Melissa B Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 My daughter is so disappointed. After offering it for seven years, USF is not offering StarTalk Chinese this summer. My daughter heard about it last summer and had planned to attend this summer. Are there any other reasonably priced Chinese immersion summer camps out there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Being offered at ole miss this summer July 4 weeks On elliptical at gym lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Free w high act 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Being offered at ole miss this summer July 4 weeks On elliptical at gym lol Thanks. We've requested an application. Unfortunately, she does not have an outstanding academic record or high ACT score. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampamommy Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Check your email :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoodGrief Posted February 24, 2016 Share Posted February 24, 2016 Not sure what "reasonably priced" means to you, but the Concordia Language Villages are well known :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa B Posted February 24, 2016 Author Share Posted February 24, 2016 Not sure what "reasonably priced" means to you, but the Concordia Language Villages are well known :-) Thanks. We did look into that program. Sadly, it does not fall under our personal definition of 'reasonably priced.' :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Thanks. We did look into that program. Sadly, it does not fall under our personal definition of 'reasonably priced.' :) There is generous need-based financial aid. Applications are due tomorrow for the scholarships (at least last year, you can get the deposit returned to you if the scholarship funds are not enough). Dd attended last year's Arabic 4-week session. She said all the serious students were there on scholarship, some full. Arabic has a source of outside funding as do other languages. Not sure about Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampamommy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 Just to clarify my earlier message, Melissa...I sent you a pm with several ideas based on our personal experience. I wasn't being silly when I said "check your email" -- I really meant it! I was dashing out the door and didn't realize til later that it might be interpreted. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampamommy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 ...interpreted the wrong way, that it. Sigh. It's been a long day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tampamommy Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 once more...interpreted the wrong way, that is. That is what I have been trying to type unsuccessfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theelfqueen Posted February 25, 2016 Share Posted February 25, 2016 I keep misreading this as "Star Trek Chinese" and freaking out cause my kids would love that! LOL 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Just to clarify my earlier message, Melissa...I sent you a pm with several ideas based on our personal experience. I wasn't being silly when I said "check your email" -- I really meant it! I was dashing out the door and didn't realize til later that it might be interpreted. :) Would you mind sharing your ideas with me too? I'm trying to come up with something for my rising senior. Unfortunately, another commitment seems to fall right in the middle of most of the programs I'm finding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 Dd attended last year's Arabic 4-week session. She said all the serious students were there on scholarship, some full. Arabic has a source of outside funding as do other languages. Not sure about Chinese. How strict are they about no prior knowledge of the language if on full pay? Could you compare this and Concordia for the same language (any language). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 How strict are they about no prior knowledge of the language if on full pay? Could you compare this and Concordia for the same language (any language). I'm sorry--I don't understand your question. My statement above was referring to Concordia, not a StarTalk program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) I'm sorry--I don't understand your question. My statement above was referring to Concordia, not a StarTalk program. Oops sorry. The StarTalk (ole miss) website says no prior knowledge so I was wondering how strict they are if we do not qualify for financial aid. My kids already have exposure to German and chinese. Edited February 26, 2016 by Arcadia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Ahhh I see! We crossd wires :lol: The StarTalk program at Ole Miss is limited to high school juniors and seniors (note: not age-related). It is a free program designed to show off their Chinese Flagship (see Language Flagships http://www.thelanguageflagship.org/content/languages-programs)to prospective students. I'm pretty sure they have at least two levels for learners (but your guys might have more Chinese!). I've spent a lot of time in the past year-ish investigating language programs! Edited February 26, 2016 by Luckymama 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 (edited) Oops sorry. The StarTalk (ole miss) website says no prior knowledge so I was wondering how strict they are if we do not qualify for financial aid. My kids already have exposure to German and chinese.So I don't know about this particular program but for Arabic I've emailed around the various starttalk programs (would have been happy to pay full price to Concordia but they gave some ridiculous run around for two months so we are not doing that). The startalk Arabic programs I emailed, if advertised for high school, seem to have an absolute minimum age requirement of rising freshman/14.Bummer, but I'm exhausted looking for Arabic resources and will carry on with CtY until dual enrollment in a couple of years. There might be more opportunities with Chinese, but I just wanted to pass on the age data point. Edited February 26, 2016 by madteaparty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 The startalk Arabic programs I emailed, if advertised for high school, seem to have an absolute minimum age requirement of rising freshman/14. I can wait :) I just want to know about more options :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carala eva Posted June 24, 2016 Share Posted June 24, 2016 I know Hanbridge Mandarin school in China has a immersion summer camp, you can find the price in that website, this is your more options. http://www.hanbridgemandarin.com/chinese-summer-camp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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