SPAIN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE EXPERIENCE 2017-2018 An immersion program PRESENTATION GOALS Present HHS/HMS 8th Grade Spain Immersion Program What is an immersion experience? • Living with a Spanish host family • Attending Spanish language classes in Spain • Touring and Traveling WHEN? • Hamden Middle School students proposed travel to Spain: April 2018 (Spring Session) • Hamden High School students proposed travel to Spain: End June-Early July 2018 WHO? • HHS/HMS 8th Grade Students • Students in good academic standing • Students with a good discipline record • Students will complete application and 2 teacher recommendations. • 1 Chaperone per 5 students HOW MUCH? (ESTIMATED) Airline tickets & Flight Insurance $1,150.00 round Trip Airport transportation HMS-JFK $120.00 round trip Colegio Delibes (IMMERSION $980/$1815 CLASSES PER LEVEL) Accommodations Excursions Medical Insurance Spending money (Souvenir, personal expenses ) TBD TOTAL PER STUDENT (this does not $2,270.00/$3,270.00 include spending money) Payment will be made in installments - High School 1/3 deposit due December 1, 2017, 1/3 March 1, 1/3 June 1 Middle School: Estimated airfare due December 1, 2017, Balance due March 1 FUNDRAISING? • Fundraising opportunities will be provided to help defer costs. Photos CHAPERONE ITINERARY • Meet and debrief with students at the school every morning. • Attend professional development while students are in class. • Chaperone on all excursions. • 24 hour availability WHAT IS INCLUDED? • 20 hours of classes - all materials included • Accommodation with host family in double room, full board for 1 week • Guided tours of Salamanca. • One full day excursion to Avila & Segovia. • Medical insurance • Ground transportation to and from airports. • Cost of all program activities. WHERE? Salamanca, Spain •Colegio Delibes www.colegiodelibes.com Salamanca, in northwestern Spain, is the capital of Salamanca province, part of the Castile and León region. With a history dating back to the Celtic era, it’s known for its ornate sandstone architecture and for the Universidad de Salamanca. Founded in the 1100s and a key intellectual center in the 15th-16th centuries, the university continues to add to the city’s vibrancy with its international student population. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salamanca STUDENT ITINERARY • Live with host family. • Attend classes according to level. • Dine with host family (all meals). • Participate in daily excursions throughout Salamanca and activities such as tapas tour, dance class, cooking class. HOW DOES THIS EXPERIENCE ALIGN TO OUR CURRICULA? • Students will successfully interact in a variety of cultural contexts that reflect both peer-group and adult activities within the target culture, using the appropriate verbal and nonverbal cues • Students will communicate with members of the target culture and interpret information regarding topics of personal, community, or world interest • Students will use new information and perspectives gained through world language study to expand their personal knowledge • Students will analyze how other cultures view the role of the United States in the world arena • Students will use new information and perspectives to demonstrate understanding of the similarities and differences among other cultures and their own culture.