Grade – Upper Elementary
Level - Intermediate Reading/Conversation Skills
Reading longer articles / magazines / short chapter books
Month 2 Issues
Episodes 1-2 – Tales of the West
Episodes 3-4 – Disaster
Level 3 is for upper elementary school students who are reading longer magazine articles or are starting to read chapter books. The subjects and vocabulary are more mature, suitable for this age range. The focus is on the harder words and phrases that we know many Taiwanese students may not be familiar with at this age. The pace is quicker, and these interesting stories and themes open up the conversation even more. We also welcome Jr. high students to join for some great conversation and fun practice.
Month 2 -Issue 1
Tales of the West
Episode 1
Articles
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Contents Page – Types of Articles
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Welcome to Tales of the West – Introduction Page
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It’s Junior Rodeo Time – Photo Essay
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Covered Wagons – Nonfiction
Vocabulary
35 Words
Tale故事, West 美國西部, Photo Essay專題攝影, Covered Wagons 有篷的馬車, Scary Story 恐怖故事, Lumberjack 伐木工人, Carve 雕刻, Hail 冰雹, Stretch The Truth 誇大事實, Whopper大謊言, Junior Rodeo 少年牛仔競技表演, Whoop 吶喊, Holler 叫喊, Contest 比賽, Buckaroo 牛仔(俚語), Ride A Steer 騎馬, Bucking Beast 暴衝難馴的猛獸, Barrel Race 繞桶比賽, Tumble 翻滾, Give Chase開始追逐, Breakaway Calf Roping 用套索套住逃脫的小牛, Lasso 用套索捕捉(牛,馬等), Mutton Riding 騎綿羊, Bareback Event 不用馬鞍的騎乘活動, Saddle 鞍, Bronco 野馬, Bronco Busting 馴馬, Tame 馴服 Covered Wagons 有篷大馬車, Pioneers 先鋒, Trail 小徑, Prairie 草原, Sea Of Grass 草海, Canvas Tops 帆布車蓋, Prairie Schooner 大草原縱帆船(指：草原篷車)
Episode 2
Articles
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Whoppers Stretch the Truth – Tall Tales
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The Diary of Clare Brown – Diary
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Campfire Chorus – Group Play
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Gather Round the Campfire – Poem
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Puzzle it Out – Compound Word Puzzles
Vocabulary
37Words
Tall Tales 荒唐的故事, Diary 日記, Play 戲劇/話劇, Exaggerate 誇大, Stretch The Truth 誇大事實, Rugged Worker 粗曠的工人, Outdo The Other 超越對方, Logging Camps 伐木營, Leave His Mark 留下標記, Great Lakes 五大湖, Keelboat Captain 龍骨船長, Shore 岸邊, Overflow 溢出, Cyclone 龍卷風, Squeeze 擠壓, Twister 龍卷風, Carve Out 雕刻出, Grand Canyon 大峽谷, Slave 奴隸, Freedom自由, Worn Out 疲憊不堪的, Slavery 奴隸制, Chorus 合唱, Settle 定居, Chinese Railroad Worker 鐵路工人, Stranger 陌生人, Cattle 牛, Panic 恐慌, Stampede 亂竄狂奔, Have It Rough 過得很艱辛, Pick & Shovel 鋤頭和鏟子, Blasting Powder 爆炸火藥, Antelope 羚羊, Discouraging Word 令人洩氣的話, Strum A Banjo 彈奏班鳩琴, Weave A Tale 編織故事, Glint 閃爍
Month 2 - Issue 2
Disaster
Episode 1
Articles
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Contents Page – Types of Articles
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Welcome to Disaster – Introduction Page
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Nature’s Fury – Photo Essay
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A Storm to Remember – Realistic Fiction
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Puzzle it Out – Synonyms
Vocabulary
27 Words
Disaster 災難, Strike 侵襲, Earthquakes地震, React應對, Nature’s Fury 大自然的反撲, Natural 自然的, Destructive Events 破壞性事件, Volcano 火山, Tornado 龍捲風, Tsunami 海嘯, Magma 岩漿, Lava 熔岩, Ash 灰燼, Whirling Funnel Cloud 旋轉龍捲雲, Plow Through 撞過, Splinter 碎片/裂成碎片, Fierce 凶猛的, Damage 損害, Huge Sections 巨大的部分, Pressure 壓力, Warning Systems 預警系統, Hurricane Warning 颶風警報, Shutters 百葉窗, Storm Cellar 防風窖, Silence 寧靜, Eye of The Storm 風暴之眼/颶風中心, The Storm Raged 風暴肆虐, Terrible 糟糕的
Episode 2
Articles
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Train Wreck – Radio Play
