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Lynn University is a private, independent university founded in 1962 on 123 lush, landscaped acres with seven fresh water lakes. It is located in Boca Raton, on Florida’s Gold Coast, midway between Palm Beach and the Fort Lauderdale/Miami area.
Age 12-18 Free WiFi Garden Restaurant & kitchen
Lounge area Swimming pool Library YOUNG LEARNER PACKAGES
Course Ages Course dates Course duration
Classic Summer School 12-18 28 Jun - 09 Aug 1-4 weeks
Premium Florida Experience 12-18 28 Jun - 09 Aug 2 weeks Summer School
• Students who want to do more than 2 weeks but want to do a specialist courses can book Classic in addition. • Students who want to stay more than 4 weeks are advised to do a two centre course as the leisure programme will repeat every 4 weeks. CLASSES & CLASSROOMS COURSE & METHODOLOGY • Maximum 15 students • LAL’s own bespoke course book, “Round the World” • Classrooms located centrally on campus given to every student (included in price) • Students tested online for written and on-site for • Curriculum and class levels based on the CEFR oral skills (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) • Students tested at the end of their course to check for progress • Course designed by LAL academic staff with a focus on communication and current topics • International mix of students • Certificate of attendance and teacher’s report • 15 hours per week (mornings, Monday - Friday) given to every student
TRANSFERS Arrivals and departures are on Sundays only.
Airport Arrivals Departures Travel times
Miami (MIA) 07.00 - 21.00 11.00 - 01.00 90 minutes
Fort Lauderdale 07.00 - 21.00 11.00 - 01.00 45 minutes (FLL)
Prices include accompanied transfer to and from the airport with the arrival and departure times listed above and in the Price List or group quote. Transfers outside of these times and dates are subject to an additional cost of USD150 (one way) per student.
Transfers may involve waiting time of up to two hours after students have cleared immigration. SAMPLE TIMETABLE: Week 1
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
09.15 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast (07.30-09.30)
10.00
Level Test Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons
11.30 Arrivals Break Break Break Break Break 11.45
Welcome Talk Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons
Full-day 13.15 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Excursion: Miami Beach 14.00
Half-day Half-day Half-day Excursion: Arrivals Excursion: Activities Activities Excursion: Shopping at The Beach Everglades the Mall
19.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
19.45 Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time
20.15 Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly
20.30 Arrivals/ Trash Bag Minute to Win It Speed Friending Treasure Hunt Fashion Show Themed Certificates & Homecoming Carnival Night Themed Prom Dance Free Tme Free Time Free Time Free Time
22.30 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting & & Bed Time & Bed Time & Bed Time & Bed Time & Bed Time Bed Time (23.30 - 23.45)
23.00 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out (00.00) SAMPLE TIMETABLE: Week 2
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Breakfast 09.15 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast (07.30 - 09.30) 10.00
Level Test Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons
11.30 Break Break Break Break Break Activities
11.45 Departures
Welcome Talk Lessons Lessons Lessons Lessons Full-day Excursion: Miami 13.15 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Seaquarium & 14.00 Miami Wynwood Art District
Half-day Half-day Half-day Excursion: Excursion: Excursion: Activities Activities Shopping at Fort Lauderdale
Arrivals The Beach
Activities the Mall Cruise
19.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
19.45 Personal Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Personal Time Time Full-day Excursion: NASA Kennedy Space Center Space Kennedy NASA Excursion: Full-day 20.15 Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly Assembly
20.30
Water Wars West Key or Center Space Kennedy NASA Excursion: Full-day Optional
Themed Limo by Miami Black & White Certificates & Dive In Open Air Homecoming Talent Show Themed Casino Themed Prom Movie Night Dance & Auction Night & Dinner at Hard Rock Cafe Rock at Hard & Dinner Cafe Rock at Hard & Dinner Free Time Excursion: Half-day Optional Half-day Excursion: Miami by Limo by Miami Excursion: Half-day
22.30 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting & & Bed Time & Bed Time & Bed Time & Bed Time & Bed Time Bed Time (23.30 - 23.45)
23.00 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out (00.00)
Premium Florida Experience only Accommodation LAL Boca Raton
lalschools.com RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION LAUNDRY • 1 centrally located accommodation building • Facilities available in the main accommodation • Apartments with 2 or 5 bedrooms building • Shared bathrooms • Approximate cost of USD 1.50 for washing • Maximum ratio of WC/bath/shower 1:5 machine and USD 1.50 for dryer. (Machines only students take “quarters”) • Apartments arranged as single sex • N.B. LAL Boca Raton is not responsible for any • Basic kitchen with fridge and lounge area (stove damage, shrinkage or colour run to clothing and dishwasher not to be used) • Air conditioning throughout • Male staff/group leaders are not allowed to enter female flats without a female staff member accompanying them except in emergency situations • Rooms • Single bed, two beds per room • Carpet (in bedrooms) • Wardrobe, desk and chest of drawers per student
SECURITY, DEPOSIT & KEYS • Key card entry to apartment and room • Entry to residence under adult supervision only WELFARE INFORMATION • Damage Deposit of USD 100 or EUR 80 on arrival • Bed-time/curfew is at 22.30 and lights out at • This will be returned to the student only upon 23.00 Sunday to Thursday and 23.30/00.00 Friday departure to Saturday • Wake-up is at 08.00 STAFF & ROOM ALLOCATIONS • All bedding and bathroom towels supplied. • All residential accommodation is staffed Students must bring their own beach towels. overnight by LAL staff • LAL Welfare & Consent Form required in advance • Entry to residence under adult supervision only (forms.lalschools.com) • Students allocated according to sharing N.B. LAL is not responsible for the loss or theft of students’ property. preferences sent in advance Students are advised to NOT bring laptops, tablets or other • Advance rooming and sharing requests cannot be expensive items. Valuable items can always be left in the LAL office which is locked every night. guaranteed • Where no preference has been sent, we reserve the right to allocate according to our room allocation policy, which includes sharing with students from other nationalities Leisure LAL Boca Raton
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EXCURSIONS & ACTIVITIES
Included: • One full-day per week • Three half-day per week
Optional Weekend: Orlando Theme Parks USD350 Full-day: NASA Kennedy Space Center USD130 Key West USD130 Orlando (Universal, Disney, Busch Gardens, SeaWorld) USD170 Half-day: Miami by Limo USD100 Above optionals must be booked and paid for by 31 May 2020. For more information about Optional Excursions, please see individual Optional Excursion flyers.
