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St. Petersburg |
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Founded in 1992, the St. Petersburg school is conveniently located
in the historical city center. It is just a five-minute walk
to the nearest metro station and is surrounded by many restaurants,
bars, and theaters. The facilities occupy the fourth floor of
a charming 19thcentury building, and feature 15 classrooms,
a library with a selection of Russian newspapers, a cafeteria
with hot and cold food, and a computer lab with free Internet
access for students. All of the school’s teachers hold
a university degree either in Teaching Russian as a Foreign
Language (RKI) or Linguistics, which ensures a high level of
professional instruction.
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Highlights |
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Location: Located in the historical city center, just a five-minute walk to the nearest metro station "Ligovsky Prospekt." |
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Facilities: Established in 1992 . 15 classrooms . library . computer lab with free Internet . cafeteria. |
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Group Class Size: Maximum 10 students. |
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Student Body: 24% of students are from Switzerland, 20% from Germany, 11% from the USA, 11% from England, 7% from France, and 5% from Japan. 42% of students are ages 20-30, 26% are 30-40, 12% are 40-50, 14% are 50+, and 6% are under 20. |
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St. Petersburg |
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Activities and Excursions |
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The activities at the St. Petersburg school are a great way
to get to know other students and the local Russian culture.
Some of the activities that the school organizes include walking
city tours, vodka tastings, Friday cocktails, and sports. You
can also meet Russian students who are studying English, German,
French, Spanish and Finnish through joint school events--an
excellent opportunity for language and cultural exchange. There
is also an on-site ticket booking service where you can book
tickets to many different cultural events, from ballet to open-air
concerts or soccer matches.
There are many sights to visit and fun things to do while in
St. Petersburg. Here are just a few of the excursions you can
participate in:
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Peterhof
Visit one of St. Petersburg's most famous estates, built by Peter the Great, located in the suburbs of the city. Tour the beautiful park adorned with fountains, statues and elaborate gardens.
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GUVD Museum
Visit the historical museum of Russian Police.
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River and canals of St. Petersburg
The Neva River, together with its many canals and bridges, gives the city a unique and striking ambience. You will tour the fun waters and get a chance to see St. Petersburg from a different point of view.
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Russian folk art lesson/Matreshka
Enjoy a wonderful opportunity to make an original Russian souvenir yourself! You will have a short lecture about Russian Folk Art and then be taught how to paint wood in "Khokhloma" style by a professional teacher.
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Russian folk music lesson/Gusli
Receive a lecture about Russian musical folklore, the construction of "gusli," its history, and its meaning in Russian traditional folk music.
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Russian Vodka Museum
The 17th-century word "vodka" is most likely a derivative of "voda," the Latin word for "water." During the tour of the museum, you will learn this and many other interesting facts about the history of vodka. Of course, you will also sample a bit of the famous liquor.
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Dostoyevsky Tour
He has written many novels, articles, and short stories, but Fydor Dostoyevsky is probably most famous for his book Crime and Punishment. On this tour, you will visit famous spots where some of his novels took place, as well as visit one of the apartments where he lived until his death in 1861.
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Pavlovsk
This gorgeous palace in the suburbs of St. Petersburg was a gift from Catherine II to her son, Tsar Paul I. Inside the palace walls is a collection of paintings, antiques, sculptures, and porcelain that Paul gathered on his travels.
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St. Petersburg |
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TRKI Exam Preparation
The school in St. Petersburg is an official preparation center for the Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. This exam is recognized by the Russian Federal Ministry of Education and measures students' linguistic ability for university studies in Russian, either in Russia or their home country.
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Course includes a minimum of one module (five individual
lessons) of exam preparation and materials.
Number of modules required is determined by the
teacher and student.
Offered in addition to a regular Russian course.
Start dates every two weeks.
Exam costs are between US$60 and US$120 and must
be paid directly to the exam center.
The TRKI and can be taken every week of the year. |
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Private Courses
Other special courses in St. Petersburg are available as one-on-one training and prepare students for the special requirements of a particular topic. The main language goals of these courses are to gain subject-specific vocabulary, confident language skills, precise formulation of ideas and sentences, and fluency in speech.
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Students
are encouraged to fine-tune the content of the course
with their teachers so that it fully meets their
needs. Popular choices for special courses have
been the following:
Business |
Medicine |
Journalism |
Engineering |
Tourism |
Law |
Architecture |
And more... |
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St. Petersburg |
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Russel Simpson
Switzerland |
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| "My teacher was excellent, patient, well informed, and extremely friendly. My host mother was always welcoming and extraordinary hospitable." |
John Hellmann
USA |
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extremely good. He adjusted the course to meet the needs of each student
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Eric Goldin
USA |
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| "The staff was very accommodating to all my requests and needs." |
Olga Blaszczyk
Poland |
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| "What an extremely friendly, caring, and helpful staff--and great meals in the cafeteria." |
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St. Petersburg |
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| Program |
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4 weeks |
8 weeks |
12 weeks |
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| Teach & Travel Ambassadors™ |
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$1,095.00 |
$1,095.00 |
$1,095.00 |
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| Course |
1 week |
2 weeks |
3 weeks |
4 weeks |
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| Immersion (40hrs/wk incl lunch) |
$2367.00 |
$4622.00 |
$6877.00 |
$8854.00 |
$1976.00 |
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| Private 4 (20 hrs/wk) |
$1251.00 |
$2390.00 |
$3529.00 |
$4529.00 |
$1000.00 |
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| Private 6 (30 hrs/wk) |
$1809.00 |
$3506.00 |
$5203.00 |
$6691.00 |
$1488.00 |
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| Group (20hrs/wk) |
$530.00 |
$949.00 |
$1367.00 |
$1786.00 |
$419.00 |
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| Group + (20hrs/grp/wk + 10hrs/priv/wk) |
$1150.00 |
$2189.00 |
$3227.00 |
$4266.00 |
$1039.00 |
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| Course |
1 week |
2 weeks |
3 weeks |
4 weeks |
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Host Family |
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| Immersion (40hrs/wk incl lunch) |
$2662 |
$5211 |
$7761 |
$10032 |
$2271 |
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| Private 4 (20 hrs/wk) |
$1546 |
$2979 |
$4413 |
$5707 |
$1295 |
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| Private 6 (30 hrs/wk) |
$2104 |
$4095 |
$6087 |
$7869 |
$1783 |
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| Group (20hrs/wk) |
$825 |
$1538 |
$2251 |
$2964 |
$714 |
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| Group + (20hrs/grp/wk + 10hrs/priv/wk) |
$1445 |
$2778 |
$4111 |
$5444 |
$1334 |
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Shared Apartment |
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| Immersion (40hrs/wk incl lunch) |
$2662 |
$5211 |
$7761 |
$10032 |
$2271 |
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| Private 4 (20 hrs/wk) |
$1546 |
$2979 |
$4413 |
$5707 |
$1295 |
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| Private 6 (30 hrs/wk) |
$2104 |
$4095 |
$6087 |
$7869 |
$1783 |
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| Group (20hrs/wk) |
$825 |
$1538 |
$2251 |
$2964 |
$714 |
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| Group + (20hrs/grp/wk + 10hrs/priv/wk) |
$1445 |
$2778 |
$4111 |
$5444 |
$1334 |
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| Notes |
Price includes books.
• There is a high-season supplement of $100/week for Group, $200/wk. for private courses that begin between May 24 - Sep 26
Airport pickup is included with accommodation if arrival is on Sunday. Otherwise, the cost is US$79.
Immersion does not include lunch with the instructor. However, this can be arranged on-site.
Beginner students must be familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet.
A class hour is 50 minutes.
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