SUMMER TOEFL-ESL PROGRAM

• Grier School was founded in 1853, one of America's oldest boarding schools
• Located in the beautiful mountains of central Pennsylvania
• Near Penn State University (7th largest university in the United States)
• Extremely secure campus in a very safe countryside setting
• Accredited by Middle States Association of Schools and Colleges

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Summer TOEFL-ESL Program is an eight-week intensive program that integrates not only ESL, TOEFL, and SAT instruction, but also a thorough study of the “English Language” of Mathematics (Calculus AB and BC), Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Environment Science), as well as History (U.S./World History and Economics). The Summer Program targets three basic goals: first, to raise the TOEFL and SAT scores of our students to meet the requirements of highly competitive American colleges and universities; second, to help our students meet the requirements as outlined for the many rigorous English, History, Mathematics, and Science Honors and AP courses offered during the academic year at Grier; third, to provide students with challenging and varied extracurricular activities (horseback riding, dance, art, music, swimming, sports) and several day and overnight cultural outings (New York City, Washington, Baltimore, Cedar Point, Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater) designed to trigger in our students a passion outside of the classroom as well as in the classroom.

Students attend five hours daily of classroom instruction with a two-hour supervised study four evenings a week. The student to teacher ratio in the Summer Program is 8:1, or lower, to provide for individualized instruction. A variety of materials, up-to-date language learning techniques as well as electronic instruction are used to provide a comprehensive preparation program. All teachers are native speakers. Frank Lambert, the Summer TOEFL-ESL Program Director holds degrees from the University of California at Berkeley (M.A.), Middlebury College (B.A.), and is ESL Certified (Scotland).

2012 SUMMER PROGRAM CALENDAR

• Saturday, July 14 Arrival

Students cannot arrive before this date.  The dorms will not be open until July 14^th.

Grier will provide Student transportation from the following airports:

1. Washington Dulles (IAD) - Flights must arrive between 10AM and 6PM

2. Pittsbu.rgh (PIT) - Flights must arrive between 10AM and 6PM

3. New York (JFK) - Flights must arrive between 1PM and 5PM -  See the Grier School Student Transportation guidelines for information about fees to/from New York (JFK)

4. State College (SCE) - Flights must arrive between 6AM and 10PM

5. Altoona (AOO) - Flights must arrive between 6AM and 10PM

• Monday, July 16 Classes Begin
• Tuesday, August 28 Last Day of Classes
• Wednesday, August 29 Departure for Beach Vacation in Ocean City, MD
• Wednesday, September 5 Arrival back at Grier School for start of Fall
  
  *** Shorter sessions are available depending on local school calendars

In addition to the several kinds of extracurricular activites offered on most afternoons and evenings during the week, our students will take 4 weekend trips, as shown below:

July 28-29 Cedar Point - Ohio

August 4-5 Washington, DC

August 11-12 New York City

August 18-19 Baltimore

August 29 - September 5 Beach Vacation - Ocean City, Maryland

In addition to the major weekend trips, ESL students will also discover Pennsylvania. Activities include trips to Pittsburgh, Raystown Lake, Amish Market, Indian Caverns, and white water rafting at Ohiopyle.

TUITION, FEES AND EXPENSES

The comprehensive fee of $12,500/student (paid in US funds) covers the following:

• Tuition, books and supplies for ESL course
• Placement exams
• Meals and room accommodations
• All on-campus social activities
• All off-campus trips
• Teacher progress reports
• Airports Pickup: State College Airport, Washington, D.C. Dulles Airport and Pittsburgh Airport only (All student transportation from NY is subject to additional fees)
• Seven-day vacation trip to Ocean City, Maryland
• Students Accident and Health Insurance Coverage

PERSONAL EXPENSES