2. What Is Cross – CulturalWhat Is Cross – Cultural
Competence?Competence?
Cross-cultural competence refers toCross-cultural competence refers to abilityability toto
understandunderstand people frompeople from different culturesdifferent cultures andand
engage with them effectively. And not justengage with them effectively. And not just
people from the one culture that you’vepeople from the one culture that you’ve
studied for years.studied for years.
3. So…So…
Having cross-cultural competenceHaving cross-cultural competence
meansmeans students can be effective in theirstudents can be effective in their
interactions with people from anyinteractions with people from any
culture.culture.
5. Four pictures in one: sky, background, top iceberg, and underwaterFour pictures in one: sky, background, top iceberg, and underwater
icebergiceberg
Ralph ClevengerRalph Clevenger
Culture has been comparedCulture has been compared
to an icebergto an iceberg
VisibleVisible
sectionsection
above theabove the
waterlinewaterline
Big “C”Big “C”
CultureCulture
InvisibleInvisible
sectionsection
below thebelow the
water linewater line
Little “C”Little “C”
cultureculture
6. CultureCulture
UnderstandingUnderstanding
of the naturalof the natural
worldworld
SportSport ArchitectureArchitecture HolidayHoliday
customscustoms
Concept ofConcept of
leadershipleadership
ConceptConcept
of beautyof beauty
ConceptConcept
of selfof self
GeneralGeneral
worldworld
viewview
ReligiousReligious
RitualsRituals
ArtArt
7. CultureCulture
MusicMusic ConceptConcept
of personalof personal
spacespace
GamesGames WorkWork
ethicethic
Concept ofConcept of
fairnessfairness
LiteratureLiterature ReligiousReligious
beliefsbeliefs
Styles ofStyles of
dressdress
FacialFacial
expressionsexpressions
ImportanceImportance
of timeof time
10. ""Rainbow Mind“ is a concept of theRainbow Mind“ is a concept of the
ideal education: "Think of aideal education: "Think of a
radiant rainbow, sparkling with aradiant rainbow, sparkling with a
multitude of colors. Take onemultitude of colors. Take one
away, and the rainbow is notaway, and the rainbow is not
complete. It still shines, it's stillcomplete. It still shines, it's still
pleasing and colorful, but it's notpleasing and colorful, but it's not
a whole rainbow. A completea whole rainbow. A complete
education is like a rainbow: alleducation is like a rainbow: all
the colors shine. Not only do wethe colors shine. Not only do we
need to learn our letters andneed to learn our letters and
numbers, we also need to learnnumbers, we also need to learn
how to get along with everybodyhow to get along with everybody
and sing and draw, and learnand sing and draw, and learn
about the planet and the stars, asabout the planet and the stars, as
well as our bodies and souls.well as our bodies and souls.
Why can't we all be like LeonardoWhy can't we all be like Leonardo
da Vinci?" – A great philosopher!da Vinci?" – A great philosopher!
/Anna Kealoha's book, Trust the Children/
11. Camp Details:Camp Details:
Appropriate for ages 10-12Appropriate for ages 10-12
Duration: 2 weeksDuration: 2 weeks
Hours: 10 am to 12:00 pm, 1 pm to 2 pm ,Hours: 10 am to 12:00 pm, 1 pm to 2 pm ,
Monday through Saturday.Monday through Saturday.
Available languages: EnglishAvailable languages: English
12. In keeping with that philosophy, teacher –In keeping with that philosophy, teacher –
student collaboration in the camp may bestudent collaboration in the camp may be
divided into Art (vision, perception,divided into Art (vision, perception,
creativity), Music (aural art, listening,creativity), Music (aural art, listening,
singing, playing instruments, composing),singing, playing instruments, composing),
Letters (language, linguistics, ABCs),Letters (language, linguistics, ABCs),
Numbers (math, logic, )Nature (earth,Numbers (math, logic, )Nature (earth,
science), Body World (exercise, movement,science), Body World (exercise, movement,
dance), Outer World (human history, socialdance), Outer World (human history, social
skills, relationships, families, parties), andskills, relationships, families, parties), and
Inner World (The Great Mystery, spirit,Inner World (The Great Mystery, spirit,
intuition, dreams, soul, or religion).intuition, dreams, soul, or religion).
