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2008 Annual Report Message from the Message from Executive Director the President A pRogram of ConCoRdiA College, mooRheAd, minnesotA 2008 AnnuAl RepoRt Message From The Message From Executive Director The President Greetings from Concordia Language Villages, Greetings from Concordia College, In 2008 we recognize the launch of Mar e Floresta, the Portuguese In the past year we have seen a strengthening of Language Village, which represents our 15th language. We sincerely the collaboration between Concordia College and thank Dr. Rui Machete, President of the Luso-American Foundation, its Concordia Language Villages. From the Masters THE MISSION OF CONCoRDIA lANGUAGE VILLAGES for the significant financial contribution to Concordia Language program to the inauguration of a Chinese major on Villages for this new language offering and for ensuring a very campus to a variety of successful grants, the College successful first summer of operation. and the Villages are working together to enrich a IS TO pREPARe YOUNG PEOPLE FOR RESPONSIBLE number of key programs. The Villages are an integral In my introductory letter to our 2005 Annual Report, I cited the U.S. part of Concordia’s mission to prepare students for Department of State’s commitment to language education under the challenges of the world in which they will live and CITIZENSHIP IN OUR GLOBAl COMMUNITY. the National Security Language Initiative (NSLI). We were confident work. that this federal program would create new opportunities for the Language Villages – and it has. For example, we have been receiving We are looking forward to the 50th anniversary of the annual funding from STARTALK, a NSLI program, which provides Concordia Language Villages program with particular scholarships for students from across the country to attend our Arabic pride in the national and international stature the and Chinese Language Villages and for teachers of both languages Language Villages has attained. to receive immersion training with us in the summer. This year we joined a consortium of exchange organizations that received NSLI Thank you for your support of our work to foster global funds to further the study of strategic languages for high school citizenship. youth by sending them abroad. Our role is to create the language assessment tool and to provide training to the program faculty to use it effectively. It is evident that our almost 50-year history has established tremendous credibility for the Villages within the international education community. All of the stories in this year’s annual report highlight advances Pamela M. Jolicoeur and notable milestones for the Language Villages, though none of them would be possible without the continued support of families, President, Concordia College CONTENTS friends and partners who share the vision of a world where everyone understands. 3. Welcome 4. Our History 5. Enrollment Report 6. U.N. Diplomat Visits Villages 7. National Security Language Initiative for Youth With gratitude, 8.. Mar e Floresta 9. Visby 10. 25 Years of Dedication 11. Swiss Ambassador 12. Linking Lac du Bois and Tours, France 13. 20 Years of Adult Programs 14. Villager Awards 15. Staff Information 16. Financial Report 17. Donors 24. History of the Concordia Language Villages Logo 25. Leadership Christine Schulze Executive Director, Concordia Language Villages Vice President for International Development, Concordia College 2 Concordia Language Villages Concordia Language Villages 3 A Brief History of Language/Program Youth Adults Concordia Language Villages 2008 Total Enrollment Arabic 66 — In 1960, Gerhard Haukebo, Ph.D., a Concordia College Chinese 473 20 faculty member, suggested the College initiate an Danish 41 — experimental program using immersion techniques English 324 — to teach language. The intent of the program was Finnish 136 65 to teach young people about other languages French 1,902 67 10,150 German 1,124 89 and cultures, while giving Concordia students the opportunity to gain practical teaching experience. Italian 102 24 Concordia Language Villages’ enrollment is Japanese 526 — Concordia College sponsored the project in the Korean 67 — 3,405 summer of 1961. The College rented Luther Crest international. We welcome participants from Norwegian 372 77 Bible Camp, north of Alexandria, Minn., for the all 50 U.S. states and more than 25 countries Portuguese 30 — fi rst two-week German session. "Camp Waldsee," Russian 151 6 which was limited to 72 campers aged 9-12, was around the world. Spanish 3,405 126 a resounding success. Swedish 165 30 Languages Added Swiss-Helvetia 2 — Interest in the program increased steadily and more Adult "Villages" were added. Now, in addition to six year- Youth round, architecturally authentic sites on Turtle River Lake near Bemidji, Minn., several seasonal sites throughout Minnesota and one near Savannah, Ga., host Language Villages every summer. 