PHOTO-SPORT CAMP in ROGLA A 6-DAY INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDREN Dates: 12 July – 18 July 2014 Age: 10 to 15 Languages: English with a native speaker, Slovenian and/or Russian
Location: Rogla – youth-hostel Jelka**, Slovenia Accommodation: 6 children per room with a counselor– teacher Program: An international language camp for children during the summer holidays with a number of thematic workshops related to photography and sport activities. The camp takes place in English. There will also be a Russian speaking counselor present at the camp. Foreign children have the opportunity to learn Slovenian. *The workshops will be led in English by a native speaker, as well as bilingually for younger children or children with weaker knowledge of a language. Children are divided into different language groups. Workshops are appropriately planned according to the children’s age and their prior knowledge. After the activity, the newly acquired knowledge learned throughout the workshop is reinforced through games, songs, dialogues, drawing, writing, and stories in a foreign language. The program is constantly adapting according to the weather and group dynamics. The minimum number of children in the camp is 8, and the maximum number is 16. The children are supervised by counselors and teachers 24-hours a day. For the workshops children are divided into groups of 6 to 8. Visit us at www.kozjanski-raj.si, www.sama-navitas.si, www.guzaj.si and www.kozjansko.si
SATURDAY Time
Activity
6:30 pm-7:30 pm 7 pm- 8 pm 8 pm – 10 pm
Arrival and setting in Dinner EVENING ACTIVITIES* Getting-to-know-each-other activities (outdoors) Bedtime
10 pm
SUNDAY Time
Activity
7 am – 8 am 8 am – 9 am 9 am – 12 pm
Waking up and morning exercises (outdoor activity)* Breakfast MORNING WORKSHOP – GETTING TO KNOW THE CAMERA AND PHOTOGRAPHY* Getting to know the basic parts of the camera and its functions; a brief historic overview of photography; dividing the groups - the division of tasks. Lunch Break (reading, board games or a nap) Afternoon snack AFTERNOON WORKSHOP – A WALK TO THE MEADOW and FOREST and PHOTOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE* Walk to the nearby meadow and photography – macro, landscape; preparation for night photography and analysis of the photos taken earlier in the day. Getting ready for dinner, spare time Dinner EVENING ACTIVITIES – CAMP FIRE* Campfire, singing campfire songs accompanied by guitar, dancing, and roasting potatoes over the campfire; night photography. Bedtime
12:30 pm– 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3 pm 3 pm – 6 pm
6 pm – 7 pm 7 pm – 7:30 pm 7:30 pm – 10 pm
10 pm
MONDAY Time
Activity
7 am – 8 am 8 am – 9 am 9 am – 12 pm
Waking up and morning exercises (outdoor activity)* Breakfast MORNING WORKSHOP – HIKE; ORIENTATION AND COMPOSITION IN PHOTOGRAPHY* Orientation hike along the Škratova učna pot (learning path) to Jurgovo, visiting the lookout tower, learning about climate characteristics, vegetation and fauna in Rogla, harvesting of natural materials; photography on the move.
Visit us at www.kozjanski-raj.si, www.sama-navitas.si, www.guzaj.si and www.kozjansko.si
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3 pm 3 pm – 6 pm
6 pm – 7 pm 7 pm – 7:30 pm 7:30 pm – 10 pm
10 pm
Lunch Break (reading, board games or a nap) Afternoon snack AFTERNOON WORKSHOP – SPORT ACTIVITIES and PHOTOGRAPHY IN PRACTICE* Sport games and activities, photography of (self) portraits and moving objects. Getting ready for dinner, spare time Dinner EVENING ACTIVITIES – PHOTO STORY and SELECTION of TOP PHOTO* Analysis and processing the photos taken earlier; photo story with comments of the past two days; selection of TOP PHOTO. Bedtime
TUESDAY Time
Activity
7 am – 8 am 8 am – 9 am 9 am – 12 am
Waking up and morning exercises (outdoor activity)* Breakfast MORNING WORKSHOP – COMPOSITION IN PHOTOGRAPHY* Understanding the basic composition in photography – golden ratio, thirds, etc. Thematic shooting in groups; recording a movie. Lunch Break (reading, board games or a nap) Afternoon snack AFTERNOON WORKSHOP – WATER FUN* Swimming and water games in the pool in English. Getting ready for dinner, spare time Dinner EVENING ACTIVITIES – SPORT ACTIVITIES* Sport activities (volleyball, basketball, table tennis, billiards, climbing) in English; individual recording and photo shooting. Bedtime
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3 pm 3 pm – 6 pm 6 pm – 7 pm 7 pm – 7:30 pm 8 pm – 10 pm
10 pm
WEDNESDAY Time
Activity
7 am – 8 am 8 am – 9 am 9 am – 12 pm
Waking up and morning exercises (outdoor activity)* Breakfast MORNING WORKSHOP – CREATIVE WORKSHOP* Children create products made from natural materials that have been picked up during the march to Jurgovo and while visiting the forest; making frames for photos and photographing details.
Visit us at www.kozjanski-raj.si, www.sama-navitas.si, www.guzaj.si and www.kozjansko.si
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3 pm 3 pm – 6 pm
6 pm – 7 pm 7 pm – 8pm 8 pm – 10 pm 10 pm
Lunch Break (reading, board games or a nap) Afternoon snack AFTERNOON WORSHOP – TOP PHOTOS SELECTION and SLEIGH DRIVE* Selection of TOP PHOTOS from last 2 days and editing; sleigh drive. Getting ready for dinner, spare time Dinner EVENING ACTIVITIES – BOARD AND THINKING GAMES* Board and puzzle games in English (outdoor). Bedtime
THURSDAY Time
Activity
7 am – 8 am 8 am – 9 am 9 am – 12 pm
Waking up and morning exercises (outdoor activity)* Breakfast MORNING WORKSHOP – VISITING THE FOREST* Exploring the forest and its life in Rogla, visiting a hunter observatory (with the gamekeeper); photographing trees. Lunch Break (reading, board games or a nap) Afternoon snack AFTERNOON WORKSHOP – IMAGE PROCESSING AND PREPARING THE SHOW FOR PARENTS* Image processing and film editing; preparation of the final show. Getting ready for dinner, spare time Dinner EVENING ACTIVITIES – QUIZ NIGHT and DISCO PARTY* Children make their own quiz about the past days at the camp (in English); karaoke and disco dance (only for the participants of the camp). Bedtime
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3 pm 3 pm – 6 pm
6 pm – 7 pm 7 pm – 7:30 pm 8 pm – 10 pm
10 pm
FRIDAY Time
Activity
7 am – 8 am 8 am – 9 am 9:00 – 12:00
Waking up and morning exercises (outdoor activity)* Breakfast MORNING WORSHOP – CAMP EVALUATION* Camp evaluation, drawing on T- shirts. Lunch Break (reading, board games or a nap) Afternoon snack
12:30 pm – 1:30 pm 1:30 pm – 2:45 pm 2:45 pm – 3 pm
Visit us at www.kozjanski-raj.si, www.sama-navitas.si, www.guzaj.si and www.kozjansko.si
3 pm – 4:30 pm 4:30 pm
Packing and getting ready for the show SHOW FOR THE PARENTS and THE END OF CAMP Going home or family vacation in Rogla or in Zreče
*Designated workshops will be performed in Slovene and English (with a native speaker), possible also in Russian.
Information: +386 (0)41 763 031 or +386 (0)40 256 171 E-mail: info@kozjanski-raj.si www.kozjanski-raj.si
Visit us at www.kozjanski-raj.si, www.sama-navitas.si, www.guzaj.si and www.kozjansko.si