Winter & Summer Camps

ISP offers winter and summer camps for students 10–20 years old. Students receive ESL instruction, tours of universities, field trips to amusement parks and museums. ISP accommodates groups of students of 20 or more participants. Students live with local host families and receive room and board. Our ESL program is designed for beginning English speakers and our curriculum is fun and engaging. Students receive a Certificate Of Completion at the end of camp. ISP can customize programs for groups based on budget and needs in both Northern and Southern California. Camps can extend to two or three weeks.

Viewbook

Please go to the Viewbook page to view photos of our summer and winter camps.

Sample program schedules for our one-week camps:

Northern & Southern California

	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT	SUN	MON
8:30	Arrival and welcome reception for students and host families	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, Lombard Street, and more!	Bus departs for Los Angeles	Tour of Los Angeles, UCLA, USC, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica	Disneyland
10:00		Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30		ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class
12:00		Lunch	Lunch	San Jose Tech Museum & IMAX Theater	Lunch
1:00		Stanford University tour and shopping	American Culture Class		American Culture Class		Universal Studios
3:00			Break		Break
3:30			American games with local high school students and camp counselors		Local high school tour and activities
5:00		Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up at 6pm	Hotel	Hotel	Depart for LAX

Northern California

	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
8:30	Arrival and welcome reception for students and host families	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge, Ghirardelli Square, Fisherman’s Wharf, Pier 39, Lombard Street, and more!	Depart
10:00		Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30		ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class
12:00		Lunch	Lunch	San Jose Tech Museum & IMAX Theater	Lunch
1:00		Stanford University tour and shopping	American Culture Class		American Culture Class
3:00			Break		Break
3:30			American games with local high school students and camp counselors		Local high school tour and activities
5:00		Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up at 6 p.m.

Southern California

	SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
8:30	Arrival and welcome reception for students and host families	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	Your choice: Disneyland or Universal Studios	Depart
10:00		Break	Break	Break	Break
10:30		ESL class	ESL class	ESL class	ESL class
12:00		Lunch	Lunch	Lunch	Lunch
1:00		UCLA and Hollywood tours	American Culture Class	Santa Monica	Local high school tour and activities
3:00			Break
3:30			American games with local high school students and camp counselors
5:00		Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up	Host pick-up at 9 p.m.

ESL Classes

The ISP ESL curriculum was developed in conjunction with TESOL-certified university teachers and focuses on two components: reading/writing and listening/speaking. Students are given a pre and post test to determine fluency levels. The ESL program is interesting and dynamic, and incorporates fun, hands-on activities like writing scripts, performing plays, singing, and storytelling.

American Culture Class

This class teaches students about American culture and includes holidays, American currency, the U.S. school system, and American dining etiquette.

Excursions

Safety is our number one priority. Our program is designed to highlight areas of interest in Northern and Southern California. Students spend time at American high schools to meet new friends and see many wonderful sights.

Host Families

Our camp host families are excellent, high-energy, fun, and thrilled to show their students interesting places in their areas.