What a joyous month December brought to our school! From the Christmas shopping to the New Year Celebration what better way to spend the last month of 2011! Tis the season to be jolly!

	Sayaka Sakakibara School Manager & Accomodation		Yuly Andrea Gonzalez Sarmiento Academic Coordinator
	Naoko Toyama Senior Registrar		Susy de Sousa Marketing Coordinator & Student Services
	Hafida Bouhlouba Registrar		Bilaal Ameer International Sales & Services Coordinator

If you would like to stay in touch with GEOS Montreal, please join our Facebook group! Feel free to also upload pictures and share your experience with your friends and even former students. You can also be informed about our activities at anytime. Join us on Facebook! (GEOS Montreal - activities). You can also take a look at our videos (please visit http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=GEOS+MOntreal&search_type=&aq=f ) and have a look at the testimonials on our website (http://www.geosmontreal.com/testimonials).

If you also would like to take a look at a video about Montreal, please visit: http://www.tourisme-montreal.org/MontrealTV

We had our last dinner with Audrey who will now be working at our head office in Germany. Wishing her all the best!

Je m'appelle Bastien Vaultier. Originaire de France, je viens d'un petit port de l'Atlantique qui se nomme La Rochelle. Ça fait maintenant 5 ans que je vis au Canada. Étudiant en histoire, j'étais venu réaliser une maîtrise sur la francophonie canadienne. Je suis aussi passionné de musique. Guitariste et chanteur, j'œuvre en tant qu'auteur-compositeur depuis plusieurs années. Après avoir passé trois ans en Ontario, j'ai choisi de poser mes valises à Montréal, et de poursuivre une autre de mes passions : l'enseignement.
 
À Geos, je trouve que l'environnement de travail est à la fois détendu et studieux. L'équipe de professeurs est vraiment géniale et les étudiants nous apportent tous quelque chose de différent, tant par la culture de leur pays que par leur personnalité. Ça vaut le coup d'y faire un tour !

  

 

Bonjour à tous,
Mon nom est Dean Meloche.  Je suis un professeur de l'éducation physique qui habite à Kahnawake, Québec mais qui parlait seulement en anglais avant mon cours de français à GEOS. Je suis en train de faire vingt-quatre semaines dans le cours intensif français pour pouvoir enseigner en français. J'ai choisi l'école parce que les témoignages sur le site web étaient bien et j'essayais de trouver une école ou les étudiants étaient sérieux. J'ai trouvé exactement ça, plus beaucoup d'autres excellentes qualités. GEOS est une bonne place pour apprendre la culture des personnes qui habitent beaucoup de lieux à l'entour du monde. J'ai beaucoup d'amis à l'école qui sont très sympa et gentils. Aussi, les professeurs ont énormément de patience. Les étudiantes peuvent demander beaucoup de choses pendant la classe et les professeurs nous aident toujours. Les professeurs aussi sont toujours prêtent à adapter le cours aux besoins des étudiants. Mon expérience à GEOS est positive et mémorable.

 

Dean Meloche
Canada
Intensive French Program, 24 weeks

We are very proud of our Nationality mix for this month. Currently we have 43 Nationalities represented in the school among our 105 students.

Canadian: 21.1%
Saudi Arabian: 16.3%
Mexican: 9.5%
Brazilian: 5.1%
Venezuelan: 4.8%
French: 4.4%
German: 4.1%
Colombian: 3.1%
American: 2.7%
Australian: 2.4%
Spanish: 2.04%
Japanese and Italian: 1.7% each
Others: 21.06%

The French Beginner starting dates for 2012 are: January 9, February 6, March 5, April 2, May 28, June 25, July 23, August 20, September 17, October 15, November 12 and December 10, 2012.

Japanese Beginner starting dates for 2012 are the following: January 30th, March 12th, June 4th, August 6th, September 24th.

Our Elective Classes for the New Year are the following: TOEFL & IELTS preparation classes, Writing (I, II & III) and a NEW Elective Class Listening & Pronunciation. The French Electives are: "communication Française" & Tutorat DELF.

If you are interested in any of our elective classes, feel free to contact us at info@geosmontreal.com.
 

We also offer seasonal study tours/holiday group courses that students can join individually for one or two weeks.

Furthermore you can send your own group. Please fill out the study tour analysis form that you can find on our website and we will then design a program and prepare a quote for you based on the activities and accommodations requested.

You can download our 2012 School Brochure here.If you have any questions regarding the programs or the starting dates, just send us an email by CLICKING HERE.

Winter is here! So it's now time to enjoy winter's activities. That's the reason why our students went ice skating at Atrium 1000. It's an indoor skating rink which offers a warm atmosphere with soothing music. Fun guarantee!

Besides, to keep warm what's better than a hot chocolate at "Juliette et Chocolat"? A lovely little restaurant in downtown of Montreal where you can find the chocolate in all its states!

Finally, in December there is our annual Christmas Party. It's an important event that gathers staff members and students of Geos in a restaurant to celebrate Christmas time. This year's Christmas party was held at Pub Brouhaha, where we enjoyed a traditional Canadian Christmas meal.

What is happening in Montreal in January?

Don't be fooled by the temperature dip, in January there is plenty to do such as skiing or snowboarding. Actually, all the activities that make you enjoy the snow despite the cold weather.

In this purpose, Jean Drapeau park morphs into a winter wonderland of igloo mazes, furry mascot people and mostly free activities.

Moreover, notice that there is the Igloofest festival, the outdoor winter dance fest of the year! This event attracts thousands of electronic music fans.