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Welcome to our May Newsletter. April was a month full of surprises. We still had some snow at the beginning of the month and we had temperatures up and down . Some days, the weather was around 0 and the following weekend, the weather would reach 15C. We got a bit of sun but most of the days were pretty rainy or cloudy. Probably the whole population of Montreal is waiting for May with the hope and the desire to see the temperature increase. May is supposed to be warmer and sunnier, hopefully!
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
In our school, we had some changes. Yasu still has 4 weeks before he leaves us. May 20th is supposed to be is the last day at school as he will take some vacation before going back to school in order to become a graphic designer. Naoko is going to replace him. She will become our new registrar and visa expert. Rita, our Regional Marketing Coordinator came back from South Korea and will stay in GEOS Montreal. Our beloved Billy is also not working in the school anymore. Our lovely teachers Ian and Mark came back to school to teach, whereas our teacher Peter will finish at the end of the month and will return to the USA.
.jpg) "Bonjour! Je m’appele Xue. Je suis venu du Nord de la Chine. L’étude en GEOS est détendu. L’atmosphère ici est cordiale et amicale. Je n’ai pas appris seulement le français, mais j’ai egalement pu profiter de la maniere d’enseigner des professeurs. J’espère que vous jouissez des plaisir en GEOS."
Cette étudiante, qui a étudié pour 6 semaines et revenue un mois après pour prolonger ses cours. Elle étudie à présent avec nous."
Han Xue, Chine
6 semaines de cours de francais à temps partiel.
What is happening in May in Montreal?
There are lots of festivals going on in May! I will list some of them which might interest you:
ELEKTRA (May 4-8): Digital arts festival. In this festival, you can enjoy robotics, digital imaging and a broad range of music styles from electroacoustic to electronic. http://www.elektramontreal.ca/2011/
Festival TransAmériques (May 26 - June 11): Featuring some twenty companies from here and abroad, this festival offers bold and innovative programming in dance and theatre. http://www.fta.qc.ca/
Les Tam-tams du Mont Royal (Every Sunday): This free, unofficial festival takes place in the surrounding vast green spaces of Mount Royal Park.
Piknic Électronik (Every Sunday): This festival is taking place in Jean-Drapeau Park. Discover the best of the electronic music scene in an environment created to stimulate the senses! http://www.piknicelectronik.com/
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We are very proud of our Nationality mix for this month. Currently we have 39 Nationalities represented in the school among our 206 students.
Saudi Arabia: 21.36%
Canada: 12.14%
Korea: 11.17%
Mexico: 8.74%
Brazil and Japan: 4.37% each
Spain: 2.91%
France, Venezuela, Libya, and USA: 2.43% each
Australia, Moldova,Dominic Republic, and Germany : 1.94% each
Poland, Yemen, and Turkey: 1.46% each
Thailand, Ukraine, Chile, China, Taiwan, and Colombia: 0.97% each
Others: 7.35%
Our French beginner dates for 2011 are on the following dates: May 16, 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
On the first Friday of the month, we went to Warrior Emperor and China’s Terracotta Army exhibition at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. It was amazing to see all the stone soldiers, weapons, and objects which were used more than 2000 years ago in China. Since it was raining on that day, it was great to spend our Friday afternoon at the museum!
On the second Friday, we did a Bagel Tour! We went to two popular bagel shops in Montreal: St-Viateur and Fairmount. The weather was lovely on that day, and we enjoyed eating and comparing different kinds of bagels outside! The result: we liked Fairmount bagels more than St-Viateur ones. We like them better because Fairmount has more variation in their bagels. Their chocolate bagels were delicious! After the tour, we went to Montreal’s famous brewer Dieu du Ciel! and enjoyed chatting over local beer.
The third Friday was Jean Talon Market and Italian Night! At the market, we discovered fresh local products as well as international ones. After the market tour, we had dinner at Da Enrico, a BYOB Italian restaurant in Little Italy. The food was delicious and we had a great time! Some students continued the night at L'Amère à Boire, another local brewer in Montreal.
The last Friday of the month, we did an Old Montreal Tour and Polish Night! We enjoyed walking around and learned about historical aspects of this beautiful part of Montreal. After the tour, we had dinner at Stash Café, a charming Polish restaurant in Old Montreal. For many of the students, it was their first time to try Polish food, and they liked it! We had a lovely time with good food, good company and live piano music.
Want to be informed on our activities?Please don't hesitate to ask me, check our activity group on facebook or on our website:
http://www.geosmontreal.com/activities.
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