STARTALK BYU High School Camp

The BYU Chinese STARTALK High School program offers an intensive three and a half week summer Chinese language learning experience for mature, highly motivated high school students. Through formal classroom instruction, fun hands-on activities, and creative cultural experiences, students build proficiency in listening, speaking, reading and writing Mandarin Chinese. BYU Chinese STARTALKS's exciting student-centered curriculum emphasizes active learning. Extracurricular events include martial arts instruction, music, Chinese cooking, crafts, calligraphy, Chinese movies, dragon dancing and weekly field trips. Parents are invited to attend the culminating Celebration Banquet which showcases student achievement. All STARTALK classes are taught by experienced faculty. Tutorial and review sessions are offered daily. Students live in housing provided by BYU. Mandarin speaking resident facilitators supervise evening and weekend activities. Meals are provided by BYU Food Services.

 

The BYU Chinese Flagship Center:

  • Sponsors a STARTALK Summer Camp Program for high school students.
  • Partners with local high schools to provide distance learning opportunities.
  • Works with BYU Independent study toward a integrated web-based Mandarin Course for high school.

 

College students participate in both a domestic and an overseas component. The program culminates with an academic year long capstone experience, including direct enrollment at Nanjing University and an internship in China.

 

Chinese Flagship students attend their final semester at Nanjing University with a culminating internship in an area of interest to them which allows students to utilize their Chinese language skills in a professional setting.

 

Take advantage of the new program for a head start with the EARLY FLAGSHIP PROGAM. Application deadlines are coming up!
Looking for the Advanced Undergraduate or Overseas Programs? Apply while there's still time.

 

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The Chinese Flagship Center has been approved to administer one last HSK test.
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