Hi everyone! I work as a teacher at a language academy, and on the 31^st, we need to organize an activity for our students. It doesn't necessarily have to be Halloween-themed, especially since I don't celebrate Halloween myself.

My biggest dilemma is the age gap between the students. They range from 6 to 60+, and the activity will run from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. This will be my first time organizing an activity like this, and honestly, I'm clueless about what to plan.

I'd really appreciate any ideas or suggestions. Thanks!

Edit: The activity will be divided by hours so 8-9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12 so basically the same activity 4 times

Hi everyone,

I was wondering, how/where do freelance or teachers working for language centres find partners for eTwinning-like projects? My students really want to try an international Christmas card exchange but since I work for a language centre and not a school, I don't have access to the official eTwinning platform.

Thank you!

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