Camp Schedule

Week one is complete, but two very full weeks of English camp still remain. Check out the schedule of special events and activities still to come:

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Week 2	•Sing-a-Long •Clubs	•Valentines Day •Birthday Celebration	•Reading •Independence Day	•Games •Halloween	•Sing-a-Long •Russian-Latvian Day
Week 3	•Games •Sunshine Day	•Reading •Christmas Celebration	•Relays •Clubs	•Sing-a-Long •Talent Show	•Commencement

Clubs

Clubs meet three times during camp. Campers can learn a new skill, sport or craft from one of the American teachers.
Flowers

Today I went to different clubs. Two other people and I went to Wisconsin’s room to help Maggie take some photos. In this room I saw a lot of kids. There were a lot of boys and girls. They made great flowers. The flowers were beautiful. I was surprised when I knew that flowers are very easy to make. Kids did the flowers from colorful paper and duct tapes. I think making flowers is very interesting work. I enjoyed seeing that making of flowers in Wisconsin’s room.  I want to try to make flowers in clubs next week.   -Darina, VA

American Football
I, Chris, will write about American football. There are 3 teams, 2 teams play football, and the other team does exercises. -Chris, WI

Jewelry
 In Hawaii (Nancy's club), girls did different jewelries. The took colorful strings and made bracelets, Bracelets are very easy to do, and they look beautiful. I saw that it is very interesting and doesn't take a lot of time. If someone has a birthday, you could make this jewelry. -Lisa, VA

Yoga
In our camp we have many clubs and activities. One of them is yoga. Yoga is very hard because for yoga, you need balance. I think yoga is a very interesting and hard activity. -Dainis, WI













Poker
In Tom's club, campers learned to play poker. They played in groups using real poker chips.
















Percussion and Concussions

Campers learned rudimentary drum theory with Erik. They learned drum beats and practiced their new skills by drumming on their desks.
















Blog
Campers wrote short stories about activities they had already experienced at camp. Some visited the other clubs to observe and take photos, and then wrote about what they saw.

Sing-A-long

At American Camp 2012, we have a Sing-a-long. We will sing 6 times. If you like our sing-a-long, you can sing these songs. We want to present to you the Top 5 famous songs in our American Camp:
Top 5 American Camp Songs
5. "Hi, My Name is Joe"
4. "We've Got Spirit!"
3. "BINGO"
2. "If You're Happy and You Know It"
1. "Baby Shark"
-Alisa and Eva


Alisa and Eva wrote and performed a song dedicated to English camp.

Scavenger Hunt

You ask us, what is a Scavenger hunt? We will say it is a game. We had this game on Tuesday, June 26th. It was very interesting and nice. We and all camp children played this game. In this game children searched for many things and information about our teachers. These things were: 1) an orange rock, 2) a blade of grass, 3) a bottle cap, 4) a piece of wood, 5) a 1 santim coin and others. Winners were the homeroom states, California and Minnesota. First of the older campers was Minnesota, and first of the younger campers was California. 
-Elizabeth and Dasha, WI

BINGO

On the first day of camp the main activity was Bingo, not including Opening Ceremony. There were a lot of winners and cool prizes. Some of the prizes were sweets, magnets and notebooks. All the winners were happy. All the campers liked the activity, because it is really fun when you shout "Bingo!" and get a prize. -Julija and Anita

Beginning

Today was the first day of camp! The Latvian helpers began our day with a beautiful welcome ceremony. They shared their amazing talents in song, dance and humor.

American helpers bring in the American flag.

Latvian helpers sing a welcome song.

Latvian faculty perform a flamenco dance.

Latvian helpers put on a hilarious skit.

Kathy and Natalia light the camp fire.

Daugavpils English Camp 2012

The American and Latvian helpers.

Campers playing BINGO!

Helpers playing Fool with Latvian campers.

We had an awesome day singing American songs and playing BINGO! It is going to be a fantastic three weeks of English speaking and cultural exchange.

Preparing for Camp

The Americans have arrived in Daugavpils! We all arrived yesterday evening without incident and WITH all of our belongings.
Natalia met us at Vilnius airport to bring us to the Russian Lyceum in Daugavpils. There, some Latvian gentlemen helped us carried our school supplies up many flights of stairs, and we ate our first meal at the school.

Today was spent hard at work preparing classrooms and making trips to Rimi, the supermarket, for necessities. Countdown to Daugavpils English Camp 2012: 2 days!

Taking Flight

Countdown to Daugavpils English Camp 2012: 5 Days!

Getting Ready

In eight days, eight American teachers and four American high school students will pause their lives in the Midwestern United States and travel over 4000 miles (7100 kilometers) to join the community in Daugavpils, Latvia.