2026 Summer Camp · Session 2 Day 17

피아노와 군대,
그리고 마지막 발표 🎹🎖️

JC After School · Coquitlam, BC · August 26, 2026 (Wed)

We have to say it plainly: we are really going to miss our JC Summer Camp 2026 students. Today held the last two student presentations of the summer — Minwoo on the piano, Luho on the army — and both of them were wonderful.

Four students and their teacher squeezed into one photo at the park, one making a peace sign — This group. 💕

🎹 “How to Play Piano” from Minwoo

Minwoo led the class with a lesson on how to play piano, and he came prepared. His poster carried the staff, the note names, the keyboard laid out letter by letter, the styles of piano and the styles of music — and, in his own handwriting, the actual advice: “How to play piano is never give up and keep doing it.”

Minwoo standing at the whiteboard pointing to his hand-made piano poster while teaching the class — Teaching from his own poster

Close-up of the hand-made poster titled How to play piano from Minwoo, with a staff, note names and photographs of pianos — “Never give up and keep doing it”

He spoke well — a clear voice, and real communication with his audience: asking questions, inviting opinions, waiting for answers. He was enthusiastic, he knew his subject, and he was visibly joyful about sharing it with everyone. Great job, Minwoo 👏

Two boys pinning the piano poster onto the whiteboard while a classmate watches — Putting the poster up

A student sitting at the piano bench with his arms thrown up, laughing — Enthusiasm, documented 😄

The presentation came with a full package of worksheets — challenges and vocabulary building pitched at every grade level in the room, so nobody sat out. Then everyone went to the piano to try it.

A younger student at the digital piano with two older students helping her find the keys — Finding the notes

Students taking turns at the piano keyboard, one pointing to the next key — “This one next” 🎹

A Musical Instruments crossword worksheet with drawings of a piano, drum, violin and trumpet — One of Minwoo's worksheets — a musical instruments crossword

🎖️ The Army, Navy & Air Force from Luho

Luho gave a great presentation today too. He prepared it with his heart — the army and S.W.A.T. — and it was genuinely informative. He laid out the army, the navy and the air force in a way that helped everyone connect the new material to what they already knew, and then build on it.

Luho standing at the front of the classroom beside his poster on how to be in SWAT and the army, with the day's agenda on the whiteboard — Presenting — with the day's agenda behind him

Four black CADET rank slip-ons with gold chevrons, a maple leaf and a crown, lined up on the whiteboard ledge — Real cadet ranks, brought in and explained

He brought the ranks in and set them along the ledge — two chevrons, chevrons with a maple leaf, three chevrons, a crown — so the class could see how the structure he was describing actually looks on a shoulder. His worksheet package followed the same idea: military vocabulary, and colouring pages for the youngest ones.

A student smiling and pointing at herself while working on a Military Vocabulary worksheet — Military vocabulary, in progress

A colouring page of an officer in uniform with handcuffs, a badge and a dog, coloured in by a young student — The youngest students got a colouring version

“I learned a lot from each of these well-researched presentations that the students gave. I haven't had time to give feedback about every single one, but each one is equally deserving — and I am hopeful that the leadership, the interaction, and the joy of sharing knowledge and interests was an uplifting experience for everyone.” — Teacher Diane

✏️ Worksheets, Both Packages Morning & afternoon

A young student holding up two markers and grinning over her worksheet — Markers, chosen

A young student concentrating as she traces letters with a red marker — Concentration

Students around the classroom table holding up their finished worksheets — Show and tell

🐴 Blue Mountain Park Afternoon

Presentations in the morning, park in the afternoon — the horses, the pool, and a long game on the grass.

Three girls sitting together on one of the painted horse statues in the park — Three to a horse 🐴

Two students on a painted horse statue under the tall evergreens — The usual stop

Children playing in the clear shallow outdoor pool — Into the water 💦

Students wading and splashing across the wide outdoor pool — Almost the last swim

A student running to the ball on the dry grass field — Soccer on the field ⚽

🍚 Lunch Shredded chicken & kimchi

A large pot of shredded seasoned chicken — Shredded chicken

A container of freshly cut kimchi on the lunch table — Kimchi, as always

📢 학부모님께 · This week's schedule

목요일은 다이엔 선생님 댁 방문,
금요일이 졸업식입니다

오늘 교실 화이트보드에 이번 주 일정이 정리되어 있었습니다. 아래대로 부탁드립니다.

목요일 (8/27) — 다이엔 선생님 댁 방문 · 드롭오프와 픽업 모두 선생님 댁에서
금요일 (8/28) — 졸업식 (Graduation Day) · 캠프 마지막 날
영문 이름 — 졸업장용 이름은 오늘 교실에서 정리했습니다 (Yoyo · Loha · Omid · Leo · Ashton · Minwoo · Luho)
주소 — 카카오톡으로 다시 안내드리겠습니다

일정이 바뀌면 카톡으로 바로 알려드리겠습니다 💕

💌 A Letter, Both Ways Parent & teacher

From Minwoo's mother

“민우에 대한 좋은 피드백 정말 감사합니다. 진심으로 고맙게 생각합니다.

썸머캠프를 이렇게 잘 이끌어 주시고, 개구쟁이 아이들과 멋진 추억을 만들어 주셔서 감사드려요. 그동안의 수고와 보살핌에 정말 감사합니다. 😊❤️”

From Teacher Diane

“Thank you so much, Mama, for your feedback. 💕 Our heartfelt gratitude goes to you and the other parents, and to each of the amazing, unique, curious and adorable students who joined us this summer. They were a great group to work with and to teach.

Your son, Minwoo, brightened every day with his cheerful personality and good energy as soon as he came in the door. ❤️ And all the students were very adored by us for their unique characters and for the earnest effort they put into their own learning — not only academically, but also in learning to get along and work together.

I anticipate that this summer has impacted them positively in their self-esteem, their interpersonal maturity and their personal competencies, as much as it has given them an academic edge they will need in the years ahead. We hope they keep coming anytime, and we are very happy that they enjoyed their summer with us. ❤️”

Eight weeks of science, math, writing and presentations — and what we will remember is the group.

A student leaning into the camera making a peace sign with friends laughing behind her — ✌️

A student throwing his arms wide and cheering in the classroom — Two days left 🎉

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Two days left: Thursday at Teacher Diane's house, and graduation on Friday, August 28. Fall after-school registration is open now — same teachers, same room, from September.

Thank you, Minwoo. Thank you, Luho. And thank you to every one of you. 💕

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