English Club

English Club will be an extracurricular activity at the First City Gymnasium at 3:15 pm on Friday. English Club will be held once or twice a week depending on the students schedule and enthusiasm. The goals of English Club will be the following:

• To advance students understanding of the English Language
• To give students better conversational English and prepare them for foreign travels and education.
• To give students cultural awareness of values, traditions and culture of English speaking countries.
• To have students bring their values, traditions and culture to class creating an exchange of cultures.
• To create a group oriented club that works together at accomplishing a higher goal as described in earlier objectives.
• The main goal is to create a fun activity for students that allow them to increase their English skills and general knowledge in an environment they enjoy coming to.

Sean Boshard will be the coordinator of English Club. He received his higher education in St. Augustine, Florida. He specialized in Journalism and Public Relations at Flagler College. He continued his higher education at Jacksonville University while working in Admissions and Information Technology at the University. He received his Masters in Business Administration (MBA) from an AACSB accredited business school. He has worked in corresponding fields at Renda Broadcasting, Folio Weekly, Flagler College and The Performing Arts Center. Rebecca Crawford and other Peace Corps volunteers will contribute to English Club when available and on certain occasions. This will help provide outside ideas and keep the club fresh and up to date.

To achieve the goals described above English Club will encompass general English subjects and also specific subjects the teachers have professional knowledge in. For example body parts, clothes, appearance, personality, hobbies, sports, directions, essay format, writing, advanced dialogue , travel, entertainment, AIDs awareness, higher education and etc. Specific areas that might be further explored will be business development, journalism, technology and dissemination of information. These areas will depend on time and the students' needs.

In conclusion English Club will be a flexible club improving communication among students and creating cultural awareness. English Club will also be an extra-curricular after school activity that will help prepare students for their future, higher education and professions after they graduate from the First City Gymnasium. It will also give students confidence to travel abroad to English speaking countries if they wish to explore further foreign opportunities.

Hello Everyone!

English Club is up and running at full speed this semester. This semester we will focus on American holidays during this special time of the year. For example, some holidays include Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. We will also concentrate on sports specifically the National Football Association (NFL) and all the traditions the surround this wonderful sport. English Club will introduce you to new games and possible some guest speakers. Can I attend this magnificent event you might be asking yourself? English Club will be held on Fridays at 3:15 in room 15 unless specified otherwise. English Club is open to 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th formers. If you would like to bring a friend or two from other schools or cities feel free to invite them. We look forward to seeing you there! If you have any questions feel free to ask Sean Boshard or send us an email at firstcityenglishclub@gmail.com.

Teacher: Sean Boshard
Dates: September 16th to December 24th 2011
Forms: 8th Grade to 11th Grade
Number of Students: Max 30

September: Introduction to English Club

• Week 3: Introduction, talk to students to see their interests and talk about what English club is about.
• Week 4: Some common games Americans play. The game we will play will be Spoons.

October: Halloween Month

• Week 1: History of Halloween and cultural traditions.
• Week 2: Watch Nightmare Before Christmas and eat popcorn. Discuss carving pumpkins for next class.
• Week 3: Carve pumpkins and decorate pumpkins outside weather permitting.
• Week 4: No English Club due to holiday.

November: Thanksgiving and Football

• Week 1: Watch half a NFL football game.
• Week 2: Complete watching NFL football game. Discuss advertisements afterwards and how targeting audiences for advertising in America/Britain/Australia works.
• Week 3: Thanksgiving celebration. Make crafts and discuss the Thanksgiving holiday. Thanksgiving will be on November 22nd, 2011.
• Week 4: Teach the class how to play Nertz and terms that are associated with card games; an American card game that is a cross between Speed and Solitaire.

December: Christmas and New Years

• Week 1: Start watching Christmas Vacation.
• Week 2: Finish Christmas Vacation.
• Week 3: Discuss the Christmas holiday. Terms associated with Christmas, traditions, values and history that surrounds Christmas.
• Week 4: No English Club due to holidays.