The second week of June 2007 was the first Euskara Basque Summer Camp for kids hosted by the Basque Museum & Cultural Center and the Boise Ikastola with the aim of getting more kids to speak Basque.  

Click here to see an audio slideshow
of the event spoken in the Basque language

The Boise Ikastola (Basque language school) and Basque Museum & Cultural Center successfully hosted the first Basque immersion summer camp the second week of June 2007.  The first phase was for those kids with some familiarity with the Basque language, and the second was for beginners.  The directors of the camp were Ramona Larrea and Patxi Kerns that oversaw kids from 3 to 9 years old.

Instructor Patxi Kerns gets the kids to follow along in Basque. Photos Kerry Maloney/Idaho Statesman

The camp followed an immersion format using games and activities through the whole week.  In an interview (click on audio slideshow) Patxi Kerns notes that while the Basque may not be perfect, but nevertheless we have to make an effortto  speak in Basque.