Habla Usted Español?
Do you speak Spanish?

Spanish is spoken as a first language by about 330 million persons and as a second language by an estimate 50 million more. Spanish is the official language of Spain and 19 Latin American nations. It is the native language of over 17 million people in the United States, and is one of the official languages of the United Nations.

Summer Youth Programs (ages 7-18)
El Lago del Bosque (est. 1963) Join us next summer at the Spanish Language Village! We offer fun one-week exploratory, two-week immersion, four-week high school credit and four-week college credit sessions at four sites near Bemidji, Minn, Callaway, Minn., Marine on St. Croix, Minn., and Savannah, Georgia. click here to learn more!

Spanish Day Camp

We welcome young villagers ages 6-11 to the authentic Spanish Language Village north of Bemidji for a fun day camp experience. With a passport in hand, your child will join a whole new world of adventure. Learning a language is integrated into all the fun of a summer day camp in a way that only the Language Villages offers. Click here for more information and tuition rates.  

Study Abroad in Spain and Argentina (high school grades 9-12)
Travel to Spain or Argentina for one month in July and earn high school credit. Experience the same intensive immersion language learning philosophy of the Villages while you visit a number of locations throughout one of two Spanish-speaking countries! click here to learn more!

Village Weekends for Spanish Language Teachers and Students (grades 3-12)
Bring your Spanish language class to the Villages for a fun immersion weekend during the school year! Spanish is offered each month at our Turtle River Lake sites near Bemidji, Minn. click here to learn more!

Spanish Family Fun Weekend
Bring the whole family to a Family Fun Weekend near Bemidji, Minn. Learn about Spanish language and culture through activities, sports, music, arts, and crafts! click here to learn more!

Family Week at El Lago del Bosque
Bring the whole family to a Family Week near Bemidji, Minn. Learn about Spanish language and culture through activities, sports, music, arts, and crafts! click here to learn more!

Adult Spanish Immersion Week
Do you want to sharpen your Spanish or learn more about Spanish culture, cuisine, history, arts and music? click here to learn more!

Teacher Seminar for Language Educators
Do you want to learn more about second language immersion methodologies and the Concordia Language Villages immersion model? Attend the ten-day graduate course in July in Bemidji, Minn. click here to learn more!

Employment at El Lago del Bosque
Are you a fluent Spanish speaker who loves kids? Come work at our Youth Summer Programs or Village Weekends. Do you love the cuisine of the Spanish-speaking world? Consider joining our amazing food service staff! Are you a health provider interested in cross-cultural nursing? click here to learn more

Support the Spanish Programs
Thanks to your generous support, our new authentic Spanish Village was completed in 2004! Support the Village Visions for El Lago del Bosque. Donate time, realia, resources or expertise to the Village. click here to learn more!

Hablemos Español!
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hello = hola
goodbye = adios
thank you = gracias
please = por favor