'Speak Up' - English Day Out
A Galle Children's Festival outreach event
On Saturday 31st January 2015 the Serendipity Trust held a special GCF Outreach Event ‘Speak Up! - English Day Out’ at Serendipity House, Galle.
This event was held following requests from local teachers to hold a fun event for children that enabled them to mix with native English speakers and build their own confidence in spoken English.
Over 90 children participated in the program with 9 workshops offered including:
All had a fantastic time with one child running to her teacher after realising she could communicate with the foreign workshop leaders and saying ‘Sir! I can speak English!’.
This event was held following requests from local teachers to hold a fun event for children that enabled them to mix with native English speakers and build their own confidence in spoken English.
Over 90 children participated in the program with 9 workshops offered including:
- Storytelling
- Eco-Crafts
- Mehendi Pottery
- Action Songs
- English Games
- Problem-Solving Games
- Historic Story Telling
- Kids’ Yoga
- Paper Crafts
All had a fantastic time with one child running to her teacher after realising she could communicate with the foreign workshop leaders and saying ‘Sir! I can speak English!’.
