Spanish Summer Camp Offered

ABC Spanish in Motion is offering an immersive summer program as as an opportunity for children to learn Spanish in a deeply interactive, stimulating, and fun setting. Each week's activities will revolve around a theme, which will change each week. The camp is available for children 3.5 to 8 years of age.

Location: Charlestown Nursery School, 124 Main Street, Charlestown, MA 02129 MAP 
Dates: Tuesday, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. July 5 - September 2.
Time: 9:00 AM - Noon.

Children will be dropped off at the Charlestown Nursery School and picked up at noon. We will provide healty, organic snacks, and we'll need to know of any food allergies and dietary restrictions the children may have.

Here's the syllabus of the things we'll learn and do. Lot's of fun, and lots of learning!

Week 1: July 5 - 7 Tour of the Americas

We’ll explore different foods, music, animals and beautiful sites of the Spanish-speaking world. We will travel to Mexico and learn about the ancient Pyramids of the Sun and the Moon and enjoy the soothing sounds of the Andean flute and conch shells. Musical letters from around the Americas will introduce us to rhythms and instruments native to South and Central America. We’ll also learn about exotic places such as Angel Falls and the amazing Inca ruins of Machu Picchu in Peru. We’ll also learn about countries and find them on the globe.

Week 2: July 12 - 14 To the Amazon and The Caribbean!

We’ll see beautiful sites from the Amazon, sing about exotic and endangered animals, and will use recycled materials to learn how to preserve nature. We'll also hear the sounds of tropical animals such as the Macaw, the Cuban Mockingbird, pink dolphins of the Amazon, the Puerto Rican Coqui frog, and others. We will learn that Lonesome George (’Solitario Jorge’) is the last known living individual of the Pinta Island tortoises of the Galapagos Islands. We will also be transported to the ocean to learn about aquatic animals and enjoy summer themes such as the beach, sunglasses, and every child's favorite ice cream truck.

Week 3: July 19 - 21 Let’s Put On a Show!

This week musicians will visit to show and play instruments - and even help us compose music. Children will explore various vibrant rhythms from Central and South America. Since much ‘Latin’ music can trace much of its roots to African drumming, we’ll expose children to many percussion instruments. There will be an instrument ‘petting zoo’, where the children will be able to handle and play percussion instruments, such as bongos, congoas, rain sticks, tambourines and maracas. We’ll also build our own instruments from recycled materials, and at the end of the week we’ll put on a show! It will be our great “Cha Cha Cha Concert!”

Week 4: July 26 - 28 Little Chefs

Children will delight themselves and their own parents with wonderful dishes from the Americas. The target vocabulary will be table and kitchen words. Table manners will be taught. Children will discover new science, math, health, social skills and cultural awareness through our hands-on cooking of Central and South American cuisine - for instance, “arroz con gandules” and the very yummy Cuban rice pudding (”arroz con leche”). Children will measure, squeeze, and mix ingredients while singing traditional songs from Latin-America and producing new dishes. We will also plant various legumes to better understand the process of nature. We will count them and emphasis their diversity through differentiating colors and shapes.

Week 5: August 2 - August 4 On the Farm

The class will have fun learning the names of farm animals as we turn our classroom into a farm! Students will work together like bees (’abejas’) as we build a barn, stables, and a home for each animal. Through song, role-play, and Total Physical Response (TPR) storytelling, students will learn about each animal, its needs, and why it has a place on the farm (provides milk, eggs, wool, etc.). We’ll examine the different animals found on different farms through the Americas and the Spanish-speaking world.

How to Register - Three Methods

Method 1: Register online using Paypal: Payment is made ON the PayPal site, which is secure. Any major credit card, debit card, or electronic check can be used, and you don't need a PayPal account. ABC Spanish in Motion never has access to your credit card information. Important: please bring in a signed registration form on the first day of class.

Children may sign up for a few weeks or the eitire camp.

Schedule:
Tuesdays - Thursdays
9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
July 5 - August 4 (5 weeks)
Register for 4 weeks and save $25.
Register for 5 weeks and save $50.