Junior Winter Program in Denver, Colorado!

The Colorado Winter Adventures program, for ages 14 - 17 years old, runs from January 8 to January 28 for 2 or 3 weeks. This program combines an exciting week of winter activities and English courses at a world class ski resort in the Colorado Rocky Mountains with a one or two-week homestay program filled with interesting and diverse activities, classes and excursions in the friendly city of Denver.

Ski Resort - January 8 to January 15 (first week)

Students will stay at the Copper Mountain ski resort in shared rooms. English classes will be at the resort in the mornings and then the afternoons and evenings are packed with activities including skiing, snowboarding, ice skating, snow shoeing, tubing, outlet shopping, and visiting bustling historical mountain towns.

English Classes

As with all our English programs, the English classes are student-centered, communicative, and designed for teens by highly qualified, experienced native-speaking teachers. Students have the opportunity to follow one of two ESL tracks:

• General English: an experiential general English acquisition program filled with role playing, games and other fun techniques for gaining proficiency skills based on culture, the arts and sports common to the Rocky Mountains and Denver,
• or
• University Access: students work on foundational skills necessary for entrance to American academic institutions, including review of the application process and essay writing workshops, interview skills, research and note-taking techniques, oral presentations and tours of local universities.

Homestay - January 15 to January 28 (second, third weeks)

After leaving Copper Mountain, students then move to their homestay families in Denver where they will either be in a single room or share a room with another student or with an American host family member under 18! They will join with their fellow students to take our English classes in the morning at Johnson & Wales University and have the afternoons to go to the rodeo, ice skate, swim, explore Denver's museums, shops, galleries, and other exciting local attractions!

We offer a full activity program, with activities such as:

• Skiing (additional cost)
• Snowboarding (additional cost)
• Ice skating
• Snow shoeing & Nordic skiing
• Swimming
• Shopping
• Denver Art Museum
• Clyfford Still Museum
• Pro rodeo or other sporting event
• Visit to Breckenridge & Boulder

Program Dates

January 8, 2012 to January 28, 2012

Pricing

• Registration fee - $100
• 2 weeks Winter Adventures - $2470
• 3 weeks Winter Adventures - $3360
• Return airport transfer of an individual - $100
• **Ski/Snowboard Intensive Package for 16 & 17 year olds - $370
• **Ski/Snowboard Intensive Package for 14 & 15 year olds - $430

**Ski/Snowboard Intensive package allows the student to ski or snowboard during the first week at the ski resort. This package includes 4 lift tickets, 4 half-day ski/snowboard lessons with a professional, ski or snowboard equipment and helmet rental.

Winter Adventures Program pricing includes:

• Fifteen 45-minute general English lessons per week
• Daily staff-led afternoon activities/excursions
• Residence accommodations in shared rooms at ski resort during the 1st week
• Homestay accommodations in double rooms during the 2nd and 3rd weeks
• 3 meals per day Mondays to Fridays, 2 meals per day on weekends
• 5 afternoon activities/excursions per week
• 5 evening activities/excursions at the resort, 1 weekly evening activity during homestay
• 1 full day excursion on Saturdays
• Health insurance