Four sessions of Kingdom Train Holiday Club last week - some thoughts and reflections - in no particular order.
Preparation or the week had been done by the time I 'got on board' - after talking with various folk, it seems it was a well used format although the material was new. Organisers had a lot of teaching background - retired teachers - this showed in that whilst it was well organised perhaps some of it was a little formal in structure.
The children were mainly grandchildren of the helpers/organisers, had been to previous holiday clubs, or went to Pilots. It appears that there is an issue regarding publicity and inviting 'new' children - something to look into before next year.
The craft work was a 'big make' which I wasn't used to from previous experiences with Holiday Clubs - it worked well with the older group but in my humble opinion, the younger group would have benefited from more guidance. I wasn't terribly impressed with the quality of 'craft materials' available, some of which seemed to be 'past their sell by date' in a manner of speaking (e.g. flat boxes which smelled musty)
On a positive note, the children were all keen to join in and listened well when adults were talking so they must have been engaged even if I thought it was formal!
On a personal note it was a good time to build up relationships with both the children and adults which I hope will stand me in good stead in the coming months and years.
It was particularly good to be working with my colleague and discover we had very similar views on a number of issues.
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