Tufts University Summer School
Description of Tufts University Summer School
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Age of students: 13-17 years
- Language of instruction: English.
Summer English courses are a great opportunity for students from all over the world to relax and significantly improve their language level. In Boston, one of the best international summer camps is opened on the basis of the prestigious Tufts Univeristy: here schoolchildren from different countries constantly communicate among themselves, learning new facts about unfamiliar countries, making new friends, developing communication skills.
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Tufts University Summer School
- Intensity: 20 lessons per week
- Language of instruction: English
- 1 lesson = 45 minutes
- Class size: up to 15 people
- Minimum requirements for enrollment: any level (from Beginner)
- Minimum duration: 1 week
The combined summer program will help not only to improve language, communication and speech skills, but will also provide an opportunity to spend summer vacations with pleasure and comfort!
The academic program implies 20 lessons of general English weekly (4 on weekdays). Complexly improve all the basic language skills:
- Reading
- Auditing (listening comprehension)
- Written speech
- Grammar
- Oral speech (spoken English)
- Phonetics (correct pronunciation and correction accent)
- Vocabulary
- Overcoming of the language barrier.
Before the beginning of the studying, all students undergo an introductory testing, which determines their level of knowledge and distributes them to the appropriate group: so the study becomes more efficient and comfortable for each student. Moreover, the teachers strive to form groups as international as possible: full language immersion and constant conversations in English increase the effectiveness of the course and help to overcome the language barrier as soon as possible.
The course price already includes:
- Tuition on the course (20 English lessons per week)
- Accommodation and meals (full board, residence, double rooms)
- All textbooks, books and materials
- Initial knowledge level testing
- Final certificate with achievements
- Leisure program, events, creative and sports sections
- Excursion program (weekly - 1 trip for the whole day and 4 tours for several hours).
Day Programme
- Age - from 13 to 17 years,
- The duration of training is from one week.
The school's day programs, organized on the campus of Tufts University, offer students from 13 to 17 years old effective learning of the English language, a lot of entertainment and interesting events. The weekly schedule will include:
- 20 language lessons of 45 minutes,
- Three field trips: Skusset Beach, Science and Sports Museums, North End and Observatory, amusement parks,
- Activities on campus: discos, master class on tie-dye technique, intellectual quizzes, karaoke evenings.
Training under the guidance of experienced teachers contributes to the rapid assimilation of knowledge and skills in reading, writing, speaking and listening comprehension of the English language. The program is built on communication, so students regularly practice what they have learned both in and out of the classroom. At the end of the training, each student will be confident in their language skills, will be able to use the language in everyday life and will get an exciting experience of spending summer holidays in one of the leading university cities in the United States.
Students have the opportunity to choose a format of education that is comfortable for them: with or without accommodation. Day programs include attending all academic and entertainment events on campus, excluding accommodation in a residence and full board. Full-time students will have access to excursions, on-campus entertainment, lunches, English lessons and certification at the end - all this is already included in the price.
The duration of full-time training can be chosen based on the possibilities and wishes: from one week during the month of the course. The beginning of training is on Mondays.
Accommodation, meals, prices
All students of the summer camp live in a traditional student residence: they are cozy, fully furnished and equipped with household appliances, double rooms (bathrooms and amenities are designed for every 6 rooms). In general, there are comfortable lounges for recreation with TV, billiards and board games, computer rooms with modern PCs and Internet access. The entire territory (campus, and residences) is guarded around the clock - the safety of children is guaranteed in 24/7 mode.
Meals in the summer camp are boarded (minimum three times a day), and if the pupils leave for a long excursion, everyone receives a packed lunch on the way.
Activities Tufts University Summer School
Every day spent in the summer camp will be remembered for a long time! Administrators and teachers of summer courses organize fun and interesting events every day, during which each student can show his talents and abilities, learn something new, and practice the skills in the classroom in an informal, free and friendly environment.
The following forms and leisure options are proposed:
- Daytime activities
Are held before classes and in the afternoon. Most often blocks of events correspond to a certain theme - it can be "World of the Wild West" or a journey through the universe of Harry Potter. Students spend a lot of time in the open air: they play team games (football, volleyball, baseball, dancing, the Small Olympic Games are held - small tournaments and matches in various sports), they go to the local cultural and historical sites - on the campus of the legendary Harvard, on the Freedom Trail hiking trail, visit the large Science Museum and the Quincy Market market. There are many elective faculties: needlework and various crafts, performances and performances, games to find treasures and etc.
- Evening activities
In the evening hours, students usually expect even 2 events: this is done so that the leisure option is found for students with different tastes and interests, so that everyone finds a lesson for their interests. Students organize fashion shows, relax at discotheques and karaoke, compete in intellectual quizzes, learn new things at the People's World Parties.
- Excursions and walks
The program of excursion trips is diverse: three times a week students go to explore the city's surroundings and sights (minimum program is 3 trips, many excursions are available for an additional fee). Variants of trips can be:
- Sea cruise and whale watching
- Sightseeing tour of Boston by tram
- Holidays in the resort of Hampton Beach
- Visit to the huge Skywalk observatory
- Holidays in amusement park Six Flags
- City excursions in Newport and Rhode Island
- Visit to Salem, famous since "witch hunts"
- Shopping in the huge Wrentham Village Outlets (over 175 various stores!)
- A big tour to New York.
Facilities and equipment at Tufts University Summer School
The campus of the summer camp and the university is located near the city center (20 minutes by car), in the modern and developed Davis Square area - here you can not find the big shops and entertainment centers, cinema and banks, theaters and museums, cafes and restaurants. The international Boston Logan airport can be reached in just half an hour, which significantly facilitates the children's transfer.
The campus is well equipped, meets all modern requirements of the educational world. WI-Fi is available throughout the territory (there are also separate, quiet computer classrooms where you can do self-studying or contact your friends or relatives). There is a large indoor pool, numerous grounds for team and individual sports in the open air (for example, a baseball field and basketball courts).
Admission dates and extra charges
The course price already includes:
- Tuition on the course (20 English lessons per week)
- Accommodation and meals (full board, residence, double rooms)
- All educational manuals, books and materials
- Initial testing of the level of knowledge
- Final certificate indicating achievements
- Recreational program, activities, creative and sports sections
- Sightseeing program (weekly - 1 full-day trip and 4 rounds for several hours).
The following components are paid additionally:
- Air tickets in both directions
- Transfer
- Personal pocket expenses
- Compulsory medical insurance
- Additional trips, excursions and activities (optional)
- Visa fees and services, translation and certification of documents
- Consular fee (paid at the embassy)
- Accompanying the minor on the way (optional)
- Enrolment fees
Extras:
- Registration fee (for a programme/course) 170 USD
- Medical insurance 25 USD
- Transfer (one way) 160 USD
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Tufts University Summer School
Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
