okay good afternoon everyone I am happy to be here and to have a chance to speak
to be here and to have a chance to speak
to be here and to have a chance to speak to you and my topic will be connected to
to you and my topic will be connected to
to you and my topic will be connected to cams and learning English in a fun way
cams and learning English in a fun way
cams and learning English in a fun way okay how many of you remember the first
okay how many of you remember the first
okay how many of you remember the first time when you were motivated to learn
time when you were motivated to learn
time when you were motivated to learn English when you were not afraid of
English when you were not afraid of
English when you were not afraid of speaking it because I remember my first
speaking it because I remember my first
speaking it because I remember my first time was at the summer camp and I
time was at the summer camp and I
time was at the summer camp and I remember the day when I was told that
remember the day when I was told that
remember the day when I was told that there was going to be a Drama Camp
there was going to be a Drama Camp
there was going to be a Drama Camp conducted and I can say that I was very
conducted and I can say that I was very
conducted and I can say that I was very eager to participate at first because it
eager to participate at first because it
eager to participate at first because it was the middle of summer I had a lot of
was the middle of summer I had a lot of
was the middle of summer I had a lot of friends at home and I didn’t want to
friends at home and I didn’t want to
friends at home and I didn’t want to leave my comfort zone I didn’t want to
leave my comfort zone I didn’t want to
leave my comfort zone I didn’t want to meet new people as well as to speak in
meet new people as well as to speak in
meet new people as well as to speak in English and that week actually changed
English and that week actually changed
English and that week actually changed me a lot
me a lot
me a lot I became motivated to speak because I
I became motivated to speak because I
I became motivated to speak because I met a few Americans who were just
met a few Americans who were just
met a few Americans who were just awesome people I was able to speak
awesome people I was able to speak
awesome people I was able to speak non-stop English and I tried a lot of
non-stop English and I tried a lot of
non-stop English and I tried a lot of interesting activities for example I was
interesting activities for example I was
interesting activities for example I was able to perform on stage for the first
able to perform on stage for the first
able to perform on stage for the first time I was able to play different
time I was able to play different
time I was able to play different exciting games and I loved it so much
exciting games and I loved it so much
exciting games and I loved it so much that the next year I decided to
that the next year I decided to
that the next year I decided to participate together and I encouraged a
participate together and I encouraged a
participate together and I encouraged a lot of my friends to come too and year
lot of my friends to come too and year
lot of my friends to come too and year after year I started visiting this
after year I started visiting this
after year I started visiting this language summer camps and it was an
language summer camps and it was an
language summer camps and it was an awesome experience
awesome experience
awesome experience I might meet people i broadened my
I might meet people i broadened my
I might meet people i broadened my knowledge about different topics and it
knowledge about different topics and it
knowledge about different topics and it was just interesting to practice my
was just interesting to practice my
was just interesting to practice my English and to try all that things and
English and to try all that things and
English and to try all that things and you may wonder why I got involved into
you may wonder why I got involved into
you may wonder why I got involved into organizing camps maybe because it was in
organizing camps maybe because it was in
organizing camps maybe because it was in 2013 when I was an exchange student in
2013 when I was an exchange student in
2013 when I was an exchange student in States I took part in many different
States I took part in many different
States I took part in many different extracurricular activities and I loved
extracurricular activities and I loved
extracurricular activities and I loved them so much
them so much
them so much then when I returned back I felt the
then when I returned back I felt the
then when I returned back I felt the need that I want to do something in our
need that I want to do something in our
need that I want to do something in our community and as the head of the NGO the
community and as the head of the NGO the
community and as the head of the NGO the main aim of which is implementing
main aim of which is implementing
main aim of which is implementing different projects we start working on
different projects we start working on
different projects we start working on one and we conducted a summer camp for
one and we conducted a summer camp for
one and we conducted a summer camp for kids and I’m telling you this because I
kids and I’m telling you this because I
kids and I’m telling you this because I want you to see that this was a huge
want you to see that this was a huge
want you to see that this was a huge progress for me because starting from
progress for me because starting from
progress for me because starting from the kid who was afraid to meet people
the kid who was afraid to meet people
the kid who was afraid to meet people who was afraid to speak I became a
who was afraid to speak I became a
who was afraid to speak I became a person who is standing here on this
person who is standing here on this
person who is standing here on this stage and talking to you so thank you
organizing a camp is not easy it
organizing a camp is not easy it requires a lot of work and a lot of
requires a lot of work and a lot of
requires a lot of work and a lot of effort and you have to have everything
effort and you have to have everything
effort and you have to have everything thoroughly planned but we were lucky we
thoroughly planned but we were lucky we
thoroughly planned but we were lucky we had a great team of people and some of
had a great team of people and some of
had a great team of people and some of them I see here in this big room and I’m
them I see here in this big room and I’m
them I see here in this big room and I’m thankful for them and we also had to
thankful for them and we also had to
