AiCenter Summer Immersion in China is a unique program combining travel with an immersion study program in Chinese Language and an indepth exposition of Chinese music, painting, calligraphy, culinary and martial arts. AiCenter Winter Immersion in China caters to young adults and professions seeking a Chinese induction or a work stint in north China. Our trips (ranging 2 to 4 weeks) are generally focused on the northern central and plains area - Beijing, Hebei, Liaoning and Henan Provinces.  Participants will be housed in homestay arrangements with their teachers and local families and in this way become fully immersed in the everyday of Chinese citizens. Adults will visit work-sites, teach classes and attend seminars, language partnering and work shadowing sessions as part of the program.
 

THE SUMMER PROGRAM
Students will attend daily lessons alternating between Mandarin Chinese and an elected art/music subject. In addition, language partner sessions and planned activites with local Chinese (e.g. cooking, shopping, visiting with elders, trip to the post office, etc.) three times a week will immerse students in the rhythm of everyday life and culture in China. Weekly demo-workshops by experts will expose students to a diversity of fields at a professional level including performance and visual arts, taichi, sports, traditional games and crafts.
TOURS & SIGHTSEEING in Summer 2008
Students took guided tours to museums, temples & local factories and sightseeing of historical & natural preserves in Northern Central China will combine excursion with research and discussion. In Henan, students explored the ancient preserves of Luoyang, the Song Dynasty relics of Kaifeng and the metropolis of Zhengzhou City.  A mid-term sojourn in Hebei will cover Baiyangdian (largest freshwater lake in north China), the Ancient Lotus Pool (1227) and the eastern Qing tombs. In the Capital City of Beijing, participants visited the Summer Palace, climbed the Great Wall, explored Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City, mingling with locals and shopping in the Old Beijing District.
 

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS & CULMINATION
Working with Chinese teachers & langugage partners, students will produce speeches in Chinese and their own performance program or exhibition of their work as a culmination to their studies. Participants will put together a scrap book/folder wiht memorabilia and contact information from the trip. For those who feel ready for the challenge, a language proficiency test may be administered to assess their level of achievement.  

TO APPLY
Go to http://store.wossing.com/kc/store/product_details.cfm?id=1094
Contact: 212-431-7373 OR e-mail: enquiry@wossing.com to obtain an application form.

TRIPS DEPART FROM NEW YORK CITY /JFK or Newark Airport