+ Portuguese Play
Portuguese language immersive Summer Camp 2022
Let your child experience Portuguese through play
Learning Portuguese the unschooling way means activities will be planned, but carried out according to children's interests.
The Language Unschool presents:
#Learn | #Portuguese | #through | #play
Hi, I'm Catarina
I collect languages, not shoes and I love watching children learn while playing.
When left to their own devices, while in a safe environment, it is amazing to see what children come up with and how much of the languages surrounding them they absorb. I've had the opportunity of witnessing my 6 and 4 year old girls uncover Dutch, Portuguese, Frisian and English. Despite the occasional correction (sometimes I can't help myself), no formal teaching was involved.
But what happens when they're a bit older and are mainly in an English speaking environment? In Portugal?!
Teens may struggle more with the language because they're more self-conscious and motivation might be an issue.
With a Summer Camp I want to offer these children/teens the chance to explore more of their interests while bringing out an awareness, love and actual practical experience of the Portuguese language.
Some past experience is:
When left to their own devices, while in a safe environment, it is amazing to see what children come up with and how much of the languages surrounding them they absorb. I've had the opportunity of witnessing my 6 and 4 year old girls uncover Dutch, Portuguese, Frisian and English. Despite the occasional correction (sometimes I can't help myself), no formal teaching was involved.
But what happens when they're a bit older and are mainly in an English speaking environment? In Portugal?!
Teens may struggle more with the language because they're more self-conscious and motivation might be an issue.
With a Summer Camp I want to offer these children/teens the chance to explore more of their interests while bringing out an awareness, love and actual practical experience of the Portuguese language.
Some past experience is:
- Resident advisor in Italy for two Summers, where I worked with American teens
- English teacher (6-9 year old children) in Portuguese public and private schools
- Founder of the + Portuguese Program, an unschooling approach to learning European Portuguese