Speak! Kids
Language and Culture Programs for Kids 4-14
At Speak! kids make new friends while learning about other cultures.
Speak! Kids programs:
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- Language and Culture Camps (Summer and other holiday/school breaks)
- After-school programs
- Speak! at School after-school enrichment programs at your kids’ school
- Travel program planning for school trips around the globe
- Birthday parties with a cultural-international theme
- One-on-one and small group lessons in most of our languages
- Pre-travel language-culture “boot camps” for kids and families (custom)
Children dancing to Mozart at our Magic Flute workshop with soprano Mary Gresock
FRENCH KIDS AND PARENTS CAMP! For parents and young children, ages 5-9
- Instructors: Pascale Hapsgood and French team
- Lesson times: Monday – Friday, 2-5pm. (No class on Memorial Day)
- Course dates: May 29- June 8
- Tuition: $425 for parent and child, $150 for additional family members or friends!
Camp Description: Are you traveling to a francophone country with the family this summer? Do you want to be able to get around, reserve a table for dinner, book a hotel room or a show? Find the train schedule for a little excursion out of town?
Would you like your kids to be as excited as you are? Do you want them to start developing a love of languages? A knack for French in particular? Then search no more! Come to Speak! with your child (children) and you can both learn the basics with us!
Katell Bourhis and Pascale Hapgood, both native of Brittany, will teach you what you really need to know to make your trip a success! Pascale will teach the adults in one room, Katell the children in the other room. But we’ll all meet at times for some fun and games!
SUMMER 2012 Language and Culture Camps
Paris: A Blank Canvas – A One-Week Exploration of French Language and Culture for 4-9 Year-Olds
- Instructors: Emily Martin
- Lesson times: Monday – Friday, 9am – 3pm.
- Course dates: June 11-15
- Tuition: $275 (additional siblings $250)
Course Description
This five-day course will allow the campers to become immersed in French art and culture. While creating or building on preexisting French vocabulary, each camper will be exposed daily to a French artist, their life, and technique, while building their own repertoire of artistic talent through hands-on projects.
Vamos de Vacaciones: Adventures in the Spanish Speaking World for 4-9 Year-Olds
- Instructor: Sara Moses
- Lesson times: Monday – Friday, 2pm – 5pm
- Course dates: July 16-20
- Tuition: $150
- Extra Charge for early dropoff/late pickup: $10 per day per student (30 min. maximum for early dropoff or late pickup)
Vamos de Vacaciones: Adventures in the Spanish Speaking World for 5-10 Year-Olds
- Instructor: Sheila Zakielarz
- Lesson times:Monday – Friday, 9am to 3pm
- Course dates: July 9 -13
- Tuition: $275 (additional siblings $250)
- Extra Charge for early dropoff/late pickup: $10 per day per student (30 min. maximum for early dropoff or late pickup)
Italian Camp for kids! Adventures in Italy for 4-9 Year-Olds
- Instructor: Anna Bakalian
- Lesson times: Monday – Friday, 9am – 12pm
- Course dates: June 4-8
- Mid-summer session: July 16-20
- Tuition: $150
- Extra Charge for early dropoff/late pickup: $10 per day per student (30 min. maximum for early dropoff or late pickup)
Plunge! Verano: Intensive Spanish for 12 yr-olds and up
- Instructor: Speak! Team
- Lesson times: Monday – Friday, 9am-1pm
- Course dates: June 18-29
- Tuition: $450
- Extra Charge for early dropoff/late pickup: $10 per day per student (30 min. maximum for early dropoff or late pickup)
Take a vacation, Spanish-style at Speak! this summer! Dive in to this most important second language with our intensive 2 week course geared towards the needs and interests of middle school-aged students. Plunge! Verano aims to give beginners-through-experienced students a true immersion experience= ¡hablamos solo español! In this 40 hour course, beginners will be introduced the 101 Spanish basics through a combination of conversational activities and topic-based (i.e. fun!) grammar exercises. Students with previous experience will work to hone and perfect their speaking, listening and reading/writing/pronunciation skills. The Speak! method involves teaching students to SPEAK! and master grammar through engaging, dynamic activities exercises that focus on the LIVE experience of learning in a cultural context. A highly social and engaging way to improve your skills in Spanish to get ready for the 2012-13 academic year and/or future studies!
The Science of Cooking Culturally for 7-12 year olds
- Instructor: Kimber Hawkey
- Lesson times: TBA
- Course dates: TBA
- Tuition: $150
- Extra Charge for early dropoff/late pickup: $10 per day per student (30 min. maximum for early dropoff or late pickup)
Course Description
Have you ever wondered why eggs are so important in cooking? The classic Spanish flan would be nothing without them! In this five-day camp, your child will become a cultural scientist learning both the science of cooking and experimenting with the classic dishes from around the world! They will also learn vocabulary of cooking, utensils, basic verbs, commands, and adjectives to describe food.
Mandarin Language and Culture for 11-14 year olds
- Instructor: TBA
- Lesson times: TBA
- Course dates: TBA
- Tuition: $250
- Extra Charge for early dropoff/late pickup: $10 per day per student (30 min. maximum for early dropoff or late pickup)
Course Description
This Chinese enrichment program offers a fun and fast-paced introduction to the rich and increasingly important Chinese language. Taught by an experienced teacher, the course uses games, crafts, and Chinese legends to introduce students to the basics of Chinese language and culture. Students are exposed to the fascinating Chinese writing system, but the focus is on practical speaking and listening. Especially given the daily practice, kids will quickly learn and be able to use key Chinese phrases, including greetings, foods, counting, colors, and much more. An ideal foundational course for future Mandarin studies.
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Speak Abroad – Come with us to Todi
Now Enrolling for 2012!
Fall: June 16-30, 2012
Join Christina Ball (Speak!) and La Lingua, La Vita Italian school in the hill town of Todi for a glorious two week cultural and linguistic immersion experience.
Click here for more info!