The Dallas Post Dallas, PA Thursday, July 25, 2002 3 Language == eg from page 1) _ ) ¥ are learning everything from colors he A i and numbers, to animals and greet- jh # : dh — ings, and having fun in the process. a y I “After four days you don't think the Ww ¥ a ¢ids are really learning, and they can L say the words they've learned just like dy an ge students (learning the languages) in oY gt high school,” said counselor and Dallas nior Samantha Spaciano, who is working at the day camp for her senior So ‘ompletion project. Fike said many parents have hired . The camp has been a great learning some of her French students to teach 4 3 experience for counselor Renee Lavin, a French to their children, and that was recent Dallas graduate who wants to a big drive in putting the camp togeth- ¥ teach French and history after college. er. FE 3 ¢ “It has given me a great sense of ac- Lavin and Stephanie Yeung, 17, have gomplishment,” she said. “The kids been tutoring for some time now, and aren't embarrassed (to speak the lan- said they have seen many positive re- guage) like when they are at a higher sults from tutoring the childrén. evel. Yeung will be Fike's lone French IV “I didn’t hear one kid say they didn't student in the fall, and will be complet- have fun.” ing an independent study in the lan- Le ] | Fike was given an official go-ahead guage for credits towards graduation. Wn r the camp last summer by the dis- rict administration, and since April e, her fellow teachers and the stu- dents have been working diligently to put together lesson plans, develop vi- sual aids and props and purchase re- wards for the children, all on a very limited budget. Sixteen-year-old counselor Martin But to Fike and the student coun- selors, the most important thing is that through learning an additional lan- guage, the young children are becom- ing more well-rounded and learning a foreign language in a country that is becoming more and more culturally di- verse. “The interest and the love to learn Musto said the camp participants have are all there,” said Fike. “Studies show especially taken a liking to the games that the younger a child is, the easier it 0 a up to aid in the learning process, is for them to grasp a foreign language. and the rewards they have earned. “This is not only a way to add more “The kids love anything involved in a culture to their lives, but also a way to game, and (medals purchased) are the improve their understanding of another best $4 we've ever spent at Wal-Mart.” language.” Cision io” i i] & Some of i ahe coun- selors, from eft, front We Musto, Jes- Sica Duddy. wr i POST PHOTOS/TIMOTHY J. RAUB Jessica Holdren, 9, Dallas, and Ellen Arnaud, 10, practiced saying “Hello” in | I Scott Ricetti contemplated a new word. Spanish. ) | © — | : The Cutting Edge in Baseball and Softball Training! | “PLAY BALL” | 0 OPENING WED. JULY 31* EXTREME M.V.P. AUGUST BASEBALL and SOFTBALL HITTING / PITCHING / FIELDING CLINICS _ in our Indoor, Air Conditioned Training Center Daily Sessions FIELD YOUR DREAMS PLAY MORE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL Year-Round Professional Training and Fun... ’0 Birthday Parties?) Individual and Group Lessons ?2 Windmill Instruction? Pitching Mound Rentals p| © Manin ; nutday nl ; Hpi ’0 Batting Tunnel Rentals) Facility Rentals ; Hitting Pitching Hitting : A | Fielding Conditioning Fielding 70 Special Team Rentals? Hitting Leagues | Catching | ¢0 Baseball/Softball Camps: Ages 7 and up Aug5-8 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Frozen Ropes Training Center Aug 13-15 9a.m.-12 p.m. at Lackawanna County Stadium Aug 13-15 12:30 p.m.-4 p.m. at Frozen Ropes Training Center Aug19-21 9a.m.-4p.m. at Lackawanna County Stadium Aug 19-21 12:30 p.m. - 4 p.m. at Frozen Ropes Training Center Cost: $15.00 Per Session or 4 Session Plan for $50.00 ) | © S p.m. - 6:30 p.m. for 7 - 12 year olds 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. for 13 - 18 year olds ENROLLMENT LIMITED to 12 PER SESSION Includes Drinks. Aug 5-8 camp includes T-Shirt and Lunch For Reservations, Schedules and Prices Call! 383-0200 bi 9 1015 Commerce Blvd.DicksonCity, PA 18519 Our Training Success Has Been Featured in.
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