DOWN TOWN KIDS COUNTRY

Teaching kids English in fun and interactive way staying in picturesque countryside Project This project is organized for kids by the language school “In Down Town” and non-profit educational association “Alternative Language Programs Satellite” within its annual activities on multicultural issues. The project’s aim is to introduce the diversity of world cultures to the youth and provide them with good practices in intercultural communication using the learning-by-doing method which includes project work, games, handicrafts, meetings, discussions, direct contact to young people from abroad as well as alternative English language practice. The project gets 10 to 13 years old kids from Estonia, providing them the first experience of the intercultural learning. This year camps’ topic is "Gardens of Babylon". The main idea will be to discover which impact has the plant health on people and on the planet as whole. What are the main problems of plants, what we can do ourselves to take good care of them. During camp there will be meetings, discussions with local and international professionals of this field. Thematic photo and video contests for volunteers and camp participants will be organized.