Quick Facts About Concordia Language Villages

Our Mission: "to prepare young people for responsible citizenship in our global community"
Year founded: 1961
Learn more about our history

Founded by: Gerhard Haukebo, Concordia College
Executive Director: Christine Schulze (since 1989)

Program Information:
Number of languages offered: 15
First Language Taught: German
Languages offered: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish.
Teaching Methodology: Language and Cultural Immersion
Total Annual Participants (Staff & Villagers): Approximately 13,180
Total Annual Staff: Approximately 1,300

Enrollment Statistics:
Summer Villagers: 6000
Village Weekend Villagers: 3500
Adult Villagers: 500
Global Language Villagers/Volunteers: 3180
Summer Villager Ages: 7-18 years old
Geographical Distribution of Villagers: All 50 U.S. States, more than 25 countries

Site Information:
Culturally Authentic Village sites: Finnish, French, German, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish
Culturally Authentic Village sites in progress: Japanese and Swedish
International sites: China (Global Language Villages and English Language Village); Switzerland (English); Brazil (English); Argentina, Spain, Germany, France, Japan, China (Study Abroad); Mexico (Global Language Village); Tanzania (Global Language Village)

A program of: Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., a private four-year Lutheran, Norwegian, liberal arts college.

For information about Concordia College, please contact:
Amy Kelly
News Bureau Director
Concordia College
901 8th St. S.
Moorhead, MN 56562
(218) 299-3642      
akelly@cord.edu

clv@cord.edu
1.800.222.4750