School Presentation Auckland 2012

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EF Auckland 10 Turner Street, Auckland, New Zealand Tel: +64 (0)9 302 2079 Fax: +64 (0)9 369 1402 Emergency number: +64 (0)2 156 7599


EF Auckland  Great activities program  Broad mixture of nationalities  Friendly, relaxed atmosphere  Excellent location next to main café/shopping area  Comfortable building, fully air conditioned  Students from all ages LT, JU, ILSU, ILSP, APP, APPP and LSP focus school  Cambridge EXAM course  Flexible internship  Average 190 students


EF Auckland – City  Very clean and green city  Population of 1.4 million  Mild winter, warm summer  Mixture of nationalities  Lots of advanture  Close to beaches and forests  Also known as “City of Sails”


EF Auckland – School Director  Sarah Jung

 5 admin staff  14 Teachers


EF Auckland – Location  Located next to Queen St. – Auckland’s main thoroughfare  40 minutes drive from airport  Bus connections in Auckland are good, bus stops are close to school  5 minutes walk to city centre  15 minutes walk to train station


EF Auckland – Location  Lots of shops/bars/cafes located on and near Queen St.  Different sport facilities in city centre  Close to public library and Auckland’s 2 Universities  Close to Auckland Domain park


EF Auckland – School Facilities  Activities officer  deligated Accomodation officers  Internship officer  Wireless WiFi  Student lounge  Kitchen  Vending machines for snacks and drinks


EF Auckland – Academic Facilities  Academic office  11 Large classrooms  2 set of iPad classes  iLabs / self access computer suite  Range of Efekta materials  Classroom media room  Library


EF Auckland –Academic info.  Popular SPIN classes  EFCELT certificate  Cambridge Exams  IELTS  TOEIC (subject to demand)  Work & Travel  Junior groups  LSP groups  Internship (12 + 12 internship also available)


EF Auckland – Internships  Students must book for 8 weeks or longer  Must study an Intensive English course  English level must be at least upper intermediate B2/B1 Previous interns have worked...  In pre-school centres  In retirement homes  As administrative assistants  On student magazines  In adventure tourism


EF Auckland – Accommodation  Host family twin/single  Average travel time to school 60 minutes  Average commuting cost: NZ$ 110 per month or NZ$ 50 per week  Residence options – Empire and City Lodge


EF Auckland – Empire Apartments  10 minutes walk to school

 Single or twin rooms or studio apartments  Shared bathrooms

 Shared kitchen/living room


EF Auckland – City Lodge  5 Minutes walk to the school

 Single and twin rooms  En-suite bathroom

 Shared kitchen/living room


EF Auckland – Activities  Happy AY calendar  South Island tour  Free activities  Student parties  Sport events  Shopping  Weekend trips  Day trips


EF Auckland – Activities cont. North Island weekend trips  Bay of Islands  Rotorua  Coromandel South Island tour  Queenstown  Christchurch  Fox Glacier  Kaikoura


EF Auckland – Essential info  Approximately NZ$50-60 per week in travel cost  Approximately 6-10 dollars to buy lunch in city per day


1st day in Auckland School  Typical schedule on AY intakes 08.00-08.30 Students arrive to school and greeted by the reception . Get their file . Submit copy of Insurance certificate with policy in English . 2 photos - passport size . Copy of passport 08.30 Level test . Computer if they haven’t done pre-test in their country . Speaking test by teacher 10.30 Orientation starts . Intro staff, about New Zealand, Sign on forms . Homestay and Activities talks 13.00 City tour with Activity Coordinator 16.10 Student timetable distributed in the school or outside * schedule can be


Thank You! • Q&A General: Sarah.jung@ef.com Academic: Phil.last@ef.com Housing: Noelene.mcnab@ef.com Admin: Ting.lu@ef.com Activity: Jason.magerkorth@ef.com Internship: Krisztina.szabo@ef.com

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