American Culture and Language for Au Pairs
Spring Institute (an ACCET accredited Post Secondary Institution) offers ESL classes as well as an American Culture and Language course for Au Pairs living in Denver and Colorado Springs. Each 36 hour course is designed to fulfill the requirements of the U.S. State Department regulations for Au Pairs (see the links below for additional information).
The course incorporates language skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and covers topics on Colorado History, US Geography and American Culture and Values. Students also learn about the different cultures of their classmates.
The theme for the course changes each semester. Example themes include, Native Americans, Famous Coloradans, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Food and American's Eating Habits. Each course includes one Saturday walking/study tour of Denver (with the Colorado Springs students in attendance) and one Saturday study tour of Colorado Springs (with the Denver students in attendance). Students also explore the cycle of adjustment curve, where culture shock is discussed. Finally, students make an oral presentation on an aspect of the theme studied that semester. Each student receives a certificate of attendance upon completion of the course.
| Dates: | Starting September 11 | |
| Classes: | 6 Saturdays | 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM |
| Location:
Instructor: | Spring Institute Sharron Toulouse | |
| To reserve a place: | Contact Peter Janssen at pjanssen@springinstitute.org or 303-863-0188 | |
| Payment due: | Payment is due at the first class | |
| Dates: | Starting September 8 (NB: this changed!) | |
| Classes: | 8 Wednesdays evenings: TBD | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM |
| 2 Saturday: TBD | 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM | |
| Location:
Instructor: | The GILL Foundation 315 E. Costilla Colorado Springs, Colorado
Sharon Toulouse | |
| To reserve a place: | Contact Peter Janssen at pjanssen@springinstitute.org or 303-863-0188 | |
| Payment due: | Payment is due at the first class | |
Students may attend one course for 36 hours (3 credits) or two courses for 72 hours (6 credits).
For more information on any of the schedules contact Peter Janssen at 303-863-0188 or pjanssen@springinstitute.org
Spring Institute is an ACCET accredited Post Secondary Institution and is listed in the US Department of Education Database.
How to Register:
An Au Pair can request a registration form by e-mailing Peter Janssen at pjanssen@springinstitute.org
Attendance and Refund Policy:
The attendance and refund policies can be found at the following links and will be explained at the first class:
Attendance Policy
Refund Policy
More information on ACCET Accreditation: ACCET.
More information on State Department regulations: http://exchanges.state.gov/jexchanges/programs/aupair.html