13. The main goals of the camp:The main goals of the camp:
prepare the next generation to succeed in a multi-prepare the next generation to succeed in a multi-
cultural society by offering a summer language campcultural society by offering a summer language camp
program,- Creatingprogram,- Creating Global Citizens;Global Citizens;
enhancing the student’s language skills in English;enhancing the student’s language skills in English;
provide children with greater awareness of otherprovide children with greater awareness of other
cultures;cultures;
prepare them to adapt to unknown situationsprepare them to adapt to unknown situations
regardless of geographical, cultural or social context;regardless of geographical, cultural or social context;
ready children to interact with different cultures,ready children to interact with different cultures,
countries enabling them to become successful globalcountries enabling them to become successful global
citizens;citizens;
build confidence through age appropriate activitiesbuild confidence through age appropriate activities
that develop self-awareness and leadership.that develop self-awareness and leadership.
Younger students are engaged in activities such asYounger students are engaged in activities such as
songs, games, crafts, and storytelling from othersongs, games, crafts, and storytelling from other
countries;countries;
14. Global villageGlobal village
The definition ofThe definition of
a global villagea global village
is the idea thatis the idea that
people arepeople are
connected byconnected by
easy travel,easy travel,
mass media andmass media and
electronicelectronic
communicationscommunications
, and have, and have
become a singlebecome a single
community.community.
15. Raising Global kidsRaising Global kids
The whole world may be in oneThe whole world may be in one
room… in our hands… in handsroom… in our hands… in hands
of kids…of kids…
21. What should teachers do?What should teachers do?
Nourish your own creativity.Nourish your own creativity. Be creative!Be creative!
Avoid judgments, criticism, comparisons.Avoid judgments, criticism, comparisons.
Be positive!Be positive!
Honour your students individually.Honour your students individually.
Be thankful!Be thankful!
Don’t force students to do something.Don’t force students to do something.
Be patient!Be patient!
Provide the resources they need.Provide the resources they need.
Be helpful!Be helpful!
28. International Day for Protection ofInternational Day for Protection of
ChildrenChildren
29. The Chain Of DiversityThe Chain Of Diversity
We are all differentWe are all different
but we all smilebut we all smile
with the samewith the same
language/language/
Chain of DiversityChain of Diversity
ActivityActivity
40. Now students and their teachersNow students and their teachers
know that…know that…
Rainbow Summer Language Camp is aRainbow Summer Language Camp is a
unique diving into English that lifts upunique diving into English that lifts up
students competence in Englishstudents competence in English
language, and cultivates appreciation oflanguage, and cultivates appreciation of
variety of culture.variety of culture.
41. Step by Step to Better EnglishStep by Step to Better English
42.
43. We are happy that …We are happy that …
Our campers interact with EnglishOur campers interact with English
teachers every day not only through funteachers every day not only through fun
learning and through interesting culturallearning and through interesting cultural
activities such as acting on stage ,activities such as acting on stage ,
games, singing, story telling, arts andgames, singing, story telling, arts and
crafts. In this way, they quicker acquirecrafts. In this way, they quicker acquire
the ability to communicate in Englishthe ability to communicate in English
with their teachers and amongwith their teachers and among
themselves.themselves.
44. RainbowRainbow
A lovely rainbow always appeared afterA lovely rainbow always appeared after
warm showers. The rainbow was sowarm showers. The rainbow was so
beautiful with its colours that followedbeautiful with its colours that followed
one after another making a fantasticone after another making a fantastic
carpet in the sky. Red, Orange, Yellow,carpet in the sky. Red, Orange, Yellow,
Green, Blue, Indigo and Purple wereGreen, Blue, Indigo and Purple were
friends and never quarreled. Theyfriends and never quarreled. They
coloured everything around and peoplecoloured everything around and people
liked how all looked.liked how all looked.
45. But one day Red decided that it is the brightestBut one day Red decided that it is the brightest
of all the colours and that’s why it wanted toof all the colours and that’s why it wanted to
have more powers and to colour more thingshave more powers and to colour more things
around. So one day people awoke in thearound. So one day people awoke in the
morning and were shocked! All the trees,morning and were shocked! All the trees,
bushes and grass were red. The thingsbushes and grass were red. The things
looked like burning and fading for ever. Greenlooked like burning and fading for ever. Green
was angry so much and decided to colour thewas angry so much and decided to colour the
sky green. At the same time Blue painted allsky green. At the same time Blue painted all
the apples, oranges, and cherries blue. Purplethe apples, oranges, and cherries blue. Purple
was afraid that it wouldn’t find anything left towas afraid that it wouldn’t find anything left to
paint and coloured the sun. Orange colouredpaint and coloured the sun. Orange coloured
the oceans and seas orange.the oceans and seas orange.
46. Everything looked very strange! It didn’t lookEverything looked very strange! It didn’t look
like our Earth! It became dark everywherelike our Earth! It became dark everywhere
because the sun was purple and it startedbecause the sun was purple and it started
raining. It was raining days and nights and theraining. It was raining days and nights and the
rain washed the colours out and everythingrain washed the colours out and everything
became transparent and hardly visible. Thebecame transparent and hardly visible. The
rain turned into a thunderstorm. Suddenly arain turned into a thunderstorm. Suddenly a
lightening appeared in the sky and it burnedlightening appeared in the sky and it burned
the sun that became yellow again.the sun that became yellow again.
