Thanks to everyone who attended the two JET workshops today, I don’t think I have ever seen such a bright eyed wide awake bunch of JETs so early in the morning, you were great!
As promised I’ve written up what we did on the site: Kobe Re-Contracting Conference 2007
This was the first year they let me do more teaching things ( e.g. the Under the Sea theme etc.) as opposed to only “getting the most out of JET” type material. If you have any thoughts about the balance of time spent on those two ( e.g. less of one, more of the other etc.) then please let me know because it will really help with planning the workshops for Tokyo next week!
Right now I’m on a plane down to Okinawa to do a workshop for a group of JETs down there, and if you’d like to hear more teaching ideas then please get in touch and we can have a talk about doing a JET workshop in your town!
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With all the buzz about At World’s End, pirates offer a ton of great game ideas. Here are a couple you could use with the Left & Right song…
A cross between the Mr Bump game and Shiver me timbers game, do the Captain Jack Sparrow Treasure Chase. One kid dresses up as Jack Sparrow or Elizabeth, the others guide him/her to the treasure. Have cut outs of the various bad guys on the chairs they have to try and avoid. Either use blindfolds or a double eye patch!
Or turn the Star Wars Lightsaber Battle Game into the Pirates’ Fight to the Death game. Simply use blindfolds or eye patches on both eyes instead of masks and inflatable cutlasses instead of light sabers.
Lot of fun and lots of real English practice. As usual the 100 yen / dollar store, Toys R Us or even Amazon ( US
or JP
) will be your best friends for all the pirate props!
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Just to keep you up to date with the Genki English Okinawa dates. The JShine symposium has been postponed, but the free Genki English Bootcamp is all ready to go for Sunday the 3rd in Nago City. A full morning Bootcamp of Q&A and how to teach the Genki English curriculum plus an optional afternoon of more activities. Both ALTs and Japanese elementary school teachers will be present so it will be bilingual and a great way to bridge the gap. Places are almost full, but if you’d like to attend please contact Cesar Hernandez at 098-058-2654 for more information.
Place: Ginnosuzu Kindergarten, 2nd Floor, Nago City.
Price: Free!
There’ll also be a paid for 3 day workshop in Okinawa in August.
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When you travel it’s always the little things that stand out. Yesterday I popped down to London. At first I was really grateful for not having to commute to work every morning. But having things like wi-fi and power outlets on the trains made a great impression of UK travel efficiency. Which was quickly destroyed by having the train back cancelled!
The food was nice though, along with Fish & Chips, they’re now promoting Cornish Pasties as the traditional English food to try. Very nice.
Had a good day, some great chats about Genki English plans around the world and got a bit of work done on a new project!
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Especially in Europe, people always ask “why does Genki English focus so much on kids and schools?”. The reason is that school is broken. Even if we can only help a little bit it’s probably worthwhile.
Here’s a video from the TED conferences. I think you’ll enjoy it. It’s also very funny.
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I’ve just finished a big project in Japan (announcement coming soon!), and I’m now heading off to re-mix some new songs in the UK. Luckily my 60,000 yen ticket ( special flight through Chubu airport) allowed me to take the weekend off on the beach in Dubai.
It’s a fantastic place and it was great having a holiday for the first time this year. Last year I thought Shanghai was super hi-tech and moving forward ( it made Tokyo look like a provincial back water), but Dubai makes Shanghai look old fashioned! Nice beaches, amazing buildings and great people, well worth a visit. Emirates also have the great new flight system with just about any movie to watch on board.
Anyone fancy organising a Genki English workshop here next year? I’d love to come back! : )
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