Marymount College has been gone for a few years now, we all know that. But what replaced it? EF Language Schools renovated the Campus from scratch and made it one of their biggest centers for international education.
EF - Education First - a company from Sweden that has locations all over the world provides English classes for international students in different language levels and also SPIN classes to choose individually.
Students from all different continents come here to combine vacation with an improvement of their English skills. "I need English for a job later and I thought I can learn English and visit New York at the same time" explains Christian Müller, 18, from Germany, who has been participating in the program for four weeks.
Most of the students come to this place in order to obtain a Cambridge or TOEFL certificate which they need for their studies or employment. Marget Hutmacher, 19, from Switzerland explains why she chose this language school over the others. "I like the language and I need the Cambridge Certificate in the future. I chose EF because my friends told me that it's good".
"EF should provide a place to study, because the rooms are very small and there is no space to study" complains Risa Suzuki, 20, from Japan. But although there are still some aspects students are not totally satisfied with, they evaluate their overall experience as very positive. "Describing EF in 3 words? New friends, fun, freedom!" Suzuki adds. But also teachers like being at this place and having the job "For me EF is…energetic, diverse and unpredictable" Candice Halliday, old enough, from Pennsylvania says laughing. "I was looking for a language school that wasn't in Manhattan," she explains. "EF is a job that doesn't seem like a job, I'm hanging out with the world all day!"
This statement shows the school not only offers an educational aspect but a social one - people from all over the world, with the most interesting backgrounds come together and share a room in a group of four. The adolescents get to know the differences in cultures, politics and languages in the different countries. "I like to meet the new people here from different countries," states Hutmacher.
Students can also choose to live in a host family, although not all of them are happy with this choice "I don't like my host family and I will change in two weeks. They were kind of nice but it didn't work out - they just wanted my money." The school is still looking for new families who provide students a good insight into the American way of life and help them make their gap year a great time. So if you are interested in getting to know international young people that can totally enrich your everyday life by showing you their culture as well and becoming part of your family contact the school:
EF Language School
100 Marymount Avenue
10591 Tarrytown
phone#: 746-194-6459
email: info@efny.com
ESL language schools offer a large number of language study courses for teens and school students. During the summer holidays when the schools are closed the students can join German schools in Switzerland, and besides enjoying the Swiss Alps the students can participate in the adventure sports and learn speaking a new language in the camping session. During the summer vacations the students can spend time on fun loving activities. The ESL schools organize special language summer camps in Switzerland, France and Germany. There are two schools where you may opt for joining the French language camp; one is at Leysin and another at Montreux. These schools share wonderful locations surrounded by the view of beautiful lakes.
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