Four-Week Apprentice Program | Ages 16-18
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Please contact clvportuguese@cord.edu regarding this session.
Mar e Floresta’s Apprentice Program will help villagers learn Portuguese while developing cultural competency as well as a community skill. art of the time is spent in regular language learning groups, and the rest working on a community skill and developing cultural competency. Portuguese apprentices live with regular Mar e Floresta participants and join in villages activities, but also contribute to the community through their skill by learning from experienced staff in their field. This is a great learning and leadership opportunity all while joining in the fun and magic that is Mar e Floresta.
Participants receive a certificate of apprenticeship with work hours included in addition to reduced tuition. This program is for ages 16-18 with two years of Portuguese or equivalent to show moderate fluency in spoken Portuguese. Past experience at Mar e Floresta is recommended but not required. Acceptance is subject to deans’ approval.
Apprentice opportunities are available in:
- Bakery
- Cooking
- Retail
- Social Media
- Café
- Radio
- Gardening
- Music
- Dance
- Technology
- Camp craft/Outdoor skills
- Sports
- Environment
Concordia Language Villages reserves the right to consolidate or cancel sessions that are below minimum enrollment levels.
