Georgetown Prep Summer Course June 26- August 4, 2006

Georgetown Preparatory School, a college preparatory day and boarding school for boys, is located on a beautiful 95-acre campus just outside Washington, D.C. The School and its parent institution, Georgetown University, were founded in Washington in 1789. In 1919, the School was moved to its present location in North Bethesda, Maryland. Operated by the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic Order, Georgetown Prep provides students an ideal educational environment as well as the opportunity to visit our nation’s capital and attend weekly events of cultural and entertainment interest.

This summer program offers intensive audio-lingual training in English for young people of high-school age (14 – 17 years) with or without previous knowledge of English, supplemented by a schedule of recreational and social activities. Although the aim of the program is to teach English, it also offers young people the opportunity to experience international living.

All students receive four and one-half hours of instruction per weekday, including one hour of monitored language laboratory. In addition, they receive one to two hours of supervised homework each day. The teaching staff is made up of personnel trained to teach English as a foreign language. At the beginning of the course, students are tested and placed according to their previous knowledge of English. The TOEFL exam is available. A certificate of achievement is awarded upon successful completion of the course.

Students will take part in daily, after school recreational activities, lasting until about six o’clock, all under the guidance of counselors. Facilities available at Georgetown Prep include a swimming pool, tennis courts, soccer and baseball fields, a nine-hole golf course, and a gymnasium. Weekend activities include guided tours of places of interest in nearby Washington, D. C. Social life on campus includes parties with American students as guests. Special programs in Debate and Model International Government Simulation include noted guest speakers and U.S Congresspersons.

Dormitories for boys and girls are located in separate buildings. Students are under careful supervision of adult counselors. Students receive three balanced meals a day. A doctor and nurse are on call at all times.

One of the School’s chief functions is building moral and spiritual values in the young people it is charged with educating. Although the program is non-sectarian, personal counseling of this kind is available to all students. Catholic students will be encouraged to take advantage of opportunities for Mass and group prayer.

The program is open also to day students. Their tuition includes weekday activities, in which all students are expected to participate. There is an additional fee for weekend activities.

Tuition and books $ 2,795

Room and board $2,150

Activity fee $400

Application fee $250

Total: $5,595

Tuition, books, and lunch (minus weekends) $ 2,795

Activity fee⁺ $400

Application fee $250

Total: $3,445

$250 application fee is applicable to the total fees.

If the student is not accepted, this fee will be refunded; otherwise this fee is non –refundable.

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A course in computers is available at additional cost. Please inquire if interested.

Since dormitory facilities are limited, no further applications will be accepted when spaces are filled. A non-refundable application fee of $250 must accompany the application form. Students will be notified of acceptance. With the letter of acceptance, students will receive the certificate of eligibility (Form I –20) necessary to obtain the student visa, and detailed advice on travel arrangements, clothes to bring, and so forth.

Georgetown Preparatory School offers an International Student Program for boys during the regular academic year (September-June). This program is designed for students who wish to attend Georgetown Preparatory School as full-time resident students.  Persons interested in this program should check the appropriate box on the Summer School Application. Further information and an application form will be forwarded. Only students who have attended the Summer English Program will be eligible.