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Language Immersion Program for Grades 7-10
Great Barrington, Massachusetts
Bard College at Simon's Rock

The Site

The CTY/MMLA Language Immersion Program is held on the campus of Bard College at Simon's Rock in Great Barrington, Massachusetts in the Southern Berkshires. Founded in 1964, Simon’s Rock is the nation’s only four-year college designed for younger scholars.  The student body at Simon’s Rock is composed of students who chose to go to college at 15 or 16 instead of completing their traditional high school curriculum. Many CTY students have gone on to attend Simon’s Rock.

The campus is set on 200 acres of meadows, woodlots, and wetlands.  Facilities that the language immersion students will use include:
  • Daniel Arts Center - Students will participate in projects on theatre, art, art history, dance, and photography, and music drawn from the culture of their target language in this state of the art facility. 
  • Classroom Complex and Alumni Library – Seminar style classrooms with access to the computers and other resources of the library will be the academic hub of the program. 
  • Fisher Science Center – One of the newest buildings on the campus, students will use computer labs, classrooms and a multi-media lecture hall in this striking facility.
  • Student Union – Completed in 2006, the Student Union houses the bookstore, post office, game room, snack bar, performance space and the CTY/MMLA administrative and health offices.
  • Kellogg Music Center – Students will have access to music practice rooms and performance spaces in the Kellogg Center.
  • Kilpatrick Athletic Center – A swimming pool, gym, indoor track and other facilities offer students a place to unwind and play in their target language. Tennis courts and playing fields are adjacent to the Athletic Center.
  • Residence Halls – A mix of single and double rooms in residence halls housing 40-80 students are ideal for creating a unique cultural space including large kitchens where students and staff will prepare the unique cuisines of the Chinese, French and Spanish speaking worlds.

Transportation: A student shuttle service is available from Bradley International Airport (BDL) in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as from the Amherst, Massachusetts, Amtrak station. You will receive maps, directions, and shuttle service details with your course notification.

Language Immersion

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