1,902 1961 Waldsee German Language Village 1,124 1962 Lac du Bois French Language Village 1963 Skogfjorden Norwegian Language Village El Lago del Bosque Spanish Language Village 1966 Lesnoe Ozero Russian Language Village 1975 Sjölunden Swedish Language Village 1978 Salolampi Finnish Language Village 1982 Skovsøen Danish Language Village 1984 Se¯n Lín Hú Chinese Language Village 1988 Mori no Ike Japanese Language Village 1999 Hometown English Language Village Sup sogu˘i Hosu Korean Language Village <25 2003 Lago del Bosco Italian Language Village 526 473 2006 Al-Wa¯ha Arabic Language Village 372 · 324 2008 Mar e Floresta Portuguese Language Village <25 <25 136 151 165 102 126 66 41 65 67 89 67 77 30 30 Spanish Chinese Danish Arabic English Finnish French German italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Portuguese russian Total 3,531 Swedish Total 493 Total 41 Total 66 Total 324 Total 201 Total 1,969 Total 1,973 Total 126 Total 526 Total 67 Total 449 Total 30 Total 157 Total 195 4 Concordia Language Villages Concordia Language Villages 5 U.N. Diplomat Visits Villages National Security Language initiative Kiyo Akasaka, under-secretary-general for people about the U.N. and a part of what we do communications and public information for the is educate young people about how to get along for Youth United Nations, visited Concordia Language in the world,” said Patricia Thornton, director of Villages making him the highest-ranking U.N. Summer Programs and former Mori no Ike dean offi cial to visit the Language Villages. Akasaka, who coordinated the visit. Concordia Language Villages is now a member of a who is from Japan and joined the U.N. in 2007, consortium of exchange and education organizations funded serves as the head of the Department of Public Under-secretary-general Akasaka also participated by the U.S. Department of State to promote the study of Information and as coordinator for multilingualism in the August 8 International Day at Waldsee, the strategic languages. The seven million dollar grant will fund short-term and long-term study abroad programs in for the U.N. German Language Village. While at International Day he helped villagers convene a U.N. summit Farsi, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, Arabic, Turkish, and Russian. Specifi cally, Concordia Language Villages will develop and Eric Falt, former Lac du Bois staff member and on global water use and policy. The summit provide the assessment tool used annually by over 500 current director of the United Nations Information challenged teams from each Village to draft a high school students studying abroad over the next three Center, helped facilitate the visit noting that the common document ensuring access to clean and years. Donna Clementi, director of Education and Research, missions of the Language Villages and the U.N. safe drinking water for all citizens of the globe. helped secure the grant and has worked closely with the share some important similarities: “The United Each International Day features a global summit or other members of the consortium to adapt the CLVisa, Nations aims to achieve peace and understanding simulation, however this marks the fi rst time that an assessment tool widely used in the Language Villages between nations. The appeal of Concordia a U.N. offi cial of his stature helped facilitate such Summer Programs, to the needs of students studying abroad. Language Villages is that it provides young an activity. Clementi’s research into assessment practices and her broad people with the tools to properly contribute to experience as a language educator have raised the profi le of Concordia Language Villages in the fi eld of language and this objective in their adult life, not just through Akasaka also addressed the audience during the culture education. language learning but also through a vision of closing ceremony at International Day thanking peace and harmony between the peoples of the the families for supporting language education world." and encouraging the villagers to continue their study of another language. During his two-day visit in Minnesota, Akasaka toured Mori no Ike, the Japanese Language Village, where he observed activities and language groups. “A part of what he does is educate Kiyo Akasaka, under-secretary-general for communications and public information for the united nations, speaks to the villagers at international day. 6 Concordia Language Villages Concordia Language Villages 7 Mar e Floresta− Visby−Swedish residence Sjölunden, the Swedish Language Village, dedicated Visby, Portuguese Language Village its newest residence at a ceremony on August 8 - the afternoon of International Day. The 1000 square foot 2008 saw the launch of Concordia Language Villages 15th language – Mar building sleeps twelve villagers and, like the other building designs at the Swedish site, refl ects the style of Swedish e Floresta – the Portuguese Language Village. The Village opened with 30 Viking buildings. Designed by St. Paul architect Kerrik villagers and six staff in two two-week sessions at the Callaway site north Wessel, Visby will accommodate the growing demands of Detroit Lakes in Minnesota. Using the same immersion strategies, staff for housing for Sjölunden during the summer and provide training, and curriculum design as the other summer villages, Mar e Floresta’s additional space for programs in the academic year.
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