Spanish
SPANISH ADVENTURE DAY CAMPS (ages 6-11)
El Lago del Bosque, Spanish Language Village, Turtle River Lake, Bemidji, Minnesota
See our schedule for dates and and prices and register online! (See links below for maps and directions.)
With a passport in hand, your child will join a whole new world of adventure at El Lago del Bosque. We might cook some panqueques con dulce de leche (pancakes with caramel) or play some fútbol, maybe take a hike through our lovely woods, or even sing and dance! So come prepared to learn some Spanish and have a lot of fun!
Monday-Friday (Example Schedule)
8:45 Parents drop off their day campers at the Village and sign them in. 9:00 Adventure Day Camp begins! Villagers stow their day packs, don their nametags, and go to their large group. 9:45 Activity 1-- this varies from day-to-day and includes things like arts and crafts, folk dancing, games of the target culture, cooking, and singing. 10:30 Snack/fruit break 10:45 Activity 2 11:15 Language Groups 11:45 Clean up, wash hands, get ready for lunch 12:00 Lunch at the Village. Foods of the target culture(s) are served followed by some "down time activity" for a breather. 1:15 Activity 3 2:00 Mid-afternoon break. A visit to the Village bank and store. 2:30 Activity 4 3:15 Final gathering time--recapping the day, getting a hint about tomorrow, and then getting ready to go home.Don't forget lunch is provided!
Transportation note: The Adventure Day Camp shuttle picks up villagers at Bemidji's Lueken's North parking lot, near the ATM machine at 8:30a.m. and returns villagers to this location at 4:00p.m. This service costs and additional $30 per week. Please request this service using our Transportation Form, which will be available shortly.
Bemidji Site Map and Directions
TWIN CITIES (VILLAGE EXPLORERS) DAY CAMPS
2012 Theme: Lost in Time and Place
Our time machine is broken, and we need to find our way back to 2012! Participants in these Chinese and Spanish language camps will be transported each day to a different year (past or future!) in another part of the world, and they need to find their way back to the present. Perhaps the time travelers find themselves in Colombia in 1957 at the first Feria de las Flores parade. Maybe they journey to the year 3012 at a New Year festival in Shanghai. Whether beginning learners or more advanced speakers, the travelers will use Chinese or Spanish on their adventure. Games, music and art will support their mission, and teamwork will be a key ingredient to finding their way home.
2012 Locations and Dates!
Apple Valley
July 16-20, 2012
9:00am-noon
Grades 1-6
$195
Location: Diamond Path Elementary, 14455 Diamond Path, Apple Valley, MN 55124
Register through School District 196. *NOTE: Registration has not yet opened for this program. We will post an announcement once it becomes available.
Minnetonka
July 30-August 3, one-week program for ages 4-9, $195
July 30-August 10, two-week program for students in full-time immersion programs only, grades 1-5, $360
9:00am-noon
Location: Minnetonka Community Education Center, 4584 Vine Hill Road, Excelsior, MN 55331
Register through Minnetonka Community Education. *NOTE: Registration has not yet opened for this program. We will post an announcement once it becomes available.
Stillwater
June 25-28 (*Monday-Thursday)
9:00am-noon
Grades 1-4
$160
Location: To be determined
Register through Stillwater Community Education. *NOTE: Registration has not yet opened for this program. We will post an announcement once it becomes available.
Woodbury
June 18-22, 2012
9:00am-noon
Grades 1-4
$195
Location: Bailey Elmentary, 4125 Woodlane Drive, Woodbury, MN 55129
Register through South Washington County Community Education. *NOTE: Registration has not yet opened for this program. We will post an announcement once it becomes available.
Example Schedule
9:00 Arrival
9:15 Singing
9:45 Exploration I
10:30 *Snack
10:45 Outside (children will play authentic games from Spanish-speaking countries)
11:15 Exploration II
12:00 Home
*Snack provided.