Excursion transportation is yellow school buses for all half-day excursions and coaches for all full-day excursions. All transportation used has air-conditioning.
INCLUDED FULL DAY INCLUDED FULL DAY INCLUDED FULL DAY INCLUDED FULL DAY
MIAMI BEACH MIAMI SEAQUARIUM & MIAMI COCONUT GROVE MIAMI MUSEUM PARK The place to see and be seen. WYNWOOD ARTS DISTRICT Excursion to Miami’s first & FROST MUSEUM OF Students will enjoy a walking This 38 acre marine park is suburb, Coconut Grove. SCIENCES tour of Miami’s historic Art home to Flipper the dolphin Students will enjoy a walking The Museum is divided into Deco District followed by free and Lolita the killer whale. tour taking in the Vizcaya 4 buildings: the Aquarium, time to soak up the sun on Then visit the Arts District, Museum and Gardens, ending Planetarium and North and Miami’s South beach. home to one of the world’s with free time at CocoWalk, West Wings. Travel from the largest open-air street-art home to a variety of boutiques, Total duration of this trip is ocean to the Everglades, from approximately 8 hours, of which installations. cafes and bistros. the human cell to outer space. approximately 3 hours is travel time. Total duration approximately 8 hours, 4 week students only. Total duration 3 & 4 week students only. Total of which approximately 3 hours is travel approximately 8 hours, of which duration approximately 8 hours, of time. Packed lunch included. approximately 3 hours is travel time. which 3 hours is travel time. Packed Packed lunch included. lunch included.
INCLUDED HALF DAY INCLUDED HALF DAY INCLUDED HALF DAY INCLUDED HALF DAY
BOOMERS FORT LAUDERDALE THE MALL EVERGLADES Boca Raton’s favorite place CRUISE Visit one of South Florida’s The Everglades is home to a for fun has something for Cruise around the ‘Venice of many malls where students variety of rare and endangered everyone! From Laser Tag and America’, Fort Lauderdale. can enjoy browsing through a species, from the tiniest grass Batting Cages to Go Karts, Students will enjoy views of wide variety of America’s most frog to the biggest American our attractions are sure to downtown Fort Lauderdale fashionable stores. crocodile. Students will take keep the fun going all day. and Port Everglades. The total duration of this trip is part in an Airboat tour of the approximately 5 hours, of which 1-2 hours Don’t forget to try out the The total duration of this trip is park, a unique way to see the is travel time. New Spin Zone Bumper Cars! approximately 5 hours, of which 2 local wildlife followed by an hours is travel time. 4 week students only. Total duration of alligator show. this trip is 5 hours, of which 1 hour is travel time. Total duration approximately 5 hours, of which 2 hours is travel time. Airboat ride and exhibit entarnces included.
