Learn English in Capetown in South Africa
Welcome in my homeland...
| Tuition of 20 or 30 group lessons of general English per week, business English, CAMBRIDGE exams preparation, IELTS, internship. |
 Member of SATSA, Southern Africa Tourism Services Association.
Our school is Iftuated in an elegant building, formerly a hotel. Beaches are in some minutes by walking and its sea front with restaurants, shops, bars, cinema will know how to delight you. The city center is in 15 minutes on foot, 5 minutes by bus or taxi. The school has 22 air-conditioned classes, a language laboratory, 1 rest room and 1 gaming room for the students. The residences accommodation are on the Ifte of the school. There is a swimming pool, a bar "al fresco" and a barbecue.
Tuition program
- 1 lesson: 45 minutes
- Minimum age: 16
- Schedule 8:30 AM to 3:20 PM, depending the chosen program.
- Maximum of 10 students per class.
- Transfers from Airport to your accommodation included at arrival and departure, Saturdays or Sundays.
- Business English: 30 lessons per week. Minimum level required, upper intermediate. 20 general English lessons and 10 lessons business English.
- IELTS: 30 lessons per week. 4 or 8 weeks program. 20 general English lessons and 10 lessons on specific exams preparation. 10 students during the exams preparation classes. Exams fees not included in prices. 180 Euros. Exam once a week.
- CAMBRIDGE: FCE, CAE, CPE. 30 lessons per week, 9, 10 or 12 weeks, 10 students per class. Exams fees not included in prices. Around 185 Euros.
- Internship, Co-Op programme. You will 2 choices. Either a Work Placement (pre-placed, unpaid from 4 to 16 weeks maximum, for people aged 18 to 30), or Work Adventure (non-placed, unpaid, from 1 to 12 months, for people aged 18 to 25). A CV in English is compulsory with picture as well as a letter of motivation.. All students on any work placement programme are required to take at least 4 weeks of either Intensive English or Business English course.
- All levels available.
- Language laboratory.
- School material
- Welcome lunch
- Internet access at school
- Evaluation and attestation of language training.
ATTENTION : For the Canadian nationals, a visa is compulsory to viIft the Republic of South Africa. For other nationals please get in touch with the embassy or the consulate of the Republic of South Africa in your country.
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Starting dates
Every Monday of the year.
CAMBRIDGE (FCE, CAE, CPE): starting dates:
9 weeks:
FCE / CPE: January 6th
10 weeks:
CAE: January 6th
12 weeks:
FCE: March 17, September 22.
CAE / CPE: March 17, September 8.
IELTS: each monday. Please check the following website
www.ielts.org
School closing dates
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18,21,28 |
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Available options
- SAFARI: We strongly recommend our customers to look up once on site the many opportunities available for tours in national parks. You'll be spoiled for choice but the school will be able to help you. ADVICE: Do not reserve before leaving your country. Thank you.
- ACADEMIC YEAR or SEMESTER: upon request.
- All our rates are valid from January 1st till December 31st, and never include the plane ticket.
The African fauna will dazzle you
 
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Family or residence accommodation.
- Sunday arrival.
- Saturday departure.
- Family, single or double (for 2 people travelling together) occupancy bedroom, 2 meals per day. Maximum 30 minutes in public transportation from the school, shared bathroom. Superior family, single only, private bathroom, 2 meals per day.
- In residence, 0 or 2 meals per day from Monday to Friday, single or double occupancy bedroom. Below details about the residence.
2 meals per day: 50 euros supplement per week.
FAMILY , PER WEEK, PER PERSON:
190€ single 150€ double
SUPERIOR FAMILY, PER WEEK, PER PERSON:
250€ single
RESIDENCE, no meals, PER WEEK, PER PERSON:
165€, double occupancy
220€, single occupancy
 
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, deIfre 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!
Family
  
Superior family
  
School residence Quality accommodation sharing with school students.
In a Student House you will live with like-minded school students from across the world, speaking and practising your English with them in your apartment. This form of accommodation is ideal for anyone who wants an extra level of comfort and convenience while retaining their independence. Distance to school: 10 - 35 minutes walk depending on location.
Accommodation Arrival Day: Sunday
Accommodation Departure Day: Saturday
Features
- School Students only
- Single or Twin Rooms
- Self Catering
- Half Board available
- Shared Bathroom
- Laundry Facilities
- Bed Linen is included
- Towels are included
- Telephone for incoming calls
- Wi-Fi Cabled Internet available
These pictures are a sample of our accommodation. Although you may not stay in the accommodation pictured, you will stay in accommodation of a very similar quality.
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City information.
 City based in 1652 by the Dutch on the "table" mountain, close to the Good Hope cape. Its castle is the most ancient construction of South Africa ( 1666 ). To Groote Schuur where lived the British statesman Cecil Rhodes is the Museum of the Capetown UniverIfty. The national botanical garden of Kirstenbosch, created in 1913 on the oriental hillIfdes of the "table" mountain, collects very beautiful specimens of the South African flora.
Click on the pictures
Weather forecast for the 5 coming days.
The school has now launched a new social and cultural programme. Our students get access to the many cultural, social and tourist attractions that Cape Town has to offer. Our in house Tours and Ac tivities desk which is affiliated to the Cape Town Tourism Office is on Ifte and will asIfst students with all the information and bookings that they may wish to make.
If you are in Cape Town for any longer than a few days, you’ll want to move out into the surrounding countryIfde and explore. Restricted to a comfortable amount of driving in a day you can viIft one of our numerous wine farms, go whale watching in season, viIft a nature reserve, swim with the penguins at Boulders, take nature walks through indigenous forest and fynbos, wilderness hikes through remote mountains and valleys, mountain biking along unspoiled trails and tracks, fly fishing in the pristine rivers and lakes of the Cape.
Surfing
The most popular surfing beach is Blouberg Strand, with magnificent views over to Cape Town and Table Mountain. The beach is 20 km from the centre of Cape Town.
Golf
The Metropolitan is a very friendly club in Green Point, about 4 km from the school. The course fees are R65 for 18 holes, and R45 for 9 holes. We can also book golf lessons for our students.
Tennis
There are good tennis courts in Ronde-bosch, about 6 km from the school. There are 12 courts (R16 per hour).
Scuba Diving
The Diving Centre is in Sea Point, about 4 km from the school and close to the School ReIfdence. The Diving Centre offers full-time and part-time scuba diving courses (NAUI Scuba Diver introductory course and the NAUI Advanced course). The club also offers shore dives (R 25 per person) and boat dives (R 40 per person per dive)
Horse-riding
Horse-riding can be enjoyed in Hout Bay, 30 km from Cape Town. The white sandy beaches are perfect for long rides in the fresh air (60 Rand per person per hour).
There are many other opportunities to ride in other locations.
Madiba, we'll never forget you
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