Remember the
Chinese Language Camp Zoe
attended last summer? Well, now is the time to think about whether your area has similar offerings. You'll recall that the course came about because of a federal program, the Security Language Initiative, and is called
STARTALK. You can find all the offerings
here, and also search by language (,Arabic, Chinese, Hindi, Persian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu) by state, by residential/nonresidential program. There are
53 programs of Chinese instruction in these states: AZ CA CO CT DE HI IA IL IN KS KY MA MD ME MI MN MS MT NC NH NJ NM NY OH OK PA RI SC SD TX UT VA WA WI WV.
Look for Texas programs
here. Zoe will be going to the Birdville ISD/Fort Worth one, which runs June 8-30; rising 3rd graders are eligible.
Another interesting aspect of it that I learned about at Chinese School on Sat. was this program:http://www.nsliforyouth.org/nslicms-0.2/
ReplyDeleteThose 15-18 year olds selected can go to China to learn language for just the cost of a passport (everything else is FREE)! I wonder how competitive it is. My 11-year-old daughter was most certainly interested in the idea of going to China by herself to learn language.
Sue (aka anonymous)
Most important thing we can do to reinforce language acquisition for the kids (otehr than move there for a while as some of us have been able to do) is learn it ourselves! Even the basics make a difference and can help with mastery of names and places which most westerners find disorienting. We can learn too! I tell Helen that when I adopted her, part of my heart became Chinese, too!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this reference. The programs I contacted for Hindi are already full for this year, but sound wonderful for next year!
ReplyDeleteMalinda, I am so thrilled that you posted this. My 17-year-old daughter did get into the Hindi camp at Bloomington, IN as a result of you telling about this. What a gift! Thank you.
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