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Lakes International Language Academy (LILA) is located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA. As an accredited International Baccalaureate World School, we offer immersion Mandarin Chinese and Spanish programs for kindergarten through sixth grade -- and charge no tuition, because we are a public charter school. We also offer for-fee preschool classes with language exposure for 3- and 4-year-olds. Learn more at www.MyLILA.org or follow us on Facebook.
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Lakes International Language Academy Presentation To American Councils for International Education Virtual Workshop Jan. 2015

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Exchanging Ideas, Expanding Learning

Presented by Cam Hedlund, LILA Executive Director
Lakes International Language Academy (LILA) is located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, USA. As an accredited International Baccalaureate World School, we offer immersion Mandarin Chinese and Spanish programs for kindergarten through sixth grade -- and charge no tuition, because we are a public charter school. We also offer for-fee preschool classes with language exposure for 3- and 4-year-olds. Learn more at www.MyLILA.org or follow us on Facebook.
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Welcoming our guest

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Sharing cultures

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Planning at our retreat

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Including staff

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Creating opportunities

  • Student pen pals
  • Sister classes
  • Student visits and exchanges
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Visiting China

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Signing the agreement

School-to-school exchange commitment 
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Experiencing history

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Solving challenges

Visas? Responsibilities? Payments? Team teaching?
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Looking ahead

  • Support free flow of ideas between LILA and Chinese-speaking countries
  • Promote ongoing language and cultural learning experiences 
  • Share best practices and lessons learned with other schools
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Lakes International Language Academy

www.MyLILA.org

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