International House
The International House is a nonprofit organization devoted to helping foreigners assimilate into our culture. Not only do they offer help for foreigners but they also offer foreign-language conversation hours, cultural events, an international book club, citizen diplomacy programs, an international women’s group, language classes, free citizenship workshops, legal services for low-income immigrants, and much more. Americans are invited to attend conversation hours and book clubs to practice their target language. This is an excellent way for your student to become involved in the international community, and practice their language skills with native speakers.
For more information visit this link:
http://www.ihclt.org/
International Festivals
A Children's World of Play: an annual festival in August where children learn about sports, crafts, music and games from different cultures around the world. This is a free event that occurs at Imaginon in Downtown Charlotte.
For more information visit this link:
http://www.ihclt.org/events.php?cat=53
UNC Charlotte International Festival: This festival is run by the international students of UNCC and is a free event presented in the Barnhardt Student Activity Center. The annual event offers international food and features international music, dance and art.
For more information visit this link:
http://ifest.uncc.edu/
Kodomo Bunkasai Children's Festival: This Japanese children's
festival will be celebrating its tenth annual event at Waddell Language Academy, formerly Smith Language Academy. Students are involved in playing the Taiko drums, performing Japanese dances and playing Japanese games. This is a free festival for children and adults of all ages.
For more information visit this link:
http://suzysaid.com/southcharlottefortmill/index.php?page=calendar&display=3209
Bon Odori Festival: This is a Japanese festival in downtown Charlotte that comes around at the end of spring. It is a celebration of Japanese culture in North Carolina. Children and their parents can participate in traditional japanese dances, taiko, and kendo demonstrations.
