Summer language camps provide numerous opportunities for a person who wishes to learn more about other people’s culture and language.

Most summer language camps are rather expensive and oftentimes require some traveling in order to immerse participants to a new language. The most expensive camps are month long residential camps that also offer college credit. Many summer language camps offer sessions for kids and teens that are quite reasonably priced especially for commuters.

There are weekend and one to four week camps that are geared to specific age groups. There are even language camps for adults (18+). Language camps usually offer one-week exploratory sessions that will give participants the chance to practice and apply the accent as well as understand the background of each dialect.

Concordia Language Villages provide a unique experience in learning different languages from Chinese, Spanish, Russian, Italian, Swedish and many more. Their flagship program for summer language camp started in 1961 which has continued to grow since then. As of today, the organization offers more than 150 different sessions specializing in different languages and cultures.

The immersion span differs by age group. If you have children from ages 7-15, they may choose to participate in the one-week exploration that will allow them to interact with different social groups and partake in sports and crafts related to their chosen language.

The camp’s main village is in Moorhead, Minnesota but also has branches outside the country in places like Brazil, Mexico and China. French and Spanish programs have also been made available in their camp in Savannah, Georgia.

If you want to travel, AAVE or All About Visiting Earth provides a 21-day itinerary for a Summer Language Camp specializing in the Spanish language. The program is also supported by Centro Panamericano de Idiomas (CPI) and guarantees a memorable summer experience as you explore the wild lands of Costa Rica.

Children can win prize money to use for Concordia Language Villages camps by entering “why I want to learn _” contests. Most of the contests end in May so it’s best to start working on an entry as early as possible.

Like many summer camps, Concordia Language Villages also offers need-based scholarships but the deadline is in February.

Those of us in Minnesota are fortunate because there a number of Concordia Language Villages camps offered in the Twin Cities and other locations throughout the state.

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