Educational Consortium Institute
P.O. Box 2434
Aptos, California 95001-2434
USA
Telephone: 831.684.2661
Fax: 831.684.2753
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F-1 & J-1 Visa Private and Public School Annual Programs
Open Enrollment Summer English Language Program
Educational Consortium Institute
Educational Consortium Institute (ECI) is a California nonprofit educational organization founded to provide opportunities for students ages 14 to 18 from around the world to study English and experience American culture in a safe and nurturing environment. ECI offers a wide variety of innovative and stimulating programs, each designed to meet the specific goals of the students enrolled. ECI’s ten-week program offers students the flexibility of open enrollment. Students may sign-up to participate for any length of time that fits their schedule. ECI also offers students the opportunity to study for one semester or longer at a private high school. These programs are held at Monterey Bay Academy (MBA), an accredited private Christian coeducational college-preparatory school located on the coast of California, ninety minutes south of San Francisco. The school is surrounded by strawberry fields, overlooks the Pacific Ocean and has one-mile of its own private beach. Whether you want to study for a summer, a semester, a year, or graduate from an American high school, ECI has the program suited to your needs.Summer Intensive English Program
June to mid-August Open Enrollment
Running from early June to mid-August, this program is for students who want to focus on improving their reading, writing, speaking, and TOEFL score. Participants reside in the school dormitories and attend classes from early morning through the afternoon Monday through Friday. Weekend outings allow students to take a break from the rigorous academic demands of the classes and explore the central and northern coast of California, including San Francisco. The price of this program includes all transportation within the US, tuition, room and board, books, bedding and all activity expenses.
Price: $775/week for 2008
Private School Program for F-1 Students
Through ECI students may enroll at anytime throughout the calendar year at Monterey Bay Academy and may stay enrolled from one semester to four years. Those who have TOEFL scores below 490 upon entering the program take ESL classes along with some regular education courses until they can demonstrate they have reached an adequate English proficiency level. Foreign students may receive transfer credit at Monterey Bay Academy toward graduation from previously attended high schools either within or outside of the United States. In turn, ECI can assist students in receiving credit for work completed at Monterey Bay Academy that can be applied toward graduation from a high school in their home country.ECI acts as sponsor and guardian while in F-1 program. Students in this program stay at the dormitories at Monterey Bay Academy and are assigned American roommates to accelerate the pace at which they acquire the language and facilitate friendships. The dormitories are monitored twenty-four hours a day by MBA staff. All faculty and administrators live in homes located on the campus, creating a family-like atmosphere for the students.
On weekends, ECI staff takes the students on local outings to area attractions. During school holidays, ECI plans and chaperones educational tours with the students to different areas of the country. ECI also arranges for students to experience Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years with an American family by arranging homestays during these times.
From the time students arrive in the US until the time they leave, ECI staff provides constant monitoring and support, assuring that students mature and develop in a safe and nurturing environment that is both intellectually challenging and personally rewarding.
The cost of this program includes tuition, room and board, weekend outings, sponsorship and all ground transportation in the US. Educational tours and homestays are extra.
Price: $2867 per month, minimum one academic year enrollment. Prices subject to change without notice.
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