Education • 6 Jul, 2022
Total Immersion Camp
Impact from Inception
Immersion camps provided intensive English exposure to 42 undergraduates and senior students at the School for the Blind, strengthening spoken English, public communication, and readiness for higher studies and employability.
Immersion camps provided intensive English exposure to 42 undergraduates and senior students at the School for the Blind, strengthening spoken English, public communication, and readiness for higher studies and employability.
To strengthen the English language skills of university undergraduates and schoolchildren through intensive, activity-based immersion programmes that build confidence, communication skills and readiness for higher education and employment.
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- Undergraduates of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Ruhuna
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- Students of the School for the Blind, Ratmalana
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- Grades 1–3 (Speech and Drama programme)
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- Grades 10–11 (Total Immersion Camp)
- Parents and caregivers (through awareness sessions)
Objective
To strengthen the English language skills of first year university undergraduates through intensive, activity-based immersion programmes that build confidence, communication skills and readiness for higher education and employment.
Structure
- Five-day immersion camps followed by a closing ceremony for undergraduates to showcase their skills
Target Group
- first year undergraduates of state universities
Impact (2006 to present)
Year | University | Cumulative Impact |
2006 to present | University of Moratuwa | 1,087 |
2017 | University of Ruhuna | 42 |
