The language curriculum for the 2010 session
has been re-designed to align with the common themes and concepts
taught in the first year of high school Spanish.
Villagers will be assigned a home base for the morning
sessions. They will be divided into five different groups. Each
group will study a specific subject theme for the entire week. See
below for specific themes.
In addition to language learning, we strongly believe
in teaching culture and geography. In the afternoon sessions, villagers
will travel to a different country each day to learn additional
themes as well as the culture and geography of that day's country.
In order to teach geography and culture, five countries
are selected, three of which stay the same each year. Spain, Mexico
and Peru stay in the curriculum because of their importance to the
United States and the Spanish-speaking world.
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Countries
selected for the 2010 Village session:
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| Themes for the morning sessions
include:
School
alphabet, numbers, colors, basic phrases
introductions, greetings and goodbyes
describing yourself and others
classroom commands
school vocabulary
locating people and classroom objects
Sports, Pastimes and Hobbies
alphabet, numbers, colors,
basic phrases
Sports, Pastimes and Hobbies vocabulary
describing and making plans
asking about and expressing location of people and objects
expressing likes and dislikes
Advanced Curriculum*
alphabet, numbers, colors, basic phrases
ser vs. estar
subject pronouns
present tense verb conjugation
ir & ir + a + infinitive
tener que + infinitive
basic conversation
Video Project - In addition to the grammar theme,
the villagers placed in this group will also participate in the
Video Skit Project throughout the week. With the help of counselors,
the villagers will create and produce a video skit. The themes may
include school, store, sports, vacation, shopping or restaurant
etc. These skits intend to demonstrate practical oral skills acquired
throughout several village sessions and/or real-life experiences.
*The Advanced Curriculum grammar/video
project theme is for advanced villagers only, ages 12 and up. Space
is limited. Preference for placement in this group will go to 13
and 14 year-old villagers with several previous camp experiences
and/or significant real-life exposure to Spanish.
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Daily Life
alphabet, numbers,
colors, basic phrases
daily routine
professions
nationality
expressing on-going actions
describing possession
time
City/Places
alphabet, numbers, colors, basic phrases
city/places vocabulary
prepositions of location
asking for and giving directions
informal commands
describing places and the activities that take place there
In addition to the specific themes studied
in the morning sessions, villagers will also study other themes
and concepts in the afternoon sessions such as:
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