CAMP NUBAR (July 3-August 14): Located in upstate New York , AGBU's Camp Nubar offers three two-week sessions for campers, with a full range of sports, activities, events, and educational and cultural programs. Recent summer highlights include talent shows, camp fires, Halloween Day, buddy day with a younger and older camper, scavenger hunts, counselor hide and seek, sports tournaments, a daily talk-show and themed weekly dances treasured by all campers. There is also the annual tradition of Color War, a 3-day competition that brings together the whole camp. Camp Nubar is preparing for its 47 th year in 2010. (Application Deadline: May 1 st /June 15 th )

COLONIE DE VACANCES (July 8-28): Colonie de vacances is located in the Hautes-Alpes in France. Children and youth come together to spend the month of July building lifetime friendships and memories around strong Armenian heritage. Besides Armenian language , dance, and music classes, campers have a wide variety of sports and activities to choose from, including tennis, football, swimming, riding, hiking, rafting, arts and crafts , camping, and numerous excursions.

DISCOVERY ARMENIA (August 7-26): AGBU's Discover Armenia educational youth trip invites Diasporan Armenian youth to reconnect with their ancestral homeland. Participants visit historic landmarks and museums, including Etchmiadzin, Garni, Geghard, Karabakh, Lake Sevan , Noravank, Oshakan, Sardarapat and Tsistsernakabert Armenian Genocide Memorial . Along with touring numerous AGBU projects in Armenia, the participants also get involved in various volunteer projects, learning the important value of community and service. Over the past few years, Discover Armenia has been involved with many exciting projects, such as volunteering to renovate homes in the village of Khor Virap with the Fuller Organization and helping clean the Khosrov Nature Preserve with the World Wildlife Fund. The 3-week Discover Armenia program wrapped up its 6th successful year this past August, and AGBU is already preparing for an exciting 7th season in August 2010. (Application Deadline: March 1 st )

MOSCOW SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (June 26-July 31): Experience the exhilaration of the Russian capital, which is home to the largest Armenian population in the Diaspora, hundreds of international corporations and leading organizations, and a major hub of trade, commerce, and diplomacy. Stay at Moscow State University with Armenian students from around the world and immerse yourself in the thrill of modern Russia. (Application Deadline: March 15 th )

YEREVAN SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (June 25-August 6): The Yerevan Summer Intern Program gives participating students the chance to personally experience the Armenian homeland and get a better understanding of their cultural identity while gaining valuable career experience. In its 3rd season, the 2009 summer hosted 25 interns from Canada, Israel , Lebanon, Russia , Syria, and the United States. Some of the institutions that have hosted AGBU interns are: Academy for Educational Development , American Bar Association / CEELI, Ter Tajatian Law Firm, Golden Apricot International Film Festival , Armenian Center for National and International Studies (ACNIS), HSBC Bank America, United Nations ' Yerevan Office, Armenbrok Company, AUA Public Health Research Center, Deem Communications, Ministry of Diaspora, Karagheusian Children's Clinic, The Republic of Armenia's Ombudsman's Office, The Future is Yours NGO, and the Medical University Hospital. (Application Deadline: March 15 th )

For application forms or to learn more about these programs, please visit
www.agbu.org/ summer2010 .

If you have any questions, please contact AGBU by phone (212) 319-6383 , fax (212) 319-6507 , or email education@agbu. org .