GANDIA
OPENS ITS DOORS TO “APAVAC – LA SAFOR”
Saturday 4th March, 2017 saw the launch of the
“La Safor” branch of APAVAC in Gandia.
Thanks to the generosity of APP – Academia de Profesores Profesionales –
primary and secondary schoolteachers of English, EOI English teachers as well
as qualified TEFL teachers were all welcomed to this new venue in central
Gandia.
 |
| Hard at work |
A phonology workshop was delivered by Christa Mundin with a
focus on “Challenging Consonants”. As
always, this workshop was activity-based and all attendees have since received
a copy of the presentation and originals of handouts so that they have the
chance of immediately using new activities in the classroom.
There was a very positive level of participation and
interest throughout the workshop. The
meeting wound up with Board members of APAVAC sharing its Mission Statement
with the group and the advantages of joining this Association for a token
annual subscription of 20 Euros. The
plan is to host 2 workshops per term in Gandia and for La Safor members to
email Christa and Charlotte with suggestions for future topics.
Michelle was able to tell her own story of how APAVAC has
helped her as a freelance teacher and spoke of the tangible benefits of being
part of a professional association when you work alone. This clearly resonated with the TEFL teachers
in the room. As the organiser of the
APAVAC Book Club, Michelle was able to give details to this new group of potential
members.
With all the presentations over, there was still time for people
to network – a luxury which most of us don’t have during our working week!
We obviously hope that from this small beginning, the word
about this new project: “APAVAC: La
Safor” will spread across the region and attract new members.
No comments:
Post a Comment
You are welcome to give your opinion here
Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.