Avez-vous déjà pensé aux avantages que procurerait à votre enfant le fait de parler couramment deux langues ? A ce que cela lui apporterait lors de ses études, de sa future carrière professionnelle, ou tout simplement de sa vie ?

Grâce au programme d’apprentissage pour les jeunes de l’Auckland English Academy d’Howick, votre enfant découvrira une toute nouvelle approche de l’apprentissage de l’anglais, amusante, interactive et basée sur l’étudiant. Durant le reste de sa vie, l’apprentissage de l’anglais sera associé à des souvenirs joyeux et positifs. 

Son séjour au sein d’une famille soigneusement sélectionnée sera pour lui une expérience agréable. La région de Pakuranga Howick est l’un des quartiers résidentiels de prestige d’Auckland, avec des maisons respectant des normes de qualité élevés. Il s’agit de familles qui désirent réellement connaître votre enfant et comprendre ses besoins spécifiques. 

Notre représentant sera là pour l’accueillir à son arrivée à l’aéroport international d’Auckland et le raccompagnera à l’aéroport lorsque sera venu le moment de rentrer à la maison. Notre personnel attentionné, respectant la norme ISO-9000-2000, s’occupera de lui chaque jour durant son séjour à Auckland. 

Le programme de cours d’été à l’étranger de l’Auckland English Academy représente une première approche idéale de la vie dans un pays étranger tout en utilisant réellement une nouvelle langue. Il s’agit d’un programme soigneusement organisé avec des cours d’anglais le matin et des activités de divertissement accompagnées tous les après-midi.  Votre enfant adorera ces dernières qui vont de l’équitation au patin à glace qui non seulement enrichiront son vocabulaire mais contribueront également à lui donner confiance dans la pratique de la langue.

   Il profitera de ces activités avec un groupe de nouveaux amis en provenance de pays différents, partageant ensemble l’aventure que consiste à explorer une nouvelle culture, un nouveau pays et une nouvelle langue.

Day 1  Your daughter’s plane touches down in Auckland.  The flight attendant who has taken care of her during the flight escorts her through the airport to collect her luggage. She locates our staff-member waiting in the airport’s arrival hall – easy to spot with that big yellow lemon sign.  Introductions made, papers signed, and it’s time for your daughter to be driven to her new homestay family. She meets the family, unpacks her bag, and our staff-member takes some photos with her new family. 

Day 2.  Monday and the first day at school.  Your daughter is welcomed by our teachers.  She takes the simple check-box test. There are 4 new students from different countries starting today, including Florence from Kiribati.  “Where is Kiribati?” your daughter asks.  Florence shows her on the world map and your daughter points to her home country.  The new students are assigned to their classes, and your daughter is delighted to find that she and Florence are in the same class. Today, by email, you receive the photos we took yesterday of your daughter and her homestay family.

Day 3.  After lunch all the students are going roller-blading.  Our Activities Co-ordinator checks them onto their chartered bus and goes with them to beautiful Mission Bay.  Each student is fitted out with roller-blades and protective gear.  Then it’s time to skate.  It’s not as easy as it looks, but with the waves rolling in beside the skating path, it’s exciting and heaps of fun. 

Day 7. The weekend.  Your daughter spends the morning playing with her homestay brother and sister on the trampoline.  In the afternoon the family take her shopping.  They buy groceries.  She buys a New Zealand T-shirt.  This evening they will all go to a BBQ party. 

Day 12.  The morning English classes are going well.  Your daughter is finding it easier each day to understand what the teacher says.  Her teacher gives the class an interesting homework assignment – finding out information and opinions from their homestay families.  Your daughter is surprised at some of the answers she gets – and happy to find out that asking the questions and understanding the answers is much easier than she had expected. 

Day 15 – Sunday.  Your daughter goes on a picnic with the family. They visit a farm and she feeds the baby lambs.  She takes lots of photos. 

Day 17.  Instead of going out with the activities group this afternoon, your daughter goes with our student counsellor to visit local high schools.  They visit 3 schools, talk to the Deans of Overseas students and are given tours of the schools. She asks lots of questions.  She hasn’t decided yet whether she’ll choose to do her high school study in New Zealand. But visiting the schools gives her a good idea of what they are like – and a lot to think about.  She packs the schools’ brochures into her bag to take home. 

Day 19  Today’s activity is horseriding.  Everyone has worn jeans to school.  The horses are big and a bit scary.  But they’re gentle and well-trained. It’s heaps of fun.  Lots more photos. 

Day 20. Her last day of school. There’s lots to do. Everyone is exchanging addresses and email addresses. There’s a ceremony at mid-morning.  Your daughter receives her completion certificate and makes a little speech.  Everyone claps.  After her final activity, she says good-bye to her teachers and friends. 

Day 21. A few tears this morning as your daughter farewells her homestay family.  Our staff-member picks her up and drives her to the airport.  He helps her check in and signs her over to the flight attendant, who takes her through customs and onto the plane.  As she flies home, she’s already writing post-cards to her new friends and her “second family”.