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For the first time in its 47-year
history, Concordia Language Villages is offering a day camp
program at our site on Turtle River Lake just outside Bemidji,
Minn. Children ages 6-11 will explore German language through
nature, music, sports, games, dance, arts, crafts and delicious
food in this unique immersion program. The Waldsee
Adventure Day Camp program exposes children to authentic,
contextualized and active language instruction. The program
provides a great foundation for future language study, whether
in school or at Concordia Language Villages.
Waldsee Adventure Day Camps are week-long programs,
running Monday-Friday from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. between July 16
and August 24. An extended day option is available. The program
will be held at Waldsee German Language Village, an
architecturally authentic site, home to North America’s premier
program in language and cultural immersion for young people.
A one-week session fee is $190. Extended day option is an
additional $40 per week. These costs are comprehensive and
include tuition, lunch (a light breakfast, too, for the extended
day option), and all program and activity materials. |
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Still wondering what to do with the
family for your summer holiday? How about attending one of
Waldsee’s Family Weeks? Enrollment is open to families of
all ages (all you need is a minimum of one adult and one child).
Grandparents are also welcome! We have developed a special
program that draws on all the fun of our Waldsee program,
with a few added extras for families.
We’ll also have special activities for the adults, like cooking,
baking, nature walks with our environmental experts, and many
different arts and crafts. For the younger children there are
also many new activities that are specially designed to pique
their interest in learning German while having fun.
This summer we are offering three Family Week sessions.
Dates:
1. June 11-16
2. August 13-18
3. August 20-25
Costs:
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Infants (to 1 year old) |
= free |
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2 to 3 years old |
= $325 |
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4 to 17 years old
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= $435 |
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Adults (all ages)
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= $540 |
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If two weeks at Waldsee just
aren't enough, how about four? This summer, we're offering an
extended option for middle school-aged students. This is an
excellent way to prepare for stepping up to high school credit
in the future or just getting a double dose of Waldsee
fun and games - twice the activities, twice the evening
programs, twice the German, twice the fun! Participants can
chose between our core curriculum or from a variety of adventure
programs - der Märchenwald, die Grüne Welle,
Radio Waldsee, das Stadttheater, Helvetia, or
Kollegstufe. No matter which of these optional programs
you choose, you're sure to keep busy.
If you are a high school student and want to try a new approach
to earning high school credit try out one of our high school
credit adventure programs! This summer we are offering
specialized high school credit adventure programs. Der
Märchenwald is our medieval program where you can learn
about life in the middle ages and participate in a theatrical
production of a Saga. Die Grüne Welle is our
environmental studies program and high school students can
explore the outdoors, learn about energy issues, and also take
an extended trip down the Mississippi river! |
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We would like to wish every mother
out there a belated happy Muttertag. Although the U.S.A. was
the first nation to officially celebrate Muttertag in
1914, Switzerland adopted this tradition in 1917, Germany in
1922, and Austria in 1924. The success of Muttertag in
Germany actually had more to do with the marketing campaign led
by the federation of florists rather than the women’s suffrage
movement (as had been the case in the USA). Although the holiday
was misused by Hitler during the Third Reich to further his
racial ideology, the Federal Republic saw the celebration of
this international holiday as a sign that West Germany had
returned to mainstream traditions of the West. Interestingly,
East Germany refused to officially celebrate Muttertag,
in an attempt to distance itself from the Nazi traditions.
Instead, East Germany chose to celebrate the International
Women’s Day (March 8). Today, Muttertag ranks with
Valentine’s Day as one of the most popular non-religious
holidays.
To learn more about German, Austrian, and Swiss holidays
join us
this summer! |
