Summer English Programs
English Studies Camps
Improve Your English This Summer
ESP Immersion (3 weeks): July 23 – August 12, 2017
ESP Preparatory (3 weeks): August 13 – September 1, 2017
Both camps are coed for ages 13 – 18.
Cost and Enrollment:
ESP Preparatory (3 weeks)
Cost: $5,500 (includes medical insurance)
ESP Immersion (3 weeks)
Cost: $5,500 (includes medical insurance)
The cost covers on-campus expenses (room, board, classes, and activities) as well as transportation and housing for weekend excursions. Additional costs will be spending money for incidentals.
Payment in full is required to hold your space.
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- Getting a chance to relax and bond at the lake.
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- A visit to the iconic L.L. Bean flagship store in Freeport, Maine.
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- Studying around a traditional Harkness Table.
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The Gould Summer English Studies Immersion and Preparatory Programs offer international high school students the opportunity to fully immerse themselves in English language and American culture. Both programs focus on developing skills necessary for improving TOEFL, SAT, and ACT scores.
Each program offers academic and cocurricular activities that will improve English proficiency by creating an environment in which students communicate using English throughout the day.
Students in the Preparatory Program will spend the three weeks before the start of the school year using English in an academic environment, which helps students successfully transition into the school year.
Rigorous academic sessions during the morning and after lunch focus on communicating through reading, writing, speaking and listening. Students will experience an American academic experience that covers multiple disciplines including the humanities, the arts, math, and the sciences. Subjects and skills practiced during both programs will help students develop skills necessary for taking the TOEFL, SAT, and ACT.
Additionally, students will have have other academic expriences including music and art. After their classroom work each day, students will have the chance to explore the Bethel area and Gould facilities, enjoy tennis, soccer, basketball, hiking, canoeing, shopping, pottery, and experience American culture at local fairs and festivals. Special activities may include trips to the scenic Maine coast, paddleboarding, white water rafting and more.
Summer English Studies Daily Schedule
- Breakfast
7:30 a.m. – 8:00 a.m. - Morning planning time
8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. - Class time
8:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. - Lunch
11:15 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. - Class time (arts, maker workshops, video production, TOEFL skills prep)
12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. - Athletics/activities
2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. - Dinner with activities and presentations
5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. - Free time
7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. - Evening activity: movies, games, etc.
8:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. - Free time
10:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. - Lights out
11:00 p.m.
Students are admitted on a rolling basis, and all spaces may fill up. To reserve your place in the summer program, please complete all paperwork promptly.
Director
Born in Maine, Mrs. Quinatoa grew up in Western New York and later attended Ithaca College, where she majored in Spanish and Accounting. After graduating Mrs. Quinatoa knew she wanted to teach and share her love of Spanish with young adults, and earned her M.A. of Education from the University of Buffalo. Armed with her new education and desire to explore, she set off to live and teach in Quito, Ecuador where she taught English in elementary schools, improved her Spanish, and learned about Ecuadorian culture. While working at Colegio Menor, a private International School in Quito, Mrs. Quinatoa met her husband, Mr. Edison Quinatoa (who is now a music teacher here at Gould). Mrs. Quinatoa is active! When not attempting every type of exercise, including triathlons, cycling, hiking, swimming, gymnastics, and diving, she loves to read and travel.