Welcome to our June newsletter. This month was a lovely month because it represents the beginning of summer. We are half way in the year and it rings the beginning of some important festivals like the well known the Francofolies or the Jazz Festival. We had a good month with hot and sunny days.
Tiffany Candlish who taught at our school for a few weeks, is taking over Meehye 's function. She is indeed our New Academic Coordinator. Welcome on board! She is introducing herself below:
“I’m really excited to join the GEOS Montreal team. After living in Seoul, South Korea, for more than 5 years, as a teacher and freelance writer, I returned to Montreal last year. Living abroad was a formative and exciting experience for me, which helps me understand what it is like to be a new place. I have travelled all over Asia and North America, as well as in Africa and Europe. I hope to help our students get the most of their academic careers while enjoying in cross-cultural exchanges, both in and out of the classroom. In my free time I run and do yoga, to which I welcome students and staff to come along!"
GEOS Montreal would like to present a few big events. Our lovely Meehye Seong is leaving us to go back to South Korea. Tiffany is then taking over her functions. We also have a couple of new teachers: Aurore Chateigner, Virginie Wintzinger-Gerard and Rakshinda Khan. Our former intern Anais was replaced by Rustem Lutfullin, who is actually a former student who studied in the school for over 6 months. Before becoming our intern, Rustem was already kind of part of GEOS team. Now, he helps us with some administrative tasks and with student activities. Rustem is introducing himself below:
« Hi, my name is Rustem. I am an intership student. I finished my English course, now i am working in Geos. With English i was opened new ways in my life. In a future i am going to study in university.»
Rustem Lutfullin,Russia, 6 months English Full-Time, 6 months internship
« Je m’appelle Juliana et j’ai étudié le français à GEOS pendant 9 mois. GEOS est une école vraiment cool avec un staff très gentil et très amical, ici à Montréal j’ai eu la chance de rencontrer les gens qui viennent du monde entier. C’était très fascinant d’apprendre les traditions et les idéologies de ses pays. En plus quand je suis arrivée, je ne parlais rien de français et maintenant, grâce à mes professeurs qui m’ont beaucoup aidé, je crois que j’ai un bon niveau de français. Montréal est une ville vraiment amusante et j’ai passé un très bon séjour ici. Il y a beaucoup des choses à faire et le fait que c’est une ville bilingue et très intéressante. Merci Geos, pour tous que vous m’avez donné ! » Juliana Sampredo, Colombia.
The next English and French beginner evening classes will start on the week of July 12th. Our French evening starting dates for beginners are the same as the ones in the daytime: July 12, August 9, September 7, October 4 and November 1, 2010.
The next Japanese beginner evening classes will start on the week of July 19th. For 2010, Japanese beginner classes are set to begin on the following weeks: July 19, September 13 and November 22.
We have right now three different elective classes in English: The TOEFL, the TOEIC and IELTS preparation classes and our writing class. In French, we have a “communication francaise” class. If you are interested in taking the IELTS preparation class or any other elective class, 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 2010 School Brochure here.If you have any questions regarding the programs or the starting dates, just send us an email by CLICKING HERE
The International Jazz Festvial is the largest Jazz festival in the world and is anually attended by over 2 million people. There are more than 500 concerts offered in 10 days. The first edition was in 1980 with an attendance of 12,000 people and has grown to be better each year.
Our students participated in nice activities in June. The first weekend, they went to taste different beers coming from all around the world at the beer festival. The second weekend, they went to listen French speaking music at the festival called Les Francofolies. The following Friday, they went to play soccer in a park to stay in the atmosphere of the Fifa World Cup. Finally the last weekend, they went to enjoy the most popular Jazz festival in the world: The International Jazz festival in Montreal.
They are just so many activites in Montreal that it is always hard to choose only one activity by week. However, even if the school organises one activity every Friday, our students always go by themselves, in group, and enjoy these big events that lasts a couple of days, weeks or even months like the international des Feux Loto Quebec.
The school was closed on June 24th because it was our National Fest. Students could enjoy the scroll in the street, all the shows and kiosks.
July is like June and August, full of events. However, I have to pick a few ones. So I would like to emphazise the Festival International Montreal en Arts (July 1-11)(http://www.festivaldesarts.org/) with about 300 artists from everywhere. then we have the Just for Laughs Festival (http://www.hahaha.com) from July 2-25. This festival shows many different comic shows. Then the Fantasia Film Fest (http://www.fantasiafestival.com) from July 8 to 27. If you are curious about these festivals and some more, come to Montreal!
My name is Maher Hassanain from Saudi Arabia, I came all the way from my country to Canada, Montreal, Geos Montreal college. In the beginning, before coming to this college, I was like, I am going to Geos to learn English, and I am not sure if I am going to improve my English so much. And my plans were, home then college. (boring). That's how I thought it would be in the beginning. Now after 2 months and a half in this college, I can assure that I have improved all my skills much more than expected. Now, my English is good thanks to Geos and I also have a lot of friends around the world, I learnt about their cultures, their way of living, and about their language. The friends I met here in Geos are all friendly, helpful, respectful. At my first day in Montreal I was worried about how things are going to be and I was worried about everything. But I can say that I became happy since my first day at GEOS. The Geos teachers are the best English teachers I have seen. I went to many colleges , and I think that this one is the best. If my friends ask me about the best college I have ever been to, it is definitely going to be this college. And also this college helped me to enjoy my time in Montréal with all the festivals, the fire works... etc. And if I am going to recommend this college to people, this is going to be the number one college, you will never know what I mean until other students see it by themselves. Also all GEOS staff members never say no when I ask some questions, they are always supporting students, and I can say that this college is unique! Furthermore, my friends, whom I met from Geos are all helpful, they made me not just enjoy my stay and then forget it, no! They made me happy, and now we are friends for now and ever, the friends I met here are going to be my friends to the end. Maybe this is the 5th English college, but it is actually the best, I got more information then the others combined. And I will never forget this college. And I will try to come here next week and maybe start other language after this college helped me pass my TOEFL! And I thank everyone in Geos about all they did to me, thanks to Billy, Audrey, Scott, Alex ... etc and this college is the college I will recommend to other people.
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