School Presentation Los Angeles 2012

EF Los Angeles 1650 S. Pacific Coast Highway Redondo Beach, CA 90277 Telephone: +1 310 540 2550 Fax: +1 310 540 2556 RA: +1 310 343 2630 Emergency: +1 818 687 7733

EF Los Angeles Key Selling points of School - Beach & city combination - Great internship/volunteer program - Diversity of activity & travel opportunities

Location - within 10 minute walk of beach, bank, bus stops, Starbucks, supermarkets

Building - two floors in a modern building 4 blocks from beach

Age groups - median age 22-23; 25% over 25 years old

Number of students - 300 year round - 650 July-August

EF Los Angeles – City Key Selling points of City - big city proximity with small community feel in South Bay - ocean, desert, mountains - art, sports, night life, beach life

Population Greater LA: 18 million; Redondo Beach: 300,000

Climate - Mild climate year-round; primarily warm and dry; can be foggy in South Bay - Myth: ”It’s always warm in LA” – in fact, the coast can be quite cool

Culture Ethnically and culturally diverse

Type of City LA is big, diverse; Redondo is friendly beach town

EF Los Angeles – Staff School Director: Ashlee McClelland Academic Director: Heather Hotaling Housing Director: Emma Tsuchida Activities Director: Bo Countryman Administrative Coordinator: Najah Assasa Homestay Coordinator: Luisa Lewis Media Arts/Academic Coordinator: Bobby Rognlien Internship Coordinator: Judy Clark Number of teachers: 15 off-peak, 30 peak

EF Los Angeles – Getting around Location info The school is located in an area called Riviera Village in South Redondo Beach. Redondo is one of 88 communities in the LA area.

Directions from airport 30 minutes by car or 1 hour by bus

Bus connections -LA is a big city where travelling from one side to another can take 2-3 hours - In general, west coast culture is built around driving, so students who can drive have more flexibility

EF Los Angeles – School Facilities Activities Office Housing Department Academic & Internship Office Free Wifi Student Lounge Game room Patio

EF LA – Academic Facilities Academic/Internship office Spacious bright classrooms iLabs Library

EF Los Angeles – Media Arts High level English program - Students must be Upper-Intermediate to join - Expected to do more work than other programs

Beginner/Intermediate Technical Skills - Designed for creative students, not industry professionals - Those with skills/experience in a given field are encouraged to expand their interests

Special Events and Opportunities - Exclusive speakers such as industry professionals and university professors - Special field trips such as LACMA, Technicolor, Sony, Annenberg Foundation, etc.

- One large group project per semester

EF Los Angeles – Internships (examples)

Performing Arts: • Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center • Civic Light Opera of South Bay

Fitness • YMCA • Brazil Soccer School

Media Arts: • Sony Music • Universal Music

Fashion: • Fashion Week/Los Angeles Hospitality: • Hotel Portofino • Aesthetic Edge

Design: • Ideahaus • Studio One Designers

EF Los Angeles – Host families Host family: Villas (3+), twins, singles Average travel time to school: 45-60 minutes by bus (Most students take 2 buses) Average cost a week commuting: $50 The TV ideal of wealthy white families with a big house is not the Los Angeles reality of broad diversity: we have families of many races and religions, and many speak a second language – but all are American. Homes range from small family homes to apartments.

EF Los Angeles – Biltmore residence 17+ only Travel time to school: 10 minutes walk Triple and quad rooms in apartments Bathrooms shared between 3-4 students Self catering Meal plan is available Pool

EF Los Angeles – Activities Free activities - sports: beach vollyball, soccer, tennis - dancing, karaoke, movie nights

Sports - student sports teams - LA Lakers, LA Dodgers, LA Kings, LA Galaxy

Shopping - designer outlets

Water sports - surfing, kayaking, sailing

Only in LA - Movie and TV tapings

EF Los Angeles – Activities cont.

Day trips include: - South Bay tour - LA architecture tour - Disneyland - Orange County tour - Universal Studios - Catalina island trip

Weekend trip include: - San Francisco from $350 - Las Vegas from $350 - Skiing from $200

EF Los Angeles – Essential info Daily travel costs: $5-10 Cost of lunch in school area: $5-10 (meal plan available) Other useful info: - LA is a very big city and it has no center as such; it is fun to explore but be prepared to travel - LA is also very diverse, each area has its character and advantages. For example, Redondo Beach is a quaint ocean-side community - LA is not necessarily the way it looks in films. We are very proud of our film industry, but not everything you see in films is real LA. -LA has more museums per capita than any other city in the U.S. Make sure to visit Getty Centre, Huntington Museum, MOCA and LACMA