What's going on?

It's been a while since my last update. So, what's going on in the NELP program this term?

Well, first of all, the second grade students have started working on their final projects for third term. This term, their final project is to write a report and make a presentation about another country. Students are encouraged to be focused in their topic and write about a specific aspect of the country, its people, culture, history, economy, etc.

Here's a picture of a student already working on her project:

Students are also working on special projects to send to students in America. In our special projects we've been communicating (albeit very intermittently) with a Japanese Club in an American high school. So as part of our e-pal program, we're sending them information about Japan. Because many of the students in the Japanese Club are interested in anime, J-pop and manga, our students are writing about some of the shows they like, the music they listen to, and the books they read.

Apparently these students are writing about video games ...

In addition, next week the first grade students will start a new project in their Special Projects class. Last term the students made a 'time capsule' including video messages to themselves two years from now (when they are about to graduate from junior high school). This term, they will make a video with messages to future NELP students. In this video, the students will talk about their experiences this year, what they learned, and what advice they have for the next NELP class.

In the NELP program, our students have regular opportunities for 'self-access' study. This includes our self-access grammar in first grade and our 'reading day' in all grades. During these times, students who have finished their reading, or are ahead in their grammar, may do other activities, such as working on their vocabulary, or preparing for tests. Here, some second grade students are practicing interviews for the STEP test.

Students have been doing wonderfully on their reading. Third term is now about half over, but already many students have finished their required reading. These include: one out of three third graders, one out of seven second graders and six out of twelve first graders.

Here is a second grader reading a book:

Finally, today was the orientation for next year's first grade class: including the new NELP students. Next year there will be seven new NELP students. I met them today, and I'm very excited about teaching them next year. I'm sure we'll have a lot of fun, even though I know the curriculum will be quite difficult next year. Here's a picture of our new NELP students:

Date: 2008⁄02⁄09 11:55｜Permalink｜Author：nelp

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