INCLUDED HALF DAY INCLUDED HALF DAY
MUSEUM OF DISCOVERY THE BEACH & SCIENCE Enjoy a relaxing afternoon Home to over 200 interactive on one of Florida’s golden exhibits including sharks and (lifeguard patrolled) beaches the largest living Atlantic and participate in a variety of Coral reef in captivity. activities, from swimming and 3 & 4 week students only. Total duration sunbathing to playing beach approximately 5 hours of which 2 soccer and volleyball. hours is travel time. The mobile app is available for both Apple and Android This excursion is approximately 5 hours platforms. Download to your phone or of which up to 1.5 hours is travel time. tablet from the App Store and Google Play by searching for “Museum of Discovery & Science”. OPTIONAL FULL DAY OPTIONAL FULL DAY OPTIONAL FULL DAY
NASA KENNEDY SPACE KEY WEST WALT DISNEY WORLD, Optional CENTER Students will visiting the home ORLANDO Excursion to the iconic home of Ernest Hemingway, one Go to one of Walt Disney Excursions of America’s space program. of Key West’s most famous World Resort parks. Students This is the opportunity of residents. Then they will have can choose from Magic a lifetime to explore the free time to explore Duval Kingdom Park®, Typhoon grounds from where NASA Street, home of the weird and Lagoon, Blizzard Beach, sends people into space. the wonderful. Hollywood StudiosTM and Animal Kingdom Park®. Packed lunch and dinner included. Total Packed lunch and dinner included. Total Packed lunch and dinner and admission duration of this trip is approximately 12 duration of this trip is approximately 14 to one park included. Total duration of hours, of which approximately 7 hours hours, of which approximately 7 hours is this trip is approximately 14 hours, of is travel time. travel time. which around 7 hours is travel time.
OPTIONAL FULL DAY OPTIONAL FULL DAY OPTIONAL FULL DAY OPTIONAL HALF DAY
UNIVERSAL, ORLANDO BUSCH GARDENS, TAMPA SEAWORLD, ORLANDO MIAMI BY LIMO See breathtaking shows Excursion to your choice of Excursion to this African- Travel in a 20-seat stretch featuring the most famous Universal Orlando Resort themed park. Busch Gardens limousine along Ocean Drive whale in the world, Shamu, or parks. Students can choose offers students a unique through the world famous Art visit the Aquatica Water Park between Universal Studios combination of unrivalled Deco district, before heading and experience the slide of a and Universal Islands of thrill rides, exotic animals and to Miami South Beach, home lifetime, the Dolphin Plunge. Adventure. stunning shows. of Miami’s vibrant nightlife.
Packed lunch and dinner included. Total The total duration of this trip is Packed lunch and dinner and admission Packed lunch and dinner included. Total duration of this trip is approximately 14 approximately 5 hours, of which 2 hours to one park included. Total duration of duration of this trip is approximately 14 hours, of which approximately 7 hours is is travel time. this trip is approximately 14 hours, of hours, of which approximately 8 hours is travel time. which around 7 hours is travel time. travel time. EXCURSION CALENDAR 2020
June July
29 Mon Half-day to Beach 20 Mon Half-day to Beach Optional Half-day Miami by Limo and Dinner at the 30 Tue 21 Tue Hard Rock Cafe (included for Premium South Florida July Experience Students)
1 Wed Half-day Shopping at the Mall 22 Wed Half-day Shopping at the Mall
2 Thu 23 Thu Half-day to Fort Lauderdale Cruise | Boomers (4 WEEK 4 WEEK 1 24 Fri 3 Fri Half-day to the Everglades week students) Full-day to Miami Seaquarium & Miami 4 Sat Full-day to Miami Beach 25 Sat Wynwood Art District | Miami Coconut Optional Grove (4 week students) Optional Full-day to NASA Kennedy Space Center Weekend to Orlando 5 Sun (included for Premium South Florida Experience 26 Sun Optional Full-day to Orlando | Tampa Students) | Optional Full-day to Key West
Mon 6 Mon Half-day to Beach 27 Half-day to Beach
Optional Half-day Miami by Limo and Dinner at the 28 Tue 7 Tue Hard Rock Cafe (included for Premium South Florida 29 Wed Half-day Shopping at the Mall Experience Students)
Thu 8 Wed Half-day Shopping at the Mall 30 Half-day to the Everglades | Museum of Discovery & 31 Fri 9 Thu Science (3 & 4 week students) WEEK 2 WEEK 5 10 Fri Half-day to Fort Lauderdale Cruise August Full-day to Miami Beach | Miami Museum Park (3 & 4 Full-day to Miami Seaquarium & 1 Sat 11 Sat week students) Miami Wynwood Art District Optional Weekend to Optional Full-day to NASA Kennedy Space Center Optional Full-day to Orlando | 12 Sun Orlando 2 Sun (included for Premium South Florida Experience Tampa Students) | Optional Full-day to Key West 13 Mon Half-day to Beach 3 Mon Half-day to Beach 14 Tue OPTIONAL HALF DAY Optional Half-day Miami by Limo and Dinner at the 15 Wed Half-day Shopping at the Mall 4 Tue Hard Rock Cafe (included for Premium South Florida Experience Students) 16 Thu 5 Wed Half-day Shopping at the Mall Half-day to the Everglades | Museum of Discovery 17 Fri & Science (3 & 4 week students) WEEK 3 6 Thu WEEK 6 Full-day to Miami Beach | Miami Museum Park (3 & Sat Half-day to Fort Lauderdale Cruise | Boomers (4 18 7 Fri 4 week students) week students) Optional Full-day to NASA Kennedy Space Center Full-day to Miami Seaquarium & Miami Wynwood 19 Sun (included for Premium South Florida Experience 8 Sat Art District | Miami Coconut Grove (4 week Students) | Optional Full-day to Key West students) lalschools.com