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1. Summer Camp 2013 Lineup
2. Usa Summer Camp Reality Show
3. Summer Camp 2013 Babymetal
4. Summer Camp Usa Network
5. Ymca Summer Camp 2013

• Aquabots Summer Camp 2013 Last week, nineteen girls from grades 7-11 participated in 'Aquabots,' a STEM camp (science, technology, engineering and math) designed just for girls. Hosted by the Kentucky Girls STEM Collaborative and the University of Kentucky, the camp teaches the girls about underwater robotics, or 'waterbotics,' using the Lego.
• Here are the official Summer Camp 2013 photos. All campers and staff will get a copy of each photo to take home with them tomorrow. This year’s turned out incredibly well – especially the staff “civil war style” photo, which the Director is still chuckling about.

Summer Camp Crew Our staff is committed to providing your camper a safe environment, caring and experienced camp counselors, and fun-filled dynamic days. The summer of 2013 will kick off our thirteenth summer camp season! Our site is licensed by the Commonwealth of.

Kids Connect Summer Camp since 2009 is coordinated by Latoya Scarbro, Twyla Richardson, Cherise Gumbs, Charla Connor and Jabari Harrigan, a group of long time school friends geared toward giving back to the community through the development of our youth. The camp is always scheduled for the week immediately following Anguilla’s Summer Festival and is designed for children – between the ages of 5-12 – providing an opportunity for them to connect with other children in their age range by doing, caring, and sharing. All aimed at enhancing social skills, encouraging team spirit and fostering leadership traits

This year the camp was held during August 12-16 at Campus B and provided 50 children with a world –class experience. Participants were engaged in various activities such as jewelry making, soap making, dance & theatre arts, etiquette & manners, nutrition & fitness, among others and a series of field trips. Both the parents and participants were intrigued by the experiences and were grateful that they were given such an opportunity.

As is customary, each year, we make a contribution to educational needs in Anguilla. The 2013 funds will benefit the Arijah Children’s Foundation as well as The Valley Primary School for which the presentation will be made during its first assembly.
The camp’s success is partly due to the support of several business entities and individuals within our community. To this end the camp leaders and the participants of the Kids Connect Summer Camp 2013 take this opportunity to thank our exceptional camp leader assistants (who were actual past participants and have passed the age) Lavelle Niles, Kdiah Hodge, Koyeisha Richardson, Jariah Bartlett, Aneisha Lake, Lavida Niles, Shakarie Niles, and McKwani Thomas. We also express appreciation to Mrs. Melsadis Fleming, Principal of Campus B, Irie Life, Coral Reef Bookstore, Lakes Marketplace, iFitness Gym, Cuisinart Golf Resort & Spa, Viceroy Resort, Hughes Taxi & Tours, The Arijah Childrens Foundation, Carrol Shannon, Lendon Williams, Dwayne & Twana Duncan, Julian “I-Spy” Niles, Brian Corbette, Kyle Hodge & Tropical Treats, Mr. Dwayne Adams, Mr. Omari Banks, Toniquewah Ruan & From Within Dance, Dwayniqua Beard, Sonnisha Ruan, and Devon Carter of the ALHCS Theatre Arts Department, Mr. Ivor Gumbs of 4 C’s & I, Mr. McMillan Thomas and to all the parents who entrusted their children in our care for the week.

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2013 Ohio Chinese Bridge Summer Camp Students Return from China

On July 25th, 2013, thirteen local students who took part in the “Chinese Bridge” Summer Camp for American High School Students landed at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, celebrating and hugging their long-waiting parents, relatives and friends. Everyone could sense their satisfaction about their journey to China; from the beaming smiles and excited conversation between the students and their families, it was clear that this event was a powerful, thrilling, and educational experience.

The two-week “Chinese Bridge” Summer Camp for American High School Students (held this year from July 9th to July 25th) is a large-scale event hosted by Confucius Institute’s Headquarter (Hanban) and co-hosted by 31 American Confucius Institutes. 13 students from Cleveland, 6 students from Akron, and 8 students from Toledo together participated in this summer camp event from the “Ohio Confucius Institute Joint Group,” a collection of Confucius Institutes around the region.

