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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
London, October 27, 2005
INSTED widens the concept
of combining language studies with action sports.
From spring 2006 students at the school can choose
to study Spanish and surf in two Spanish towns;
Puerto de la Cruz in Tenerife and San Sebastián
in the Basque country.
"Many of the students at
our school in Chamonix in the French Alps want
to do something similar in summer and autumn,
which is why we have looked into some new and
exciting places in Europe", says Adam Jorlén,
director of INSTED. "The courses during the
ski season in Chamonix have been fully booked
since the school opened in 1999, and I think that
our idea - where we, apart from providing a high
quality education, also give our students a fun
and active spare time when they leave the classroom
for the day - is the reason for that."
Spanish is an important language
growing in popularity among people who wish to
learn a second language, and INSTED often gets
requests for courses in Spain. As in Chamonix
in France, INSTED will co-operate with carefully
chosen educational partner organisations in Spain.
The courses will be given all year around for
all levels from absolute beginners to advanced
language learners. The course lengths on offer
range from two weeks to a whole semester or academic
year. All INSTED schools are members in several
quality organisations and give the possibility
to take the officially recognised national language
tests DELE and TCF. Several student accommodation
options are available and the only admission requirement
is that the student is 18 years old when the course
starts.
The reason for choosing Tenerife
and San Sebastián is explained by Adam
Jorlén:"San Sebastián is situated
in a classic surf region and is a perfect mix
of a beach resort and a genuine Basque town. Tenerife
and the Canary Islands are normally associated
with holidays in the sun, but what most people
don't know is that the island is a paradise for
action sports like surfing, diving and climbing.
We like Puerto de la Cruz for its Spanish small
town feeling and for its location in between thousands
of kilometres of sea in the north and the highest
mountain in Spain, the volcano El Teide, in the
south."
Since 1999, INSTED runs a French
language school in Chamonix, France. The town
is situated 1035 metres above sea level, and is
a popular resort among skiers, climbers and mountaineers.
Each winter, the school has around 100 students
from all over the world, ranging from beginners
to advanced learners of French. All teaching in
Chamonix is carried out in a close cooperation
with the Stendhal University of Grenoble and its
institution for French as a foreign language,
the CUEF.
At present, the company has an office in Chamonix,
France and phone support in London, UK and Gothenburg,
Sweden. For additional information about INSTED,
please visit www.insted.com. A number of press
photos are available for publication.
For more information, please contact:
Adam Jorlén, phone +44 (0)207 392 2061
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