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Grier School was founded in 1853, one of America's oldest boarding schools
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Located in the beautiful mountains of central Pennsylvania
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Near Penn State University (7th largest university in the United States)
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Extremely secure campus in a very safe countryside setting
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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).
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).
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A student is placed in ESL classes based on her English ability as measured by the SLEP test of English or administered at Grierl or by the TOEFL Test administered by ETS. There are four ESL levels at Grier. Students who score in the 99 percentile on the SLEP Test or get a score of 60 on the TOEFL are automatically "mainstreamed" into regular or honors English classes.
SLEP Test (Forms 4, 5, 6): correlation of scores & levels
Scaled Score Percentile ESL Level
61 and over 99 Mainstreamed
53-60 86-98 ESL IV
50-52 76-85 ESL III
41-51 50-75 ESL II
40 and lover 49 and lower ESL I
TOEFL TEST: students who score 60 or above are "mainstreamed" into regular or Honors English classes.
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2010 SUMMER PROGRAM CALENDAR
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Saturday, July 17 Arrival
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Monday, July 19 Classes Begin
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Tuesday, August 31 Last Day of Classes
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Wednesday, September 1 Departure for Beach Vacation in Ocean City, MD
- Wednesday, September 8 Arrival back at Grier School for start of Fall
On most afternoons-evenings during the week, our students participate in several activities, such as horseback riding, dance, and art. In addition, the program will take 4 weekend trips and a one-week beach vacation, as shown below:
MAJOR WEEKEND TRIPS
July 31 - August 1 Cedar Point - Ohio
August 7 - 8 Washington, DC
August 14 - 15 New York City
August 21 - 22 Baltimore
September 1 - 8 Beach Vacation - Ocean City, Maryland
DAY-TRIPS
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 other areas of local interest.
TUITION, FEES AND EXPENSES
The comprehensive fee of $12,500/student (paid in US funds) covers the following:
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- 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
- Seven-day vacation trip to Ocean City, Maryland
- Students Accident and Health Insurance Coverage
PERSONAL EXPENSES
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Summer TOEFL-ESL Program
