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CamTESOL open tomorrow
The 10th CamTESOL Conference opens in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, tomorrow with a one day Regional Research Symposium followed by the main conference. The theme is “English for Regional and International Integration.” Inside the main auditorium, seating 2000. The new building at ITC (Institut de Technologie du Cambodge)
Read MoreMy Kite in the Orphanage Centre of Future Light, Cambodia
Marg’s little group of high achieving 14 year olds finding answers to a comprehension exercise in ‘My Kite’. The boys live in The Orphanage Centre of Future Light, which was founded by Killing Fields Survivor Nuon Phaly. The Future Light Orphanage cares for about 200 children, offering them a beautiful home in dormitories of about…
Read MoreFloating School in Cambodia
The route to the school, on stilts above the lake! The only way to get there is by boat and for half the year the children have no land to play on! Marg and Tim are learning a lot while having fun teaching English through singing in Cambodian schools.
Read MoreMy Kite in Cambodians Classrooms
A few last questions at the Village Pagoda school before Tim Butler heads off to Siem Reap on his bicycle! The Honey Ant Readers book ‘My Kite’ is being enjoyed by the children we have visited in Cambodia. Once they realize that every vowel in the book has the same /ai/ sound they are thrilled to…
Read MoreWorking with enthusiastic Cambodian Children
Marg James and Tim Butler are enjoying working with children in remote and town schools in Cambodia prior to speaking at the CAMTESOL conference in Phnom Penh. In this remote village school Tim accompanies the children on guitar while they learn English through singing and having fun! Fabulous children!
Read MoreMarg had fun playing with the HAR resources as she gave a practical presentation on their use with 4 to 5 olds in Alice Springs on Friday. IT teacher, Paul, taught her a lot as they experimented with making HAR files for interactive whiteboards. Thanks to our fabulous graphic designer, Tee Acker, for designing the…
Read MoreMy Kite – Edition for Cambodian Learners
Tim collected our new edition of ‘My Kite’ for Cambodian learners, from the printers today. Here’s a sample of page 1. Spot the [aɪ] sound! In the book the text is on the left page and the picture on the opposite page to teach reading left to right. Many thanks for the careful editing by…
Read More2nd Edition of My Kite with CD
The Honey Ant Readers CD to go in the 2nd edition of our book, ‘My Kite’ which teaches the sound /y/ as in ‘my’ or /ie/ as in ‘tie’ was printed today! Many thanks to our creative graphic designer Kathy Mason, and ever-patient editors Margaret McDonell and Rosemary Butler.
Read MoreIt’s never too young to start reading. An enthusiastic young Kikuyu girl in Kenya enjoys ‘reading’ HAR’s ‘Thank you’ to her family on the last day of 2013!
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