The Disco

The other day we went to the Disco. And yesterday again. It was wonderful.

There was a lot of music and we danced a lot.

We dressed up and we had lots of fun.

The boys were very boring. They didn't dance very much. But the girls danced a lot.

Our Group Leaders danced as well. Luke danced in a very strange way. We took lots of photos. These are some of them:

Maria, Laura and Isa (Group 10)

Horse-Riding

We need long trousers and a helmet to protect our head. When we arrived, our Group Leader prepared our horse and helped us to get on them. In a line, we started to walk around the paddock before we went on a ride in the woods. When we got off the horses, the other group came and did the same.

Cooking

We learned how to do chocolate crispy bites with Lizzie, our Group Leader. When we got to the dining room, she gave us the materials we needed. We melted the white chocolate, the golden syrup and butter. We added cereals and mixed everything together. You do the same process with black chocolate. After everybody mixed the two layers, we finish by putting in the fridge.

Bea, Andrea and Alejandra (Group 10)

Climbing and Sleepover in the Woods

In the first session we learned how to clim a wall. We need to wear a harness and a helmet. Then we get attached to a rope, so we could safely climb the wall.

The wall has many handles and this makes it easier. The Group Leader of climbing and also zip wire is Gonzalo. He teaches us and helps us to climb.

Yesterday we slept under the stars. We took our sleeping bag and mat. The sky was very beautiful and there were many stars in the sky.

When we got to a big clearing in the woods, we put the sleeping bag on top of the mat and got inside. The group leaders had guitars and we played some Beatles songs before going to sleep.
We woke up at seven o'clock and then we came back to the Hotel.

Carlos, Fernando, Álvaro and José (Group 10)

Hello.
We are the boys of group 9.

We are in Cazorla, in the Hotel Rio, also known as La Teja. It is in the forest and surrounded by mountains. It is a very beautiful place.

We wake up at nine and do many things during the day like horse-riding, archery, climbing, zip wire, arts and crafts and many other games. At night, we have some night activities like disco, crazy Olympics... While we do all this, we learn a lot of English with Luke (our group leader).

Iván, Jorge, José, Virgilio, Javier and Henrique

A day full of adventure. It started with horse-riding and archery and finished with Crazy Olympics.

While we did zip-wire we practiced the use of past perfect, zipping to Lizzie with the answer.

We also went cycling and actually learned the parts of a bike in english. We crossed a river and Fran found this an opportunity to show off his BMX skills.
We ended up the day learning a lot about England and about being English. For example, sometimes we see English tourists wearing socks with sandals. Do you know why?

Us, the younger ones, went on a nature trail and Luke told us a lot about wild life in the woods and ways of preserving the environment. We learned that we can enjoy nature if we take care of it.

These are some pictures of the Crazy Olympics. It was very close but despite some controversy team A ended up winning:)

All in all, we had a great time!

YEAHHHH! GO SPAIN!!!

It was a great day today. We did many things from salt dough figurines to a raft-building competition, horse-riding, climbing and rounders (it is a game similar to baseball but in England it is called rounders).

But no doubt the highlight of the day was the football match. We all got together and watched it in a giant screen. We suffered but it was worth it. We celebrated a great victory and nothing better to finish the day than going to the disco.

We leave you today with some pictures of the match and the disco that followed.

Semi-finals next. We can't wait!

Hi everybody. Welcome to COADECU/ZEM.Education Summer Camps.

I am Coadekin, the Camp's Mascote and in this blog me and your children will try to keep you updated on how are we doing in the Camp.

Yesterday we arrived after 6 hours on the bus. We were tired but happy to be here. After a nice meal to recover some strength, we spent the afternoon finding our rooms, unpacking and getting familiar with the facilities. It is called Hotel Rio Arroyo de la Teja and is a wonderful place. We will tell you more about this in the next few days. After dinner, the Group Leaders welcomed everybody in a general meeting.

Today we woke up all excited because we were starting the activities. We started with an assessment exam. Then we did an orienteering game to get to know the surroundings. We were organised in teams and the winner was a group called "The Best". And they were actually the best (at orienteering).

In the afternoon some of us went to play English games in the swimming pool while the others went climbing.

It was really good fun. The weather was generally sunny and very pleasant but we also had some showers this afternoon. Luckily it was snack time and we were indoors.

The sun came back soon afterwards and were able to finish the activities that we had planned for the day, which finished with an "activity bingo" and a "dressing up session"

We went to bed very excited in antecipation of tomorrow's activities and, in particular, tomorrow's match.

Go Spain!!! Good Luck!!!

Come back and we will keep you up to date.