Practical Information

1. LENGTH OF STAY

Full weeks: from Sunday evening to Friday afternoon (courses finish at 6:15pm).

2. BEGINNING OF YOUR STAY

CERAN centres usually remain open throughout the year, including public holidays which fall on a weekday.

Our activities begin every Sunday. We advise you to arrive between 6.00 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. in order to be present for the welcome drink, the dinner and the first part of the linguistic evaluation.

If you plan to arrive outside these hours, please contact the CERAN centre directly.

3. MINIMUM AGE

19 (in the year the course is taken).
22 at our CERAN UK centre at Sherbourne Priors in the United Kingdom.

4. PREPARATION AND FOLLOW-UP OF YOUR COURSE

a) CERAN courses (consisting of a course book and a CD) help you to:
* prepare your stay by making you more aware of the language and/or by refreshing your knowledge.

This preparation course is recommended if it can reach you at least two weeks before the beginning of your course.
* and/or continue your studies at home.

If you wish you can buy one or more levels of the course at the end of your stay. Your tutor will advise you on the choice of level(s) to take with you.

b) At the end of your stay, you will receive your evaluation file completed by your tutor, in the language studied. This will include a summary of the areas you have worked on during your course as well as an evaluation of your progress and advice for continuing your learning.

c) We can also recommend, depending on the centre, preparation and follow-up methods organised by us or, depending on the country, in conjunction with our partners.

5. YOUR PARTNER

Special rates: 15% reduction for your partner if you study at the same time at the same CERAN centre.

6. ACCOMODATION

Our courses include full board except at weekends. The rates indicated in our table of prices include either single room accommodation with shower and/or bath and WC at the CERAN centre or, depending on availability, in a nearby hotel of a comparable standard.

Certain CERAN centres offer rooms of superior comfort, which can be booked at an additional charge.

If at the time of registration, the standard of room you would like is not available, we will reserve another room of a different standard for which there may be a supplement or a reduction.

If you are seeking greater comfort, hotels of a higher standard exist within easy reach of certain centres.

Animals are not allowed in any CERAN centre.

If you do not use your room during the weekend, we reserve the right to ask you to vacate it.

7. TRANSFERS

On payment of a supplement, we can organise transport to and from the CERAN centre. In order to arrange this, as soon as you receive confirmation of your CERAN stay:

• you advise us of your time of arrival at the airport/station;
  
• you receive confirmation of your transport;
  
• at the agreed time, you are met and driven to the CERAN centre;
  
• upon departure, you are driven to the airport/station.

Transport will be organised either by the centre itself or by a company subcontracted by the centre. Group transport is provided.

If you wish to arrive one or more days in advance, which is particularly recommended if you are arriving from a different time zone, certain CERAN centres offer the possibility of spending a weekend in a nearby city. This weekend is organised either by the CERAN centre itself, or by a specialised partner.

If you wish, we can at certain CERAN centres, depending on availability and upon payment of a supplement :

• arrange dinner for you on Friday evening with other students at a restaurant near the centre;
  
• organise accommodation and breakfast for you at the centre or in a nearby hotel for Friday and Saturday nights;
  
• arrange private lessons (minimum 2) for you on Saturday.

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