my 13-year old attended MMLA at their poultney campus last summer. she was brand new to overnight camp and the youngest in their german section (only two other 13-year olds). adding to that anxiety (for both parent and child), i flew her there as an unaccompanied minor, to navigate orientation and settle in all on her own. she was well-chaperoned from and back to the airport and reported that orientation went smoothly. the school was prompt in returning email messages throughout her camp stay, addressing and easing all my concerns. MMLA is a lot of money and i wouldn’t choose it again specifically for this reason. tuition with airfare was close to $6500 for a mere three weeks. i do highly recommend it though. she learned --and retained-- far more than i expected. both teachers and classmates (even the 18-year olds) she said were all very nice, and she truly enjoyed her experience.