Which Spanish Language Program Abroad?
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Summer Camp in Spanish Speaking Country?
–Aug 23, 2023We are a bilingual (Spanish/English) family and my daughter is in kindergarten at Sylvia Mendez. I'm hoping to go somewhere Spanish speaking next summer for 3 or 4 weeks and enroll my daughter in a local summer camp. I'm quite flexible about where we go, but the few things I've easily found online (Google searching) seem oriented primarily to foreigners and my hope is to have my daughter experience more immersion in local community/culture. Wondering if anyone else has done something similar in the past few years, or can point me to resources to explore some possibilities. Thanks in advance!
Aug 23, 2023Spanish Summer Abroad -short program recommendations
–Jan 17, 2023My 10th grader is interested in pausing/ending her formal Spanish learning by immersing in a short summer program abroad. She’s thinking 2 weeks (still worthwhile or too short?) Appreciate any recommendations, thoughts & more! Costa Rica Youth Exchange? Others? (Cost is not a giant factor, important that it is well run.) Mucho Gracias!
Jan 17, 2023Elementary school level summer camps in Costa Rica
–Jan 11, 2023Hello! I am considering a three-week stay in Costa Rica this summer and would like to enroll my two children (ages 5 and 7) in summer camp for two of the weeks while I work remotely. Any insights or tips welcome! Specifically, I am seeking perspectives from any family who has done the elementary program at the Institute for Spanish Language Studies.
Jan 11, 2023Summer camp in Spain (8-11 year-olds)?
–Dec 22, 2022Our family of 4 is looking to spend a month in Spain over the summer. Both parents will be working 4-5 days a week and so we're looking for ~3 weeks of camp with our two kids (entering 3rd and 6th grade). We parents don't speak Spanish, but our children do (Spanish immersion school). So, for the camp, we're seeking a program with a team that can communicate with our language-skill-lacking selves but still give our kids a meaningful immersion experience. We're happy for it to be a basic summer camp with sports, art, outdoors, activities and such (not looking for something academic), with Spanish-speaking camp staff and ideally most other kids speaking Spanish. We've seen some options online, such as Enforex, but it's hard to find reviews or someone who's had direct experience.
I'd really appreciate any advice or hearing the experience of another family who may have done this with their kids and had a good (or bad) experience! Thank you!
Dec 22, 2022
I have similar interests and have previously looked into versions of this for various languages at various stages. Anyway, haven't been myself or my kids to this, but you might want to check out the Y of Puerto Rico! Here's the form for 2023, very familiar looking for those of us who have done Y programming here! LOL. https://www.ymcasanjuan.org/_files/ugd/d971ed_897071506457454ebbd0dd95e…
If you are considering Spain, another person on this forum shared a spreadsheet they compiled of options. They found a lot of info on Yumping.com. We went to Spain this June and found that no camps were available, and in some places things like amusement parks weren't open during the week yet. So keep that in mind when planning.
Hi! We've done it twice - once in Sayulita, Mexico and once this past summer in San Sebastian, Spain. I know that Costa Rica also has many options. Happy to provide more info you ping me.
Hi!
We went to Puerto Vallarta this past summer. It was great! I wrote up some info about it on a website I created for bilingual resource sharing. If you have more questions, feel free to reach out!
https://sites.google.com/view/bayareabilinguals/summer-camp-abroad