Saturday, May 29, 2010

English Summer Camp 2010



Toucheng Farm International English Summer Camp Camp Notices

“Creativity, Confidence, Friendship”



English Summer Camp Reporting Schedule
□ First Camp – July 4 to 10
□Second Camp – July 11 to 17
□Third Camp – July 18 to 24
□Fourth Camp – July 25 to 31



Camp’s Address
No.125 Keng Hsin Road, Toucheng Township, Yilan County
Tel. No.(039) 772222, 772000


Camp Directors:
Miss Vicky Yang or Mr. Ken Lin

Venue: Toucheng Farm
Time
Contact Person
Telephone No. 039 772000


Arriving by Car
Farm’s Conference Hall
Time 10:00 A.M.
Contact person: Rachel Chen


Bus From Taipei
Chiang Kai Shek Memorial Park Freedom Park’s gate
Time: 09:00 A.M.
Contact person: Patrick Lin
Telephone : 0985-232560



◎Summer Camp’s Reminders:



1. Entering or playing alone around the Fish Pond is STICTLY PROHIBITED !
2. Inform your Teacher immediately if you feel sick.
3. For safety sake, please go with your group all the time. Permission from your Teacher is necessary to leave or separate from the group.
4. During free time, please stay only in the designated areas. No one is allowed to go out of the Farm at night.
5. Please respect the Farm’s properties and care for its preservation. Please keep valuables items like cell phones, cameras or cash along with you always. For safe keeping, ask your assistants or the Front Desk for help. In case of loss, damage or forgetfulness, the Organizing Committee, will not be held responsible.
6. Weather conditions will not affect the planned activities. The Organizing Committee has the power to adjust the schedules accordingly.




◎Introducing Toucheng Farm, English Summer Camp Venue

Toucheng Township is located at the north-east coast of Taiwan overlooking the Pacific Ocean , where “the mountains are bright and the waters are fair” .Within this marvelous area, lies Toucheng Farm, the perfect place for “fun, activities, recreation, and experiencing local cuisine”. Toucheng Farm is not only a place to relax, but also serves as an excellent hands-on-experience school. Toucheng Farm offers various recreational activities for city dwellers who seek a refreshing break or a therapeutic walk after a long week at work. Just an hour travel away from Taipei via the Xueshan Tunnel, it's the perfect choice for a weekend outing! Toucheng Farm offers accommodation with comfortable amenities at reasonable prices, affordable for any visitor. Many students from around Taiwan and abroad have already experienced the ecological, rural, educational and social aspects of life at Toucheng Farm.

If you listen to those who have been here once or many times, you will find out why it is such a charming place. Toucheng Farm not only offers multi-functional services on site but also cooperates closely together with other educational and tourist institutions to provide a comprehensive, recreational and educational experiences.


◎Our Unique Classrooms

★ Rice paddy culture area
Here we experience the village life in its proximity. One can experience the transplanting of rice seedlings in the rice paddies on bended waist and muddy feet; raking and drying rice grains under the sun; operating the blowing machine, threshing machine, or stone grinder; etc. Remembering the Farmer’s four seasons of Spring sowing, Summer weeding, Autumn harvesting and Winter storing. Thus treasuring every grain of rice on the table as a respect for the Farmer’s hardship and labor.

★Tree Houses
Trees uprooted by the typhoons are recycled into decorative artifacts, toys or useful objects like :
tree houses, alligator balance beams, hammocks, deck chairs, etc. The amusement park is equipped with slides, small castle, sand pit area, and other sports equipment so that students and tourists can run or jump around, or sweat willfully, while playing and enjoy oneself to the full.

★Bugs or insect classroom
It has a butterfly and bees living area. In Spring time, many swallowtail or monarch butterflies can be spotted here dancing on the air.. There are also other living specimens in the area. The brook nearby is a haven for many living organisms and an ideal place for river trekking where one can be intimate with nature at the same time cool oneself by dipping into the mountain water during the summer season.


★The mud hut
Here we see a Farmer building his house according to the conventional procedure. He makes use of mud with some chips of twigs and other local materials to form a wall for the mud hut. It is an ideal place for our classroom as we see actually how a traditional Farmer's family lived many years ago. Inside the mud hut:
A traditional Chinese bed called an "eight-foot bed".A table for eight people.A bamboo-made reversible chair for Baby and Mommy. An ancient wardrobe.A clothes rack.A wash basin and mirror stand.A brick kitchen stove. A bathroom.And other ancient furniture and apparatus they used before. To really understand and experience the traditional life of a Farmer intimately, we conduct classes on this very spot.

