English teachers, we had a game where the students tried to get us to get as many words as possible before time ran up. It was good practice for them, no matter their level in the English language. We took down their points score and such.
The prizes we told them about though disappeared. Another teacher who hadn't planned the prizes with the Korean teachers and us came and took them. Gave them away at another activity. Oh well. We will find another way to reward the students I hope. They did their best.
It rained all day but it didn't diminish the spirit of the day. Koreans love the arts and are more willing to participate than American students. They gave it their all and we had a blast!
Sounds like the Festival required lots of coordination to cover all those events and displays, etc.
ReplyDeleteI am glad you are teaching where the students are
eager to excel.
I think days like that one would be a big morale boost for so many - and one that is eagerly anticipated for the next year, along with the time planning and imagining how to contribute to the talent show and artwork and for teachers to create an activity in their department for students to have fun & learning at the same time.
You are writing very nice, interesting stories, Teacher Mindy!