Welcome to the Center for Talented Youth/Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy Language (MMLA) Immersion Program, a four-week residential summer program for gifted students in grades 7 - 10. The Language Immersion Program provides a rich academic and residential environment where students who love languages and other cultures learn their target language 24/7. The program combines a full-immersion experience with an array of events and activities which set the cultural context for the languages participants are studying. The curriculum is designed by Middlebury-Monterey especially for middle and high school students. Whether students want to study Spanish, French, or Chinese – a critical language not often available to middle and high school students — participants who enroll in the Language Immersion Program will gain skills in all five language areas – speaking, writing, reading, listening, and cultural understanding. The Language Immersion Program is a partnership between the Center for Talented Youth and the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy a program of Middlebury College and the Monterey Institute of International Studies, two institutions that have long been recognized as leaders in language education and in particular in full-immersion language education. 2008 was the first year of the CTY/MMLA summer program, and the joint site was host to almost 200 students in Spanish, French, and Chinese. Students reported an increase in competency in the five major language areas. The majority of those students who sought accelerated placement in their home schools were able to bypass at least one year of high school language. The CTY/Middlebury-Monterey Language Immersion Program is open to all CTY Talent Search participants who will have completed grades seven, eight, nine, or ten by this summer. You may either apply online for this program, or download an application. Limited financial aid is available to those who qualify. More information on financial aid policies can be found at cty.jhu.edu/financial/policies If you would like more information about this program, consider attending a webinar about the language immersion program. Go to cty.jhu.edu/ts/webinars.html for dates, times, and registration. If you would like more information about the Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy, please visit www.mmla.middlebury.edu | 
