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Welcome to our August Newsletter. Our July month was amazing. It was nice, sunny, hot almost every day. We can not complain so far, we are having a lovely summer.
If you would like to stay in touch with GEOS Montreal, please join our Facebook group! Feel free to also upload pictures and share your experience with your friends and even former students. You can also be informed about our activities at anytime. Join then our group on facebookl (GEOS Montreal - activities). You can also take a look at our videos (please visit http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=GEOS+MOntreal&search_type=&a... ) and have a look at the testimonials on our website (http://www.geosmontreal.com/testimonials).
If you also would like to take a look at a video about Montreal, please visit: http://vimeo.com/12111078
Unfortunately, two of our great French teachers Prune and Tania are leaving GEOS. We, as well as our students will miss them. They did a great job and we are thankful to them. This means as well that we will have new teachers and I will introduce them next Month.
Please find one of our English teacher who introduces himself below. He teaches successfully our IELTS class.
"Hello! My name is Jason. I'm originally from Manitoba and I also grew up in Texas. I have always been interested in the world's cultures and civilizations. Because of this interest, I decided to travel and see the world when I finished my University studies. I have travelled and taught English in the south of Mexico, South Korea, and most recently in the Middle East in the United Arab Emirates, where I taught English and IELTS preparation courses at Abu Dhabi University. I will look forward to meeting you! Cheers !"
Jason Zachidniak
 "Hi
I'm Deborah, 25 years old. I'm from Brazil.
When I arrived in Montreal I didn't really know what to expect. Now, five months after I can't return to Brazil.
Montreal is wonderful; this multicultural city teaches you how that all cultures can live together and even if it's a big city, can be really safe. If you "google" Montreal and see good things here it is really better than you think.
In Geos Language Academy, which has provided me with this amazing experience, I could learn and improve my English with great classmates, brilliant teachers and amazing and helpful staffs.
These moments will stay in my memory forever for sure!
Deborah Varella
Brazil
English Program, 24 weeks
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We are very proud of our Nationality mix for this month. Currently we have 44 Nationalities represented in the school among our 368 students.
Saudi Arabia: 15.22%
Mexico: 11.96%
Canada: 8.97%
Korea: 6.25%
Brazil: 5.71%
Italy: 4.08%
France: 3.80%
Venezuela: 3.26%
Turkey: 2.99%
Germany: 2.72%
Japan and Yemen: 2.45% each
USA: 2.17%
China, Colombia, and Russia: 1.36% each
Dominican Republic, Kazakhstan and Ukraine: 0.82% each
Others:9.74%
Our French beginner dates for 2011 are on the following dates: August 8, September 6 and October 03 and 31, 2011. We already have our new staring dates for 2012: January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, May 28, June 25, July 23, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 12 and December 10, 2012.
Our next Japanese class will be in the week of September 12, 2011.
We presently have four different elective classes in English: The TOEFL, the IELTS preparation classes, our academic writing class and our writing tutorial course. In our writing tutorial course, we have two levels, one for low English students and one for intermediate English students. In French, we have a “communication francaise” class.
As of August 01, we are opening a new TOEIC preparation class as an elective class. This class will run from Monday to Thursday from 4pm to 5.30pm. If you are interested, please sign up.
If you are interested in any of our elective classes, feel free to contact us at info@geosmontreal.com.
 We also offer seasonal study tours/holiday group courses that students can join individually for one or two weeks.
Furthermore you can send your own group. Please fill out the study tour analysis form that you can find on our website and we will then design a program and prepare a quote for you based on the activities and accommodations requested.
You can download our 2011 School Brochure here.If you have any questions regarding the programs or the starting dates, just send us an email by CLICKING HERE
The first Friday of the Month was the Canadian day. Most of our stduents went either in a three day weekend or they went to attend the parade and the firework in the old montreal. The second Friday, they went ice skating. For some of them, it was their first time and they all did well.
Then, they will to attend an african show. The weather was great and they had lots of fun, listening to all kind of african musics and percussions. They ended up the month with a shakeaspeare show hold in the Mont Royal cementery.
They also went to play soccer all together and they participated in an international potluck.
For more information about our past or upcoming activities, please visit:
http://www.geosmontreal.com/activities or talk to our new activities coordinator,Pablo!
What is happening on August, 2011 in Montreal?
- Festival Mode and Design: August 3-6, 2011.
It was founded in 2001 and directed by the Group Sensation Mode, the Montréal Fashion and Design Festival gives the opportunity to everybody to feel what fashion really means.
http://festivalmodedesign.com/homepage/
- Rogers Cup Tournament: August 5-14, 2011.
Since 1881, the best tennis players around the world have been tested on Canadian courts. Classified as a Masters 1000 event on the ATP World Tour schedule, the Rogers Cup presented by National Bank attracts the biggest stars in tennis as Nadal, Federer, etc. The Rogers Cup presented by National Bank is a prestigious professional tennis tournament organized by Tennis Canada.
http://www.rogerscup.com/men/english/home.php
- St-Jean-sur-Richelieu Hot Air Balloon Festival: August 13-21, 2011
Everything started in 1984, when Bob Burch and Dave McLeod, decided to create a hot air ballon festival close to Montreal. The main idea was to developed the economy of the area, increasing the amount of tourists. They realized that Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu was the right place to celebrate this sort of event. That is how everything started. Since that moment, every year the ampung of people who enjoy this festival have been increasing amanzingly. In 2010, there have been more than 400,000 visitors who have crossed the turnstiles
http://www.ballooncanada.com/index.php/en/
- The World Film Festival: August 18-28, 2011
The main objective of the World Film Festival is to promote filmmakers and innovative works, to discover new talents and to help cinema professionals from all over the world to meet themselves here, in Montreal. If you really enjoy watching movies, this is your festival.
http://www.montgolfieres.com/index.php/fr
- NAPA Auto Parts 200: August 19-20, 2011
If you want to feel a real high speed race, this event will satisfy all your spectatations. It takes place in Jean- Drapeau Island, a real environment that provides you the chance to live an amazing weekend surrounded by the most enjoyable experience ever.
http://www.napa200.ca/nascar-circuit.html
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