Become a Cultural Ambassador
Campion Academy welcomes students from around the world to promote international friendship and understanding. High-achieving Campion Academy students are selected to work as International Ambassadors. The Ambassadors meet with international students daily to provide tutoring, cultural lessons, conversation practice, and to help them integrate into student life and activities on campus.
As members of the International Club, students prepare presentations, activities, food and more to teach others about their culture at school and in the local community. Campion Academy encourages students to be involved in a variety of extracurricular activities and has excellent programs in music, sports, service, and an active Outdoor Club. |
I played on the soccer team. It was fun because I loved soccer and I made good friends who were really helpful to me. We took a trip to a soccer tournament and that really helped us bond together. --Aahwan
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I am very happy to be at Campion Academy, where I have made a lot of new friends. When I first came to Campion, my English was very bad, but after my ELL class my English improved. I really like ELL class to help me learn more English. --Leo
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Campion Academy offers four levels of support in the English Language Learner (ELL) program. Each student receives the language instruction they need and support in their content area classes.
Students are given a placement test (iTEP SLATE) at the beginning, and end of the year to determine their level. ELL Level 1:
ELL Level 2:
ELL Level 3:
ELL Level 4:
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Prepare for College and Your Future
Campion offers a College Preparatory Diploma, designed to prepare you for success at college or university, and an Advanced College Preparatory Diploma, designed to get you started on college courses before you graduate high school.
Juniors and Senior ELL students take a College-prep ELL class in which students get assistance with applying to colleges and preparing for exams such as TOEFL and ACT. Students have opportunities to visit colleges to help them make decisions for their futures. |
I'm a freshman ELL student at Campion Academy. It's been a year since I came here. Since ELL has been my favorite subject, and I study it very hard, I feel I'm getting better and better with my English. --Kaname
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For information about our international program and related tuition costs, please contact:
For all Chinese inquiries:
Contact Paul Niu, Director of Campion Academy's China office email: paul.niu@campion.net. |
For all other International inquiries:
Contact Dean Helm, V.P. of Finance and International Director email: dean.helm@campion.net |
Staff
Jill Harlow has a Master's degree in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor's degree in Intercultural Communication from Southern Adventist University. Over the past 10 years, she has been teaching English to students at a variety of levels and ages, including college ESL courses at Plymouth State University, New Hampshire. She moved to Colorado in 2015 and is excited to be working with the ELL program at Campion. In her free time, she enjoys outdoor adventures with her family.
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Patricia Velasquez-Torres has been the Learning Resource & English Language Learning Director at Campion Academy 11 years and has a Masters Degree in Education from the University of Colorado at Denver as well as a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Speech/Language Development from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She used this training to complete certification requirements of the Rocky Mountain Conference to teach English Language Learners. When not on duty she enjoys being with family, and is currently learning to tailor and draw.
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