<p>anyone know of any programs starting at the very beginning of june to the middle of june??? thanks!</p>
<p>I'm interested in international relations, politics, economics, foreign language and relating materials...</p>
<p>Have you considered studying at a language school abroad? Last summer I studied French for a month in Amboise, France at a Eurocentres school (<a href="http://www.eurocentres.com%5B/url%5D">www.eurocentres.com</a>) and had a great time. Plus, it allowed me to skip 4th year French (actually I arranged with my high school to grant me independent study credit for my study abroad) and take AP French this year. :D</p>
<p>This option is appropriate only if you're very comfortable traveling independently, however. I had never traveled alone, but I had traveled around the world (Europe, Latin America) with my family, and my mother accompanied me over to France. I was on my own for the four weeks, an additional week at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and the flight home, however. I lived with a host family while I studied at the school, and there were a few other Americans at the school--and I was okay with that. The only distressing thing was that I received bad news from home while I was over there, and it was kind of lonely to have to deal with it by myself (except for email and a couple phone conversations with my parents). </p>
<p>If you want a program that caters specifically to groups of American teenagers, then this (at least, this particular program) isn't for you.</p>
<p>Also, for language if study abroad isn't feasible, look for programs in the US that do immersion teaching.</p>
<p>I know that many universities offer summer intensive language schools, some of which are very expensive, but some of which are affordable (some of the VA state universities offer them pretty cheap, as college programs go.) Also, look to see if your school has a governor's school for language, since usually these are free.</p>
<p>Finally, I will advertise yet again for Concordia Language Villages in Minnesota. These are summer camps that are each structured around the culture of a specific language. Students have camp life (cabins, art, outdoors, lake, etc.) entirely in the "target language". In addition, the camps strive really hard to teach students about culture through history lessons, literature, film, music, dance, arts, sports, etc. Even the dining hall food is ethnic cuisine. </p>
<p>They offer a variety of programs for students. There are some 13-14 languages offered (from the commonly taught ones like French and Spanish to the critical languages, like Arabic and Chinese, to unusual languages, such as Danish and Norwegian.) FOr each program, there is the option to take a 2 week course or an intensive 4 week course for high school credit. I took the Russian 4 week program and had a fantastic time. The faculty had impressive credentials (some taught at universities, others were fulbright scholars or Peace Corps workers) and I was exposed to many native speakers. the credit students got extensive lessons on the politics of Eastern Europe and Central Asia too, so IR is mentioned. Basically, I had a great time and met fantastic people with whom I had a lot in common. </p>
<p>Check out their website: <a href="http://www.concordialanguagevillages.com%5B/url%5D">www.concordialanguagevillages.com</a></p>
<p>Sorry for rambling on, but this program changed my life and I hope that I can let others know more about it.</p>
<p>Here's some great Spanish</a> Courses in Spain and Latin America</p>
<p>You'll learn loads and have a great time!</p>
<p>Anniushka, how old do you have to be to go with the program you mentioned?</p>
<p>For Eurocentres you have to be 16--though
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<p>Im intrested in this too, any more programs?</p>
<p>Andover Summer Session offers courses in international relations and languages.</p>