Applications are invited for YHS STARTALK HINDI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAM 2019:
PROGRAM DATES: Jun 24, 2019-Jul 12, 2019 (THREE WEEKS-15 days; Total instruction hours: 105); A field trip planned for July 6; No classes on July 4. Hours: 9 am to 4 pm.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE TO APPLY?: K-12 (Early Elementary (K-2); Elementary (Gr. 3-5); Middle ( Gr. 6-8); and High (Gr. 9-12) School students.
LOCATION: Gwyn-Nor Elementary, 139 Hancock Road,North Wales, PA 19454 (A fully air-conditioned facility)
DESCRIPTION: Yuva Hindi Sansthan in partnership with North Penn School District, is organizing an intensive 3 week summer program, YHS STARTALK HINDI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAM 2019, for Elementary, Middle and High School students. Our goal is to improve literacy skills of all students in Hindi. Our curricula is based upon the World-Readiness Standards for Learning Languages (
https://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/publications/standards/World-ReadinessStandardsforLearningLanguages.pdf)
YHS STARTALK Hindi Language and Culture Program 2019 will recruit 40 Elementary, Middle and High School students from Heritage and Non-Heritage backgrounds. We welcome diversity in our program. The objective of this online application process is to gather information about students' background, their interest in learning Hindi, proficiency and future goals. Enrollment to our program is based on applicants' response to questions listed below and oral interviews to be conducted during the application process .
GOAL: The goal of the program is to improve students' speaking, reading and writing skills and prepare them to use those skills in real life situations when they could explore new ideas and issues to construct their own meaning and purpose.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS: YHS STARTALK HINDI PROGRAM 2019 is a federally funded program. There is no Tuition Fee. Free classroom materials, breakfast, lunch, and snacks daily; Field trip day: July 6, 2019 to experience community oriented real life activities; Technologically supported classroom sessions; Art and cultural activities including Indian cuisine, and thematically organized cultural activities; Morning Yoga; VALEDICTORY EVENT, JULY 12 for Completion certificates distribution; Students performances to demonstrate their language and cultural skills.
THEME of the Program: 'My virtual trip to India-East-West-North-South’, divided into three sub-themes, ‘What to See’, ‘What to Do’ and ‘What to Eat’. We will select new material related with 'Virtual Trip to India' to add new information about India's geography, zoology, social traditions and culture. New topics from North-South-East-West of India have been selected in order to enrich students learning skills and their knowledge about India.They will experience Dussahara festival (South), visit a beach in Odisha (East) to see tortoise laying eggs and the hills of Mussoorie (North) and more. Students will pair and share information with classmates and peers in meaningful ways using topic related connected sentences and visuals. Our instructors stay at program site where we meet daily to review program outcome.
REQUIRED: STARTALK requires for all students to attend learning sessions (online and onsite) during pre and post program period, especially writing practice; Varieties of activities planned from September 2019-February 2020 including Hindi Diwas-September 2019; Diwali and Reunion-November 2019; India's Republic Day -January 2020. Events to be held in Lansdale, PA. GOAL of online sessions: practice writing Hindi Alphabets, key words related with India's geography, cuisine, festivals, flag, river, and monuments. Also visit:
https://21stcenturyhindi.com/hindi-online-program/Parents' or guardian's consent letter with permission for using photographs and videos recorded during the program for educational and promotional purposes; permission to participate in all activities;
QUESTIONS? EMAIL OR CALL: ASHOK OJHA, PROGRAM DIRECTOR,
yhsbensalem2012@gmail.com; Tel. 732-318-9891
YHS STARTALK HINDI LANGUAGE AND CULTURE PROGRAM 2019: ONLINE APPLICATION FORM: Please respond to all questions and SUBMIT.