International Day 2012 will be a special day for El Lago del Bosque! I-Day it’s a special celebration of cultures and languages where all the villages come together to share their food, cultural dances, music, lots of activities and fun. During this summer El Lago del Bosque will be celebrating its 50th anniversary, so we encourage everyone to come to I-Day and join us!! Que viva el Español!
UPDATE: Check the Canto tab to see “El Mamut Chiquitito”.
“I’m a Credit villager” that’s what kids proudly say after completing four weeks of Spanish at El Lago del Bosque. A very well earned pride after four weeks of studying, learning, making amigos, creating “mini-proyectos”, participating in “programas de noche”, doing sports, getting culturally involved with the Spanish world and ultimately giving their best to “hablar Español”. The four week villagers have the time of their lifes in El Lago del Bosque, you dont believe me? let’s see…
UPDATES: Check the new songs “Waka Waka”, “ELdB ya llegó” y “Queremos Paz”.
A big part of what El Lago del Bosque is, are the people in charge of making the Spanish magic work every day, “nuestros consejeros” (conselours) and our deans. People from all over the Spanish world as well as Spanish speakers from the US, work every day to create a Spanish community here at El Lago del Bosque. It’s this special mixture of different Spanish pronunciations, stories, games, songs, sports and food what makes camp so special. We want to acknowledge their great effort and for that we send “saludos” to all the consejeros that have worked at El Lago del Bosque in this special 50th anniversary that we are celebrating this summer!
Aventureros is our Day Camp Program for younger kids who wants to make their first steps into the Spanish world. Everyday they attend Tertulias where basic Español is taught through games and activities. They also get to sing and dance, play some “deportes” and even show their acting abilities for “presentaciones de comida”. So if you want to get inmersed in Español for the first time, Aventureros is for you!
Updates: Check the canto tab for new songs, El Sapo Pepe y En el Bosque.
“Canto” is a great way for people to express themselves, to recreate, to learn about a different culture, to learn a different language. Singing builds a sense of “comunidad” (community), bonds people together and creates “amistades” (friendships). That’s why we love “cantar” so much at El Lago del Bosque. Remember last summer?
UPDATE in Canto: Check the new songs “Cha cha cha” and “Amigo Fiel.”
February is the month where people around the world celebrates “Carnaval” (Carnival). Carnival typically involves a public celebration or “desfiles” (parades) combining some elements of a circus, mask and public street party. People often dress up or masquerade during the celebrations, which mark an overturning of daily life. 
Traditionally during Lent, no parties or other celebrations were held, and people refrained from eating rich foods, such as meat, dairy, fats and sugar. In the days before Lent, all rich food and drink had to be disposed of.
The consumption of this, in a giant party that involved the whole community, is thought to be the origin of Carnival.
In Argentina, the most representative Carnival performed is the so called “Murga.” Gualeguaychú in the east of Entre Ríos province is the most important Carnival city and has one of the largest parades, with a similar afro-American musical background to Brazilian or Uruguayan Carnival. As Carnival coincides with “verano” (summer), in many parts of Argentina children play with water. The 19th century tradition of filling empty egg shells with water has evolved into water games that include the throwing of water balloons.
The Carnival in Uruguay is the longest of the world, with more than 40 days of celebration, with celebrations in Montevideo, the capital, being the largest and brightest. The festival is performed in the European parade style. The main attractions of Uruguayan Carnival include two colorful parades called Desfile de Carnival (Carnival Parade) and Desfile de Llamadas (Calls Parade, a candombe-summoning parade). The Carnival of Rio de Janeiro is the biggest Carnival in the world.
Here you can listen to one of the most known Carnival songs, sung by salsa singer Celia Cruz
El Lago del Bosque is just not about “hablar Español”, it’s also about “hacer amigos” (make friends). Whether you like singing, dancing, playing sports, swimming, playing an instrument, making crafts or just making conversation; in camp you’ll always find someone to have fun with and most important to help you learn Español. Did you make friends last summer? let’s see photos of this friendly community that it’s El lago del Bosque…
Being a two weeker is a lot of fun! Check this video to have a feel of what a villager does at El Lago del Bosque, donde siempre hablamos Español!
“Canto” updates: Check our new additions to our singing section, “Amigos” y “Costumbres Argentinas”.
One of the “materias elegidas” (electives) that credit kids could do was “Cine en Español”. The villagers learned how movies were done and learn more about Hispanic culture trough Spanish movies. As a part of their final proyect for the class (mini-proyectos) they got to make their own “cortometrajes” (short films). Choosing from different techniques and genres they creatively told great stories, let’s check some of them!
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