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On the Way to School – Comic Strip
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Rusty to the Rescue – News Feature
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Don’t Let Disasters Get You Down – Poem
Vocabulary
32 Words
Narrator 旁白, Program 節目, Tracks 軌道, Screeching 尖叫著, Warn Them 警示他們, Railroad 鐵路系統, Dash Into The Doorway 衝進門道, As Fast As Lightning 快如閃電, Flow 流動, Made A Hiss 發出嘶嘶聲, Search And Rescue Team 搜救專對, Respond To Disasters 應對災害, Buried Under Rubble 被埋在瓦礫下, Animal Shelter 動物收容所, Abandon 拋棄, His Future Was Uncertain 他的未來是渺茫的, Trained 訓練(過去式), High Spirits 熱情, Bravery 勇氣, Devoted To 奉獻給, Eager To Please 渴望討好, Survivor 生還者, Ruins 廢墟, Shift 輪班工作時間, Weary 疲倦的, Keep His Spirits High 振作精神, Victim 受難者, Alert 使警覺, Reward 獎賞, Get You Down 讓你沮喪, Oversleep 睡過頭, Terrible 糟糕的
Making English Fun!
2 Days
Discovery in English
10+
Flying designs
24
Students per class
1 : 6
Teacher or assistant per 6 students
Questions to ask. Ideas to try.
English becomes the language of discovery.
How many different ways can we make something fly? Join Dr. Sparks and the S Team for two days of building, flying, and discovery!
Students will explore ten or more flying designs, learn advanced paper airplane building techniques, and take on challenges to guide and control their creations. Along the way, they will explore the history of flight, discover today’s flying technology, and imagine what the future of flight could bring.
At Dr. Sparks Camps, English becomes the language students use to explore, build, and solve problems together. With flying creations they have built and many challenges to take on, there is always something to ask, something to explain, and more ideas to try.
Follow instructions · Ask questions · Share discoveries · Explain their thinking
Our aim is to get students using their English. Our focus is on discovery through fun STEAM experiments, giving them opportunities to practice communication as they explore. Students will use English to follow instructions, ask questions, share discoveries, and explain their thinking.
Daily schedule & pickup
Drop of Time - 8:00～9:00
Camp Time - 9:00～12:00, 1:30～4:30
Lunch Break - 12:00～1:30
Pick Up Time - 4:30～5:30
(late pick-up must be prearranged. Fees may apply)
Camp Price
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Find your session.
Get ready to explore.
Tainan
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Location TBA
2027/02/01–02
See our camps in action
See discovery happen.
See students experiment, build, and solve challenges together. Take a look inside Dr. Sparks camps and discover how science gives students something exciting to explore and discuss in English.
Predict, then test
Which design will fly farther? Students make a hypothesis, then investigate.
Make room to try again
Observe, compare and redesign. Each flight offers another idea to test.
Talk through the challenge
Ask questions, share discoveries and decide what to try next in English.
Flight then and now
From the dream of flight
to the skies of tomorrow.
The dream of flight
Da Vinci’s early designs
Explore the origins of human flight, from Leonardo da Vinci’s early designs to the story of the Wright brothers.
Experimentation
The Wright brothers
Students will discover how curiosity, observation, and repeated experimentation helped turn the dream of flight into reality. They will bring that same spirit to their own flying creations as they test ideas and decide what to try next.
The future of flight
Where will flight take us next?
Explore the latest technology, remarkable inventions, and new ideas shaping the future of flight. Students will consider how flying machines might change the way we travel and imagine what they would like to invent.
Time to test and improve
Every flight
is an experiment.