thankful for them and we also had to combine everything because we understood
combine everything because we understood
combine everything because we understood that our camp should include many
that our camp should include many
that our camp should include many activities and it should be in a new
activities and it should be in a new
activities and it should be in a new format with non-traditional approach and
format with non-traditional approach and
format with non-traditional approach and we decided to conduct it in a fun way a
we decided to conduct it in a fun way a
we decided to conduct it in a fun way a lot of students were able to play games
lot of students were able to play games
lot of students were able to play games they just loved Energizer’s and many fun
they just loved Energizer’s and many fun
they just loved Energizer’s and many fun things but our camp was not only about
things but our camp was not only about
things but our camp was not only about fun activities it’s also included
fun activities it’s also included
fun activities it’s also included different topics which were interesting
different topics which were interesting
different topics which were interesting to discuss for example we talked about
to discuss for example we talked about
to discuss for example we talked about leadership we talked about Human Rights
leadership we talked about Human Rights
leadership we talked about Human Rights gender issues multiculturalism and I
gender issues multiculturalism and I
gender issues multiculturalism and I think that these topics were interesting
think that these topics were interesting
think that these topics were interesting pockets and they were in Croson that’s
pockets and they were in Croson that’s
pockets and they were in Croson that’s why the students were motivated to speak
why the students were motivated to speak
why the students were motivated to speak English and of course they were very shy
English and of course they were very shy
English and of course they were very shy the first day they didn’t want to speak
the first day they didn’t want to speak
the first day they didn’t want to speak they were like laughing and just making
they were like laughing and just making
they were like laughing and just making jokes but by the end of the week
jokes but by the end of the week
jokes but by the end of the week everyone was willing to share to tell
everyone was willing to share to tell
everyone was willing to share to tell their experience and they were
their experience and they were
their experience and they were risk-taking with the language because
risk-taking with the language because
risk-taking with the language because they knew that they could make a mistake
they knew that they could make a mistake
they knew that they could make a mistake and we won’t judge them or put a bad
and we won’t judge them or put a bad
and we won’t judge them or put a bad mark for their English and they love
mark for their English and they love
mark for their English and they love that experience and actually I’m
that experience and actually I’m
that experience and actually I’m passionate about English and I’m
passionate about English and I’m
passionate about English and I’m passionate about meeting new people and
passionate about meeting new people and
passionate about meeting new people and to do interesting things and I just love
to do interesting things and I just love
to do interesting things and I just love summer camps and I love youth camps and
summer camps and I love youth camps and
summer camps and I love youth camps and I think it’s a great opportunity to
I think it’s a great opportunity to
I think it’s a great opportunity to reveal your talents to reveal your
reveal your talents to reveal your
reveal your talents to reveal your personality to develop your
personality to develop your
personality to develop your communication skills and leadership
communication skills and leadership
communication skills and leadership skills because you are actively involved
skills because you are actively involved
skills because you are actively involved in different activities there you have
in different activities there you have
in different activities there you have to improvise you have to make
to improvise you have to make
to improvise you have to make presentations you have to perform
presentations you have to perform
presentations you have to perform it gives you it gives you a motivation
it gives you it gives you a motivation
it gives you it gives you a motivation to improve yourself it helps to boost
to improve yourself it helps to boost
to improve yourself it helps to boost your confidence and talking about
your confidence and talking about
your confidence and talking about education in the 21st century I want to
education in the 21st century I want to
education in the 21st century I want to say that summer camps and different
say that summer camps and different
say that summer camps and different camps are extremely important because
camps are extremely important because
camps are extremely important because they focus on collaboration they focus
they focus on collaboration they focus
they focus on collaboration they focus on communication they help to improve
on communication they help to improve
on communication they help to improve your leadership skills and improve your
your leadership skills and improve your
your leadership skills and improve your personality and proddin your worldview
personality and proddin your worldview
personality and proddin your worldview and I think that we should motivate
and I think that we should motivate
and I think that we should motivate students as a teachers and as young
students as a teachers and as young
students as a teachers and as young people just team leaders because it’s a
people just team leaders because it’s a
people just team leaders because it’s a great experience for them and they will
great experience for them and they will
great experience for them and they will remember it for all their entire lives
remember it for all their entire lives
remember it for all their entire lives and I think that such camps is a huge
and I think that such camps is a huge
and I think that such camps is a huge progress because they help to give they
progress because they help to give they
progress because they help to give they give students an opportunity to speak
give students an opportunity to speak
give students an opportunity to speak outside the classroom and it gives a
outside the classroom and it gives a
outside the classroom and it gives a very positive result thank you
very positive result thank you
very positive result thank you [Applause]
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