How do summer camps promote Italian language learning?

September 5, 2024

Many camps provide a lively and engaging atmosphere where children may study a second language over the summer vacation.

Advantages of learning Italian in camps

Supervision from a multilingual counsellor

Learning a new language is made much more successful by engaging with someone whose native language is the target language. Immersion is advised for youngsters who desire to develop their capacity to comprehend and express themselves in a different language. Daily exposure to the language via a native speaker accelerates acquisition and may even pique an interest in languages in general.

Daily practice

Children who participate in an immersion program benefit from an optimal environment in which to swiftly internalise the language since it is present in all daily activities. They are also encouraged to engage with one another in the target language, which gives them many opportunities to practise and improve their abilities, resulting in more natural and spontaneous usage.

Interaction with other learners

Because immersion programs are primarily geared toward youngsters eager to learn a new language, they may participate with confidence, knowing that they will be able to make friends with other participants who speak the same original language. This dimension provides a significant benefit since youngsters may help one another throughout the day.

Opportunity to engage in organised courses

Many camps have programs that enable children to learn about many parts of the language, such as grammar, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. This allows students to reinforce the information they gained over the school year and get ahead of the following semester.

Children and adults alike turn to online language tutors for additional language practice. This is especially true in the summer when many language schools are closed.

List of summer camps

L’Italiano Porticando

L'Italiano Porticando offers one or two-week Italian language courses for children and teenagers every July: a complete immersion in the Italian language in which the children and teenagers will feel at ease learning Italian in the morning, followed by afternoon activities to discover Turin and the Italian way of life. A team of expert mother-tongue instructors and activity leaders will ensure the children's well-being, monitoring them throughout their morning lessons, lunch, and afternoon leisure activities.

The L'aquilone

The L'Aquilone is an Italian summer camp located on a hill (590 mts.) in Italy. The rustic farmhouse that houses the camp is both cosy and valuable. It is just a few kilometres (10) from Gubbio in Umbria. This wonderful mediaeval town is one of Italy's top summer camp destinations, bordered by woodlands, meadows, farms, and country residences. Youngsters from all over the globe attend the summer camp and sleep in bunkbeds in rooms that may accommodate 4 to 6 youngsters.

Piccola Università Italiana

This particular language education package is aimed at young pupils aged 12 to 17. It includes a customised group course with 20 sessions per week, an extracurricular program with informative field excursions, sports, and fun activities, workshops in archeology, history, science, and music, travel insurance, and full-board accommodation in 3—or 4-bed rooms.