ESL Academic Calendar
Academic terms and sessions for our day program
Join us all year round; We begin a new session every two months!
If you can’t make it at the beginning of a session, our flexibility allows students to enter at any time and join the current classes in that session. The program is designed to provide "mini-lessons" that give an overview of previous sessions and give assignments that cover prerequisite material to bring students up to speed quickly in classes.
We recommend a minimum of 2 sessions of study for students to realize a clear and considerable improvement in their language skills. Improvement is fully dependent on the student's commitment and determined work in learning the language. Our instructors focus on teaching learning strategy skills to help students to become autonomous learners. Students will develop a strong foundational knowledge of English and learn studying and language acquisition strategies to assist their continued efforts in learning English.
Our structure
• 3 terms per year: spring, summer and fall
• 2 sessions per term: spring 1 + 2, summer 1 + 2, fall 1 + 2
• 8 weeks per session = two months
• 1 week break at the end of each term
2011-2012
| Spring Term 2011 |
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| Spring (1) |
January 3 - January 28 |
| Martin Luther King Day |
Jan 17 (no classes) |
| Spring (1) |
January 31 - February 25 |
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| Spring (2) |
February 28 - March 25 |
| Spring (2) |
March 28 - April 22 |
| Break Week |
April 25 - April 29 (no classes) |
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| Summer Term 2011 |
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| Summer (1) |
May 2 - May 27 |
| Memorial Day |
May 30 (no classes) |
| Summer (1) |
May 30 - June 24 |
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| Summer (2) |
June 27 - July 22 |
| Independence Day |
July 4 (no classes) |
| Summer (2) |
July 25 - August 19 |
| Break Week |
August 22 - August 26 (no classes) |
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| Fall Term 2011 |
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| Fall (1) |
August 29 - September 23 |
| Labor Day |
Sept 5 (no classes) |
| Fall (1) |
September 26 - October 21 |
| Fall Break |
Oct 21 (no classes) |
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| Fall (2) |
October 24 - November 18 |
| Thanksgiving |
Nov 24, 25 (no classes) |
Fal (2)
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November 21 - December 16 |
| Break Week |
December 19 - December 30 (no classes) |
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| Spring Term 2012 |
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| Spring (1) |
January 3 - January 27 |
| New Year's Day Observed |
Jan 2 (no classes) |
| Martin Luther King Day |
Jan 16 (no classes) |
| Spring (1) |
January 30 - February 24 |
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| Spring (2) |
February 27 - March 23 |
| Spring (2) |
March 26 - April 20 |
| Break Week |
April 23 - April 27 (no classes) |
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| Summer Term 2012 |
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| Summer (1) |
April 30 - May 25 |
| Memorial Day |
May 28 (no classes) |
| Summer (1) |
May 28 - June 22 |
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| Summer (2) |
June 25 - July 20 |
| Independence Day |
July 4 (no classes) |
| Summer (2) |
July 23 - August 17 |
| Break Week |
August 20 - August 24 (no classes) |
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| Fall Term 2012 |
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| Fall (1) |
August 27 - September 21 |
| Labor Day |
Sept 3 (no classes) |
| Fall (1) |
September 24 - October 19 |
| Fall Break |
Oct 19 (no classes) |
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| Fall (2) |
October 22 - November 16 |
| Thanksgiving |
Nov 22, 23 (no classes) |
| Fall (2) |
November 19 - December 14 |
| Break Week |
December 17 - December 31 (no classes) |