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Welcome to our September Newsletter. The month of August was very warm and beautiful. We are so lucky; we are having such an amazing summer here, in Montreal. The weather has begun to get a bit cooler though, especially after August 15th. If you think that Montreal is a cold city with no summer, please come next summer and you will see from your own eyes that Montreal is an amazing city even more so from May to September.
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://www.tourisme-montreal.org/MontrealTV
We have a couple of new French and English teachers as we added more classes during summer and needed extra help in our academic side.
Our French teacher Mr. Mostafa who has been teaching French for 2 years now in Montreal, will have a second baby.
Please find below an introduction of one of our English teachers.
"Hi there! My name is John Mackey. I'm originally from Ireland and I just moved to Montreal three months ago. Before coming to Canada I worked as an English and Geography teacher in Galway, Ireland. Like many of the students in GEOS I love to travel, meet new people and explore new cultures. Working at GEOS allows me to combine all my interests in a really fun, friendly environment and teaching classes here is very rewarding and exciting. When I'm not working I love to play sports (especially rugby), have barbeques, read biographies and explore this great city. If we haven't already met come say "hi", I'd love to have a chat!"
 Hi, my name is Areli and I from México. If you want to learn a new language, meet people around the world and have fun at the same time, I invite to you come to Montreal. I have been here for 3 months and I have had a good experiences enjoying the Montreal’s summer. Here there are many activities and festival about music, films, humor and more. Almost all is free. While you being here you can travel to Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec and see the beauty of Niagara falls. Also I have met friendly people and learning about many cultures being at GEOS. Everyone give you his/her friendship. GEOS is a good school to learn English or French, the teachers and staff are kind. If you decide to come, you don’t regrets about the choice.
Areli De La Huerta Rodriguez
Mexico
Intensive English Program, 22 weeks
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We are very proud of our Nationality mix for this month. Currently we have 46 Nationalities represented in the school among our 312 students.
Saudi Arabian: 15.4%
Mexican: 12.8%
Canadian: 8.7%
Spanish: 6.7%
German: 5.5%
Venezuelan: 5.1%
French: 4.8%
American: 4.2%
Korean: 3.9%
Brazilian and Korean: 3.5%
Italian and Russian: 2.6% each
Austrain, Yemeni, Turkish, Colombian and Dominican: 1.6% each
Others: 17.9%
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.
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, the students went all together to a famous event in Montreal, Mode and Design festival. They had a chance to look at runway models walking down the catwalk.
The second Friday, they went for a bike tour, along the old port and the Lachine Canal. It was sunny, warm and very pleasant for all our students who discovered the wonderful places that are not accessible by foot.
They also had some activities to enjoy on Saturday, they went to the Botanical Garden and enjoyed the beautiful landscapes of different types of gardens: the Japanese Garden, the Chinese Garden, the Botanic Garden.
The following Friday, they went to the Museum of Fine Arts to visit the Jean Paul Gauthier exhibition. So interesting and so close from the school. Just have to cross the street.
They finish the month with a nice picnic on Mont Royal, where the students just hanged around the lake, played badminton, soccer and just relaxed while enjoying the panoramic view over the city.
Our students had different and interesting outdoor activities for the month of August! For more information about our past or upcoming activities, please visit Our Activities Calendar page or talk to our new activities coordinator,Pablo!
Study Tour Pictures
What is happening in September in Montreal?
- Mois de la photo from September 8 to October 9, 2011 2011: 25 free exhibitions from 17 different countries about the topic lucidity: Website
- La magie des Lanternes will be in the Chinese botanic Garden from September 10 to October 10, 2011: Website
- Marathon de Montreal on September 25: Website
- Festival Internationale de la Littérature from September 16 to 25, 2011: Website
- Pop Montreal from September 21 to 25, 2011: Website
- Journée de la culture from September 30 to October 2, 2011: Website
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