说说参加海外夏令营

疯狂的小豆子

  一般做得比较久的夏令营，都会有网站信息的。在当地社区上发布信息的。

疯狂的小豆子

     对相当多孩子而言，吃饭时最大的挑战。中午的三明治，生菜夹着火腿还有芝士，很多中国胃的孩子不习 惯。
     我们早晚基本都是中餐。豆子都悄悄说，回家以后一定要出去吃一次湘菜或者川菜。

疯狂的小豆子

   回来的飞机上，至少一半以上是孩子。好多个游学团，其中一个团就32个孩子。

  他们介绍他们的行程：旧金山入境，然后参观一天，去安排的小镇上生活2周，在寄宿家庭。每天上午上课，有英语老师来讲课，下午参观活动，然后开赴波士顿 纽约和华盛顿。
   凡是去这三个城市的，基本是名校藤校参观之旅。

   

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本来想写以下四个问题的：
  1、为什么选择美国当地孩子的夏令营？

  2、参加当地孩子夏令营之前应该如何准备？

  3、参加这种夏令营的手续如何？

  4、参加这种夏令营的反思。

前三个都算写了，第四个问题，我还没思好，稍后来补吧。

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疯狂的小豆子 发表于 2014-8-12 23:16
对相当多孩子而言，吃饭时最大的挑战。中午的三明治，生菜夹着火腿还有芝士，很多中国胃的孩子不习 惯 ...

美国中餐不是真正的中餐，早已经美国化了。听说如果问老板要中文菜单，做出来的中餐就对中国胃。

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夏令营的一些活动细节，上图。

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emerald2008

希望小豆子妈妈可以多介绍一些夏令营的网站或联系方式。。。
另外，你们签证是旅游签么？有些国家小孩子单独比较难签的，有最低年龄要求么？

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emerald2008 发表于 2014-8-15 11:21
希望小豆子妈妈可以多介绍一些夏令营的网站或联系方式。。。
另外，你们签证是旅游签么？有些国家小孩子单 ...

我们的签证是旅游签证，的确很多国家必须有监护人同行的。所以，可以大人孩子一起办理签证，一同去。或者大人委托其他人代为监护。交钱给航空公司，他们也办理无人照管孩子的运送的。

曾经见一个初一的孩子，自己从美飞国内，就是航空公司负责的。

只有有大人同行，孩子没有最低年龄限制的。如果没有在航空公司申报，仅仅一个孩子是无法购票的。

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我们其中一个夏令营每天晚上给家长一个Email，说明一下今天的活动，并把一些活动照片发给大家。我按照每天顺序把这个活动说明贴上来吧。

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Hello Parents,

I hope your campers had as much fun today as we did.  The weather was perfect and everyone stayed active and engaged just about every minute.  The artists spent the morning doing stone sculptures in the stream with Annie Bristow and making monotype prints with Jean Downs.  The poets also did monotype prints with Jean but spent most of the day exploring nature and beginning to write about it with Nina, Jennifer  and Cassie .  In the afternoon the Park Rangers took the artists on a birding exhibition.  Everyone was so busy it was hard to find a moment for graham crackers in the morning and pretzels in the afternoon, not to mention lunch and recess in the middle of the day.  A highlight of the poets day was the discovery that a squirrel had absconded with an entire package of crackers and when Alina spotted him munching away looked up at her as if to say "Who, me??"

Tomorrow the poets will spend the morning writing haiku and tanka poetry with Jennifer Merrifield and NIna Forsythe  and the afternoon birding with the park rangers.  The artists will spend part of the day with Frank Fotia helping him to build bee havens and the other part with Natalie Atherton working with clay. Though we didn't have time today, our plan is to have the campers keep a journal with words and images to capture their experience in the S River watershed.

I sent home with campers today a note from Tracy  about the parents potluck picnic on Friday after camp.  Please let Tracy know if you will be able to make it!

Attached are a few photos from Day 1.

Here's to more happy camping!  

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想看第二天活动吗？

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Dear Parents,

Another glorious day at the State Park - blue skies and sunshine all day long.  (I am reminded of last year when camp took place the HOTTEST week of the year - the high 90s all week!)  So we have been very lucky weather-wise.  Also, creativity-wise.  Both the highly energized and creative campers and their remarkable art and poetry teachers are really something to behold.

Although the poetry and art campers worked separately today - except for group lunch - they were all extremely busy.  In addition to learning about Haiku poetry with Jennifer, our young poets created a remarkably elegant and elaborate stone sculpture in the stream with Annie and went birding with Ranger.  What a wonderfully collaborative and friendly group this is!

And the same can be said of the art campers - every one of them is cheerful and ready to take on the next challenge.  Today the artists were divided into small groups to  creating Bee Havens with Frank; work with clay with Natalie in the pavilion and then later create clay "creatures" of different kinds on the stream;  and draw in nature with Jean. Today, art campers also began what will be a daily event -- writing in their journals -- to help them "remember back, discover, and reflect on new ideas."

We saw a lot of smiles today - everyone is getting to know one another so well that by tomorrow no more nametags!  And none of the campers complained about my "healthy snacks." No chocolate chip cookies for them - fresh appie slices, string cheese, and raisins.  (Did I mention how good natured these campers are?)

Both poets and artists had much to show for today's work:  some campers had written half a dozen haiku poems by lunchtime!  artists' portfolios are starting to bulge with drawings and monotype prints, and the bee havens they created today will be installed on Friday .

Tomorrow we have a camp favorite "Salamander Scurry" on our schedule, followed by  "graphic storytelling" with Pat  in which campers will recount what they learned about salamanders with pictures instead of words.    There will also be water painting in the steam with Jean and more clay fun with Natalie.  Poetry Campers will begin work on an original collaborative poem and do individual work on "list" and "litany"poems.  They will also be taking a Sensory Walk with Cassie.

Just a reminder to contact Tracy whether or not you will be participating in the potluck picnic on Friday after the Campers' Showcase on Friday.  This will help us determine whether we'll need to call for the bus to take people home or whether parents will be there Friday afternoon instead.

Okay - that's all for now.  See everyone tomorrow!