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ATTENTION: Your enrolment request MUST reach us 6 to 8 weeks before the starting dates planned, and thus for administrative reasons with the People Republic of China.

For Canadian citizens, a visa is compulsory. 

VISA INFORMATION:
All students must come to China with a valid passport (at least 6 months) and a visa.
- For short stays under 30 days, a tourist visa (L) is sufficient. A letter of invitation is not always needed to apply for a tourist visa: please contact your local Chinese consulate.
- For longer stays (more than 30 days) it is compulsory to apply for a ‘F’ visa (visit on special purpose). This 90 day visa is renewable 3 times for a  maximum total duration of 12 months.
In this case, we provide a letter of invitation for 12 weeks (even for students who have applied for
a longer stay).
During the stay, students must renew their visa 7 days before expiry. The school provide a new letter of invitation and the staff are happy to help with the formalities.

• 1 lesson: 50 minutes.
• Minimum age: 16.
• Schedule: 09:00 AM, flexible depending on the choosen program.
• 8 students per class.
• Group or private courses: minimum 2 weeks.
• All levels available from beginner to advanced.
• School material.
• Internet access, high speed.
• Many activities organized by the school , optional and to be paid on the spot. 1 activity every afternoon: 5$US per activity.
• Business Chinese: for intermediate to advanced levels only. 30 lessons per week (10 for exclusive and specific business vocabulary and business environment situations).
• INTERNSHIP: for advanced level students only. 4 weeks course (20 lessons per week + working in a Chinese company from 4 to 8 weeks.
• Test and certificate of course completion.
   

  Nearest sport centre
  • Workers stadium
  Wing chun kongfu (Chinese martial
  art system made famous by Bruce
  lee). Taught in group/private lessons
  near the east gate of the worker’s
  stadium
  Places of interest nearby:
  • Workers Stadium
  • Sunlitun Bar street (famous and
  trendy street near the embassies
  quarter)
  • Dongyue temple
  Cheap restaurants nearby:
  • Malanlamian/ Manlan hand made
  noodles
  For 10 Yuan (around 1,20 eur) you
  can have delicious noodles and
  appetizer.
  • Jixiangniao xiangcai
  Clean, bright restaurant. Serve
  typical Hunan dishes: Thick and
  pungent in flavour with copious
  amounts of chilli, pepper and
  shallots. (around 3 to 4 euros

Starting Dates

GROUP COURSE: Beginners MUST start on the following dates:

Other levels, any Monday.

Private courses (1 to 1): any Monday

School closing dates.

Tuition missed during these periods will be caught up except in February from 6 to 13.

Available options

• Airport transfer: one way 35 Euros
   
• Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31, 2008.These prices never include the plane ticket.

Number of classrooms : 10 (air conditioning)
Cafeteria : Drinks available: cold water/ Jasmine tea/ black tea/ coffee Air conditioning
Number of computers available for the students: 2
+ free internet access: WIFI or ethernet connection for student’s laptops
Lounge for students: around 30 m2
Tuition material used in addition to the books video tapes, calligraphy material
Tuition books (borrowed):
‘Boya hanyu’ from Peking University Press
‘New concept Chinese’ from Peking University Press
The ‘Welcome package’ includes:
Course Material
Emergency and Useful Numbers
Consulates in Beijing
Tourist Map & Beijing Metro Map
Tourist leaflets
Chinese test:
On first morning to assess student’s level and determine class. This test can also be an informal oral test according to students’ level

RATES

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Prices are in Euros (€). Please convert in Canadian dollars when final payment is made. Thank you.

Prices in BLACK........... High season from March 1st to October 31st.
Prices in BLUE.........Low season from January 1st to February 29 and from November 1st to December 31st.

School fees (once): 155$US

Shared or private apartment, family or hotel accommodation.

• Arrival on Sunday.

• Departure on Saturday.

• Our families are strictly selected. They are very nice and welcoming. The Chinese criteria about cleanliness being quite different from European’s, they are also aware that their home must be faultless.
  Please be aware that most families don’t speak English at all!
  Most of our host family accommodation are located 10 mn on foot to the school. However, as this accommodation is very popular, during peak seasons we are also obliged to place our clients with
  family’s living 15 to 35mn (on foot + subway). Please explain to your clients that Beijing is a huge
  capital and that a 30 to 40 mn distance is still very reasonable.
  Take your own dictionary to learn basic words and expressions. Click on the following
  MANDARIN VOCABULARY

    MEALS PLAN

    OPTION 1: breakfast
    OPTION 2: Half-board

• Shared or private apartments. They are located around 30 mn or 5 subway stations from the school and are of a very good standard. Shared or private bathroom with standing shower. Shared or private kitchen with Microwave and stove. Washing machine, Fridge, Water-cooler, Airconditioning. Cleaning lady twice a week. Bed linen and towels provided. Free internet access for broadband in the living room (no computer supplied). Bedrooms can be locked with a key There are 2 & 3 pins sockets in the rooms.

      Click on pictures to enlarge:

• Hotels 3 to 4 stars.
  Breakfast included. Single occupancy bedrooms, Air-conditioning bedrooms, private bathroom.

 Hotel.

FAMILIES, APARTMENTS OR HOTEL, PRICES IN $US
to be paid before leaving.
Prices per person.

Programme /  week	2	3	4	6	8	9 and up *
Family, option 1  * *	358$US	537$US	716$US	1074$US	1432$US	179$US
Family, option 2 * * *	392$US	588$US	784$US	1176$US	1568$US	196$US
Shared apartment, single or double + +	420$US	630$US	728$US	1092$US	1456$US	154$US
Private apartment, single or double + + +	476$US	714$US	840$US	1260$US	1680$US	182$US
Hotel 3*, single =	868$US	1302$US	1736$US	2604$US	3472$US	434$US
Hotel 4*, single =	1302$US	1953$US	2604$US	3906$US	5208$US	651$US

*  Price per additional week.

ATTENTION: during the Beijing Olympic games August 2nd to 31st, 2008, prices increase.
* *  40$US more per day
* * * 43$US more per day
+ + 56$US more per day
+ + + 76$US more per day
= this accommodation is not available during the Olympic games.

Family accommodation environment pictures:

                                                                 

 

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