Tradana Global Special Groups in San Diego



GROUP OVERVIEW

Intrax International Institute – San Diego, is an established, fully accredited international school that delivers a range of quality youth language and culture programs for short-term seasonal or long-term study. The campus is centrally located in beautiful downtown San Diego in America’s “Most Beautiful City.” Facilities include a high-tech computer lab, wireless internet access, student lounge, kitchen, and spacious, bright classrooms. We makes it easy for youth (12 and up) to safely learn English and experience American culture by taking part in fun activities such as visiting cultural and educational sites and participating in sports and recreational events.With the wonderful San Diego weather and our center’s prime location downtown, Tradana Global arranges groups to join all year round.

PROGRAM DETAILS

The San Diego’s Group Programs include a variety of services designed to provide students with a safe, fun and educational experience.
Special Group programs include:
• Professional English Classes - 15 sessions/week
• Supervised activities – Monday through Thursday
• 1 week program includes a Friday graduation, lunch and activity.
• 2 week programs include 1 full Friday excursion to Sea World or the San Diego Zoo.
• 3 week programs include 2 full Friday excursions to both Sea World & the San Diego Zoo.
• Academic materials
• Computers with free Internet access during supervised break time
• Graduation ceremony and Certificate of Completion
• Homestay Placement in a shared room
• Homestay Accommodation – 21 meals per week (breakfast, sack lunch, dinner)
• Arrival and departure transfers from San Diego airport

ACCOMMODATIONS

All of our homestays are carefully screened for excellence and the families are carefully selected. Tradana Global has developed a trusting relationship with these families, and takes special care when placing children. We will give you complete details of your student’s host family before they arrive in San Diego. Chaperone accommodations will be homestay with 3 meals per day. If chaperone elects to stay in a Residence Club, meals will not be included. Students should expect to take public transportation between the host family home and program locations. If students would instead like a daily escort between the host family home and program location, please contact us in advance.

WEATHER & ACTIVITIES




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There are a wide range of sports and educational activities included in the program every week, Monday to Thursday afternoons. Samples of the activities that may be arranged for your group are: college campus tours, beach barbeques, shopping, beach volleyball, La Jolla Aquarium, swimming, and much more! Evenings and weekends are spent with quality American host families, enjoying all the hospitality that America has to offer.
There are a wide range of sports and educational activities included in the program every week, Monday to Thursday afternoons. Samples of the activities that may be arranged for your group are: college campus tours, beach barbeques, shopping, beach volleyball, La Jolla Aquarium, swimming, and much more! Evenings and weekends are spent with quality American host families, enjoying all the hospitality that America has to offer.

Student Summer Camp Schedule (2 Week)



Date
Day
Daily Activities
Stay
1
Sun
Leaving Indonesia for San Francisco via international flight;
Opening Ceremony and Orientation
SFO
2
Mon
AM: Guiding Instruction by Professor of University of California
“Approach to the study of the modern United States”
“Cultural differences between China and U.S.”
“American university systems and curriculum setup”
“Introduction and application to American top universities and its scholarship”
PM: Visit San Jose State University (SJSU)
SJSU is the founding campus of the California State University system, and holds the distinction of being the oldest public institution of higher education on the West Coast. SJSU claims to provided Silicon Valley firms with more engineering, computer science and business graduates than any other college or university, and philanthropic support to SJSU is among the highest in the CSU system.
SFO
3
Tue
AM: Visit one of the world’s private leading research and teaching institutions – Stanford University
The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked Stanford’s undergraduate program fourth in the nation and Stanford is consistently ranked high in other college and university rankings.
PM: Visit the famous public research university – University of California, Berkeley
UC Berkeley is the oldest of the ten major campuses affiliated with the University of California. Berkeley offers some 300 undergraduates and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. Sixty-five Nobel Laureates have been university faculty, alumni or researchers. The Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Berkeley 3rd internationally, while Newsweek and Webometrics placed Berkeley 5th in the World. Washington Monthly ranked Berkeley 1st in its 2009 National University College rankings. In the US News and World Report graduate school survey, Berkeley is the only university to achieve top 5 rankings in
SFO
4
Wed
San Francisco City Tour: Fisherman’s Wharf, The Golden Gate Bridge, Union Square, Chinatown, Lombard Street, Palace of Fine Arts, Twin Peaks, and etc.
SFO
5
Thu
San Jose (Silicon Valley) Tour: Intel Museum, NASA Ames Research Center & Museum, Fry’s, Fortune 500 Companies: HP, Google, Yahoo, and etc.
SFO
6
Fri
Leaving San Francisco for Los Angeles,
Los Angeles city tour: Hollywood Boulevard, Kodak Theatre, Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, Hollywood Walk of Fame, and etc.
LAX
7
Sat
Universal Studio tour: see how Hollywood magic really happens. Go behind the scenes on the world famous Studio Tour and experience all-new movie sets in trams quipped with new state-of-the-art HD monitors.
LAX
8
Sun
Disneyland tour: From the charm of Main Street, U.S.A to the whimsy of Mickey’s Toontown, explore eight fantastic “lands” of nostalgia, color and delight. Let your imagination run free in a magic kingdom where life is a fairy tale and dreams really do come true.
LAX
9
Mon
Leaving Los Angeles for Washington D.C.
DCA
10
Tue
Washington D.C. Capital tour: The White House, Capitol Hall, The National Mall, Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument, Jefferson Memorial, DAR Constitutional Hall, National Archives, and etc.
DCA
11
Tue
Leaving Washington D.C., visit Princeton University and Philadelphia on the way to New York,
NYC
12
Thu
AM: Visit Columbia University
Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, and is the 5th oldest in the United States. Notable alumni and affiliates include 4 Founding Fathers of the United States, 4 United States Presidents, 9 Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States, 97 Pulitzer Prize winners, 93 Nobel Prize winners, and at least 20 Academy Award winners.
PM: New York City tour: Status of Liberty, Empire State Building, Rockefeller Center, 911 Memorial World Trade Center, Times Square, 5th
NYC
13
Fri
Luggage packing;
Leaving New York for Indonesia via international flight
In flight
14
Sat
Arriving at Indonesia, end of program





Application requirements and deadline:
§  Age of Applicant: 11—18 years old
§  Application deadline: May 15, 2010
§  Departure time: June-July, 2010

Camp includes the following items:


Class arrangements:

  • Teachers
  • Classroom
  • Materials
  • Activities
  • Certificate
  • Janitor and etc.
  • Invitation letter
  • Visa application supporting materials
  • Visa application service
  • Full time coordinator
  • Logistic service
  • All meals during the camp;
  • Hotel (two people per room, single room pays extra, $120/room)
  • Tour bus
  • Driver and guide’s daily tips
  • Partial cities’ hotel room cost for driver and guide
  • Students and teachers’ medical insurance
  • Liability Insurance
  • International round trip ticket
Camp activity excludes:

  • Passport application fee
  • U.S. visa application fee and all related costs for the visa application
  • Fiskal in Indonesia
  • Transportation to and from Jakarta airport
  • Luggage overweight fine
  • Personal expenses in the U.S.
  • Theme parks tickets
  • Ferry ticket to Status of Liberty



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