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Program Features and Content

 

ESI Language Centers’ summer camps for students are both an academic camp and life skills      camp in one. As an academic camp, the Summer Camp raises academic skills, test scores and grades. As a life skills camp, the Summer Camp increases the self-confidence, motivation, and focus of participants. Students return to their homes ready to make things happen at school and in their lives. ESILC’s Summer Camp truly is a super summer camp.

ESILC’s Summer Camp for Students is a dynamic accelerated learning and life skills program that helps students raise their grades, test scores, and personal confidence. Engaging, fun, and competent facilitators work directly with students.

 

At ESILC’s Summer Camp, learning is fun and schoolwork gets easier. Students learn with skits, stories, and games. Students learn to read faster, actually remember what they study, they don't get stressed about being called on, they feel successful, they feel appreciated, and they enjoy the learning process!

1. Study Strategies
   Meet deadlines and improve test results. Tests and grades get better when students find out their personal learning style, learn test-taking skills, study skills, how to set up a great study area, and how to meet deadlines.
    

2. Reading
   Read fast, comprehend more, and move on. Learn a powerful reading method that simultaneously increases reading speed and comprehension.
    

3. Writing
   Plan, write, polish. Students learn to overcome writer's block with fast-writing and clustering, get creative and handle any writing assignment with less stress and better results.
    

4. Listening
   Every student maintains a focus on listening and oral communication within the camp environment. The students’ listening skills are developed through vocal and movement activities, listening games and manipulative games
    

5. Speaking
   Learning language throughout the camp session will be fun and engaging, concentrating on speaking and comprehension, giving every student more confidence and better speaking skills. ESILC staff encourages the use of English as an easy way to develop English-speaking and comprehensions skills.
    

6. Note-Taking/Mind Mapping
   Take useful notes that work best for the brain. Note Taking and Mind Mapping work the way brains picture information. Learn these methods for class lectures, reading assignments, term papers, or presentations.
    

7. Eight (8) Keys of Excellence
   “Code” for personal excellence to challenge themselves to be accountable for applying the 8 Keys and see how they become more willing to be held accountable for their choices and actions. Learn how to build a safe and positive space for learning and living; providing a framework for success in life. Success in all aspects of life depends on oneself:

   • Integrity: The state of authenticity when our values and actions are aligned. Integrity happens when what we value is evident in our actions.

   • Failure Leads to Success: Feedback from failures provides the information we need to learn so we can succeed.

   • Speak with Good Purpose: Speaking in a positive manner. Being responsible for honest and direct communication and focusing on truth-telling, and maintaining integrity.

   • Now: The commitment to focus our attention on the present moment and the willingness to make whatever we are doing most important.

   • Commitment: The ability to follow our vision without wavering; staying true to the course.

   • Ownership: The quality of accountability and responsibility. The ability to be counted upon and the willingness to take responsibility for the choices we make.

   • Flexibility: The willingness to change what we are doing to achieve the outcome we desire. Flexibility allows us to choose the best option to accomplish the outcome.

   • Balance: Balance is our personal 'bank account' of meaning and fulfillment within our life. To stay in balance we must make the choices that give the greatest meaning to us.

   
    

8. Communication and Relationships
   Convey your needs, opinions, frustrations and feelings in a positive manner. Learn new tools to communicate clearly, resolve conflicts with family and friends, listen without criticism, and make your points heard.
    

9. Creative Thinking, Goal-Setting, and Problem-Solving
   “Move your life forward” skills. Learn creative thinking skills, the steps to solving problems, and goal-setting strategies. Find solutions to difficult problems and set realistic goals.
    

10. Real-Life Application
    ESILC’s Summer Camp gives students valuable and lasting skills to get the results they want from school and life. Study skills, reading skills, writing skills, creative thinking and memory skills, problem solving, leadership skills, goal-setting skills, communication skills, self-confidence, improved motivation, relationship skills. At ESILC’s Summer Camp, students will improve upon the skills that have the most meaning for them in their life.