Student Program

July - August, 2008

Age Range: 9 - 16 yrs old
Student Limit: 10

Key Points:

1) Why WELS?

• Live in native English speaking instructor provides before and after school care, supervision and English instruction for students.
• Private one on one tutoring two times per week 1hr each session.
• USDA organic meals for breakfast, brunch, dinner.
• Highland Springs Resort
• YMCA summer enrichment program.
• Special trips.

2) Goals

• The goal at WELS is to expose its students to California’s global sensibilities and thereby open their minds to life’s possibilities in a global age.
• For young men and women planning to study or work in Western society, the WELS experience will provide a foundation of cultural understanding that is bound to lead to success in their future endeavors.

3) YMCA summer enrichment program

• WELS students spend their days from 8:00am to 4:00pm at the YMCA, which offers an exhilarating cultural and language experience.
• Students are allocated to small groups with certified teachers.
• YMCA is rich in tradition and aims to create an environment which stimulates learning, promotes growth and allows each child to attain their potential during the program.
• Students will participate in a recreation program that is cultural and language based with 6 hours of instruction Monday to Friday.
• In the company of their western peers they go through the YMCA curriculum, guided by teachers who are sensitive to the linguistic challenge faced by these visiting children.
• This time at the YMCA also gives WELS students the opportunity to interact and make friends with students of their own age from different backgrounds and nationalities.
• WELS instructors help students with their homework after school and also preview the next day’s lesson.

4) Special trips
Perhaps the greatest highlights of the WELS program in California are the special excursions to:

5) Highland Springs Resort (www.highlandspringsresort.com)
Located 90 mins from Los Angeles, and with sweeping views of the San Bernardino Mountains, Highland Springs Resort accommodates students in quaint cottage units that are fully furnished with a private bathroom, equipped with a television and humidifier, air conditioning, and all students have access to the Internet. Maid service is also included. Students will participate in various outdoor activities at Highland Springs Resort including:

A live-in instructor provides supervision, care and English instruction while the students stay at Highland Springs Resort.

Students generally share double or triple rooms or may have a single room of their own depending on availability. All rooms are furnished with two single or two double beds, goose down blankets with a duvet cover, pillow, TV, refrigerator and a wall air conditioning unit. A desk, chair, shelve and wastebasket will be provided as will bed sheets, pillowcases and towels. A humidifier will also be provided. Basic bathroom essentials like a soap dish, tooth brush holder and bathmats will be provided too. The use of electrical cooking appliances, candles and incense in rooms is prohibited by fire and insurance regulations.

At WELS we believe in providing a healthy and balanced diet for each student. As a result we are the first to provide our students with USDA organic meals for breakfast, brunch and dinner. Eating such foods will only enhance the student's growth mentally and physically.

6) Why California?

California's diversity in terms of its people, food and culture is unparalleled on the west coast. Our California Program offers an amazing array of cultural, sporting and entertainment events and opportunities. Live the California Dream by exploring the celebrity handprints on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, take a tour of the stars’ multi-million dollar Beverly Hills mansions or window shop for the latest fashions in Rodeo Drive's exclusive boutiques. Check out the eccentric performers along Santa Monica Beach or take a campus tour of UCLA.

MEALS: Meals provided outside will contain a dollar limit of $10 per lunch and $15 per dinner.