Broaden Your Cultural Horizons This Summer
Summer is approaching, giving individuals the opportunity to travel, learn a new language or attend summer camps. There are numerous programs to consider and now is the time to begin planning.
Language Experience Programs is offering its eighth summer of Spanish classes in Puebla, Mexico, for students 15 and older.
“Students learn much more through a ‘language experience’ than they ever could from a textbook,” says program director Danette Mora. Students are placed with carefully selected Mexican families with whom they live, talk and eat.
Morning classes range from beginning to advanced Spanish and afternoons are spent exploring the environs. Each two-week session costs $640 which includes tuition, room and board, plus daily activities.
Session dates are: June 25-July 8, July 9-22 and July 23-Aug. 5. For more information, contact Danette Mora at (800) 289-7149.
Kids 10 to 14 from across the country are invited to gather in Sandstone, Minn., to navigate canoes, hike trails and search for wildlife through the North Woods Wilderness School (NWWS), part of the National Audubon Society.
The Wilderness and Natural History camp is offered July 1-8 or July 15-22, focusing on basic forest and wilderness skills. The Wildlife-Skills camp is July 8-15, focusing on wildlife observation and discovery. The cost is $275 for each session.
Limited scholarships are available. For more information on NWWS or to register, call (612) 245-2648.
Developmentally delayed individuals 8 and older have the opportunity to horseback and swim at a unique summer camp at St. Gregory’s College in Shawnee, Okla.
The program director, Father Paul Zahler, offers a new approach for individuals with developmental delays known as the “Three C’s” - comprehension, competency and creativity.
Summer camp is July 21-24 and the cost is $150. For more information, call Zahler at (405) 878-5288 or write to: Father Paul Zahler, OBIMR, 1900 West MacArthur, Shawnee, OK 74801.
International Training and Exchange is looking for Spokane families who would like to host Japanese high school girls from July 19-Aug. 5.
The students bring their own spending money and insurance. They will attend classes and planned activities each weekday. Host families provide room, board and some weekend activities. For more information, call Michelle West at (509) 327-8368.
Loisirs Culturels a l’Etranger (LEC) program is an international exchange program for French students, ages 13 to 19, offering families in the Inland Northwest the opportunity to host a French student for a month during July or August.
Students speak English and bring their own spending money and insurance. Host families provide food and lodging and arrange their own month’s itinerary with the student. One or two LEC group activities may also be arranged.
Students and families are carefully matched to ensure a positive experience for all and a liaison is on hand locally should questions arise during the visit. For more information, call Mary Benham at (509) 747-0692. xxxx