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Village Location

Lesnoe Ozero is a culturally and architecturally authentic site, surrounded by the North Woods on Turtle River Lake near Bemidji, MN.

Every day is like a new adventure abroad

Participants become "villagers" and live in the language and culture from the moment they wake up to the close of the day.

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A different kind of camp, an unforgettable adventure!

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Contact Us

Visit us online for more information about additional language programs for youth, families, adults and educators.

(800) 222-4750

clv@cord.edu

www.ConCordiaLanguageViLLages.org

Greetings!Lesnoe Ozero ( ) is a great place to be if you want to

explore your heritage, if you are fascinated by Russian literature,

or if you are intrigued by Slavic and Eurasian cultures

and just want to know more. From absolute

beginners to proficient language speakers,

all villagers are immersed in Russian

language and culture by participating

in small language learning groups,

playing sports, dancing, singing,

cooking, playing chess, canoeing,

playing the balalaika, and other camp

activities. Lesnoe Ozero offers one- and

two-week summer youth programs, a

four-week high school credit program, day

camps and family programs.

Привет!

Why Learn Russian?Learning Russian connects you to 153 million

people with Russian listed

as their first language

and another 61 million

people who speak

Russian fluently as their

second language. It is

also one of the six official

languages of the United

Nations.

Life at Lesnoe OzeroThe villagers will live, learn and make new friends in our beautiful Village with handcrafted log cabins and in a forest that resembles northern Russia. Counselors engage villagers with language using songs, games and gestures to increase understanding and retention.

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Camp Activities Can Include:

Fantastic Russian FoodEach meal is culturally authentic and is cooked from scratch. Villagers start out with a traditional Russian soup, followed by vegetables such as beets or carrots and a main dish such as dumplings or shish kabobs with fresh-baked bread served on the side.

Special ProgramsThe Heritage Program at Lesnoe Ozero is for students who were

raised in a Russian-speaking environment and have some command

of spoken Russian. The curriculum is specifically designed to focus

on the unique needs of these heritage speakers, with the goals of

bringing the language of our heritage students closer to that of their

grade-level peers in Russia and increasing students' cultural literacy

through art, literature, folk tales, history, music, politics and science.

• Canoeing

• Pottery

• Chess

• Swimming

• Singing

• Film

• Soccer

• Literature

• Cooking

• Martial Arts

• Archery

• History

• Acting

• Fishing

• Russian

dancing

• Instrumental

music

• Ukrainian

egg

decorating

• Central

Asian

studies

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All activities conducted in Russian!