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Learn English in Boston in U.S.A.
 

Programme du cours

• 1 lesson: 50 minutes
• Minimum age: 17
• Schedule: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM depending the chosen program.
• Maximum of 10 students per class.
• All levels available.
• Learning material.
• Free access to Internet and E-mail.
• 10 lessons a week: cannot get accommodation with the school.
   
• TOEFL: 30 lessons a week. Minimum 4 weeks; 105$US exam fee and text books.
   
• TOEIC: 20 lessons of group + 10 private lessons a week. 2, 3 or 4 weeks.
   
• Cambridge exams preparation: 8 or 11 weeks. Foresee 1 additional accommodation week at the end to get the exam. Exam fee: 325$US
   
• Business English: 20 or 35 lessons a week, 2 weeks only, minimum level required: upper intermediate, 5 students by class.
• English for foreign English teachers (TEFL): 35 lessons a week spending among others the last educational tools.
• Evaluation and certificate of linguistic training.
   
• Elder course: 2 weeks program, 20 lessons per week. Excursions in the week end and afternoon activities during the week. INCLUDED accommodation in a family, single occupancy bedroom, 2 meals per day.

STARTING DATES

 * Starting dates for the Business English course.

Special course for foreign English teachers (TEFL)    Starting January 3 or July 18.

Cambridge exam preparation: FCE and CAE:
 from 28/03 to 10/06    11 weeks
 from 18/04 to 10/06    08 weeks      exam the 12th or the
 from 19/09 to 2/12      11 weeks              9th week
 from 10/10 to 2/12      08 weeks

Elder course: from October 3 to 14, 2011

School closing dates

Available options

• Private course: upon request.
   
• Academic year or semester, 34 or 22 weeks: upon request.
  Starting January 3, March 28, July 5, September 26
   
• INTERNSHIP (company training): upon request.
   
• Airport transfer at arrival: 125$US one way
   
• All our rates are valid from January 1st till December 31st, 2011 and never include the plane ticket.
   

VISA: According to the last statements of the American law, the F1 students visa will be delivered only for the persons taking a minimum of 24 lessons a week. In that case, the school will send you the necessary document I-20 to get the visa by the closest American ambassy or consulate.

ATTENTION PLEASE:
ALL STUDENTS GOING TO THE USA IN ORDER TO GET A LANGUAGE COURSE MUST KNOW THAT THE I-20 FORM IS NOW COMPULSORY, AND IT IN ORDER TO ASK FOR A STUDENT VISA F-1, IF THE COURSE IS OF A MINIMUM OF 18 LESSONS A WEEK. ALL NATIONALITIES ARE CONCERNED.

FOR CANADIAN STUDENTS, THE I-20 FORM IS ALSO COMPULSORY BUT ARE EXEMPTED FROM VISA.

PAYMENT OF THE SEVIS FEE (AMERICAN ANTI TERRORIST MEASURES) WILL BE ALSO COMPULSORY BESIDES THE VISA EXPENSES. REQUIRED FOR ALL NATIONALITIES.

SEVIS I-901 (Student and Exchange Visitor Information System): PRICE: 200$US

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RATES

The displayed prices are in US$. Please convert in Canadian dollars at the time of the final payment. Thank you. 

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                no F1 visa required

LONG TERM COURSES

Accommodation : family, studio apartment , residence (summer only), Guesthouse or Townhouse apartments.

• Arrival on Saturday or Sunday.
• Departure MUST be on Saturday.

PLACEMENT FEES (ONLY ONCE): 50$US

FAMILY  

• Single occupancy bedroom, 1 or 2 meals per day.
                  
• If 1, 2 or 3 weeks stay:
       285$US per week 1 meal per day
       310$US per week 2 meals per day
   
• 4 weeks and up: 
         4 first weeks:
                  935$US 1 meal per day
                  1035$US 2 meals per day.
         4 following weeks:
                  865$US 1 meal per day
                  965$US 2 meals per day 

Additional day: 60$US  /  70$US     ( 1 // 2 meals per day)

STUDIO APARTMENT
No meal. Downtown located, often close to school, walking distance. Full equipped. You'll share the bathroom, kitchen and living room.

WHEELOCK COLLEGE UNIVERSITY RESIDENCE (June 25th to August 27th, 2011)
Breakfast or 2 meals per day included. Double occupancy bedroom only.

INN (GUESTOUSE)
2 meals per day included. Walking distance to school. TV, micro-wave, air conditioning, phone and fridge in every room.

Our greeting families are recruited with great care. The criteria of selection are very rigorous and each family must satisfy a precise conditions of contract: : excellent morality, desire to communicate with their host, satisfactory social standing. We should specify that the families will only speak with you the language of the country where you will be. It is the principle of the immersion courses!

City information

Weekday activities include outings in and around Boston. Weekend trips are planned for regional cities and points of interest. Students are chaperoned by either a school staff member or a professional tour guide on all activities.

Activities are always optional. Students may sign up and pay as they participate. Also, some of our best activities are free! Free activities are designated on the list below by an asterisk (*).

The following list includes sample activities available at school. While some activities are organized throughout the year, others depend on the season.

Sample afternoon activities: Boston Museum of Fine Arts* Movies and ice cream Freedom Trail Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market* Cambridgeside Galleria* Museum of Science/Omni Theater Tour of Harvard University and Cambridge* Harbor cruise and pizza dinner New England Aquarium Sample all-day activities: Boston Cape Cod Newport, Rhode Island Concord/Lexington & American Revolution Tour Walden Pond Sample weekend activities: Boston New York City Toronto/Niagara Falls Montreal Washington D.C./Philadelphia

Boston
Boston is the country's most international city. Rich in history, with an impressive architectural heritage, Boston's many colleges and universities uphold a tradition of excellence in education.

Our school is located in the stylish Back Bay area, close to the Charles River and the stunning Public Garden. Just around the corner delightful art galleries, boutiques, bookstores, and sidewalk cafes line cosmopolitan Newbury Street. Afternoon excursions will take you to Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, the Freedom Trail, the Museum of Fine Arts and professional sporting events of every kind. Students benefit from studying and living in a charming, world-class city that is young, vibrant, and unforgettable.

• average temperature: summer - 26°C winter - 2°C
• minimum cost of subway/bus: $1.00
• average dinner price: $8-$20
• 3 miles/4.83 km to the airport
• 1 mile/1.61 km to historic downtown
• 1 mile/1.61 km to Harvard University

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Capital and active port of the state of Massachusetts. Based in 1630, the city held fast a role among 13 American colonies. Home of the Puritanism it was also one of the centres of the opposition to the London tyranny . In 1773 the "liberty sons or sons of freedom " seize English vessels loaded with tea and throw their load.
It is Boston tee Party to protest against the English economic dominion. Three years later, 13 colonies will proclaim their independence.
Boston remains a financial and commercial important place. It is the seat of the Harvard university based in 1636. Boston knew how to protect its old districts and possesses a very rich museum of fine art. The city saw being born Benjamin Franklin, Edgar Alan Poe and John F. Kennedy.

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