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Centers & Locations
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ELS/Santa Monica is located in downtown Santa Monica in a private building, conveniently close to all the attractions of metropolitan Los Angeles. With its palm tree-lined walkways and breathtaking sunsets, Santa Monica enjoys a warm and mild climate year-round. This diverse and artistic community maintains the charming, relaxed atmosphere of a small town. The popular Santa Monica Pier and colorful Third Street Promenade, with sidewalk singers, artists, movie theaters, shops and restaurants, are located only blocks away. Santa Monica also has many outdoor activities for sports enthusiasts including surfing, skateboarding, biking and swimming.
Downtown location in private building near popular 3rd Street Promenade shopping district
Coed hostel with males & females in separate rooms. ELS students share hostel with Americans and other foreign visitors. Shared quadruple rooms in private student hostel. Shared central bathrooms (1 per floor). Community kitchen, lounge and internet kiosks. Linens are included. Self-service laundry machines are available in the Hostel (small fee).
Security: There is a front desk with security open 24 hours per day. There are no resident assistants.
Price per Session
$1045
Occupancy
Quad
Minimum Age
18
Airport Pickup
$125
Meals / week or Meal Credit
7, Continental Breakfast daily. Students can find reasonably priced meals locally.
Homestays in the area(Homestay)
Note: ELS will place the student in one of the listed room types based on availability (same price). Most students are placed in a double room. Host family students are responsible for their personal transportation. Most homestays are located within 30-45 minutes of the center. In summer months this may increase to an hour commute due to beach traffic. Most students commute to ELS by bus, although there are a few families within walking distance.
Price per Session
$1115
Occupancy
Single, Double
Minimum Age
15
Airport Pickup
$125
Meals / week or Meal Credit
14 meals per week (daily continental breakfast & dinner)
Gymnasium
Bowling alley(s)
Soccer field
Swimming pool (indoor)
Golf course nearby (fee)
Tennis court(s)
Ice skating rink
Language Technology Center (LTC)
Movie theater
Aerobics & other fitness classes (fee)
Basketball court(s)
Library
Billiards (pool)
Racquetball/squash Courts
Volleyball court(s)
Fitness Center
Meet the Staff
Julie Corson
Center Director
Julie has always had a passion for international education and culture. She received her BA from UC Santa Cruz in Latin American Studies and Spanish and spent a great deal of time traveling and teaching in Latin America. After receiving her MA in TESOL/Linguistics from San Francisco State University, she was thrilled to begin teaching at ELS San Francisco. She later moved to Japan to teach at a women's junior college and perform for a children's theater company. Upon her return, she joined ELS Santa Monica as the International Student Advisor before moving into the position of Center Director.
Briana VanAudenhove
Academic Director
Briana graduated from Randolph-Macon Women’s College in Virginia with a BA in Sociology and Anthropology. She has several years experience teaching ESL, living abroad, and developing and implementing programs for both youth and adults. She lived in Daejeon, South Korea working as an Elementary ESL Teacher and as a member of the English Education Support Team at the Metropolitan Office of Education. She joined the ELS team as a part-time Instructor at ELS Las Vegas, and then moved to Sunny, Southern California to become an Instructor at ELS Santa Monica. She is now the Academic Director at ELS Santa Monica and is both proud and excited to be a member of such a wonderful team of administrators and Instructors.
Sharyn Moore
Assistant Academic Director
Sharyn has a long association with ELS Language Centers. She has held numerous positions: marketing consultant/Germany; Instructional Specialist; curriculum developer; and researcher/writer of A Narrative History of ELS Language Centers. She recently completed The Global Citizen curriculum for the ELS Masters levels. Sharyn studied, and worked in Heidelberg, Germany and taught with the US Peace Corps in Malaysia. She is a frequent presenter at TESOL and NAFSA conventions, focusing on topics related to culture, peace and globalism.
Douglas McCall
Instructional Specialist
Douglas has had a 30-year tenure with ELS. He graduated with a degree in fine arts from UCLA , going on to teach in secondary education with the US Peace Corps in Korea. Douglas later received an M.A. in TESOL from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. In addition to his full-time work at ELS, Douglas teaches with the Los Angeles City adult school program. Douglas' main pedagogical focus is the interactive and communicative use of language in the classroom.
Frank Cosentino
Instructional Specialist
Frank graduated from the University of Connecticut with a major in history and political science. After volunteering as a secondary school teacher with the US Peace Corps in Guatemala , he received an M.A. in English and Linguistics from the University of Southern Illinois. In 1976, Frank began working with ELS Language Centers in Los Angeles. In addition to his long teaching career with ELS, Frank served as Director of Curriculum for two years.
Patrick Allebaugh
Instructor
Patrick graduated from Virginia Tech in 1999 and first worked with the Virginia Film Commission in locations management assistance. Although this was an exciting job, he always yearned for opportunities in cultural exchange and the chance to see the world. This desire led him to Ilsan, South Korea, in 2002 where he taught English for three years. He discovered a passion, and continued teaching English at ELS/Santa Monica after returning to the United States late in 2005.
Ozden Oztopcu
Instructor
Ozden was born in Istanbul, Turkey, came to the US when she was one, and was raised bilingually. She started her career in education working in special education at the elementary school level. She later realized how much she enjoyed teaching adults when she returned to Turkey to teach English as a Foreign Language. Teaching English at E.L.S. Language Centers has given her the fulfillment she looked for in teaching a language.
