International Explorers Summer Camp, 2010
This summer, the Language Exchange of Northern Colorado, LLC is offering its International Explorers Summer Camp!
Dates: Monday June 28 – Friday, August 13. Choose your own dates. You can enroll for a single day, two days, 40 days ... they do not need to be consecutive. It’s all based on your convenience.
Time: 9:30-12:30
Daily Cost: $25/day/student *Registration fee $29
Ages: loosely 5-7 years but we make exceptions for siblings and kids who really, really want to come but are a little younger or older
Availability: we accept 14 students a day
Discounts: sign up for an entire week (Monday thru Friday) and pay only $100, you get one day FREE Family: Discounted Registration fee for siblings $10 Enroll siblings and receive 10% off your bill for the second child, 20% off for the third and 30% for 4, up to a maximum of 50% !!
Classes:
SPAIN - June 14-25 - closed- Two weeks learning about the wild tales of Don Quixote
- Building towers with no straight lines like Antonio Gaudi
- Practicing our moves of skill at the Bull Fight
- Painting like the talented Joan Miro
- Dancing with the rhythm of a gypsy when we do the Flamenco
- Preparing tasty tapas
Vamos a España!
MEXICO - June 28-July 9
- Two weeks learning about the Ancient Aztecs
- Building pyramids
- Making warrior shields
- Painting like the talented Diego Rivera
- Salsa dancing for kids
- Preparing tasty tortillas and tacos from scratch
Vamos a México!
GUATEMALA -July 12-23
- Two weeks learning about the Ancient Mayas
- Weave on a loom
- Explore the colorful animals of the Rain Forest
- Make the famous sawdust carpets
- Learn the Mayan alphabet and counting system
- Discover the Astronomy of the Mayas
Vamos a Guatemala!
GALAPAGOS ISLANDS -July 26-August 6
- Two weeks of animals you can’t find anywhere else in the world
- Giant Tortoises, Iguanas that can swim, Birds that can’t fly,
- Penguins on the equator!
- Explore the most famous islands
- Make pan pipes
- Cook delicious food
Vamos a Las Islas Galapagos!
ARGENTINA - August 9-13
- One week learning about Gauchos
- Explore Iguazu Falls and a country with glaciers and pampas
- Tango dancing for kids
- Make mate and a cool gourd to drink from
Vamos a Argentina!
A Typical Day of International Camp
9:30 am - When you arrive at the” airport“ready for travel with your“luggage” (snack for the day) you willfirst go through security, answering security questions and presenting your documents for travel.
Next you are escorted to the plane where you will discuss the day’s travel destination with the flight crew.
Get ready for take-off and your in-flight entertainment. Once we land we begin our exploration of the sights and activities of our travel destination. Everyday we take a break for Yoga and snack time.
Throughout the summer we will become intensely acquainted with the
cultural icons of our countries. We will recite and act out the legends,
duplicate the artwork, cook the food, dance the dances and wear the
clothing of our wonderful country of study. Crafts are a huge part of
our day so that we can always have artisanal keepsakes of our travels
but every part of our experience is hands-on!
It’s really quite impossible to visit another country and not pick up the
most common words of travel, so 
everyday is also peppered with appropriate
vocabulary for our adventure. It is not necessary for a student to
be present everyday, but the ones who can at least attend an entire week
gain much more understanding and respect for the people, country and
cultures we ‘travel” to.
Festival Fridays: all of our knowledge and experience culminate on the Friday of each week when we decorate with our artwork and put all of our knowledge of words and locations together to celebrate a typical festival in our country. This is always food, fun and dress-up day, not to be missed!