Around the Latin World in 58 Days – Spanish Camp

About the Teacher

Fanny Brousard. I love to teach my native language, and as a second language learner myself, I have had the opportunity to value the richness of knowing a new language; be a facilitator in this fantastic journey of teaching my “chicos & jovenes” during more than 6 years is a way of making a significant contribution to nurture, and maintain an environment of growth and challenge for everyone; see my participants follow in love within, and develop their Spanish knowledge and skills is my greatest satisfaction.

I maintained a great desire to teach since my first couple of years at the University from where I have a BS in Human Resources (1994), after years of experience in Organizational Development, I began a New Professional and Personal Journey, also into the learning process. I moved from my homeland VENEZUELA to The United States, obtained my Teacher Certification in Bilingual Early Childhood (2006), and as Secondary Spanish Teacher (2011). Throughout this time I started as a classroom Bilingual Teacher, it was a natural fit, what I love the most is the variety and the ability to use one’s creative process to teach participants on all levels.

My biggest desire is having our participants making rapid progress, building their SPANISH fluency and understanding with every session. I encourage “chicos & jovenes” of all levels to be part of it! Whether you know two words in Spanish or have studied for years, I am sure you will enjoy “Around The Latin World in 58 Days”… I look forward to meeting you!

I am deeply grateful for this great opportunity and all the support I have received from the YPW FAMILY, in their Spanish Summer Camp and Weekend Classes.

A note from the teacher & some of the things the campers learned while in camp

On Monday we continued to explore the beautiful country of Venezuela and learned about the national flower, the flag, the native animals, the food, and the famous people of the country. We played domino and got introduced to one of the questions of the week: “Que te gusta comer?” “What do you like to eat?” with which the answer was, “A mi me gusta comer_____” “I like to eat_______”. Of course no one can travel to a foreign country without having a beautiful postcard, and we made a postcard of the Lago de Maracaibo in Venezuela.
On Tuesday we learned with the first letter of a word, looking at the names of food and observing the first letter of the word and what sound it makes. And because every postcard needs a unique and pretty stamp, we made stamps of the “Salto de Angel” using brown colored sand for the land and white and blue thread for the waterfall, creating a wonderful stamp painting displaying the wonders of the natural world.
On Wednesday we played Bingo to familiarize ourselves with the Spanish words for food and heard more JOROPO music. Then we read and talked about the different kinds of native food of Venezuela.
Later on Thursday we learned about the last works of Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz and about his artistic style. He used lively colors and used symmetric forms for his works of art, and is recognized all over the world. Then we learned about fruit, talking about their different tastes, names, sizes, and colors.
Friday we made an experiment mixing vinegar and milk to make milk like plastic. We added more to our passports by coloring the Venezuelan flag, shield, and map. To wrap up our week we danced to the Alma Llanera to show that we have finished our visit just like they do in Venezuela.

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