CERAN en BELGIQUE
Dear Teachers of French:
I hope you all enjoyed the
convention in Liege along the Meuse this summer
and that you took full advantage of the
opportunity to discover and hopefully love
Belgium!
First of all, I am writing to
thank you for attending the convention.
Secondly, I’m interested in hearing your opinion
on two different subjects:
1. The
Belgian Tourist Office is interested in
hearing your feedback on your experience in
Belgium. So we’d love to know what you liked and
did not like, what surprised you, and whether
this experience made you want to explore
Belgian literature, cinema and songs in
the classroom.
2. As you may know, I
represent CERAN, a school headquartered in Spa,
which specializes in short-term intensive
language immersion programs for adults
and teenagers. So far, we only run programs in
Europe, but we are considering launching a
French language immersion program in the
U.S. in the summer for kids aged 13 to 18.
The full immersion program would be
quite academic (with classes until about 3PM)
but would also involve sports, crafts, cultural
activities, and field trips, all conducted in
French. The focus is on giving kids who are
highly motivated to become fluent in the
language the opportunity to improve their
conversational skills. It would be very similar
to our current CERAN JUNIORS programs described
here:
http://www.ceran-us.com/junior/ceran_junior_immersion.php.
What are your thoughts on that idea? Do you
think many kids would be interested? I would
really love to hear your thoughts, as you are
the ones teaching French to the kids every day!
The pictures here were taken
on July 15, 2008 during the visit to the
American cemetery of Henri-Chappelle, just
outside of Liege.
And here is some news and
programs that you might be interested in as
well:
FOR YOU
Special discount for
members of AATF and their family
This year, we are happy to
introduce a 10% discount on our standard
programs to AATF members and their immediate
family.The discount cannot be used on a group
program, or be combined with any other offer or
special.
Special programs for
groups of college students
Set up an intensive study
abroad program for college students at CERAN
PROVENCE. Anytime between October and April, we
will be delighted to develop a special program
of intensive language training, full immersion
in the language, and cultural discoveries for
your group. A minimum of 6 college students is
required for this program.
FOR YOUR STUDENTS
Study Abroad programs for Teenagers
CERAN JUNIORS provides
intensive language programs in French, Spanish,
German and Dutch for kids aged 10 to 18
during the summer. The full immersion
programs include classes, fun activities, and
exciting excursions. CERAN Juniors offers a
unique opportunity to improve conversational
French, Spanish, German or Dutch while living a
memorable
multicultural experience. Meet motivated
teenagers from all over the world at CERAN
JUNIORS! Visit our website at
www.ceran-us.com/junior.
Two-week intensive
programs for College students
Last year, CERAN Provence
launched an intensive complete immersion program
for students aged 18 to 22. The two-week
program of language learning and cultural
activities runs at specific dates in July.
Contact us for dates, prices, and additional
information. Make amazing progress in French or
English in just 2 weeks! Visit our web page:
http://junior.ceran-us.com/young_adults.php.
Family experience
CERAN offers the opportunity
to parents to further their language
skills at the same time as their children (or
grandchildren). Travel to Europe as a family,
study French in Belgium or Spanish in
Spain a few miles from each other, and
live a memorable multicultural experience. Visit
our webpage:
http://junior.ceran-us.com/junior/Family.php.
FOR YOUR FRIENDS
Elderhostel program
for seniors
Learn French and Discover
Belgium, a new Elderhostel program!
In the wooded countryside of
the Belgian Ardennes, immerse yourself in the
French language at CERAN, one of the
world’s leading
residential language schools. This
intensive full-immersion language program,
specially developed for Elderhostel, includes
language training in the morning with afternoons
and weekends dedicated to excursions in
Brussels, Bruges, Bastogne and
Liege. Ventures into the surrounding area
unveil the
cultural heritage of the region and
provide opportunities to further your language
skills as you converse with local residents. For
more information, detailed program itinerary and
cost, visit
http://www.elderhostel.org/programs/programdetail.asp?RowId=1%2D45K921
or call Elderhostel at
877-426-8056.
Feel free to contact me with
any questions, or if you would like folders or
posters for your classroom.
I look forward to seeing you
again at the next AATF convention!
Charlotte
Charlotte
Neve
CERAN LINGUA US
3614 Wade Street
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Tel:
310-429-7406
Toll free: 866-72-CERAN
E-mail:
info@ceran-us.com
Web Site:
www.ceran-us.com
