2019 Summer Camp
Spanish: First Church of the Nazare (PazNaz), 3700 E Sierra Madre Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91107
Spanish, French, Italian or German: Lutheran Church in the Foothills, 1700 Foothill Blvd. La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011
Camp Lango is a language immersion summer day camp where kids will have a blast while they learn a new language or practice their second or third language. For five hours every day your child will be playing, singing, cooking, working on art projects and theater, listening to stories, going on imaginary trips, dancing, listening, learning while having lots of fun ALL IN THE TARGET LANGUAGE!
Kids will be grouped by age and knowledge of the language. Each week ends with a celebration for parents, family and friends!
Special classes for incoming Kinders entering dual immersion programs, and for students in Dual Immersion Spanish, French, Italian and German. (See page for Immersion students)
Campers participate in daily immersion language classes by doing fun group projects and activities, to become more familiar with the language and increase their language acquisition skills. This develops understanding of the cultural aspects of the language, making learning an exciting experience.
Teachers design their curriculum based on a country or region where the target language is spoken.
A typical day’s schedule at Camp Lango. Each language follows a similar schedule that may vary according to the activities planned for the day and the weekly theme.
8:30 am Free Early Drop-off begins
9:00 am Check-In and Welcome Celebration: your mom, dad or caregiver checks you in with the counselor.
9:15 am Groups , daily routine, dances and singing time.
9:30am Language Instruction: target language lesson teaching through games, puppetry, music, movement and stories.
10:30am Snack and outside games
11:00am Weekly destination: you will learn interesting facts about the country of the week.
11:20am Arts & Crafts : you work with your team to create art related to the camp theme. Somedays there willbe baking or cooking.
12:15pm Lunch: your counselor will guide lunch in the target language
12:30pm Resting time and games
1:00 pm Art Activity, Reader's Theater or Writing workshop
1:30 pm Adventure Challenges: you will participate in different games/activities to review what you learned during the day.
2:00 pm Parent pick up: You sing Lango's farewell song, say Adios! Au Revoir! Zàijiàn! Ciao! or Tschüss!, Then help clean up, collect your things and your counselor checks you out.
At Camp Lango every week is a different adventure! Get your passport stamped! Take a trip without having to fly! Learn a new language while also enjoying other cultures: it's music, people, art, cuisine and traditions.
We are working, coming up with themes and lesson plans for our camps at both locations! Stay tuned!
Spanish Camp Themes
Week 1: July 8 -12 (La Canada Flintridge)
Tropical Adventure. Destination Cuba
This week we’ll travel to Cuba where the water is crystal clear, the sand white, and the sun is always shining. Cuba, the largest island of the Caribeean is unique! Get ready to explore with us what’s under the surface of the vast aquatic world. Let's learn cool science facts about sea animals. On our journey we will come across all sorts of colorful characters- from the people, to the animals, to the unique tropical plants. We’ll even get to participate in Carnival- a vibrant tradition in the Caribbean that includes fun costumes, music and dancing.
Week 2: July 15 -19 (La Canada Flintridge)
Adventure in the Jungle. Destination: Peru
Experience Venezuela’s biodiversity going from the ocean to the Amazon passing through the world’s tallest waterfall. Campers will learn about the tropical rain forest, keeping animals safe and caring about the environment. Venezuela is home to many weird and interesting animals including manatees, the Giant anteater, Three-toed sloth, Two-toed sloth, jaguar, Amazon river dolphins, Orinoco crocodiles and the world’s largest rodent the capybara. You definitely won’t want to miss out on the activities we have planned!
Week 3: July 22 – 26 (La Canada Flintridge)
Adventure in Space. Destination: Chile
Learning about astronomy and star gazing is sure to be an adventure. You can turn off your flashlight for this make-believe trip, because we’ll be using the light of the moon and the stars. With the worlds clearest skies, Chile is a real window to the universe. . Campers will explore the ancient world of space; from stars to planets and even black holes. We’ll make our own mini-galaxies, and play with space slime. It’s going to be out of this world!
Week 4: July 29 – August 2 (La Canada Flintridge)
Adventure in the City . Destination: Argentina
The final stamp on our passport comes from the beautiful South American country of Argentina. Now it's time to use your imagination and pretend we are visiting the city of Buenos Aires, filled with stunning architecture, cosmopolitan atmosphere and museums at every corner, to inspire learning. And of course, no visit to Argentina is complete without some tango lessons, empanadas and a soccer match. Don't miss out!
French, Italian, and German Camp Themes
Week 1: German, July 8 -12 (La Canada Flintridge)
Week 2: French, July 15 -19 (La Canada Flintridge)
Week 3: Italian July 22 – 26 (La Canada Flintridge)
Our campers we will cross the pond to visit Paris, Berlin, or Rome and have an adventure in these great cities. We will be visiting museums, monuments and cultural tourist sites. We will dive into lessons in French, Italian or German art and culture according to your destination city. Our campers will let their imagination fly to participate in different activities in their target language. You definitely don't want to miss out on the hands-on activities we have planned!
