Spanish Immersion camp/class for teens?
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Anonymous
| My dd has taken a few years of Spanish in middle/high school, and we are looking for an immersion experience to increase speaking/listening fluency (either day camp type thing in DC area or sleepaway within the US). Any suggestions? |
Anonymous
| I learned about Concordia language "villages" from this forum and they really look amazing. I'm considering sending my DD to one of these camps - they offer a whole lot of different languages and it's not just language immersion but cultural immersion too. |
Anonymous
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There are lots of overnight spanish immersion camps out there.
For day camps around here I didn't find many last summer when we looked but I believe DC International School has day camps. |
Anonymous
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DC International School has a summer camp this year. From the school Dispatch...
DCI Expeditions Summer Camp District of Columbia International School, located on the historic Walter Reed Campus at Delano Hall, is excited to launch its first ever summer camp! Join us for two weeks of language learning and FUN in Chinese, French, and Spanish! Grades: Rising 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th graders Dates: July 9th-13th & July 16th-20th Times: 9:00 to 4:00 with optional aftercare from 4-6 Cost: $350 per week Register today! Experience Chinese, Spanish and French language and culture without leaving the DMV! On DCI Expeditions, our campers practice their language skills while exploring the world through music, dance performing arts, athletics, cooking, science, technology and visual arts. New language learners are welcome and will receive introductory language lessons. Advanced students will get time to improve and develop fluency while having fun! Contact jillian.levine-sisson@dcinternationalschool.org to learn more! |
Anonymous
Reviving this old thread to see if anyone has experience with Concordia? |
Anonymous
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If you live in Virginia, the governor's school summer language academy might be an option. The student has to be nominated within their high school and apply. It is a true immersion experience.
https://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching-learning-assessment/k-12-standards-instruction/world-language/world-language-academies |
Anonymous
| Sounds great but we are in Maryland. |
Anonymous
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My teen has a great group that practice Spanish with Spanish speaker in NW DC close to National Cathedral .is you interested let me know
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Anonymous
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My kids and I all did Concordia virtual Spanish camp during COVID and I was super impressed with them. The instructors are great (the year we did it it seemed to be lots of 20-somethings from Mexico and Argentina). When we did it, all three of us had very little prior Spanish. I imagine doing it in person, with a better grounding in the language, would be more
effective - but I’d endorse it without reservations. |
Anonymous
| Not quite what you’re asking about - but my kids have had good experiences with both the JHU/CTY Spanish classes and Amigos de las Americas. Both produced a much higher level of comfort and fluency than MCPS classes have been able to. |
Anonymous
| I just signed my teen DD up to go for the first time this summer. We have a friend who has sent her kids for another language a couple of summers in a row. I would love to hear anyone else's experiences! |
Anonymous
| PP- which did you sign up for? |
Anonymous
| DH went to Concordia as a kid and we're sending DS this year for the first time. It was a really transformational experience for DH fingers crossed DS enjoys it just as much! |
Anonymous
Yes please. Can beginners attend? Does it happen over the summer? |