2013 STARTALK Programs in Washington State
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Chinese • June 24, 2013 – July 26, 2013
Gonzaga University, Spokane, WA
The Gonzaga University Startalk Chinese Program consists of three sessions organized according to student grade level: elementary school (K-5), middle school (6-8) and high school (9-12). All sessions are language-intensive and also incorporate cultural activities such as dance, singing, and crafts. The program is intended for complete beginners or students at the novice level (small amount of prior study of Chinese). The elementary school sessions runs two weeks from June 24-July 5, meeting every weekday except July 4 from 9:00-2:00. The middle school and high school sessions run for four weeks, from July 1-July 25 (no class on July 4), and meet Monday-Thursday from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The elementary school session is free of charge. The middle school and high school sessions are free of charge, unless students wish to earn continuing education or college credit, in which case the tuition is $50 (for cont. ed. credit) or $227 (for college credit). Scholarships are available. There are grade-level and GPA requirements for college credit: please visit our program website for information about college credit eligibility.
(509) 313-6721 • semple@calvin.gonzaga.edu •
http://www.gonzaga.edu/startalk
Chinese • June 24, 2013 – July 12, 2013
OneWorld Now! Startalk Summer Camp@SPU, Seattle, WA
2013 STARTALK Chinese for OneWorld Now! is June 24 to July 12, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (weekdays only), at Seattle Pacific University. The program is open to incoming 9th–12th grade students in the Seattle area, with a focus on serving minority and low-income applicants. High school students from outside Seattle are welcome to apply and attend, if they can arrange their own housing, transportation, and meals outside of the camp. The summer camp is FREE for accepted students, thanks to STARTALK scholarships. Camp includes two levels of Mandarin Chinese instruction. The camp will focus on fostering language acquisition, intercultural understanding, and a desire for international travel. Level 1 students will learn basic writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills. Level 2 students will build on and apply their language skills and cultural knowledge in realistic simulations. The camp will also introduce students to the practices and perspectives of Chinese culture. Classes and activities during the summer program will emphasize student-centered learning. Language will be reinforced through skits, role playing activities, cultural games, music, lessons from guest speakers, and technology. The last day of the camp will feature student performances in a culminating showcase for classmates, family, and community members.
(206) 223-7703 • kristin@oneworldnow.org •
http://www.oneworldnow.org
Arabic • June 24, 2013 – July 12, 2013
OneWorld Now! Startalk Summer Camp@SPU, Seattle, WA
2013 STARTALK Arabic for OneWorld Now! is June 24 to July 12, 2013, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (weekdays only), at Seattle Pacific University. The program is open to incoming 9th–12th grade students in the Seattle area, with a focus on serving minority and low-income applicants. High school students from outside Seattle are welcome to apply and attend, if they can arrange their own housing, transportation, and meals outside of the camp. The summer camp is FREE for accepted students, thanks to STARTALK scholarships. Camp will include two levels of Modern Standard Arabic. The camp focuses on fostering language acquisition, intercultural understanding, and a desire for international travel. During the camp, Level 1 students will learn basic writing, reading, listening, and speaking skills. Level 2 students will build on and apply their language skills and cultural knowledge in realistic simulations. The camp will introduce students to practices and perspectives of the Arab-speaking world. Classes and activities during the camp will emphasize student-centered learning. Language will be reinforced through skits, role playing activities, cultural games, music, lessons from guest speakers, and technology. The last day of the camp will feature student performances in a culminating showcase for classmates, family, and community members.
(206) 223-7703 • kristin@oneworldnow.org •
http://www.oneworldnow.org
Arabic, Chinese • June 20, 2013 – July 3, 2013
Seattle, WA
The Seattle Public Schools Arabic and summer language camp will be held June
20-July 3 from 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. It will feature activities based instruction
for K-5th grade children in beginning Chinese and Arabic. The program theme is
"A Trip to the Zoo." Young campers will learn numbers, colors, foods eaten by
animals in the zoo as well as the habitats of the animals. They will learn
greetings, farewells, and eating etiquette and the cultural cues that go with
them. Art activities will supplement the standards based curricula.
(206) 252-6211 • belau@seattleschools.org
Arabic, Chinese, Hindi • July 10, 2013 – July 30, 2013
John Stanford Center for Educational Excellence, Seattle, WA
The SPS Critical Language Teacher Certification Program will be preceded by a
10 day summer language camp for elementary children June 20-July 3. Teacher
candidates will attend 4 half day workshops to prepare them for camp. After
camp, certification classes will run from July 10-July 30. Cohort 6, the
returning cohort, will take 6 graduate credits: EDUC 561 Instructional
Methodology for Secondary Teachers (4 cr.) and EDUC 563B Integrating Seminar
Internship (2 cr.). Cohort 7, the new cohort, will take three, two credit
courses: EDUC 544 Socio-cultural Foundations of Education, EDUC 556 Critical
Issues in Secondary Teaching, and EDUC 583 Current Issues in Exceptionality.
(206) 252-6211 • belau@seattleschools.org
Russian • July 8, 2013 – July 19, 2013
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The STARTALK Teacher Program, "Preparing Russian Teachers for the 21st Century", aims to enroll ten or more teachers who are currently teaching Russian in the community or who would like to work toward obtaining a P-12 World Language Endorsement in Russian for teaching Russian language in Washington K-12 public schools. The program is designed to teach them STARTALK best practices in language teaching and curriculum development, as well as the content knowledge needed to pass the Washington Educator Skills Test - Endorsement (WEST-E) for World Languages and the pedagogical experience that would prepare them for the Performance-Based Pedagogical Assessment (PPA) for those teachers for whom it is required for state endorsement, and to provide scholarship assistance to complete the required assessments (WEST-E and ACTFL OPIc and WPT). This Teacher Program will prepare native (or near native) speakers of Russian to teach in a standards and content-based program, focused on developing communicative proficiency and accuracy in heritage speakers of Russian. A special focus on integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) into language instruction will prepare teachers to work effectively with today's students.
(206) 685-9401 • nikaspb@uw.edu •
http://depts.washington.edu/startalk/
Russian • July 15, 2013 – August 9, 2013
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
The STARTALK Student Program, "Russian in the Sky and in Outer Space," aims to enroll 20 high school Russian heritage language students in a four-week intensive language program. The program combines the history of the most important events of space exploration with that of aircraft design and the language of science and technology. A content-based component STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) is woven into this program through a partnership with the Museum of Flight. Students’ various interests are further addressed by a range of projects above and beyond the STEM topics, such as linguistic and digital storytelling research projects.- 5 UW credits in RUSS 499 through the Slavic Department; 100 hours of total instructional content with emphasis on STEM; Scholarship Assistance for ACTFL OPIc (Oral Proficiency Interview computer-based) and WPT (Writing Proficiency Test), and the possibility for high school students to earn up to 4 competency-based credits for high school world languages; Increased linguistic and cultural accuracy; Two exciting trips to the Museum of Flight: Aviation Learning Center and Challenger Learning Center; Meetings with Russian professionals from Microsoft and Boeing; Elective Projects beyond STEM topics; Friday movie afternoons with authentic Russian snacks.
(206) 685-9401 • doubivko@uw.edu •
http://depts.washington.edu/startalk/
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