Associazione Culturale Linguistica Educational (A.C.L.E.)

ACLE (Associazione Culturale Linguistica Educational) is a non-profit organisation endorsed by the Italian Ministry of Education. It involves the immersion of Italian children (ages 5 - 18) in the English language through summer camps, based both in the north and south of Italy. Each summer ACLE sends around 400 native English-speaking tutors to around 300 camps in Italy. Camps are either city-based (City Camps) or residential (Summer Camps). Both types of camp are overseen by an English-speaking Italian camp director. Directors are usually English teachers and, in the case of City Camps, usually work at the host school. ACLE Camps aim to: -Provide a full-immersion experience in English for Italian children who are unable to spend the summer in an English-speaking country. -Create enthusiasm and motivation for new multicultural experiences. -Offer an alternative approach to the traditional Italian teacher-centred scholastic system of “chalk and talk”, so as to stimulate the emotions and energy that an entertaining atmosphere can provide.