Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: Opened in 2000 , about 80 students take up residency in the Wesley Clunes Residential Learning Village in the center of town and become part of the local community for an eight-week period each term .
Simplified: Opened in 2000 , about 80 students live in the Wesley Clunes Residential Learning Village in the center of town and become part of the local community for an eight-week period each term .