After a 10 degree drop in temperature from yesterday, we all woke up feeling the chill of the mountain winds. We decided to postpone our second swimming pool trip to Thursday, when temperatures are forecast to be higher again, so hopefully we’ll all be able…

There are a lot of photos here – we’ve had so much fun and excitement today that it’s impossible to choose the best ones! Everyone was up bright and early for the trip to the adventure park. We started the day with a nature trail,…

It may be the weekend in the real world, but at camp it’s Day 4, which means English classes first – not something very usual for a Saturday! The Chipmunks had a lot of fun creating their own crazy monster animals. The Ducklings and Horses…

Day 3 started with English classes. The Rabbits continued their work on water, producing posters about the water cycle, ways to save water, and interesting water facts. The Ducklings finished creating sea animals, then started learning about sports. They then created their own sports (including…

Our first full day at camp saw the children start their English classes. The oldest students, the Rabbits, are with Carmen. After some fun getting-to-know-you games, they talked about ways to save water, and presented their ideas to the class. The Ducklings (my group, 8-10-year-olds)…

Welcome to our 33 new campers! What a lovely group they make! Everyone is happy, and the children are all very polite, speaking a lot of English, and making a lot of new friends already. After lunch (pasta with sausages followed by omelette, gobbled down…

The camp is extremely quiet now with no children… We can just hear birdsong and cowbells. We miss the laughter already! The children were all very happy to see their family members (Ernesto’s hamsters came along for the ride too!) but were sad to leave…

And in the blink of an eye, it’s almost finished! Today has been the last full day of camp. The naughty camp fairies (who also go by the title of ‘monitors’) had stolen all of the campers’ shoes while they slept. So the first task…

Today saw the campers enjoying their final English class of the camp. Irene led a yoga session after the break when the children really showed off their flexibility! It was a lovely opportunity to enjoy the peace and fresh air in the beautiful garden. After…

Today the Ducklings created a number of posters about the solar system, the water cycle and animal body parts. Then there was fun for the explorers at the farm which invovled a lot of water! …and the last horse-riding riding trip up the mountain this…