Exploring Portuguese | Summer Youth Program | Dean | Learn something | Village Employment
 In summer 2008, Concordia Language Villages will usher its first group of villagers through customs and the process of selecting a new Portuguese name, marking the official opening of Mar e Floresta, the Portuguese Language Village. Portuguese is the 15th language offered through the Language Villages’ immersion programs.
Located at a lakeside summer camp in northern Minnesota, Mar e Floresta’s two-week programs will offer villagers a residential immersion experience. With a blend of language and cultural experiences, from meals inspired by the sea to the African-influenced sport of capoiera practiced widely in Brazil, participants and multi-national staff live together to create a unique Portuguese-speaking opportunity for beginners or native speakers. Staff and curriculum will represent and incorporate Lusophone culture from around the Portuguese-speaking world.
A: Mar e Floresta means “Sea and woods.” The name is meant to symbolize the strong tie that many Portuguese speaking cultures have with sailing and the sea.
A: It is a language immersion program that introduces children, students and parents to Portuguese speaking cultures like those from Portugal, Brazil, Angola and Mozambique. Mar e Floresta is one of the 15 languages offered by the Concordia Language Villages, a program of Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., U.S.A.
A: Come as you are! Mar e Floresta and the Concordia Language Villages community will meet you where you are at, whether you are an advanced speaker or just beginning the adventure of learning a new language.
A: Our 15th Village will be opening at Camp Patmos near Hackensack, Minn.
A: Sessions will begin in summer 2008 (July 28 - August 23)
A: The mission of Concordia Language Villages is to “prepare young people for responsible citizenship in our global community.” Portuguese is spoken by more than 210 million people worldwide!
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• canoeing
• capoeira
• cooking
• fishing
• folk dancing
• games
• music
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• painting
• pottery
• sailing
• soccer
• storytelling
• theater
• tile painting |
| All activities conducted in Portuguese. |
Concordia Language Villages is the most extensive language and cultural immersion camp in the United States. Our mission is to prepare young people for responsible citizenship in our global community. We offer 15 world languages for young people ages 7-18, including an English Language Village for non-native speakers and a French Voyageur program with a special focus on French-speaking Canada and wilderness living. We offer both high school and college credit programs. Also available are family, adult and Elderhostel programs; Village Weekends for teachers
and their students, teacher seminars, rosemaling and genealogy workshops, and various programs abroad. We launched our Masters Degree in World Language Education program in 2007.
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