School Presentation Santa Barbara 2012

EF Santa Barbara 1421 Chapala Street Santa Barbara, CA 93101 Tel & Fax: +1 805-962-8680 – School Daytime +1 805-962-8593 – School Fax +1 805-708-2623 – 24/7 Emergency

EF Santa Barbara Historical & spacious Spanish colonial style building Wide range of academic classes for all levels & ages Biggest EF school on the West Coast with great nationality mix Student numbers: 400 (winter) to 900 students (summer) Great satisfaction rates!

EF Santa Barbara – City Known as the “American Riviera” for its quality of life One of the most charming cities in California Shopping, beaches and nightlife in walking distance 85,000 inhabitants (city) Popular university city: 30,000 students Mostly dry and sunny American/Mexican-vibe city

EF Santa Barbara – Meet our team School Director: Carsten Knobloch Permanent school staff: Academic Director.

Housing Director.

Housing Coordinator Admin Coordinator Activities Cordinator Exam Preparation University Preparation Efekta Mentor

Kether Johnson Fysal Safieh Nicole Halverson Marlene Rodriguez Genna Kirsch John Olcott Burke Zen Bryant Perez

20 – 30 qualified teachers

EF Santa Barbara – Directions Located in downtown Santa Barbara Recommended airports: Santa Barbara (SBA): 10-20 minutes transfer time Los Angeles (LAX): 2 hours drive to Santa Barbara EF transfer available at both airports

Good public transports: 5 minutes walk from central bus station to EF school Train station: 20 minutes walking distance from school (trains to LA, San Francisco & San Diego)

EF Santa Barbara – Location Plenty of stores like Apple, Abercrombie & Fitch five minutes from the school along State Street Santa Barbara has the second highest restaurants per capita in the US. Plenty of bars and nightclubs, several with live music Universities of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) & Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) are located in Santa Barbara which gives it a great student vibe.

EF Santa Barbara – School Facilities Front desk area with TV & public computers Activities Office Accommodation office Volunteership Office Wireless WiFi (all buildings & outdoor area) Cafeteria with student kitchen & microwave New in 2012: In-house coffee bar Student & Study Lounges Games room (Wii, Pool table, dart, TV) Outdoor: Spacious Courtyard with fountain Patio & parking lot Outdoor sports: Basketball & table tennis

EF Santa Barbara – Academics Wide range of academic classes for all levels of English Specialist in exam preparation Cambridge Exams (FCE, CAE, CPE – special start dates!)

TOEFL (taught as SPIN / 8 lessons per week) TOEIC (taught as SPIN / 4 lessons per week)

Popular SPINs (Special Interest topics): Survival English, Business English U.S. History, American Culture Vocabulary, Conversation, Creative Writing

New in 2012: iPad Classrooms Culture Series: Lectures by teachers and guest speakers

EF Santa Barbara – Accommodation Host Family & Homeshare • Host Family • • • • •

Twin bed room Half board Mo-Fr, full board Sa-Su Single rooms upon request/supplement Usually 2-4 EF students per host family Max. 60 min to/from school by bus

• International Homeshare (“Villas”) • • • • •

Triple/quad bed room Half board Mo-Fr, full board Sa-Su No single/double bed rooms Approx. 8 to 15 EF students per villa Max. 60 min to/from school by bus

EF Santa Barbara – Accommodation Residence Tropicana Del Norte • • • • • • • • •

Located in Goleta (popular student area) Live together under one roof with American university students Triple bed rooms in apartment units of EF students only One apartment unit consists of 3 triple bed rooms, 2 bath rooms and a shared living room Swimming pool, wireless internet, cinema room, gym, …

Minimum age: 18 years (exceptions from June to August) Approx. 25 minutes by bus to school Walking distance to beach: 10 min Detailed presentation available

EF Santa Barbara – Activities Our activity office organizes weekly group activities and helps arranging individual activities Examples of free activities: Beach volleyball, soccer, hiking, museums, Farmers Market, salsa lessons, karaoke!

Examples of optional activities (at additional cost): Student parties (Welcome Party, Boat Party, BBQ’s, ...)

Special events (Halloween, International Food Day, Winter Formal Prom Night, ...)

Sports: sailing, skydiving, scuba diving, kayaking, sunset cruise,...

EF Santa Barbara – optional excursions Day trips: Outlet Shopping: $30 Los Angeles City Tour: $80, Santa Barbara City Tour: $20 Six Flags Magic Mountain Theme Park: $100 (incl. entrance fee)

Weekend excursions (Friday to Sunday): Disneyland and Universal Studios, San Francisco, Las Vegas (w/optional Grand Canyon) Winter only: Ski and Snowboard at Mountain High Approx. prices: $250 - $300 incl. transportation, accommodation, entrance fees, and tour guide

Organized by local tour operator (info desk at EF school)

EF Santa Barbara – Good to know Weekly travel costs: Bus pass strongly recommended: $52 per month / $18 per week Recommended pocket money: $200 - $300 per week Plus extra costs for excursions or special activities / shopping tours

Lunch bus at school: $5 - $10 per lunch Although the climate is mostly sunny and dry, nights can get cold (especially during the winter months) – don’t forget warm clothes!

Volunteership program possible for 8 weeks+ courses