Spanish Camp registration today
thetowntalk.com Posted on June 6, 2003
Students wanting to learn about a foreign culture this summer can take advantage of a camp approach to education.
The Spanish Summer Camp 2003 will meet in June for those students interested in learning about the Spanish culture and language. The camp will be held at Scott M. Brame Middle School.
"This is a unique program in that we will show the culture through the eyes of those," who are of Spanish descent said Sara O'Neal, a Spanish teacher at Tioga High School.
O'Neal, a native of Lima, Peru, has lived in central Louisiana for more than 20 years. Several Rapides Parish teachers with Spanish ancestry will also teach the camp, O'Neal said.
The two sessions, limited to students between the ages of 6 to 12, will be held June 9-13 and June 6-20.
In the first week, attendants will be introduced to the culture of several Spanish-speaking countries such as Peru, Columbia, Venezuela and Spain.
"We must emphasis Spain, (which) is the mother country," O'Neal said.
The second week, June 16-20, students will concentrate on Spain and study artifacts and the culture.
"This works well with the Heart of Spain on the way," she said.
Attendants have the option to attend half of a day at $150 per week or a full day at $200. Full time registration is due today.
The camp is opened to half-a-day attendants from 8:30 to noon. Full-day attendants will remain at the school until 2 p.m.
There is a $30 non-refundable registration fee.
For more information about the camp, call O'Neal at 449-8700 or visit the camp Web site.
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