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{{multiple issues| {{primary sources|date=February 2013}} {{More citations needed|date=June 2007}} {{advert|date=December 2011}}}} {{Infobox school | name = Concordia Language Villages | image = <!--logo--> | imagesize = | alt = <!-- alt for logo --> | caption = | streetaddress = 901 8th St. S. | city = Moorhead | state = Minnesota | zipcode = 56562 | country = US | coordinates = {{Coord|47|33|1|N|94|43|42|W|display=inline,title}} | authority = [[Concordia College (Minnesota)|Concordia College]] | denomination = Lutheran (historical) | trustee = | founder = Gerhard Haukebo | president = | head of school = | headteacher = | head_label = | head = | chairperson = | dean = | director = Mary Maus Kosir 2020 - present | staff = 1300 | teaching_staff = | national_ranking = | classes offered = [[Arabic]], [[Chinese language|Chinese]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[English language|English]], [[Finnish language|Finnish]], [[French language|French]], [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Japanese language|Japanese]], [[Korean language|Korean]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]], [[Russian language|Russian]], [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]] | avg_class_size = | ratio = 1:5 <!-- because staff work 2+ sessions, whereas students only attend one --> | gender = | lower_age = 7 | upper_age = 18 | schooltype = | fundingtype = | type = | fees = | tuition = | revenue = | endowment = | budget = | enrolment = | products = | grades = | hours_in_day = 24 | slogan = N/A (2024) | song = N/A (2024) | motto = "to inspire courageous global citizens" | accreditation = [[Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation]]; [[North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement]] | sports = | opened = 1961 | status = Open | closed = | students = 11880 | alumni = [[Chelsea Clinton]] | communities = all 50 U.S. States, more than 25 countries | nobel_laureates = | picture = <!-- picture of the school. Displayed at bottom of infobox --> | homepage = {{URL|concordialanguagevillages.org}} }} '''Concordia Language Villages''' ('''CLV'''), previously the '''International Language Villages''', is a [[501(c)(3)]] [[nonprofit organization]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Language Immersion Programs {{!}} Concordia Language Villages |url=http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org |website=www.concordialanguagevillages.org |access-date=2 September 2023 |quote=Concordia Language Villages is a program of Concordia College, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Located in Moorhead, Minn., Concordia College is a private liberal arts college and a recognized leader in global education.}}</ref> based in [[Moorhead, Minnesota]] which operates a [[language immersion|language and cultural immersion]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/newsite/About/methods1.php |title=Methods |publisher=Concordia Language Villages |date= |accessdate=2013-02-15 }}</ref> program, sponsored by the [[Concordia College, Moorhead|Concordia College]]. Languages (14 as of 2025) are taught in [[summer camp]]s, called "villages". [[Academic term|School-year]] weekend programs are also offered, mostly for Spanish, French, and German.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org/newsite/Programs/Educators/School_Groups11.php |title=School Groups |publisher=Concordia Language Villages |date= |accessdate=2013-02-15 }}</ref> Annually, the program is attended by over 13,000 young people, aged 7β18, from every state of the US, as well as Canada and 31 other countries.<ref name="arabic">{{cite news |last=Robertson |first=Tom |title=Concordia unveils Arabic language camp |publisher=Minnesota Public Radio |date=2006-07-10 |url=http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2006/06/26/arabiccamp/ |accessdate=2007-12-20 }}</ref> It was founded in 1961.
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