January 2025
One thing I’ve always loved about our region’s playgrounds is the sheer number of languages you can overhear while pushing your kid on the swing. With its world-class universities, diverse industries, and all-around awesomeness, the Triangle attracts a steady stream of newcomers from far and wide.
Foreign language camps give kids a chance to soak in all this cultural diversity on a whole new level. Most require no prior knowledge of the language, creating a welcoming environment where children can be exposed to a new language and culture through crafts, cuisines, and good fun.
Give one a try and you’ll be amazed just how quickly your kids can build their vocab with those little sponge-brains of theirs. Just resist the temptation to use them to cheat on your next Duolingo quiz! 😉
1. ISLA Verano
| Location: | Northwest Durham, in Eno River State Park 4390 Old Cole Mill Rd., Durham, NC and 6101 Cole Mill Rd., Durham, NC |
| Ages: | 5 – 11 (rising Kindergarten – 5th grade) |
| Hours: | 8:30 AM – 4:00 PM |
| Language: | Spanish |
At ISLA Verano, kids in grades K-5 soak in the Spanish language and culture in the great outdoors of Eno River State Park. No prior exposure to the language is needed, as all campers learn Spanish through fun and cultural activities. Each week explores a different Latin American country by way of crafts, food, games, experiments, costumes, and more.
The summer 2025 schedule is posted and open for registration.
ISLA Verano is operated by Immersion for Spanish Language (ISLA), a nonprofit headquartered in Durham with a mission to provide Spanish language education and cultural immersion programs.
2. Flip4Kids
| Location: | Chapel Hill, near Carrboro 101 Smith Level Rd., Chapel Hill, NC |
| Ages: | 4 – 14 |
| Hours: | 9:00 AM – 3:30 PM for full day, with half-day options available and options to extend up to 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Language: | Spanish, French |
Flip4Kids offers weeklong full immersion summer camps in either Spanish or French for children ages 4 to 14. Kids enjoy all the fun of a traditional summer camp plus the opportunity to learn a new language through play and song. Activities include games, music, crafts, cooking, story time, movement, and celebration. Teachers are trained to work with children of every level so both new and advanced learners can grow their skills.
The summer 2025 schedule is posted and open for registration. Flip4Kids offers flexible scheduling options for five weeks in the summer.
3. Spanish for Fun!
| Locations: | South Wake Forest 3220 Rogers Rd., Wake Forest, NC North Cary 100 Endeavor Way, Cary, NC Northwest Raleigh (Glenwood) 8000 Glenwood Ave., Raleigh, NC Northwest Raleigh (Duraleigh) 5600 Duraleigh Rd., Raleigh, NC |
| Ages: | 6 weeks – 8 years for Wake Forest and Cary locations 18 months – 8 years for Glenwood location 6 weeks – 2 years for Duraleigh location |
| Hours: | 7:00 AM – 6:00 PM |
| Language: | Spanish |
Spanish for Fun! offers full-immersion Spanish children’s programming at four locations in Raleigh, Cary, and Wake Forest. Locations can accommodate different age groups from infants to elementary school age, with no prior exposure to the language required. Children enjoy splash time, theater shows, bubble parties, sports, STEAM activities, gardening, cooking, music, and more.
Camp dates for summer 2025 are not yet posted but will be available on the Summer Camp for Kids page.
4. RedApple Learning Campus
| Location: | East Chapel Hill 2025 Ephesus Church Rd., Chapel Hill, NC |
| Ages: | 5 – 14 (Kindergarten – 8th grade) |
| Hours: | 8:30 AM – 5:30 PM for full day, with half-day options available |
| Language: | Chinese |
RedApple Learning Campus (RALC) offers summer camp, school break camp, and afterschool programs that teach students Chinese language as well as math and arts. The summer camp is offered from early July to mid-August each year, with schedules featuring a daily Chinese language class in the afternoon and a different Chinese cultural theme each week.
A special feature of RALC is that afternoon-only campers can optionally get transportation from nearby morning-only camps, such as Morehead Planetarium & Science Center.
Camp dates and themes for summer 2025 are not yet posted but will be available on the Summer Camp page.
5. L’école French International School of Raleigh
| Location: | Northwest Raleigh 5510 Munford Rd., Raleigh, NC |
| Ages: | 2 – 10, separated into preschool and elementary school groups |
| Hours: | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM for full day, with half-day options available and extended care options up to 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM |
| Language: | French |
L’école offers a French exposure summer camp with half- and full-day options for children ages 2 to 10 from mid-June through August. No prior experience with the language is required, and the camp is taught by native French-speaking educators using the same immersive teaching model as the L’école preschool and elementary school. Each week has a different fun theme so kids can explore a variety of topics while building their French vocabulary.
Camp dates and themes for summer 2025 are not yet posted but will be available on the Summer Camp page.
6. Carolina Chinese Academy
| Location: | Raleigh 3313 Wade Ave., Raleigh, NC |
| Ages: | 3 – 11 (preschool – 5th grade) |
| Hours: | 8:45 AM – 5:00 PM for full day, with half-day options available |
| Language: | Chinese |
Carolina Chinese Academy is a Chinese immersion preschool that also offers an immersion summer camp for preschool- and elementary-age children. Campers enjoy learning about Chinese culture and language through songs, stories, arts, crafts, and games, with a different theme each week featuring special activities like origami, calligraphy, and water painting. No prior Chinese language exposure is required; campers are grouped according to their age and Chinese language skill level.
Camp dates and themes for summer 2025 are available on the Programs page.
7. La Casita Montessori
| Location: | Northwest Raleigh 9003 Langwood Dr., Raleigh, NC |
| Ages: | 18 months – 6 years |
| Hours: | 8:30 AM – 12:30 PM (half day only) |
| Language: | Spanish |
La Casita Montessori offers a full immersion Spanish summer camp for young children at a cozy residence-turned-Montessori-school from June to August. Activities include outdoor splash time and water games, gardening, cooking, crafts, and more. Campers need no prior exposure to the language, as they learn Spanish while engaging in camp activities. Each of the camp’s eight weeks features a different theme and some weeks include special programming such as visits from Piedmont Wildlife Center and Raleigh firefighters. La Casita Montessori offers indoor cameras so families can check on their little ones during camp.
The summer 2025 schedule is posted and open for registration.
Do you have a beloved language camp that we didn’t feature? Share it in the comments to help others find awesome camps!
Camp photo credits: 1. ISLA, 2. RedApple Learn Campus, 3. La Casita Montessori.
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