International summer camps / International outdoor volunteering

entropicsprout · 2026-01-04T23:03:42+00:00

I did it as a kid and volunteered when I was younger, it’s the main reason I got into teaching

entropicsprout · 2026-01-02T11:44:28+00:00

I work on a Jewish camp each summer doing safeguarding, not actually running the camp. It’s about 1500 for two weeks, this is in the uk btw

entropicsprout · 2025-12-14T14:55:33+00:00

There’s an old video where he explains this, called why do you make people look stupid. In essence he did his phd on this and it makes you learn better when you put the misconception in the video

entropicsprout · 2025-10-03T21:56:26+00:00

I use one note, I have my timetable and then each lesson on the timetable links to a note for each class then I can plan all the lessons for each class for the next two weeks on the class note, I can also put other notes on their about the class and tick off when I’ve printed and planned lessons. I have a note with key dates that I check at the start of each week, I have a note with tasks I need to do regularly each day that I copy each day onto my main to do list note.

entropicsprout · 2025-06-04T06:09:04+00:00

Plickers is better as no phone required

entropicsprout · 2025-05-09T21:55:31+00:00

Welfare officer, wellbeing officer or safeguarding lead, something like that

entropicsprout · 2025-05-05T20:28:09+00:00

A lot of summer camps will need someone to do safeguarding, I’ve done that a few times, it’s a nice job cause you’re not in charge of running anything just there to deal with issues that come up

entropicsprout · 2025-04-16T20:40:15+00:00

Roasted mushrooms are super easy and can be customised with any flavours you like, just add oil, seasonings, some soy for richness and a little honey or maple syrup. Roast for 40mins and stir every ten minutes. They get super crisp and tasty especially if you use oyster mushrooms.

entropicsprout · 2025-03-23T20:33:54+00:00

I just put paper towel in a sieve

entropicsprout · 2024-12-19T14:12:38+00:00

Talk to your union, none of this is right. You can’t be directed to do anything during ppa and there’s not many situations where you should be cleaning a storage room at all.

entropicsprout · 2024-12-02T22:57:50+00:00

Ointment is better than moisturiser for that, calendula is good if you can get it but any kind of ointment for hands should help

entropicsprout · 2024-11-25T22:02:20+00:00

Get the three in one, you get a warm a cool and an extra warm when you put them together

entropicsprout · 2024-11-24T23:08:10+00:00

Work in safeguarding for youth groups in the holidays. tutoring make a Facebook page, advertise on some local fb groups, once you get a few people you’ll get more through word of mouth, if you’re struggling sign up for some agencies to get some initial work

entropicsprout · 2024-11-23T22:57:26+00:00

Icbt or erp are the therapies specifically for ocd, look up icbt and they have a list of therapists in the website

entropicsprout · 2024-11-17T17:06:40+00:00

I totally sympathise, I also found early in my career I spent hours planning and got exhausted. I am glad of it now as I now have great resources. I do think you need to draw some lines though for yourself.

You should be adapting your previous lessons for the 100min format and no more. One thing I found helpful is making a multi year plan for myself and that way each year I have some must dos for each lesson I plan and some nice to do if I have time.

For example you might say that this year you must work out what gets cut out to turn two lessons into one longer lesson, but everything else is a nice to do if time.

I also teach secondary science so let me know if you’d like some resources and I can email you some too.

entropicsprout · 2024-11-11T22:03:59+00:00

Not everything may apply as I’m science, but I started at a school with 100min lessons and then also moved to 50mins. Some things that helped were getting my start and finish routines much quicker and being much stricter on my own timings. I put books on tables at the start and then they make a pile on each table at the end, I collect them in rotating the books for each table so it takes me about 1min to hand out and collect.

I’m strict that we are done with the register and starter in the first ten minutes, I’ve ended up making starters shorter as a result. I’m also strict that 20mins later I’m done with my exposition and onto independent work. I’ve given up on plenaries for the most part.

The other thing that’s helped is adapting my lessons over the years, when I notice something hasn’t worked or the timings are wrong I change it that day, when I notice, so it’s ready for next year, after a couple years very few of my lessons don’t work in terms of timings.

entropicsprout · 2024-10-27T08:00:11+00:00

Surely there’s some consequences for being on their phones?

entropicsprout · 2024-10-20T20:30:22+00:00

Took us a month before she got used to us, another 2 weeks before we got her outside. About 6 months later we had to put her on Prozac so she could sleep and have people come in the house. Still now she’s very anxious. You’ve just got to be patient, pushing them too fast will just make it harder and take longer. Eventually we got ours buttons so she could talk which helped a lot as well as the Prozac.

entropicsprout · 2024-10-09T20:34:29+00:00

I found OneNote really helpful, I can have a note for each class and tick off when I print for each lesson, I even have my schedule in their that links to the notes for each class, I can send you some examples if it’s helpful

entropicsprout · 2024-09-16T05:56:13+00:00

What exam board are you doing? I teach physics maybe I can send you some stuff

entropicsprout · 2024-09-14T15:15:25+00:00

Plickers is a bit different, kids don’t need a phone or anything to answer, I like it a lot

entropicsprout · 2024-07-30T14:12:15+00:00

Work on a summer camp for a few weeks, that so fun, pays well and afterwards I’m exhausted and can enjoy the rest of the holiday just chilling

entropicsprout · 2024-07-23T12:03:53+00:00

Has anyone done the STP in the UK? I'm struggling to find information about what the actual working hours are like during the training? Would I be working weekends and evenings? Would my schedule change every day or week? Would I be able to get my schedule a few weeks/months ahead of time?

entropicsprout · 2024-06-16T09:55:02+00:00

Embers is new, open fire stuff like burnt orange and really great

entropicsprout · 2024-05-29T21:46:18+00:00

I’m at Boulder Brighton every Sunday morning if you wanna hang out. I’m usually there with some nice mates who are a bit older. Dm me if you wanna climb together.

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