SAN ANTONIO The Advanced Learning Academy in the San Antonio Independent School District has teamed up with the non-profit organization Culturingua to offer an interactive virtual Arabic summer camp for kids.
Students in grades five through seven will learn some Arabic and experience Arab cuisine, music and art during the camp, which takes place from June 8 to June 19.
Im proud to engage in this partnership with SAISD to bring learning opportunities to San Antonio youth in Arabic, a critical-need language, and contemporary Arab cultural perspectives and traditions, Nadia Mavrakis, Culturinguas chief executive officer said.
Students will be able to engage with peers and teachers live while taking virtual reality tours, and take part in digital educational competitions and games.
"ALA is committed to growing students global competence, and we are so pleased to be working in partnership Culturingua to bring Arabic cultural and language studies to our students, said Kathy Bieser, principal of the Advanced Learning Academy.