Chaperones and students departed from Cleveland on July 9th and arrived in Beijing at midnight on July 10th (Beijing Time). The next day, 500 high school students from across the United States attended an opening ceremony with their lead teachers, chaperones, and tour guides. At the opening ceremony, the teachers’ delegate shared previous students’ experiences and successes with the Chinese Bridge Summer Camp, provided orientation information, and showed a video of the closing ceremonies of previous Chinese Bridge programs which included students participating in traditional Chinese dance, classic songs, and music. Full of expectation and curiosity, the campers then visited the Headquarters of the Confucius Institute (Hanban), as well as the Summer Palace and Yonghegong Lamasery.

Students Safely Arrived in Beijing Royal School

Campers from the Ohio Confucius Institute Joint Group were assigned to the Henan Team “Discovering Chinese Kung Fu” in order to explore traditional martial arts and Kung Fu in China. On July 12th, the campers took a flight to Dengfeng, Henan province, where the local school prepared elaborate performances with martial arts and national customs in order to welcome teachers and students. This activity not only aroused the interests of students, but also motivated them to begin learning martial arts.

Students learning Chinese Kung Fu under the guidance of professional instructors

On July 13th, campers were introduced to their summer camp program groups for the remainder of the program. Campers were assigned to different groups based on their Chinese language proficiency. Each group of fewer than 15 students was allocated a professional teacher in order to guarantee a high efficiency in their language studies. Campers’ daily routine included learning Mandarin Chinese and studying martial arts. In addition, campers learned from lectures about the culture of Shaolin martial arts, learned Chinese traditional paper cutting and folding, and watched the live-action performance “Grand Show of Shaolin Zen Music” as well as a film titled The Shaolin Temple. Chinese and American teachers and students lived together, and together attended classes and participated in activities. Through this extended contact, teachers and students established a great friendship and gained greatly from their cultural exchange. The positive attitudes of the American students in adjusting to life in the program made a good impression on everyone. After the summer camp, the students also took the YCT (Young Learner's Chinese Test) exam, which is administered by Hanban. On July 19th, campers attended to the closing ceremony of the martial arts camp, which was held in Luming Heights.

Campers learning Chinese in language classes

Campers participating in performances during the “Discovering Chinese Kung Fu” closing ceremonies

On July 20th, campers left Dengfeng to visit Luoyang. During their stay, students visited Luoyang No.1 Middle School, communicated with students, and participated in local school social activities so that the campers could personally experience the Chinese style of education. Campers also visited with Chinese families. In a full-day visit experiencing Chinese family life, campers witnessed a Chinese family environment, discovered cultural differences in the relations between family members, and learned about Chinese living habits.

In order to expose campers to the beautiful scenery of China, the Confucius Institute arranged for campers to visit the Shaolin Temple, birthplace of Chinese Kung fu, and some famous historical culture attractions, such as the Longmen Grottoes. These activities, with unique Chinese cultural characteristics, not only aroused campers' interests in learning Chinese, but also allowed them to experience traditional Chinese culture. Moreover, these activities deepened their understanding of Chinese and promoted the bilateral relationship between China and America. Meanwhile, campers both learned natural and standard Chinese pronunciation and Chinese martial arts, and experienced the charm of the daily life of Chinese people and Chinese culture. For campers these were very valuable first-hand experiences, difficult as they are to experience in the United States. During this period, custodians kept closely in touch with parents and the Confucius Institute by email, and provided students’ daily schedules and progress to them. Leaders of the Cleveland State University Confucius Institute were very involved in the campers' daily life and study in China, and were in constant contact with program chaperones. For instance, after a student injured himself in martial arts training, Professor Wenzheng Liu, Chinese director of the Confucius Institute at CSU, called custodian Ms. Crystal Myhre and the teacher in charge of Hanban programming in Henan province and provided frequent updates to the student’s parents in the US. The young man’s parents were very satisfied with their experience throughout the whole process, and even sent a thank you letter to the Confucius Institute.

On July 22nd, campers returned to Beijing from Luoyang, and then participated in the friendly basketball game with Chinese students. Five hundred campers, who had returned from

different program locations across China, together climbed the Great Wall, visited Tiananmen Square, and went sightseeing at the Palace Museum. In the afternoon, all of the campers joined in preparations for the closing ceremony.

