Baltic Teachers Prepare for Summer Camp on Tolerance

Early this week, seven English Language teachers gathered in the seaside town of Parnu, Estonia to prepare for summer camp, one that teaches about tolerance.

The teachers — two from Estonia, two from Latvia, two from Lithuania, as well as a camp director — mapped out the week long camp that will teach 6th graders about tolerance using subjects like human rights, similarities and dispelling stereotypes and all in the common language of English.

(Photo: Getting ready for August's Tolerance Camp.)

This is the third time that about 30 children from small towns in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, through the support of U.S. embassies in the three Baltic countries, will come together to practice English, build friendships and learn about diversity.

Bursting with energy and ideas, the teachers bounced lesson ideas and activities off one another with the goal of developing the best week possible for students. This is the first time they’d met and will be the only time they come together to work out the plan before the camp in August.

And just what did they plan? Check back here in August to find out.