Program for International Education (PIE)
English for non-native speakers
English language classes for students ages 14-17 on the campus of The Putney School in Putney, Vermont USA
Session I: Sunday, June 28 to Friday, July 17, 2009
Session II: Sunday, July 19 to Friday, August 7, 2009
Both Sessions: Sunday, June 28 to Friday, August 7, 2009
Both-Session students may stay on campus between sessions.
Boys and girls ages 14-17 attend for 3 weeks or 6 weeks:
- Work towards fluency in reading, writing, listening and speaking English
- Small groups for beginning, intermediate and advanced students
- Challenging language classes 5 days a week
- Fun language projects to practice English
- Trips to nearby towns and cultural centers
- Accelerated learning through language immersion:
- 120 U.S. students on campus for creative arts workshops
- PIE (international) students eat meals and live in small dormitories with U.S. students.
- Each PIE student has an American roommate.
- PIE students enjoy afternoon sports, weekend camping and cultural trips, and evening art activities with U.S. students.
- Evening art classes in music, dance, theater, drawing, painting, sculpture, and other visual arts
- Excellent, experienced teachers.
- Lasting friendships among all students
- Beautiful hilltop campus in northeastern U.S. – safe rural community, with comfortable summer weather
U.S. students who are non-native speakers are welcome in the PIE English language program.
International students who are fluent in English should apply to arts workshops: visual arts, dance, music, theater, farm, and creative writing.
Cost: $3675 for 3 weeks, $6825 for 6 weeks (U.S. Dollar)
Travel Information: We pick up and drop off students at the Bradley International Airport (BDL).
Please Note: This English-language program is not designed as an SAT or TOEFL preparatory class.
Countries represented in the past three years:
Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Chile China Ecuador France |
Germany Italy Japan Korea Mali Mexico Philippines |
Poland Russia Singapore Spain Switzerland Turkey Ukraine |
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