International Campers: ESL / ELL

We are dedicated to including students from all over the world in our summer community. In  2008 our students and staff represented more than 20 countries, including Canada, China, Chech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Honduras, Hungary, India, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Togo, Turkey, Rwanda and the United Kingdom.

Some of our international students benefit from participating in English language development classes which are taught with a focus on fun!  ELL (English Language Learning) class always incorporates an activity in the learning: vocabulary and phrases associated with rock climbing, games in the water, cooking in the kitchen, or taking a sailboat out onto the lake.  These build the foundation of our language learning classes.

Our international students practice their English language skills all day long as they share activities, meals and bunk time with their English speaking friends. The ELL class gives students a chance to ask important grammar, vocabulary and syntax questions, as well as allow our ELL instructor time to check in with each international student to be sure they are feeling good and that they are making the best linguistic progress possible.