On the night of July 24th, Hanban hosted the closing ceremony. At the ceremony, Alexis Drees, a student of the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University, gave a two-minute thank-you speech in fluent Chinese on behalf of all her fellow campers. She briefly reported what she had learned, what she had seen, and what she had experienced in her ten-day experience in Henan Province. She also gave many thanks for the assistance of the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University and the Headquarters of Confucius Institutes. At the closing ceremony, all the campers put what they had learned on their ten-day studies on show. Our Ohio Confucius Institutes Joint Group students and other campers also from Henan Group together performed “Shaolin Kung Fu,” which won consistent favor from officials from Hanban and from the audience. To close the ceremony, all campers, teachers, and volunteers sang a heartfelt and beautiful rendition of “Beijing Welcomes You.”

Through this Summer Camp event, all the students felt that their Chinese trip was quite meaningful, and they benefited from learning the Chinese language and gaining a deep understanding of Chinese culture. In interviews with the Xinhua News Agency, many students wished that the time for the exchange could be extended, some students wanted to study in China after completing their undergraduate degrees, some hoped to travel in other cities in China, and one student expressed his hopes that he could be helpful in the communication between our two countries.

The Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University has organized the Chinese Bridge Summer Camp for local high school students since 2009. The cost, including accommodation in China as well as living and travel expenses, is borne by the Headquarters of Confucius Institutes (Hanban). This year’s summer camp is the fifth summer camp organized by Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University, but it is the first time for the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University to collaborate with two other Confucius Institutes, and coordinate to organize the Ohio Confucius Institutes Joint Group. During the preparation process, Anthony Yen, the chairman of the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University’s board of trustees, suggested the partnership in Confucius Institute meetings, and Quansheng Chang, the consul of the Consulate General in New York, provided generous support. Haigang Zhou, the director of the Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University, and other personnel from the other two Confucius Institutes made significant efforts to support the Summer Camp students. The Confucius Institute at CSU helped students apply for visas, booked tickets, and organized pre-orientation events for chaperones and students from the Cleveland area.

After the summer camp, we received many thank-you notes from the parents of students, all of whom were grateful both for the opportunity that Confucius Institute provided their children to be become more familiar with China, and for the care and attendance by chaperones employed by Confucius Institute at Cleveland State University.

Next year, our Confucius Institute will give more support to the local high school students who want to attend Chinese Bridge Summer Camp. Students and parents interested in our program can find updated information on our website or by contacting or visiting the Confucius Institute offices at Cleveland State.

Chinese Bridge Summer Camp 2013 in CHINA (for U.S. High School Students)

2013 Chinese Bridge-Summer Camp for U.S. High School Students Itinerary

7/6/2013

2013年“汉语桥-美国高中生夏令营”活动方案（草案）
2013 Chinese Bridge-Summer Camp for U.S. High School Students Itinerary (Draft)

Itinerary of 2013 Chinese Bridge Summer Camp for U.S. High School Students
--Discover Chinese Kongfu

Summer Camp 2013 Lineup

2013年“汉语桥—美国高中生夏令营”活动日程
主题：发现中国之功夫-河南组

Preliminary Information Chinese Bridge Summer Camp 2013

2/7/2013

In January 2013 we received preliminary notice from Hanban informing us that Hanban plans to have the 2013 Chinese Bridge Summer Camp.

Usa Summer Camp Reality Show

Hanban will send formal announcement and application forms in the forthcoming weeks. We will then provide this information to our Chinese language teachers(if you are not on our email distribution list, kindly email j.handlovic@csuohio.edu to ask to be added to the list. Thanks.)

In the meantime, we can provide you with the following information:

Summer Camp 2013 Babymetal

• Dates in July 2013 are pending Hanban approval.
• Arrival and departure is being planned for Beijing.
• Participants are required to take care of their round-trip international air ticket costs, international travel insurance, and visa fees.
• Hanban will be taking care of the costs of accommodation, transportation, and activities for students in China.
• The student application fee is $200 and refundable only if not accepted to the Summer Camp.

Summer Camp Usa Network

Passport: Students who are serious about this opportunity should make sure they have a current passport or apply for a passport now.If you have an idea of the number of students seriously intending to participate from your school, kindly let us know.

Ymca Summer Camp 2013

Stay tuned for further information!