10+ flying designs
This camp puts exploration at the heart of learning. Students will have plenty of time to make predictions, test their flying devices, observe what happens, make adjustments, and try again. Can a different fold improve a flight? What happens when you change the shape or the way you launch? Each experiment gives students a chance to hypothesize, experiment, analyze, and adapt.
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Predict, then test
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Build, test, redesign and try again.
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Observe, compare and redesign.
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Talk through the challenge
Gliders you can guide
Making something fly is just the beginning. Can you keep it flying?
Explore Jagwing walk along flyers and tumblewing gliders, discovering how deflecting air upward can help keep them flying. Students will practice launching and guiding these lightweight flyers, taking on challenges that require observation, coordination, and control.
Practice launching, guiding and control through observation and coordination.
Make room to try again.
Who This Camp Is For
This camp is for students in Grades 1 to 6, with junior high school students always welcome to join the action.
Students should be comfortable in an English environment and able to follow along with instructions and activities. Students who understand English but are not yet speaking confidently are welcome.
Not sure which level fits? Send your child’s grade and English learning experience to the team through official LINE for guidance.
Level 1 | Clear guidance, room to explore
Designed for younger students or those who benefit from more English language support.
• Clear, carefully paced instructions
• Flight experiments suited to their learning needs
• Guidance and English language support
Level 2 | Greater challenge, deeper discussioncv
Designed for older students who are comfortable with a faster pace of English.
• More challenging variations of our experiments
• Richer vocabulary and deeper discussions
• Opportunities to explain their thinking
Meet our teachers
Guiding discovery together.
Guidance when it matters. Space to try.
Experienced native English teachers
Our highly experienced foreign teachers are native English speakers who bring the camp to life with engaging demonstrations, clear guidance, and interactive challenges. With years of teaching experience in Taiwan, they understand the challenges students face when learning English and encourage students to ask questions, explain their ideas, and participate.
Taiwanese teaching assistants
Each class is supported by Taiwanese teaching assistants who help students understand instructions and complete activities when they need extra support. Together, our teaching team creates a welcoming environment where students can explore and use their English.
With 24 students per class and a staffing ratio of 1 teaching staff member for every 6 students, students have support as they build, test, and work through challenges.
BUILD
Explain and demonstrate
TEST
Hands-on support
Dr. Sparks Junior Scientist Club
Creating English STEAM activities
for kids since 2015
40,000+ student participations
Dr. Sparks Junior Scientist Club brings science and English together through experiments, storytelling, and discovery. Our school programs and camps have over 40,000 student participations across Taiwan. We create experiences that encourage students to ask questions, think creatively, and use English as they explore.
Keep exploring
at home.
Planned take home creations include Jagwing walk along flyers, tumblewing gliders, cup spinners, hoop gliders, an advanced paper airplane design pack, and vortex flyers, so students can keep testing their ideas after camp.
Final take home items and materials will be confirmed in each session’s announcement. Ten or more flying designs refers to the range explored during camp, including variations within activities; it is not a promise of ten separate take home kits.
A few things
parents ask.
01. Can my child join if they rarely speak English? Yes, if they are comfortable in an English environment and can follow instructions and activities. Level 1 offers more language support. Teachers and assistants provide clear guidance and hands-on support to help students participate.
02. How are younger and older students grouped? Level 1 is for younger students or those who benefit from more English language support. Level 2 is for older students who are comfortable with a faster pace of English, with more challenging experiment variations, richer vocabulary, and deeper discussions. Share your child’s grade and English learning experience with the team before registration for guidance.
03. What are the daily arrival and pickup times? Arrival: 08:00–09:00. Course, lunch and rest: 09:00–16:30. Pickup: 16:30–17:30. Please confirm any special pickup arrangements with the team before registration.
04. Do students take home ten or more flying designs? Ten or more flying designs refers to the range explored during camp, including variations within activities; it is not a promise of ten separate take home kits. Planned take home items are listed on this page. Final creations and materials will be confirmed in each session’s announcement.
05. Where can I check meals and registration policies? Before completing registration, confirm fees and inclusions, meals and dietary needs, transfers, cancellations and refunds, weather arrangements, and what to bring with the team. Read the complete registration information for your session.
