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Classic Boston
12-17 years
23 June – 11 August
AMERICA’S CAPITAL OF EDUCATION
Explore Boston from our city-centre campus in the heart of all the main attractions. Learning English in the USA’s top education city is a wonderful experience for any young person and there’s the option of a day-trip to New York too! Choose to stay with a local Boston family or on in a real college campus. Make this summer one never to forget!
Sample Programme
Facts
Accommodation
Extra Activities
Morning |
Afternoon |
Evening |
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|---|---|---|---|
| sat | Arrivals | ||
| sun | Free Day for Orientation | ||
| mon | Placement Test and Lessons |
Museum of Fine Arts | Free Evening |
| tue | Lessons | Harvard University Tour | Karaoke Night* |
| wed | Lessons | Break-dancing Class | Free Evening |
| thur | Lessons | IMAX Cinema | Free Evening |
| fri | Lessons | Sky Walk Observatory | Dance Party* |
| sat | Free Day or Optional New York Trip | ||
| sun | Six Flags Amusement Park | ||
| mon | Lessons | Bowling | Free Evening |
| tue | Lessons | Revere Beach | Cinema Night* |
| wed | Lessons | Freedom Trail Walk | Free Evening |
| thur | Lessons | Pro-Court Basketball | Free Evening |
| fri | Lessons | Hard Rock Café & Faneuil Hall |
Farewell Party & Games* |
| sat | Departures/Aquarium and Whale Watching for students staying 3+ weeks | ||
| This is a sample programme only and changes may occur. *Please note Homestay students will not participate in evening activities. | |||
- Minimum Course Duration
- 1 week
- Arrival Day
- Saturday
- Departure Day
- Saturday
- Travel Time From Airport
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- Boston Logan Airport, approx 30 mins
- What’s Included
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- English course
- Accommodation on full board
- Supervised activity programme
- 5 half day activities and 2 evening activities* per week. 1 full day activity for students staying minimum 2 weeks
- Cost of travel pass
- Residence, approx $20 per week
- Homestay, approx $40 per week
COURSE AT FENWAY CAMPUS
Lessons are held in a typical American college campus boasting excellent modern facilities and located right in the heart of Boston, just a 10 min ride to the city centre by public transport.
- General English, 20 lessons per week (15 hours)
- International classes
- Maximum 15 students per class
- Lessons may alternate between morning and afternoon sessions on a daily basis
HOMESTAY: 14 – 17 YEARS
Available 23 June – 11 August
Staying with a local family means students have the unique opportunity to share and experience the day-to-day life of an American family together with all the diversity of American culture.
- Twin room
- Shared bathroom
- Full board (breakfast, hot or cold lunch and dinner)
- Average journey to school: 60 mins by public transport
- Average journey to city centre: 45 mins by public transport
FENWAY CAMPUS: 12 – 17 YEARS
Available 23 June – 11 August
This programme is ideal for students who want to experience American college life. Students will be staying in a modern campus complex nestled in Boston’s Fenway Colleges campus, a short walk from the Museum of Fine Arts and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum with easy access to public transportation.
- Twin room
- Shared bathroom
- Full board (breakfast, hot or cold lunch and dinner)
- Live-in EC leaders
- Average journey to city centre, 10 mins by public transport
New York Day Trip
Available: 14 July, 28 July.
Must be booked before arrival.
- The Statue of Liberty
- Central Park
- Times Square
- 5th Avenue
- Top of the Rock at the Rockefeller Centre and more!
New York Weekend Trip
Available: 7 – 8 July, 21 – 22 July.
Must be booked before arrival
- Greenwich Village
- Central Park
- Lower Manhattan
- Chinatown
- Little Italy
- Empire State Building
- 5th Avenue and more!