47. The sun dried up all the rain on theThe sun dried up all the rain on the
Earth and shaped a carpet ofEarth and shaped a carpet of
raindrops hardly visible in the sky .raindrops hardly visible in the sky .
Then like a magician the sunThen like a magician the sun
stretched its rays to the carpet andstretched its rays to the carpet and
a newly born magnificent rainbowa newly born magnificent rainbow
appeared in the sky.appeared in the sky.
48. A new rainbow wasA new rainbow was
extraordinary beautiful with allextraordinary beautiful with all
the colours. The colours neverthe colours. The colours never
quarreled again painting all thequarreled again painting all the
things on the Earth that becamethings on the Earth that became
the carpet with all equallythe carpet with all equally
important colours.important colours.
49. What environment do ourWhat environment do our
students live in a languagestudents live in a language
camp?camp?
They shape their minds for theThey shape their minds for the
futurefuture to become globalto become global
citizenscitizens
50. The Disciplined MindThe Disciplined Mind
The Synthesizing MindThe Synthesizing Mind
The Creative MindThe Creative Mind
The Respectful MindThe Respectful Mind
The Ethical MindThe Ethical Mind
57. But one day the friends argued who was to be the best.
I’m the best and the most
important! I can lift up
to the skies!
No! I’m the best! I can easily
travel round the earth and see
the whole world!
Oh, no! I’m the best! I’m stable
and permanent! I am firm and
reliable!
58. And the triangle really started toAnd the triangle really started to
pull up its top so its friendspull up its top so its friends
couldn’t see it in the cloudscouldn’t see it in the clouds
59. The circle went away veryThe circle went away very
quickly jumping like aquickly jumping like a
ball.ball.
60. Only the square stayed at theOnly the square stayed at the
place they had lived before.place they had lived before.
61. Time passed the triangleTime passed the triangle
while pulling upwardwhile pulling upward
broke its top and was notbroke its top and was not
happy at all.happy at all.
The bright lively circle nowThe bright lively circle now
became dirty, worn outbecame dirty, worn out
and shapeless.and shapeless.
The square staying for a longThe square staying for a long
time motionless looked liketime motionless looked like
a stone hardly visible in thea stone hardly visible in the
grass.grass.
62. The friends met withoutThe friends met without
words. They helped eachwords. They helped each
other and in some time theyother and in some time they
again had the initial shape .again had the initial shape .
They understood that all theThey understood that all the
shapes were important andshapes were important and
they had to live in harmonythey had to live in harmony
shaping things around.shaping things around.
The morality of the story is :The morality of the story is :
all the shapes are equallyall the shapes are equally
importantimportant
63. The beauties of nature come in allThe beauties of nature come in all
colours. The strengths of humankindcolours. The strengths of humankind
come in many forms. Every being iscome in many forms. Every being is
wonderfully unique. All of us contributewonderfully unique. All of us contribute
in different ways. When we learn toin different ways. When we learn to
honour the difference and appreciate thehonour the difference and appreciate the
mix, we find harmonymix, we find harmony
Understand the SimilaritiesUnderstand the Similarities
and Celebrate theand Celebrate the
Differences!Differences!
64. Understanding the similarities andUnderstanding the similarities and
celebrating the differences we allcelebrating the differences we all
smile in the same languagesmile in the same language
68. St Nicholas…St Nicholas…
…… is the patron andis the patron and
protector of childrenprotector of children
……is known as the friendis known as the friend
and protector of all inand protector of all in
trouble or needtrouble or need
……is the patron of sailorsis the patron of sailors
and voyagers.and voyagers.
69. Happy St. Nicholas Day!Happy St. Nicholas Day!
Let St. Nicholas DayLet St. Nicholas Day
inspire us toinspire us to
imitate St. Nicholas’imitate St. Nicholas’
virtues of love,virtues of love,
generosity, courage,generosity, courage,
justice!justice!
70. Before going to bed on St. Nicholas Eve tossBefore going to bed on St. Nicholas Eve toss
the dust on the ground in front of the door.the dust on the ground in front of the door.
Then go inside and put shoes outside theThen go inside and put shoes outside the
bedroom door. When the good saint sees thebedroom door. When the good saint sees the
sparkle on the ground in the moonlight, hesparkle on the ground in the moonlight, he
knows children live there and will come to theknows children live there and will come to the
house, leaving simple treats in the shoes.house, leaving simple treats in the shoes.