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An Experience of a Lifetime!

Chindy Christine shared her story with us. Excerpt:

How did you know the information about this event and how did you register yourself?

I knew the information from HMPS SING Line Account. I directly contacted Pak Harris to ask the further information, and he encouraged me to try. I filled in the registration form and I sent it to RELO’s email. It was in November, and the announcement was in December 18th.

What did you get from this event?

All of the costs and the campers’ needs during this program were paid by RELO. Starting from the flight ticket from each camper’s hometown, the transportation fare from home to airport, the living cost during 2 weeks (food, hotel, and allowance), stationery (folder, pen, notebook, teaching materials), to city tour, everything had been covered by the committee.

Besides those needs, I also got a pillow ‘Camper of the Day’. Every morning during those 2 weeks, the Camp Director would announce one or some campers of the day. There was no exact criteria. That was why, I was so grateful that I could be one of the 12 chosen campers of the day in Camp EPIC 3.

 

 

By the way, what is EPIC  actually?

EPIC is like the motto which the campers called out every day. EPIC stands for Empowered, Prepared, Inspired, and Connected. The campers were empowered by every session of teaching during the camp which could make them become more prepared when they taught their students. The campers were also given the teaching modelling and suggestions from the facilitators, and also the advice from the other campers so that they were inspired. After being together for the two-week camp, there was a strong and inseparable bond between the facilitators, counselors, and participants, which would encourage us to keep connected.

Who are the facilitators, counselors, and participants of this event?

The facilitators were the English education experts from United States called English Fellows and some lecturers from Universitas Indonesia. The counselors were like the sisters and brothers of the campers. They were the alumni of Camp EPIC 2. For the participants or the campers, 42 were from different cities of Indonesia and 5 were from Timor Leste. It was really nice to know those amazing facilitators, counselors, and campers who had different background and culture but was able to complete each other.

What did the campers do during the two-week camp?

Because this event was a Pre-service Teaching Camp, I got many important and valuable materials about teaching which I did not get from my major, English Letters Department. Firstly, the campers got the modelling from the facilitators. Then, the facilitators would tell us about the tips and tricks to teach the effective 4 skills of English, which are Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing.

Besides modelling class and microteaching, did the campers have other activities to do?

Certainly! We had outdoor activity which was twice a week and American Moment twice to three times a week. In American Moment, we learned many new things from American culture, its songs and dance, and also the traditions they always do during camp. WBesides those, we also had icebreakings everytime before we started each session. The icebreakings are very important because the campers can also practice it in the real life when they teach. The last day before we went home, we had a very special dinner in a high class hotel. It was the most memorable moment for me because it was the last moment before all of us returned to our city.

What is your wish for the future young educators in this campus?

I wish that more people can join this event next year because Camp EPIC is really useful and helpful for adding knowledge about the way to teach English more effectively. By joining Camp EPIC, I can also have wider connections by getting many friends from around Indonesia and Timor Leste (Chindy Christine)

 

 

 

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