MSSP English Summer School for Children /TOKYO

[First week 9:00 to 16:00] Based on experience, skills and motivation, each volunteer is assigned to a class (between 6 to 15 years old) as a teacher assistant. Together with Meisei students, international volunteer create syllabi and prepare teaching materials for summer sessions. There are many team meetings and mock sessions too. On weekend, there is an open-campus event for high school students and their parents, volunteers may give some assistance (to promote MSSP) there. [Second week 8:30 to 15:30] In MSSP, there are about 100 children who live in Hachioji-city. They are divided into 10 different classes depending on their ages and language preference (there are mostly English but a few Chinese classes too). At some point in August, volunteers join an event to teach English while playing sports (baseball or basketball) with Meisei students. It is a new and practical way of learning ESL because it is very different from learning from a book. There are some other international volunteers from Europe (who apply directly to school) doing same activities with CIEE volunteers. They will stay together on the same accommodation.