Hanlin
March 8, 2012
Los Angeles, the City of Angels, is like her name: beautiful, clean and sunny, and Santa Monica is the best part of Los Angeles, because we have the beach, ocean, Hollywood and great weather. We are also the safest part of Los Angeles, so we don't need to worry about any crime. It's a great place to study.
Santa Monica ELS has a great location. We are close to the ocean and shopping street. So we don't need to worry about what we can do after class, but during the class we can have lots of fun. Teachers are funny, friendly and helpful. They care about your whole life, not only grades, so Santa Monica is a good choice.
-Hanlin,China
Mariana
March 8, 2012
I arrived in Santa Monica three months ago, and I love studying here because I have learned a lot of English. At ELS Santa Monica, teachers are very patient and friendly, classes are dynamic and funny, students do not feel the time passing, and when the classes finish, the school has already planned some activities for us, such as movie day, gym activities, bowling or Cirque du Soleil. All activities are awesome and amazing, but to me, the most important part has been the friendships that we made here. Here I have discovered different cultures and made life long friends through speaking English, so... thanks, ELS.
-Mariana,Brazil
Jan Schramm, Germany
September 17, 2009
For my future career I need to improve my English. I asked my family and friends if they know a way how to improve my English very fast and successfully.
One friend told me that there is one school called ELS, which was exactly what I was searching for. After that I got in contact with the school and they were very friendly and warm.
The next thing I had to decide was the place. I had no idea, because for me it was my first trip ever to the USA.
I searched the Internet and asked a friend, who is working in a travel agency, about visiting and studying in America. He told me that California, the golden state, is the best place to go. There are so many friendly people in Santa Monica in particular and it’s very warm, having a diverse landscapes with everything from deserts to the ocean to snowy hills, all within a couple of hours of each other. When I arrived in Santa Monica all I dreamt it could be came true and it was even bigger than I thought.
On the first day I felt a bit lost and had no idea what to do. This all changed after I took the first step into the school. Everyone was very warm and welcomed me. I quickly made a lot of new friends. Everyone helps you if you have problems or don’t understand something. The staff in the school also helps you if you have some problems with your homestay or your room in the Hostel and they take their time to satisfy you.
I also recommend the Hostel in front of ELS. You will certainly get a lot of friends there and you can plan to do something together.
The teachers know how to improve your English and they even do things with you together so you learn a lot about the habits, history and the American way of life.
These are my last 5 days here and I am really sad I have to leave this country but I’m quite sure this country will see me again.
In celebration of the holidays, all ELS Language Centers in the United States, Canada and Australia, plus Princeton Headquarters, will be closed on several different days. Read more to find out.
Dear ELS Students,
With the close of 2011, ELS reflects with deep appreciation on your choice to attend ELS Language Centers. We would like to take this opportunity to again say thank you. It is truly rewarding to work with all of you in our common goal of enabling you to fulfill your career and life goals through education.
In celebration of the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, all ELS Language Centers in the United States, Canada and Australia, plus Princeton Headquarters, will be closed on several different days.
Please refer to the following grid as a guide to which days our various units will be closed:
Regular class schedules will resume on Tuesday, December 27 in the USA (Wednesday, December 28 in Canada and Australia) and on Tuesday, January 3, 2012 (in all locations).
ELS wishes you a wonderful holiday season, and much success in 2012!
Calling All Merit Scholars! We are proud to present our ELS 50th Anniversary University Tuition Scholarship in celebration of Fifty (50) Years of ELS Leadership in International Education.
This scholarship is a special recognition for students like you--with outstanding academic achievement in your undergraduate, graduate, and/or secondary school.
If you meet the minimum grade point average (GPA) and several other requirements, ELS will award 50 percent of your ELS Language Centers English for Academic Purposes (EAP) tuition. The ELS 50th Anniversary University Tuition Scholarship will be paid directly into your student account at the ELS Host Institution or AEC member that issued your CLA, making the process simple and official.
Contact an ELS-authorized Counseling Agent, who will ensure that you follow the admissions process properly, meeting all scholarship terms and conditions. Participating ELS university partners are as follows:
ELS has expanded to now include pathways to tertiary institutions in Australia!
Interested in studying in Australia? Choose from ELS Universal English College in beautiful Sydney or the new center opening in May 2012 in Brisbane, located on the campus of Metropolitan South institute (MSIT) of TAFE.
ELS provides a full range of English training programs, as well as pathways to over 40 institutions in Australia, including prestigious and popular institutions like Macquarie University, University of Western Sydney, University of Newcastle, University of Wollongong, TAFE New South Wales and Le Cordon Bleu.
Now over 650 schools, colleges, TAFE, and universities worldwide accept the ELS certificate of completion as evidence of English proficiency, and fulfilling the English language requirement for admission.
ELS Now Provides Higher Education Pathways from India to the US, Australia and Canada.
Last Thursday marked the opening of ELS International Pathways office in Chennai, India! This momentous next step for ELS was celebrated with traditional Indian foods, Indian dance performances and presentations of the history of ELS and the new mission of ELS in India. We will provide objective education counseling to help students achieve their higher education goals in the USA, Canada and Australia.
Provides a brief description of ELS, our Programs and the Santa Monica ELS Language Center. The flyer also offers some specific attributes of the university, its programs and other helpful information.
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