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About Our Camps...
FLA-OC's Annual German, French, and Spanish Weekend Foreign Language Camps (run by volunteer Teachers who are FLA-OC members) are one of our most popular membership features. They provide students enrolled in intermediate and advanced levels of foreign language an opportunity to exercise their listening and speaking skills 24 hours a day with peers and other FL Teachers while enjoying the beautiful surroundings of Big Bear Mountain, where Spring camps have traditionally been held for a number of years. Teachers who take students to camp have reported a dramatic change upon returning to the classroom - students are motivated and confident speakers in the target language, and inspire the rest of the class to take risks as well! They also make great new memories and friends from all over the southern CA area.
One-Day Camps are also available and take place at member high schools in the Orange County area. They generally last from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and are offered in fall and winter, depending on teacher and student availability and interest. One day of immersion proves to be an effective "shot in the arm" for starting off the year in the target language, and they're held as close to the beginning of the year as possible. Much like the weekend camps, new memories and friends are made.
Each distinct language camp has its own main contact person and committee of member teachers, and these vary from year to year. For any questions on our successful camps, please write to Elisabeth Strauss, VP of Camps, at lizstra@adelphia.com.
What follows is a comparison chart that describes each type of camp offered by FLA-OC in more detail. We hope that you can bring students to each one, as they are both beneficial for everyone involved, Teachers and students alike! Be sure to read up on the Steps for Participating in Camps, and download General Documents you'll need for advertising the event on your school campus and for your participant registration.
GENERAL DOCUMENTS for downloading:
MINI-IMMERSION ONE-DAY CAMPS:
This school year's One-Day Camp Event Details are listed below. Mark your calendars! Also of interest are the Schedule of Activities and the detailed instructions for How-to-Participate.
2) The Teacher must attend all planning meetings, or let the group of Camp Teachers know why they can't make it and how they will contribute to the planning efforts!
3) The Teacher should collect the following from each Camp Student, by this deadline:
4) The Teacher should deposit all (non-refundable) funds collected from Students into a school account so he/she can receive a check for the total amount owed, made out to the "Foreign Language Association of Orange County". The Teacher should bring ONE CHECK for all students who attend, and 2 forms for each person who attends (FLA-OC Camp App. and school form), to the last planning meeting.
5) The Teacher then mails all forms and one school check to the FLA-OC President:
Nadine Elwood, Foreign Language
6) Teachers will structure camp agendas at planning meetings. They are expected to use the target language while continuously interacting with all Campers and helping to run activities during the event.
Students will be given all necessary materials they'll need during the event at registration upon arriving. Lunch and a drink will also be served.
WEEKEND IMMERSION CAMPS:
Meeting Schedule & Documents to Download
Dear Fellow Spanish Teachers!
Paola and I are excited to host our first planning meeting for the 2008 Campamento de Español on Wednesday, October 24. Here are the details:
Our theme this year is “El Caribe” so please bring your ideas and your expertise and plan on helping us put on a wonderful camp!
¡Nos vemos el 24 de octubre!
Steve Picht y Paola Ledezma
See a Camp Comparison Chart, One-Day vs. Weekend 
Length of Camp:
One day, about 6 hours
One weekend, Friday afternoon to Sunday mid-day Place:
An Orange County school (transportation methods vary)
Big Bear Mountain (transportation via charter bus) Cost for Teacher/Student:
$10 (includes instruction, materials, breakfast & lunch; Teachers work free, ha!)
$140 (includes transportation to and from a central OC high school, 24-hour supervision, more than 30 hours of target-language practice, lodging & meals for 2 days & 2 nights, instruction & materials; Teachers pay $140 as well) Language Levels:
I and II (Junior Highs welcome)
III, IV, AP/IB, and Native Speakers Number of Participants:
varies each year (Teachers have no limit)
at least 120 students (limit of 10 students per Teacher)
Event:
German & Spanish One-Day Camps Location:
German: Esperanza High School, 1830 N. Kellogg Drive, Anaheim (view map!)
Spanish: Costa Mesa High School, 2650 Fairview Road, Costa Mesa (view map!)Date:
Saturday, December 1, 2007 Time:
8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Purpose:
A day of song, dance, food, and art (skill focus: Listening/Speaking; theme focus: Christmas), all in the target language, for Foreign Language Students in levels I and II (grades 7-12)! Professional development & collaboration for their Teachers, as well!
One-Day Camp Schedule of Activities (Template, may vary from year to year and language to language) 8:00 - 8:30 a.m.:
Registration 8:30 - 9:00 a.m.:
Ice Breakers, Presentations of Schools, Pledge 9:05 - 9:50 a.m.:
Class Session #1 9:55 - 10:40 a.m.:
Class Session #2 10:40 - 10:55 a.m.:
BREAK/Snack/Store Open 11:00 - 11:45 a.m.:
Class Session #3 11:50 - 12:35 p.m.:
Class Session #4 12:35 - 1:00 p.m.:
LUNCH/Store Open 1:05 - 2:15 p.m.:
Field Activities 2:15 - 2:30 p.m.:
Awards & Closing Ceremonies
1) The Teacher must renew his/her FLA-OC membership (runs December to December). Once membership is current, then the Teacher may advertise the event to his/her Students using these flyers and forms:
to be announced by Elisabeth Strauss, VP of Camps
Esperanza High School
1830 N. Kellogg Drive
Anaheim, CA 92807
Our first camp planning meeting (for all 3 language groups) is held during our FLA-OC General Meeting... scheduled on October 10 at Tustin Community Center! See you there!
http://mysite.verizon.net/respyz7w/flaocfrenchcamp/
TO ALL FLA-OC SPANISH TEACHERS:
Where: Valencia High School, 500 N. Bradford Avenue, Placentia CA 92870, Room 502 (Paola Ledezma’s room)
When: Wednesday, October 24, at 4:00 PM
Why: To get together to begin planning our Campamento, scheduled for April 18-20 in Big Bear.
Whom to contact: Please RSVP to me at spicht@pylusd.org so we can have a good idea of how many people to expect. You can also call me at 714-931-3781 for more information.
1st Breakfast (8 tables in dining room)