★The tea house
The tea house is situated near the luffah garden and vegetable garden side. An ideal place to sip a cup of tea while listening to the cicadas singing; smelling the aroma of herbs planted along the sides while feeling the gentle breeze kissing one's face. This also serves as our Summer Camp's natural classroom, comfortable and homey.

★DIY spacious classroom
Here we discover our unlimited creativity. We use dried betel nuts to make a dream-like object, draw or print T-shirt, green bag or cap using the magical dyes, or bamboo and wood creations into imaginary, alive, artistic creatures.

★Domesticated animals area
Chicken, ducks, goose, turkeys, pigs and goats are domesticated animals ever since. Here we observe them closely, their habits, their young ones, their ecology, and personally feed the kids and goats with fresh leaves of the trees from the Farm.



◎Simple Courtesy reminders
This Summer Camp is an opportunity for a child to practice speaking, listening, understanding and living in an English surrounding. Besides utilizing English as language, etiquette is also integrated in the curriculum. Participants of Toucheng Farm’s English summer camp are taught simple courtesies during the regular period sessions.
1. During the classes:
Students will have the chance to practice at the start and end of classes, or show respect to the Teachers like saying: Good morning Miss XXX or Mr. XXX. Giving her/him a good impression of well-mannered students!
2. Dining Time
Dining is a good opportunity to practice important table courtesies. Besides eating silently or gradually, one can always say: Thank you; excuse me; you are welcome; May I; Could I? Politeness can win you numerous friends.




◎Activities Schedule


Sunday:

10:00 Orientation , Campus site tour

12:00 -14:00 Lunch time and break

14:00 - 14:50 Placement test
15:00 - 15:50 Ice breaking

16:00 -16:50 Let's make name badge

17:00-18:00 Dinner Time

Evening Cap painting

Monday:

8:00-9:00 Breakfast

9:00-12:00 English Lessons

12:00 - 14:00 Lunch time & break

14:00-16:50 Farmer's experience
17:00-18:00 Dinner time

Evening Traditional Folk night


Tuesday:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast

9:00-12:00 English Lessons
12:00-14:00 Lunch & break

14:00-15:50 Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon

16:00-18:00 BBQ

Evening Traditional Folk Art


Wednesday:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast

09:00-12:00 English Lessons

12:00-14:00 Lunch and break

14:00- 16:50 An afternoon at the beach

17:00-18:00 Dinner time

Evening Art and craft class


Thursday:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast

09:00-12:00 English lessons

12:00-14:00 Lunch time & break

14:00-14:50 Fun of Kilning

15:00-16:50 A date with insects

17:00-18:00 Dinner time

Evening Pajama party


Friday:


08:00-09:00 Breakfast

09:00-12:00 English Lessons

12:00-14:00 Lunch time & break

14:00-15:50 Fun of river trekking

16:00-16:50 Let's go fishing

17:00-18:00 Dinner time

Evening Heavenly lantern


Saturday:

08:00-09:00 Breakfast

09:00-12:00 Gratefully yours Certifications

12;00-14:00 Lunch time


See you next time !


◎Necessary items
For your comfort and convenience, please bring the following items to the Camp.
Clothes
□ Casual dresses pants or T-shirts for

□ Back pack



□ Hat or cap, handkerchief



□ summer “coat”



□ Party Costume



□ Raincoat
Accommodation
□ Toothpaste, tooth brush, plastic cup



□ Face and bath towels



□ Comb or brush
Others




□ National Health Insurance Card



□ Medicine ( for colds or motion sickness)



□ Insect repellant



□ Petty cash



□ Luggage for 7 days clothes



□ Telephone IC cards



□ Slippers



□ Water bottle



□ Sneakers or tennis shoes



□ Small flashlight



□ Sun screen





◎ Important Notice
1. During the regular sessions, if a student is found to disturb the teacher or the group’s normal activities, he/she can be expelled or disqualified from the Camp’s activities. The guardian can bring him back home. Fees are not refundable.





2. A student’s behavior or character must be reported honesty during the registration. If a student is found unfit for the group, he/she will be cancelled or disqualified from the Camp, fees are not refundable.





3. After the registration, due to an individual reason, a student will cancel his/her registration.
Fees will be refunded on the following condition:




a) Seven days before the opening - 50% of the total sum.
b) Three days before – 30% of the total sum.
c) No refund is given when one cancels the registration after the Camp started.






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