JOIN US IN SUMMER 2017

​If you are looking for a rewarding experience, this is for you!

As you know, the absolute best way to learn any language is to live in the country. No matter how much you study either on your own--with a computer program, or even with me--the best way to really push your fluency to the next level is to be there. Well, the same goes with learning Tagalog. I know when we go to the Philippines we like to stay with family and friends, but how frustrating is it that when you go to the Philippines with the intent of getting immersed in the language, you find out that everyone speaks to you in English!

​No matter how much you ask them not to talk to you in English, they do it anyway!

EVEN WHEN THEY KNOW YOU REALLY, REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want to learn Tagalog.
But who can blame them? It is just easier for them!

Therefore, merely going to the Philippines and staying with family or the hotel is not enough.

​So, I am creating the TWK Study Abroad Program to provide you with an environment where you will get the proper classes, coaching, exercises, and exposure to local culture and interaction you need to really learn Tagalog! 

ATTENTION UNDERGRADUATE AND GRADUATE STUDENTS 
Gain independence,
confidence,
class credits,
​and valuable language skills!

​Language Immersion Program

The TWK language Immersion Program offers you the opportunity to acquire or master skills in reading, writing, listening, and speaking Tagalog. Language instruction is proficiency-oriented and imparts cultural experiences and knowledge. The materials used are broad-based and help students develop communication skills. You will learn how to accomplish language tasks in formal and informal situations.

​Classes will be small and you will benefit from individual attention inside and outside of classroom. You will learn from experienced and dedicated instructors using classroom lessons and community interactive experiences. 

Location: Angeles City, Pampanga
​The program will be located in the province (about 1.5-hour drive outside of Manila) in order to experience the more close-knit facets of the Bayanihan Filipino community outside of city-living. 
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GO WITH YOUR GROUP OR GO ALONE

What is included:

• Airport pick-up and drop-off service
• Intensive Tagalog lessons and challenges for five days per week
• Non-intensive Tagalog lessons option also available
• Housing arrangements
• Adventure and sightseeing tours
• All learning materials
• Volunteer opportunities
• Frequent day-to-day interaction with passerbys, the neighborhood community, local businesses, and friends.

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You can sign up to stay from two to eight weeks.

What's Not Included: Flights, insurance, vaccinations

Who Can Apply: The TWK Study Abroad Program welcomes undergraduate, graduate students and others who wish to acquire or improve proficiency for professional or personal reasons.

​Volunteer Vacation

If you are interested in doing some volunteer work or simply hanging out and getting to know the local people and culture, you are more than welcome to join too! We will connect you with a local organization, school, or hospital through which you carry out your volunteer services.

The TWK Lunchbox Program

Many thanks to the volunteers who make this happen AT TWO LOCATIONS!!
Also thanks to Bahay Bata for allowing us to use their center.

Donations towards this program are welcome.
Thank you so much for your generosity.

Proceeds from the classes go towards feeding street children in the area of (former) Clark Air Base in Angeles City, Philippines.

We also serve as a host to volunteers who want to not only explore the country, but also want to experience and be a part of the community.

Many needy Amerasian children are legacies of U.S. presence in Philippines
Stars And Stripes
By Carlos Bongioanni

ANGELES CITY, Philippines — Caroline Ladrillo was born and abandoned in a grassy field just outside the main entrance of the former Clark Air Base ten years ago. She is the product of an American servicemember and a Filipina sex worker from an off-base go-go bar.

Thousands of Amerasian children like Caroline — some with no parents, others with one — languish in the communities surrounding Clark and other installations as one of the legacies of the U.S. military’s presence in the Philippines.
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