School Presentation Quito 2012

EF QUITO Catalina Aldaz N34-267 y Av. Portugal Phone: (593) (2) 2465335 Fax: (593) (2) 2271140 Emergency: (593) (9) 7097827

EF QUITO •Small school combined with the local English school provides a great intercultural exchange between our Ecuadorian and foreign students and a chance for MLY students to practice English too.

•The school is located in the northern part of Quito, the capital city of Ecuador, in the heart of the City , just minutes walk from everything.

•A big building equiped with free wireless for the students, spacious and modern clases inside.

•From ages 16+ Quito has world of expiriences for everyone •30 students on average. Please note that this is also an English First school, teaching English to local Ecuadorian students.

EF QUITO– City • A culture and history beyond anything you can find from other EF destinations.

•Cheap and easy transportation to the four different regions: jungle, the coast, the Sierra, and Galapagos.

•Quito is a metropolitan city with a 1.5 million inhabitants •The sunny Quito, the average temperature during the day is 20°C and during the night 10°C •Quito is a cultural city, been a UNESCO Cultural Heritage for 50 years for its famous Historic Center, it is sorrounded by musseums, teathers, concert areas and on 2011 is the American Capital of culture.

EF QUITO – School Director • Isabel Reyes, the School Director •The Spanish school staff members: Director of Studies, Vladimir Loyo Voluntary Work Coordinator, Activities Coordinator,

•4 teachers

EF QUITO – Location • The school is located on the Business Center of the city •From the airport 10 min taxi to the south of the city •Three main system conects all the city with troley type buses, the bus only cost $0.25 •30 minutes bus to the historic center •A minute walk to the bus station

EF QUITO – Location • EF Quito is surrounded by cafés and restaurants in all price ranges

•We have a mall just 3 min walk from the School, and a department store just 1 minute away.

•The city has its own Bar and Disco district 10 min with bus from the School.

•The National Stadium its a 3 min walk from the school, and the 2 biggest parks in the city are 5 minute walk from the School.

•The city has 6 main Universities, 4 of them are 10 min by bus from the school.

EF QUITO – School Facilities • Activities Office •Accomodation-Internship-volunteer office •Wireless WiFi •Cafeteria •Student lounge •Fussbol •Garden •Sports facilities

EFQUITO– Academic Facilities • Academic office • Large classrooms • iLabs • Range of Prisma Materials • Library

EF QUITO –Academic info.

Life is made much easier in Quito for the new arrivals since the Spanish spoken here is slow and clear.

•EF Quito, recognized by the “Instituto Cervantes”, is an official test center for the DELE exam at all levels.

•Popular SPIN classes; Discovering Quito, Ecuadorian culture, History, Latin American art, Indigenous world view •Volunteer work: Nursery, social work with children and young teenagers and the elderly.

EF QUITO – Internships • Students will develop business specific language skills, build a personal network, and explore their own potential by working alongside native speakers •In EF Quito you can choose among this business related internships.

Pepsico GM Kinross Aurelian

EF QUITO – Accommodation • Host families with a generosity and warmness of spirit which causes many tears at the time of departure.

• 5 min to 30 min walk from School.

•Residences Warm Environment Personalized Service Run by an Ecuadorian Families

EF QUITO– Rivera Residence 10 minutes walk from school Twins & triples / single rooms-low season Bathrooms on each room Self catering is possible Half board Monday to Friday Full board on weekends Vegetarian option Internet Access Wi Fi Laundry Service TV Room

EF QUITO– Activities Example of weekly activities

•Take a walk through the city taking in highlights such as Mariscal, Churches, Indigenous Market, Plazas and Historic Center •Salsa classes, “get ready for the party” •Football, sports in the park ex: soccer, volleyball, aerobics •Shopping •Kareoke

EF QUITO – Activities cont.

Examples of excursions 1 day Cotopaxi volcano $35 Otavalo indigenous market $35 2 days Devil’s nose by train Otavalo & waterfalls Mindo Cloud forest

$65 $65 $80

4 days Cuyabeno tropical forest $ 200 Montañita beach $ 200

EF QUITO – Essential info •Daily travel costs: bus round trip $0.50,taxi round trip $2 •Cost of Ecuadorian lunch at School $2.00 at restaurants $7 to $ 20 •Monday: registration 9am at school •Transfer & Emergency tel:+593 9 7097827 •ATMS, shopping malls, markets, cinema, post office, parks, bus stop, stadium, just 5 mins. from school.

•Voltage 120 •Currency : Dollars •Allowance $10 per day, without the weekend trips.

•Stay in the country for 12 weeks with out a visa, for longer stay we provide the documentation needed for applying in home country.

•Ecuador has a wide coverage ATM Network.