On the morning of July 11 (Monday), 2022, SHBS English and Leadership Summer Camp officially started in a cheerful and friendly atmosphere, and camp students embarked on an extraordinary journey in Shanghai Hongrun Boyuan School.

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In the ANCHOR sessions every morning, students get focused and present with fun games, and then encourage each other, share touching videos and beautiful sentences, express their gratitude to each other, and welcome the new day with gratitude and support for each other.

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English and drama classes in the morning are an immersive experience. In an all-English environment, based on stories and plays, students can experience the charm of different cultures and learn authentic English in real situations.

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Carefully designed activities in the afternoon can help improve students’ team spirit and teamwork skills. Here they learn how to cooperate with others effectively and they feel the magic of collective strength through fun activities like "Connect the fruits", "Build a Tower", "Magic Brush Pen", "Cup Dance", "Challenge NO. 1", and "F1 Car Race". The best education does not necessarily take place in the classroom, but in teamwork and tacit understanding among students.

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In addition, we also provide first-aid training for the students--theory explanation, on-spot demonstration, and practice--which enables students to learn first-aid skills in simulated situations so that they can truly learn how to help themselves and others if needed.

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Students enjoy a more diversified evening schedule, including reflective leadership course, movie night, ice cream party, reading time, featured music learning and song recording in the school’s studio, reading sharing session, etc. After returning to their dorm rooms, students spend their free time interacting with their roommates, calling their parents, reflecting on what they’ve learned during the day, or working on what they are going to share the next day. Then, they will embrace another splendid day after getting a good night’s sleep.

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The closing ceremony on the last day concluded the camp with wonderful performances such as recital, drama, dubbing, English songs, Boomwhackers, cup dance and so on, which fully reflected the campers' achievements in the past five days and their various talents. The parents in the audience captured the bright moment of every child on the stage with their mobile phones, pleased with their children's self-challenge and brave breakthroughs. Each Excellent Camper certificate was warm and genuine, expressing the positive feedback and best wishes from the teachers. Finally, campers posted their "wishes", written on heart-shaped stickers, on the "wish board", which was created together by the students during the Magic Brush Pen activity. On this board, there were two Chinese characters “合和” , which means that in sincere cooperation, campers cared for each other and worked together as a solidary team.

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The short camp life has come to an end, but it will leave the campers moved and inspired for a long time. Teachers and students of the first session created a positive and dynamic team with their enthusiasm and sincerity and a wonderful week of great memories. Here, the campers had a splendid summer. The second group of campers will have their closing ceremony today and leave campus. They are looking forward to showing themselves in the closing ceremony and also are unwilling to leave the campus.