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Learn English in Boston in U.S.A.
Summer camp for teenagers
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Tuition of 20 lessons per week including supervised activities:
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The young people are monitored during the duration of the stay and a team of organizers supervises all their activities.
Tuition program.
- 1 lesson: 45 minutes.
- Minimum age: 14
- Maximum age: 17
- Welcome party
- Maximum 12 students per class
- Courses in the morning, activities in the afternoon.
- Test and certificate of linguistic training
- All levels available.
- Air conditioning classrooms
- School material
- College residence (Dean college), air conditioning, double, triple or quad. occupancy bedrooms.
- Full board, 3 meals per day. ATTENTION. On Sunday, breakfast only included.
- Saturday or Sunday arrival.
Departure ONLY on Saturday.
- Numerous supervised activities by the school staff. (see below on this page).
- On the spot, internet access, library, TV, DVD, VCR.....and many more.
ATTENTION: a 250$US deposit will be requested at arrival. Refundable at the end if no damage was caused. Thank you.
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Starting dates
Every week-end between June 28 and August 9, 2014. The camp will close August 9, 2014.
Available options
Please note that it is very significant to ensure your child before the departure. This insurance completes the one already held by the summer camp.
To this end we strongly advise you to view the general conditions of reservation.
We also would like to specify that your child will be take care of as of the moment of his arrival to the airport or the station and this until the date of expected return. A monitor will undertake to drive your child to the airport or the station for its return and will make sure that his departure proceeds under the best conditions. Additional precision: a qualified medical personnel is always present 24 hours a day.
- Our prices are available from January 1st to December 31, 2014. These prices never include the Air Fare.
Sunday excursions planned in 2013. 2014 to be confirmed.
- June 30: Whale Watch
- July 7: Six Flags Amusement Park
- July 13: New York City (Saturday optional +$150)
- July 14: Newport, Rhode Island
- July 21: Wrentham Outlet Shopping
- July 27: New York City (Saturday optional +$150)
- July 28: Whale Watch
- August 4: Six Flags Amusement Park
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College Campus Junior Program (ages 14 – 17)
New England Explorer Program Option
Wheelock College, Boston
Established: 1888
Type: Private
Students: 1,075
Location: Boston, Mass., USA
Campus Urban: 1.5 acres (6,100 m2)
The Junior Program at Wheelock College gives students the opportunity to live and study in state of the art facilities, located in the heart of Boston.
General Information
- 2-week minimum enrollment
- Saturday arrival and departure
- Program includes: English lessons, full-board dormitory accommodations, daily afternoon activities (Monday-Friday) and evening activities (most evenings), full-day Sunday excursions
- 15:1 student to staff ratio
- Airport: Logan Airport
- Compulsory transportation fee: $120 (includes round-trip airport transfer as well as transportation to/from all activities included in the junior program)
Course
- General English: Semi-Intensive English Program, 20 lessons per week (50 minutes per lesson)
- Internationally mixed classes
- Classes take place between 9:00am-12:45pm (Monday-Friday)
- Maximum of 15 students per class
- Classes are held in college classrooms on campus
Accommodation: Peabody Hall and Riverway Hall
- Double room occupancy, full-board (half-board on Saturday and breakfast only on Sunday)
- Rooms are furnished with beds, desks, chairs and closets
- Students can use the telephone located in the dormitory common area for local calls (free of charge) and international calls (with a calling card)
- Bathrooms are shared by 4 students
- Linens and bath towels included, student can receive fresh linens from the front desk upon request
- Bathrooms and common areas cleaned frequently
- Air conditioned and non-air conditioned dorm (dormitory accommodations are first come first serve)
- Laundry facilities located in the dormitory ($1.25 per wash, $1.25 per dry)
Campus Facilities
- Students have use of spacious student lounge with TV and DVD
- Students have use of Pilgrim Student Center which includes a foosball table, piano, media equipment and computer stations with free internet access and coffee shop
- Students have access to Wheelock College library, bookstore and theatre
- Wireless internet is accessible in all the buildings on campus (if students are bringing a personal computer we suggest they bring an internet cable)
- Wheelock is a short walk to a public park with a track, basketball courts and open field space
- The campus has an outdoor quad as well as an outdoor patio area
Activities & Excursions
Students participate in afternoon activities Monday-Friday. Afternoon activities are compulsory and are included in the junior program package. Evening and Saturday activities are also offered to all students. Evening and Saturday activities are optional and students will be charged for the fees associated with the activity they choose. We offer at least one free or low cost activity option every evening. Please refer to the sample calendar for sample activities.
Afternoon activities
- Required that all students participate in afternoon activities
- Included in the junior program package
Evening Activities
- Optional
- Multiple different options offered every evening
- At least one free or low cost activity available every evening
- Some evening activities may cost money (ex. Red Sox Game: $50)
Saturday activities
- Optional
- Saturday activities do have fees associated with participation
- Students who do not wish to participate in Saturday optional activities can enjoy hanging out with other students and staff on and around campus
Sunday excursions
- Required that all students participate in the full-day Sunday excursion
- Full-day Sunday excursions are included in the junior package
Wheelock College Sunday Excursions
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Six Flags Amusement Park
- New York City, Optional: + $150
- Whale Watching
- Wrentham Outlet Shopping
- New York City, Optional: + $150
- Newport, Rhode Island
 
| Sample Activities Calendar |
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Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
| Saturday |
Arrival & Orientation |
Arrival & Orientation |
Arrival & Orientation |
| Sunday |
Newport, Rhode Island |
| Monday |
Placement Test & Lessons |
Harvard Square
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Capture the Flag |
| Tuesday |
Lessons |
Tour of Fenway Park |
Movies/Concerts on the Esplanade |
| Wednesday |
Lessons |
Freedom Trail |
Dining Out |
| Thursday |
Lessons |
Museum of Science |
Soccer |
| Friday |
Lessons |
Shopping on Newbury Street |
Disco Dance |
| Saturday |
Optional New York City Trip |
| Sunday |
Six Flags Amusement Park |
| Monday |
Lessons |
Revere Beach |
Red Sox Game |
| Tuesday |
Lessons |
Kickball Tournament |
Faneuil Hall |
| Wednesday |
Lessons |
Museum of Fine Arts |
Karaoke |
| Thursday |
Lessons |
MIT Museum |
Museum of Science stargazing |
| Friday |
Lessons |
Bowling
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Casino Night |
City information
For more information on the city of Boston, click here.
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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