FAIRFIELD INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
Fairfield Intermediate School
International Department
International School English Language Programme for 12 Day Sample
Date
Day 1
Time
8:30am
Activity
Arrive at FFI International Department
8:45am
Orientation around school with local students –
introductions to school principal and senior staff
Full school Maori Welcome POWHIRI
9:15am
Two Japanese song /dance items
One male speaker to give reply speech
10:00am10:45am
Maori Cultural Interaction with school Bi –
Lingual students
Songs / dance /kappa haka
10:45am11:05am
Morning Tea with Bi Lingual Maori students and
School Leaders
Morning Tea Provided
Meet the Buddy Introductions with classroom
buddies – games/ teambuilding
Game / origami to teach
11:05am12:00pm
12:00pm12:35pm
1
Clothing / School Items
In FIS classroom with Buddy
( maths/ PE / English )
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Day 2
12:35pm1:20pm
LUNCH with classroom buddy and friends
1:20pm –
2:55pm
ESOL class ( all )
3:00pm
Pick up from FIS International Department by
homestay families
8:45am –
10:45am
Technology Class with Classroom Buddy
-Art
- Music
-Cooking
10:45am –
11:05am
Morning Tea with Classroom Buddy
11:05am12:35pm
ESOL Class (Girls)
Classroom Study with Buddy
(Boys )
12:45pm – Lunch with classroom buddy
1:20pm
1:25pm –
2:55pm
2
ESOL Class (girls )
Classroom Study with Buddy
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(boys )
3:00pm
8:45 –
10:45am
Day 3
10:45am–
11:05am
Pick up by homestay family
Technology Class with Classroom Buddy
-Art
-Music
-Cooking
Morning Tea with Classroom Buddy
ESOL Class
(Boys)
Sports wear
T - shirt
Tracksuits
11:05am 12:35pm
PE/sports with Buddy
( Girls )
12:35pm1:20pm
Lunch with Classroom buddy
1:25pm –
2:55pm
ESOL class
(Girls)
Sports Shoes
PE /Sports with Buddy
(Boys )
3:00pm
Assemble at FIS International Department
Money for Afternoon Tea
3:15pm –
3
Cars leave for After school Trip in Hamilton with
Buddy
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Ten Pin Bowling at Hamilton Skye City
Homestay families pick up from FIS
4:45pm
Day 4
8:00am
Assemble at FFI
International Department
Gear Clothing List Supplied
8:15am
Leave for Rotorua
10:00am
Morning tea at Rotorua lake
10:30am
Visit Whakarewarea Geyser
12:40pm
Lunch at Kurirau Park (put feet in hot pools! )
Swim at Polynesian Spa
12:50 –
2:00pm
2:15pm –
4
Paradise Valley Farm Park
Leave Rotorua for Hamilton
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4:00pm
Arrive in Hamilton – Host family to pick up
5:30pm
Day 5
8:45am
Assemble at FFI International Department
9:00am
Bus leaves for Donkey Farm Visit in Gordonton
with Classroom Buddy
9:15am –
11:00am
Walking Shoes
Wet weather Gear
Warm clothes
Arrive at Donkey farm
View animals/ride donkeys/feed lambs/
Morning Tea Provided
11:00am11:20am
Morning tea in Farmyard Rose Garden
Cars leave for Hamilton Gardens
11:30am
Visit and Lunch at Hamilton Gardens
11:45am 1:00pm
1:15pm
5
Arrive at FIS
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1:25pm –
2:55pm
3:00pm
Technology Class with Buddy
Art
Music
Cooking
Homestay family to pick up
Day 6
Homestay families to organise day trip
Raglan and/or Tauranga
Classroom Buddy Attending
Day 7
Homestay families to organise day activities in
Hamilton
Hamilton Lake
Hamilton Zoo
Shopping
Classroom Buddy Attending
Day 8
6
8:4510:45am
Technology Class with Buddy
Art
Music
Cooking
Homestay family to pick up
10:45am11:05am
Morning Tea with Buddy
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11:05 12:35pm
12:35pm
1:20pm
1:25 –
2:55pm
3:00pm
8:45am 10:45am
Day 9
10:45am–
11:05am
Teambuilding/ Games with
Classroom Buddy
Lunch with Classroom Buddy
ESOLSports Interraction with Buddy
Rugby (Boys) Room 3
Netball (Girls ) Room 14
Homestay Families Pick up
Technology Class with Buddy
Art
Music
Cooking
Morning Tea with Buddy
ESOL Class
(Girls )
Classroom Study
(Boys )
12:35pm
1:20pm
1:25pm –
2:55pm
7
Lunch with Classroom Buddy
ESOL Class
(Boys)
Classroom Study
( Girls )
Game/Song/ Dance to teach
Sports Shoes
Sports Gear
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Day 10
3:00pm
Pickup from Homestay Families
8:45am10:45am
Technology Class with Buddy
Art
Music
Cooking
Morning Tea with Buddy
10:45am–
11:05am
11:05am–
12:35am
12:35pm
1:20pm
Day 11
1:25pm –
2”55pm
ESOL Class
(Boys )
Classroom Study with Buddy
(Girls)
3:00pm
8:45am 10:45am
Homestay family Pickup
Technology Class with Buddy
Art
Music
Cooking
10:45am 11:05am
8
ESOL Class
(Girls)
Classroom Study with Buddy
(Boys)
Lunch with Classroom Buddy
Morning Tea with Buddy
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11:05am–
12:35am
ESOL Class
(girls )
Classroom Study with Buddy
(Boys)
Lunch with Classroom Buddy
1:25pm –
2:55pm
3:00pm
3:10 4:45pm
ESOL Class
(Girls)
Classroom Study with Buddy
( Boys )
Assemble at FIS
Hamilton Trip to Horotiu with Buddy
Splashy Arts and Ceramics ( children get to
choose a piece of pottery and paint it )
DINNER PROVIDED
Homestay families Arrive
5:15pm
5:30pm –
7:30pm
9
Farewell Party with Homestay Families and
classroom Buddy
(school Staffroom )
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Day 12
8:45am 9:15am
FAREWELL ASSEMBLY
( School Assembly )
Classroom Buddy to hand out leaving certificate
Song / Item to present
9:15am
10:45am
ESOL Class (Boys )
classroom Study with Buddy( Girls)
10:45am 11:05am
11:05am12:35pm
12:35pm
1:20pm
1:20pm 2:55pm
3:00pm
10
Morning Tea with Buddy
ESOL Class (Girls )
Classroom Study with Buddy (Boys )
HAANGI LUNCH with Classroom buddies and BiLingual Department
Classroom FarewellsBuddy games / teambuilding/ goodbye exchange
of gifts
Homestay Families Pick up
HAANGI LUNCH