TESOL Madagascar – ESL Summer Camp for Young Learners
Summer Camp is designed for students to enjoy learning and to take them outside of the sometimes boring classroom setting. It is an opportunity to use and to adapt activities to learn and review vocabulary. Learning, innovation and adventure are a big part of summer camp to encourage ESL learning. With this in mind, I designed a week-long action-packed ESL Summer Camp program for young learners in the village of Ampampamena in northern Madagascar. This program encourages students to use their imagination at every moment, all while learning and reviewing English.
Jessica Whitehorne is currently teaching and developing curriculum for young learners in Madagascar. She is a graduate of OnTESOL’s 250-hour TESOL diploma, Teaching English To Young Learners course and Teaching Business English Course.
The use of authentic material in the classroom can boost a student’s confidence and introduce them to real life language, all while supplementing the text.
I have been teaching English for over 2 years in north-western Madagascar. It was here where I was hired by a large aquaculture company to implement an English training program for their 900 employees. I also work directly with the people and children in the neighbouring village with a foundation named 
For many ESL students, the most significant skill to learn is speaking. Although they would agree that writing, listening, and reading are all important, nothing demonstrates your mastery of a language like the ability to speak fluently. As such, 
Below is a list of tips and topics where PowerPoint can be especially useful in the classroom.
your students. This part of teaching abroad is mostly unavoidable, but it can be really helpful in the classroom. Younger students, in particular, will likely have little experience communicating with a native English speaker. In addition, they might be curious about your life and home country. Introducing cultural activities enriches your lessons, engages young learners and easily encourages your students to get to know you more.