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PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This sixteen day program consists of
ten days of intensive Spanish language study
for high school students who have completed at least one year of Spanish. You
will be given a placement test the first day of classes to let you know whether
or not the course you selected is appropriate for your level of proficiency.
Classes take place Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. You will also
attend afternoon activities consisting of visits to parks, places of recreation,
museums, historical sites, department stores and monuments Monday through Friday
from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and evening “tertulias” consisting of discussion and
analysis of the Spanish language classes, afternoon activities. Saturday and
Sunday tours to Avila, Salamanca, Zamora, Valladolid, Segovia and Toledo. You
will enjoy approximately three
hours of free time every day, have free internet access, either by using the
school computers or by connecting your laptop, if you own one, to the internet
line available in your room at the dorm.
STAFF
A full time Resident Director, and supervisory personnel will be in
residence for the duration of each program. They will be providing
supervision, counseling and all other necessary services, as well as
accompanying you in all program-sponsored activities. The Resident Director will
meet you at the designated USA airport, travel with you to the location of the
program abroad, and return with you at its conclusion.
COLLEGE
CREDITS
You may earn three undergraduate college credits granted
by the State University of New York (SUNY) International Education Center at
Broome C. College. These credits are fully
transferable and are accepted by most colleges and universities in the United
States and abroad. However, you are advised to discuss them with your academic
advisors and seek school approval before registering in the summer session
abroad.
INCLUDED
Round trip air transportation
from New York, Los Angeles and several other international airports
in the USA to Madrid and back to the airport of origin in the USA. Transfers to and from the airport in Spain and your residence in Spain.
Room accommodations in air-conditioned college dormitories. Three meals a day
consisting of continental breakfast, lunch and dinner at dormitory facilities.
Tuition (up to six college credits), books, program activities and the cost of
transportation to and from program activities. Limited health insurance; medical
attention; prescriptions.
NOT INCLUDED
Personal expenses, passport, visa, transportation to and from your home to the
designated USA airport.
CURFEW
You will be required to be in your room no later than 11:30
p.m. A room check will be conducted at 11:30 p.m. The Resident Director reserves
the right to enter your room and check if you are present after 11:30 p.m.
TELEPHONE CALLS
You may not receive telephone calls between 11:30 pm and 7:00 am (Spanish time).
In case of an emergency, your parents or guardians must contact the
Resident Director during those hours.
DEPARTURE & RETURN DATES
Departure and return dates have
not been confirmed and are subject to change. Those dates will be
confirmed on May 1, 2008 You must
travel with the program from the designated New York, Los Angeles or
several other international airports in the USA to
the location of the program abroad.
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Return:
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July 17, 2010
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PROGRAM PRICE WITH $2,000 SCHOLARSHIP $4,960
SCHOLARSHIP
If you are accepted to participate in the program
you will be awarded a $2,000 scholarship.
GROUP
INCENTIVES
Teachers or other high school staff, should contact us to find out about group
discount rates and special incentives.
What kind of assistance and supervision is provided?
ASSISTANCE
COOL ED
personnel will be available for the duration of each program. They are
responsible for making sure that all of the services included in the program are
provided to the participants. They are also available to assist in routine
and emergency matters that may confront participants.
SUPERVISION
Participants in our high school programs
are subject to a set of strict ground rules that apply to areas such as
attendance at mandatory activities, behavior in the dormitories, curfews,
consumption of alcoholic beverages, use of illegal drugs, and visitors.
Participants and their legal guardians must agree to these ground rules in
writing before being accepted into the program.
COOLED
staff members monitor compliance with the ground rules to the extent reasonably
possible. Any participant who violates one of the ground rules may be
dismissed from the program at the sole discretion of the Resident Director.
Participants who are dismissed from the program are returned to the United
States as soon as possible at their own expense.
COURSE
DESCRIPTIONS
INTERMEDIATE
SPANISH
Forty five hours of instruction. Three college credits.
This course is designed to develop strong communication skills. It begins
with a rapid review of the basic grammatical structures already studied by the
students in their first year. This brief review is followed by more
advanced structures needed to acquire better proficiency. Classroom
activities progress from drills to exercises of a more communicative approach.
ADVANCED
SPANISH
Forty five hours of instruction. Three college credits. This course is a
continuation of the Intermediate Spanish Course. While verbal
communication continues to be the focus of classroom activities, reading and
writing skills are emphasized. Students read essays and articles written by
contemporary authors, prepare discussions around them and finally submit a
written analysis. Students are expected to write and revise a series of
compositions designed to improve their structural knowledge of the language at
the third year.
SPANISH
CULTURE AND CIVILIZATION
Forty five hours of instruction. Three college credits..
This course studies the ethnic, philosophical, political, literary and artistic
development of the country being visited, its people and culture and is taught
in Spanish and in English.
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