Our English camps were held with students coming from Tunas Baru Secondary school in Batu Aji, Batam. We had over 45 students for each month of May and June. Their ages are from 14 to 16 years. The purpose was to teach them conversational English through games and drama. Some of these kids are presently attending our Goducate center in Batu Aji which is about 15 mins from the campsite.
On the first day, Saturday, we had 4 to 5 youth volunteers from Batam and Singapore to play games with them. The purpose was to use English as the medium in giving instruction so that they can practice speaking English. We had sack race, passing the rubber band through drinking straws, dog and the bone, tug-a-war, walking on clogs, etc.
It was so much fun as they began to break from their shyness to speak English. Next we had about 4 to 5 adult volunteers to teach drama. You name it we have it. We made costumes and props from whatever we can lay our hands on, like trash bags, newspapers, cardboard, masking tape and marker pen. 
It was so much fun to see all them participate and speaking and acting their part in English. They were tired out after the 2 days of activities but really enjoyed themselves.
Our English camps are monthly affairs and our helpers are all volunteers from Singapore and Batam.
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A nursing school that came to know about Goducate’s community work has chosen the Goducate Learning Center in Mabakan, Calaun, to be a center for practical training for their students. Hence 10 nursing students spent January training the locals in basic health awareness and doing health screenings.
Training session
Some 30 people, mostly mothers, attended… Continue reading
A fortnight ago parents of the children attending the Goducate Learning Center in Lalao, Laguna, were brought together to attend a session with their children. The session, called Mama and Me, was intended to emphasize to the parents the importance of good communication with their children and of teaching their children and supervising them while they do their homework and assignments. For the children, the intention was to impress on… Continue reading
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