CISL San Diego Homestay Summer, San Diego Summer Camp

• Location: San Diego, United States,
• Language of instruction: English,
• Type of studying: mixed.

CISL San Diego Homestay Summer offers language course which is combined with accommodation with a local family for a fully immersive English-speaking environment.

CISL San Diego Homestay Summer accepts international students from 13 to 17 years old.

On average, courses last 1-4 weeks. The studying takes place in the center of San Diego, on the modern CISL campus.

The standard course provides 20 English lessons per week, totaling 15 hours of instruction. The program focuses on developing speaking skills and confidence in communication.

Foreign children come to CISL San Diego Homestay Summer with a pre-selected host family; all participating families are checked and carefully selected by CISL staff and the police.  International students are usually accommodated in double rooms. The house provides foreign children with breakfast and dinner every day. Students get to campus by pre-paid public transport: bus or trolleybus.

During the course, international students can obtain additional assistance from CISL staff.

Meals are not included on Homestay trips.

After school hours, foreign children go to the city or outside it on excursions. There are two main types of excursions at CISL San Diego Homestay Summer:

• Weekday, for a few hours,
• Weekend excursions - for the whole day.

Afternoon activities take place Monday through Friday, with full-day excursions on Saturdays.

The list of attractions that foreign students will visit during the excursions includes:

• Coronado Island,
• San Diego Zoo.

A visit to Pacific Beach is part of the activity program.

The optional one-week Southwest trip includes visits to:

• Venice Beach in Los Angeles,
• Rodeo Drive,
• Santa Monica,
• Hollywood,
• Disneyland and Universal Studios,
• Las Vegas,
• Grand Canyon.

In their free time and during some excursions, foreign children can play laser tag, swim on the beach, surf or climb, ride a bike and communicate with new friends.

The schedule of foreign children also includes the hours that they must spend with the host family: together they can go on picnics, watch movies, chat or do simple housework together.

• CISL's standard language programs are combined with home accommodation with a host family, allowing foreign children to fully immerse themselves in an English-speaking environment,
• Education at CISL San Diego Homestay Summer is combined with fun, so foreign students not only attend classes, but also participate in cultural excursions, play laser tag and play sports,
• The teachers at CISL San Diego Homestay Summer are professionally qualified and conduct classes in a dynamic, productive format,
• No more than ten students in one classroom,
• Breakfasts and dinners, as well as accommodation are included in the course price,
• The transfer meets foreign students from the airport,
• Custom Homestay programs are available for groups.

A trolley stop is located one block from the school.

Transfer to the airport at the end of the CISL San Diego Homestay Summer course is paid separately. 

Transportation from the airport is also not included in the package.

In the sample schedule, the Homestay summer program runs in June and July.

Classes run Monday through Friday from 9:00 to 12:40. The sample daily schedule allows time for lunch from 12:40 to 13:30 and afternoon activities from 13:30 to 18:00. Under the sample schedule, participants spend Sundays with their host families.

Foreign students must meet the acceptable age of the program: from 13 to 17 years old. They, together with their parents, must apply for an appointment at CISL San Diego Homestay Summer in advance and pay for the program after a positive response. When all official agreements are completed, foreign student must apply for a visa for the CISL San Diego Homestay Summer to travel to the United States.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision