AMERICAN ADVENTURE TEEN SUMMER CAMP: The focus of this summer program is on understanding and experiencing American Culture through visits to key historical and cultural sites in the northeast region of the United States and through an adventurous camp program. This program is ideal for teens who plan to study abroad in the future!

Explore Washington, D.C, Colonial Williamsburg, Busch Gardens, Philadelphia, and New York City during the first week. In the second week, English-speaking teenagers will join Chinese teens for a truly multi-cultural experience! The teens will get to do all the typical summer camp activities: swimming, boating, cookouts, and hiking; plus enjoy special features of the Hidden Valley camp, including kobster boating, a wilderness adventure program, performing arts and music, and amazing crafts with glass!

PRE-COLLEGE ENGLISH LANGUAGE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM: Groups of 20 outstanding students will travel to the US from China to experience American culture and college life through an intensive English Language Institute program designed to improve their oral and written English skills and prepare them for college in the US either as an undergraduate or graduate student in the future.

Daily activities will include morning instruction and afternoon programs in the community. Weekend activities enable the participants to use English and improve rapidly. Each student will be assessed at the beginning and end of their program, and parents will be provided with an evaluation of what skills were gained, as well as an assessment of skills still needed in order to meet normal college admissions requirements in the USA.

The English Language Institute (ELI) of Illinois State University is located in Normal, Illinois. ELI has been providing pre-college English language instruction and programs to students from throughout the globe for 22 years. Students from Asia regularly participate in the ELI programs prior to admission and acceptance into US universities. Courses are taught by persons with Masters and Doctoral Degrees in Teaching English as a Second Language.

To learn more about these programs or to download an application, please visit http://www.ocdf.org/camps . Detailed questions may be directed to merritt@ocdf.org .