www.cesalanguages.com

2011 e. [email protected] t. 01209 211800 St Petersburg intl t. +44 1209 211800

Minimum age : 16 Minutes per lesson : 50

Courses Available Languages for Life As Standard programme, in- Standard Course depth study over an extended 20 lessons per week period for students who wish to Class size: max 8 people. reach a good to excellent Ideal for all age groups (17yrs+) and knowledge and gain a solid command of Russian for St Petersburg as a city is monumental, eclectic, mesmerising and language abilities. Short term academic or professional magnificent. Founded by , home to the Hermitage, the programmes are perfect for those reasons. Very popular with GAP setting for Dostoyevsky’s “Crime and Punishment” and a dynamic hub already studying Russian, or who wish to students prior to University, of 21 st century . get a feel for studying a language graduates and adults looking to The college is located just off Nevsky Prospekt, between the Russian abroad, without making a long term take a career break. museum, the Mikahilovsky Zamok, the circus and two nice parks. The commitment. nearest metro station is only 5 mins away Facilities include 13 Academic Year Course * classrooms, free wi-fi access, a self-study/library room and small Intensive Course An in-depth 24 or 36 week refectory. As Standard Course course to ensure maximum With over 16 years of teaching experience, and between 25/ 100 Plus workshops on Business Russian, fluency and cultural assimilation. students studying each month the St Petersburg college offers a Russia for Business, Mass Media Today, fabulous language learning environment for ALL linguistic needs from Russian Culture, History & Literature beginner through to the advanced learner. Private Tuition courses on offer include general language courses Combined Course Any Monday by request (across 6 to 8 language levels), combined & private tuition As Standard Course plus programmes. The college suits Gap Year and graduate students 5 or 10 private lessons per week requiring longer term courses and adults looking to improve their Russian for career, academic or personal reasons.

Visa Details Please discuss with CESA staff

Accommodation Arrive: Sunday PM Depart: Saturday AM NB: Accommodation in St Petersburg always involves a commute to college. Allow up to 50 minutes (including metro trip).

Option 1 Host family, single room, breakfast & evening meal. Option 2 Shared apartments with Russians or other language students, Star Courses: single room, self-catering. Language for Life & Academic Year for Gap Year, Standard Courses & Private Tuition NB: Accommodation is not comparable to the West. The infrastructure is fairly basic and power and water failures are still commonplace, nor will homes exhibit much material wealth.

Course Prices College Fee : €120.00 per person (not applicable to Academic Year & Private Tuition courses) CESA Fee: € 40.00 per person

Languages for Life (20) 10 wks €2376.00 12 wks € 2673.00 16 wks €3564.00 Academic Year (20) 24 wks * €3943.00 36 wks * €5928.00 Standard Course (20) 2 wks €540.00 3 wks € 810.00 4 wks € 1080.00 5 wks €1350.00 6 wks €1620.00 8 wks € 1920.00 Intensive Course (25) 2 wks € 690.00 3 wks € 1035.00 4 wks € 1380.00 5 wks € 1725.00 6 wks €2070.00 8 wks € 2480.00 Combined Course (+5) 2 wks € 940.00 3 wks € 1396.00 4 wks € 1861.00 5 wks € 2327.00 6 wks €2792.00 8 wks €3485.00 Private Tuition (20) 1 wk € 735.00 2 wks € 1455.00 3 wks € 1916.00 4 wks €2554.00 5 wks € 3193.00 6 wks € 3831.00

Summer supplements: Applied 30 May to 16 September : Combined (+5) Courses: €105.00 per week Standard, Intensive & Languages for Life courses: €60.00 per week Private Tuition: €120.00 per week

Accommodation Prices Option 1 & 2 1 wk € 190.00 2 wks € 380.00 3 wks € 570.00 4 wks € 760.00 5 wks € 950.00 6 wks € 1140.00 Single rm 8 wks € 1520.00 10 wks € 1881.00 12 wks € 2257.00 16 wks € 3010.00 24 wks € 4514.00 36 wks € 6772.00

Accommodation Fee: Not applicable Summer supplements: Not applicable Travel: Fly direct to St Petersburg and take an arrival transfer service to college accommodation at no cost or travel by taxi, at own cost .

www.cesalanguages.com t. 01209 211800 intl t. +44 1209 211800 St Petersburg 2011

Gino: Gap Year student “I would love to return, and I wish I had stayed for longer. I shall certainly consider returning to the school in the future. It was a beautiful city, excellent language teaching and the chance to meet great people made it for me!”

Mr Markham: Private tuition “My language skills improved across the board, even my confusion over complicated verbs of motion disappeared over a fortnight!”

Kathryn: Gap Year student “I found the college staff really friendly and learning was the best bit! The college was central, so after school you could go pretty much anywhere -- a museum or a bar, depending on how the lessons had gone! ”

CESA Plus Points :

Course Start Dates St Petersburg : Applies to all group courses. Private tuition arranged any Monday subject to Built on 42 islands of the delta, the city is availability. Beginners may only begin on start dates shown in red . known as the “Venice of the north” ~ monuments and museums galore, the month dates Hermitage, Peterhof, , Church

on Spilled Blood, St Isaac’s Cathedral & Peter January 10 24 February 07 21 & Paul Fortress ~ watch the world go by March 07 21 walking along Nevsky Prospekt ~ boat trips April 04 18 along the & rivers ~ serious May 02 16 30 weather; Russian winters are COLD, but the June 13 27 warmth and white nights of summer are July 11 25 fabulous! August 08 22 September 05 19 St Petersburg College : October 03 17 31 November 14 28 Quality language tuition ~ ideal for all ability December 12 and age groups, from Gappers through to business people looking for truly intensive Public Holidays tuition ~ Excellent service and student care ~ Please note lessons lost due to holidays are not made up: 01, 02, 07 Jan, 23 highly recommended by past CESA Students. Feb, 08 Mar, 01, 09 May, 12 Jun, 04 Nov in 2011