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Tiger Beer · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 778 Location: Hong Kong

Are there any opportunities to teach Summer Camps in the Middle East? If so, where would be my best bet?

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

There is no such thing that I have ever heard of. It is so unbearably hot that everyone that can afford it gets the heck out. The idea of a 'summer camp' would be foreign to this culture.

Perhaps North Africa?

Sorry

VS

Tiger Beer · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 778 Location: Hong Kong

Thanks! I'm in Spain and don't feel like going back to Korea for summercamps (yet again) if I can help it.

Thanks for the info. Thats kind of what I assumed.

Cleopatra · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 1:03 pm Post subject:

I think some rich Gulf kiddies go to Jordan for summer camps.

The British Council runs courses for them.

veiledsentiments · Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Posts: 17644 Location: USA

Tiger Beer,

If Jordan has something like this, so also could Lebanon. You might want to check out both British Council and AMIDEAST websites.

VS

dmb · Joined: 12 Feb 2003 Posts: 8397

The British Council in Cairo also runs summer schools

grahamb · Joined: 30 Apr 2003 Posts: 1945

If all else fails, there are lots of summer camps in Spain.

Albulbul · Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 364

Summer Camps in the Middle East ?

You could try Hamas or Hizbollah.

scot47 · Joined: 10 Jan 2003 Posts: 15343

I am surprised that we do not have more of the feeble-minded volunteering for those nice camps suggested by Albulbul.

johnslat

Dear scot47,
I'd say that, unfortunately, they have far too many "volunteers" as it is.
Regards,
John

haleema · Joined: 17 Apr 2004 Posts: 4

I taught art classes in a refugee camp in Lebanon two years ago, and was volunteering as an English teacher this past winter. If you're interested in doing a volunteer thing you'll have a whole lot of folks greeting you with Ahlan Wasahlans (welcome) - i'm sure of it. If you want more info, let me know.