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Working at a Summer Camp Part II: Camp Organization

In this post I'd like to tell you a bit more about what it's like working at American Village and how things are organized. If you're thinking about accepting a job offer with Amvil, this post should hopefully help prepare you a bit for what to expect. If you've never worked at a summer camp before, it can be a bit disorienting and it takes a while to learn the routine. The schedules are different for school or vacation camps, but here is what the average day looks like. 7:30 Wake up 8:30 Breakfast 9:00 Kids brush teeth 9:15 ESL 1 10:15 Recess 10:30 ESL 2 11:30 Congress 12:30 Lunch 1:30 Chill time 2:00 Activity 1 3:30 Snack 3:45 Activity 2 5:00 Free time 6:00 Showers 7:00 Dinner 8:00 Kids brush teeth 8:15 Evening Program 9:15 Cool down 9:30 Lights out (staff clean up) 10:00 Staff Meeting 11:00 - 12:00 Finish work For anyone considering working with American Village, please note that you will typically get between 1-2 hours of breaks through

Grammar: English Tenses

Hello, I'm Laura! My nickname is Lolo. I'm a Canadian EFL teacher who loves to travel! Welcome to  Lolo on the Gogo ! Please feel free to email me at lolotravelgogo@gmail.com or comment below if you have any questions! Enjoy the lesson. There are 12 English tenses. The tenses fall into three time categories: past, present and future. We can also categorize the tenses into four specific types: simple, perfect, continuous and perfect continuous.  The tenses are as follows: past simple, past perfect, past continuous, past perfect continuous, present simple, present perfect, present continuous, present perfect continuous, future simple, future perfect, future continuous, future perfect continuous. Alternatively, we can organize the list as follows: past simple, present simple, future simple, past simple, past perfect, past continuous, past perfect continuous, future simple, future perfect, future continuous, future perfect continuous. When we study somet

Grammar: Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous

Present Perfect Subject  +  have/has  +  past participle vs Present Perfect Continuous Subject  +  have/has  + been +  [ verb + ing ] Hello, I'm Laura! My nickname is Lolo. I'm a Canadian EFL teacher who loves to travel! Welcome to  Lolo on the Gogo ! Please feel free to email me at lolotravelgogo@gmail.com or comment below if you have any questions! Enjoy the lesson. Present Perfect vs Present Perfect Continuous Present Perfect Subject  +  have/has  +  past participle 1. An action that occurred in the past and connects to now 2. A past experience Adverbs: for, since, just, never, ever, yet Time expressions: today, recently, this morning… Examples: I have studied a lot recently, so I should pass my test today. You have played the piano since 2014. I have been to Spain. I`ve never been to France. Have you ever listened to Arcade Fire?   Present Perfect Subject  +  have/has  +  past participle The present perfe

Teaching ESL in France: American Village Summer Camp

Me in the town close the Azé camp Working for American Village, I taught at three camps: Aurabelle, Tour de Buis and Azé, all in southern France. The experience was definitely unforgettable and had its highlights and challenges. In this article, I'll provide some information about the general organization of the camps, the schedule for a typical work day, what it's like working for Amvil, and my overall impression of working with American Village as well as highlighting some of the problems and challenges of working for this company. American Village An important thing to note is that this is a short-term contract; as such, American Village provides you with a work permit, which is not the same as a work visa. A work permit allows you to be legally employed during your 90 day stay in the Schengen area of Europe. It does not extend the limit of your time in the Schengen. See the website below for more information about working and travelling in the Sche