SWISS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF CHICAGO

Schweizerische Wohlttigkeitsgesellschaft

Scholarship Awards for Language Immersion in the Summer 2017

GET TO KNOW A FOREIGN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE!
The Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago is sponsoring scholarship awards for a summer
language immersion experience in French, German, or Italian at the Concordia Language
Villages in northern Minnesota in the summer of 2017. We are offering scholarships:
ONE-WEEK YOUTH EXPLORATION: a program for children and young adults between 7
and 18 years old who would like to explore a language or put their language skills to the
test.
Any student residing in Illinois, Wisconsin or Indiana can apply.
Applications are available on our website at www.sbschicgo.org under "Education".
Application deadline: March 30, 2017
Winners will be selected from the pool of applicants through a random drawing.
Winners will be notified by April 15, 2017.
Awards are for tuition only. Winners are responsible for travel costs. The decisions
of the SBS Education Committee are final.
Students and their parents may combine this scholarship with personal funds to
finance a two-week language immersion.

If you would like an application form through the mail, write to:
Swiss Benevolent Society, Education Committee, P.O. Box 2137, Chicago, IL 60690-2137
Or contact our administrator at 312-280-8321
The mission of the Concordia Language Villages is to prepare young people for responsible
citizenship in a global community. Because language education alone does not lead to the
formation of world citizens, language and culture is taught in global contexts. Geography,
history, political science and international relations are drawn on, creating learning
situations that challenge participants to use language as a tool for understanding the
complexities of the world around them. There are several locations: Waldsee offers an in-
depth living experience in German-speaking cultures; Lac du Bois offers an in-depth living
experience in French-speaking cultures; and at Lago del Bosco students can experience la
dolce vita of Italy.

The Swiss Benevolent Society of Chicago is a non-profit, private foundation, organized

under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Incorporated in Illinois on August 14, 1872.

SBS Education Committee, P.O. Box 2137, Chicago, IL 60690-2137 http://www.sbs.org