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Welcome to our June Newsletter. After a rainy day, we are finally having a nice month with warm and sunny days. It is high time to enjoy hanging out in parks, having ice cream, and barbecues with friends. Let's enjoy every single moment outside!!!
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
We have a new registrar, Ms. Naoko Toyama who is responsible for enrolling our students, and assisting them with their visa.
We will also welcome a new staff member, Ms. Suzy de Souza, who comes from Portugal. She will be able to assist our Portuguese speakers at any time!
One of our great English teachers introduces himself to you:
"My name is Adil and I am delighted to have joined GEOS this year. I was born in India, grew up in New Zealand, and studied in the USA and in Canada. Before coming to GEOS I was at the University of Toronto where I taught literature classes. I fell in love with Montréal one summer (as many of you have and surely will) and moved here permanently in 2009. One of the most fun things at this school is working with students of different levels - I've had the chance to work with levels 1, 3, and 5!
When I am not working, I play tennis, cook, ride my bike on warm summer nights, and practise my French.
I look forward to saying hello when you arrive,if we haven't already met."
 "Bonjour,
Je m´appelle Manuel, je suis Vénézuélien Je suis arrivé ici à Montréal le 21 février de 2011 pour apprendre le Français. J´étudie à Geos Academy Language et c’est une bonne expérience pour moi parce que tous les personnes à l´école sont très aimables et agréables, les professeurs sont très bons et les autres étudiantes aussi. La ville de Montréal est très belle, il y a beaucoup d’endroits et lieux pour connaître, c´est une ville multiculturelle et il y a beaucoup de personnes de tout le monde ici qui étudient le français et l´anglais. La vie à Montréal est très amusante parce que il y a de choses pour tous les goûts, chaque personne ici peut trouver quelque chose à faire.
La culture québécois aussi est très différente, la nourriture, les fêtes, la nuit au centre ville, les restaurants, les clubs, les magasins, tous sont très intéressantes. Je profite bien toujours et je suis content parce que je vais rester ici pour 7 mois. J´adore rester ici. J´ai des amis supers et nous sommes toujours très heureux parce que nous apprenons la langue et la culture et nous aimons ça.
Si tu aimes la musique, tu dois venir à Montréal parce que il y a un festival de jazz très important et reconnu dans tout le monde.
Merci Beaucoup."
Manuel Alejandro Garcia Cardenas
Venezuela
Programme intensif de français, 28 semaines
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We are very proud of our Nationality mix for this month. Currently we have 42 Nationalities represented in the school among our 228 students.
Saudi Arabia: 21.36%
Mexico: 12.28%
Canada: 11.84%
Korea: 7.02%
Brazil: 4.82%
Venezuela: 4.39%
Japan: 3.95%
Spain: 3.51%
France: 2.63%
Australia,Taiwan, USA, Germany, Morocco, Turkey, Libya, Thailand, : 1.75% each
Others: 14.02%
Our French beginner dates for 2011 are on the following dates:June 13, July 11, August 8, September 6 and October 03 and 31, 2011. Our French evening starting dates for beginners will be the same as the ones in the daytime for 2011.
Our next Japanese class will be in the week of June 06, 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 intermediate English students and one for advanced English students. In French, we have a “communication francaise” class.
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
Our first school activity of May was a bowling night on Friday, May 6. On the following Friday, the students went on a smoked meat tour with one our awesome English teachers, Ian.
The next Friday, we enjoyed the summer breeze of Montreal on Mont Royal. We had the privilege of a sunny day in a rainy season and had great outdoor fun. Unfortunately, the rain finally hit us on the last Friday of May and terminated our boat tour on La Bateau Mouche. We may schedule another tour on La Bateau Mouche in the future if it is the will of our students.
In this newsletter, we are offering you a peak of our upcoming activities in June! On the first Friday of June, we are visiting the planetarium of Montreal for the unusual visual experience and to explore the mysterious field of astronomy. After this, we are hitting the Montreal Beer Festival on Friday, June 10. The Beer Festival is a unique cultural activity of the Western world, so we would like to introduce it to the students who are from other parts of the world. On the following Friday, we will be dinning in one of the finest sushi restaurants in Montreal, Odaki Restaurant Japonais. Montreal is one of the not many cities in the world which offers high-quality sushi for a decent price. This will be a rare opportunity for students who do not get this chance in their hometowns. As the last Friday of June is an official holiday and a day off for GEOS Montreal, we have scheduled our activity of that week on Thursday. On Thursday, June 23, we will go see the famous sound and light show, “And Then There was Light,” in the Notre-Dame Basilica. The Notre-Dame Basilica is one of the most beautiful Roman-Catholic churches in Canada; people from all backgrounds and religions will enjoy the visual appeal of its art and architecture. With the sound and light of “And Then There was Light,” the Notre-Dame Basilica becomes a place for the highest aesthetical enjoyment.
For more information about our past or upcoming activities, please visit
http://www.geosmontreal.com/activities or talk to our new activities coordinator, Ashlee Liu!
What is happening in June in Montreal?
June is a very attractive month with all its events/festivals. Here are some of the most popular:
Beer festival (May 8-12): This festival offers to the general public the opportunity to taste beer from five continents. http://festivalmondialbiere.qc.ca/
Nuit blanche sur Tableau Noir (June 09): This is an outdoor festival and street market dedicated to visual arts with street painting, music, children's activities. http://www.tableaunoir.com/home.php
Les Francofolies (http://www.francofolies.com/default-en.aspx) (June 10-18) and Jazz festival (http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/default-en.aspx) (June 25-July 4): Both are amazing music festivals gathering well-know and unknow artists who will offer great shows to the public. These festivals are annual and have been attended by million of visitors.
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