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CERAN Junior Language Immersion programs
One program for each age group
Every day, depending on the age of the student, the program consists of six or seven lessons and five sports and leisure activities*.
This approach, based on continuous practice of the language during the activities, meals and breaks supervised by members of the CERAN JUNIOR team, ensures that each student gains real communication skills.
PRE-TEENS program ages 10 to 12
TEENS program ages 13 to 15
SENIORS program ages 16 to 18
* One afternoon a week, sports and leisure activities replace learning activities.
A typical day at CERAN JUNIOR
| 8:15AM - 9:00AM | Supervised breakfast |
| 9:00AM - 10:30AM | 2 Learning activities |
| 10:30AM - 10:50AM | Supervised break |
| 10:50AM - 12:20PM | 2 Learning activities |
| 12:20PM - 1:00PM | Supervised lunch |
| 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Free time |
| 1:30PM - 3:00PM | 2 Learning activities |
| 3:00PM - 3:20PM | Supervised break |
| 3:20PM - 4:05PM | 1 learning activity for SENIORS and TEENS 1session of sports and leisure activities for PRE-TEENS |
| 4:30PM - 6:00PM | 2 sessions of sports and leisure activities |
| 6:00PM - 6:30PM | Free time |
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM | Supervised dinner |
| 7:30PM - 8:15PM | 1 Project activity |
| 8:30PM - 10:00PM | 2 sessions of sports and leisure activities* |
| 10:30PM | Bedtime |
* The PRE-TEENS have only one session of sports and leisure activities after 8:30PM, and go to bed at 9:30PM.
Learning activities
During group lessons, students quickly develop their comprehension and oral expression skills. On arrival, they are divided into groups on the basis of a detailed evaluation.
Groups have a maximum of 9 participants.
During the workshops, students consolidate the linguistic elements they have been working on in the lessons (grammar, vocabulary, phonetics) and gain familiarity with the structures through activities such as language games.
Supervised study is devoted to preparing for the next day’s lessons, working on written exercises and revision activities.
TEENS and SENIORS have the option of complementing their programs with private lessons in order to satisfy specific needs, such as preparing for an exam, summarizing texts, analyzing literary texts, reinforcing the work done in group lessons, addressing certain grammatical weaknesses etc. (1 private lesson per day, 2 or 4 days per week).
The socio-cultural activity, offers the students an insight into the culture associated with the target language through presentations, games, films or other activities.
Adapting to you
In order to put together the most suitable program for your needs and objectives, CERAN teachers carry out a detailed analysis of your needs, target language level and objectives at the beginning of the course.
Throughout the course, you are assisted by a tutor who daily assesses what has been learned and adjusts the personal objectives where necessary to enable you to get the most out of the course.
At the end of the course, the tutor draws up a new linguistic diagnosis, comparing the results obtained with the objectives that had been set.
After the course, a computer-generated report is sent to you containing personalized recommendations on how you can continue learning.
Sports and leisure activities
Every day, and at weekends (for stays lasting longer than a week), CERAN Activity Organizers offer a variety of activities* inside or outside the center, conducted in the target language.
Sporting Activities
Mountain biking, tennis, football, unihoc, badminton, aerobics, table-tennis, volleyball, climbing, basketball, horse riding, swimming, aqua-gym, squash, athletics, handball, martial arts, baseball, white-water kayaking or canoeing, beach sports etc.
Arts and Crafts
Drawing, t-shirt painting, glass painting, designing masks and jewelry, making videos, photography, sculpture etc.
Quiet Activities
Board games, reading, personal study etc.
Project Activities
Preparing for the Friday evening extravaganza (art displays, video editing, creating a newspaper, theatre, dance or musical performances etc.)
Recreational Activities
Visits to theme parks
Cultural Activities
Visits to towns, museums, exhibitions.
These varied activities are an integral part of the learning program
* Non-exhaustive list of selected activities, depending on the CERAN JUNIOR center.
The best supervision
During our courses, we guarantee an average of 1 adult’s supervision for every 3 students. The presence of staff members 24 hours a day ensures total safety.
- Learning activities: groups of maximum 9 students.
- Sports and leisure activities in the center: groups of maximum 15 students.
- Sports and leisure activities outside the center: groups of maximum 12 students.