Ranch Day was a great success! We had perfect weather for a fun day in the sun playing soccer, volleyball, and games. We flew kites, got lost in a giant wooden maze, ate barbecue brisket, and danced to songs from around the world. Teachers and students brought their children and pets, and we all got [...]
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IELI students got a good introduction to Texas cowboy culture this weekend. We took a trip to the Ft. Worth Stockyards and Rodeo. Now, people don’t really have accents or wear cowboy hats or boots in Denton, but they do in Ft. Worth! It was fun to go and see that the “Old West” is [...]
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This summer, we started a new program at IELI called Conversation Hour. I wanted to give students an opportunity for extra speaking practice during the summer when we do not have our conversation partner program. Conversation Hour meets on Fridays from 12 – 1 p.m. in our building. I recruit American volunteers to come each [...]
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Take a look at some of the fun things that took place in IELI this term: At the ranch, students and teachers relaxed, played volleyball, basketball, and soccer, flew kites, went on tractor rides, played field games, went through a giant maze (see below), and had a great lunch. It was a perfect day to [...]
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I took IELI students to a Dallas Mavericks game over the weekend. I think the NBA game is one of the most popular trips IELI offers, and for a good reason – Mavs games are so much fun! I think my top three favorite IELI activities are: 1. Circle R Ranch Day 2. Mavs game [...]
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Happy Valentine’s Day and Lunar New Year! We’ve had some excitement at UNT in the last few days. First, it started snowing on Thursday last week, and UNT closed early because of the weather. It snowed all night, so school was cancelled on Friday too. Usually, if it snows, the snow melts right away. But [...]
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It’s Week 1 in the IELI term, and we are busy, busy, busy. This Sunday, I am taking students to hear the Dallas Symphony Orchestra play at the Meyerson in downtown Dallas. I always love going to the Meyerson, and now it is even more fun to go downtown. Dallas recently celebrated the completion of [...]
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I’m back! I’m sorry I have neglected this blog. Life in IELI has been as busy as ever. I’ve been working hard to publish the IELI student writing magazine, The STAR. I finished it a few days ago and sent it off to the printer. In addition to the paper copies, The STAR will be on the [...]
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As promised, here are some more photos from the Halloween party last week. Enjoy!
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This last month was really busy for me at work, so I haven’t been doing a very good job with blogging. I am going to try to do better! Last week, I arranged a pumpkin carving party for IELI students. We had about 50 students show up, eager to participate in this American fall tradition. [...]
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