Growing and expanding young minds creates Future Leaders of tomorrow!
Virtual Cultural Exchange Program
How do you experience American culture and the English language while being stuck at home?
One word: Virtually!
Expanding young minds is more important than ever! In order for them to continue to Thrive for their future, we created the virtual training they can experience safely at home.
LIVE On Zoom!
Starts December 14th 2020
Fun Opportunity Abroad is proud to introduce to the world our new Virtual Cultural Exchange program!
This Innovation brings the classrooms and cultural education into student’s homes. Right now, students are stuck at home until it’s safe to travel again. FOA understands this and the NEED to prepare them for their future travels to America.
In order to prepare international students for our programs, we offer virtual training to immerse students into American culture and language.
FOA provides conversational ESL training as well as cultural immersion by meeting with local Host Families, meeting actual local students from high school, middle school, or local sports clubs. Additionally, there will be guest speakers to talk about leadership skills, motivate, and inspire students. Speakers are from local organizations, sporting teams, global companies!
It’s not just cultural and language training that students need, they deserve inspiration and motivation to be energized for their future.
Expand your mind and experience the California Dream.
Imagine the memories you can share with your family and friends. Create life long friends you can always visit again in your future.
Learn English at your Digital
Classroom
Students will learn and experience American culture with scheduled
virtual Zoom meetings.
ESL Learning English online is always challenging, but our online classroom setting allows international students to meet others and is designed to be interactive and FUN!
Our talented ESL instructors focus on each students’ needs with introduction to Conversational English and vocabulary helping students speak with host families and local students.
Instructors encourage students to speak with locals in order to make the BEST out of the virtual experience. Interaction is key for each student's ability to improve their English skills. They can practice how to interact with native English speakers.
Classrooms will remain small from 10 students and no more than 15 student maximum per virtual classroom.
ESL courses are one and half hour, three times a week.
Meet Local American Students
Students will meet other international students in our virtual exchange program, in addition to meeting and speaking to elementary, middle school, or high school students! Local students will be selected based on the age range of the class room.
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Local kids will be scheduled to meet once or twice a week for 30-minute interactive conversation.
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One or two local student will meet with each break out room.
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Break out rooms are kept small up to 5 international students per room.
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Instructors will monitor each classroom and use break out rooms to help with interactions and keep the conversation flowing respectably.
FOA Students are Paired up with an American Family
Students meet the families who have hosted international students in the past.
FOA Host Families have experience speaking and interacting with international students. Our families are SO excited to meet new students who join our Virtual program!
One or two students will be placed with a host family, and will be scheduled to meet and interact with their assigned host family. The Host family will meet students twice a week for 30 minutes.
Personalized Virtual Learning & Experiences of American Culture and Leadership skills
What will it be like for an international student in the U.S?
Our instructors will introduce and educate students in local American Culture. Students can experience fun and entertaining videos showing what they can expect when they come to visit the local area. Guest speakers will be joining classrooms to speak and encourage leadership skills for education, potential profession, and how to prepare them to live, work, and study in America. Again, this is where preparation meets inspiration!
SO, WHAT'S INCLUDED?
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Book online and make an easy online Payment
Or
Contact us for further questions and to begin the registering process.
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Decide which times works best for you. We offer Mornings and Evenings time (Pacific Standard Time zone) California, USA.
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Again, you can Book Online or register directly with us.
To Register directly with us, select Contact Us Buttons with your Program Inquiry and qustions. We we send you details along with the appropiate Invoice.
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Once you are complete with your booking, you need to be prepared.
Make sure you have your Wi-Fi connect before the virtual Course begins.
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Make sure your camera works on your computer, or a web cam that connects to your computer is mounted.
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Don't forget to make sure your Micropohone works.
During your Virtual Class, be sure to mute your microphone when you are not speaking.
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Set your alarm clocks with the correct time-zone in oder to be on time and not miss your live sessions.
Virtual Cultural Exchange Program Schedules (VCEP)
Choose to Join for ONE or TWO WEEK COURSE 3 hours daily
One Zoom Link will be sent out to all Enrolled Students prior to starting the course.
EACH CLASS will be from 10-15 students. Students WILL REMAIN IN THE SAME CLASS AND TEACHER for the entire program.
THIS IS HOW MUCH TIME EACH STUDENTS WILL NEED TO PREPARE THEMSELVES FOR THIS PROGRAM
Three Times Per Week
(Days of the week can change depending on Holidays)
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360 Minutes of ZOOM ESL Conversational Training
15 min Break
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80 Minutes of ZOOM Virtual Host Family
10 min Break
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60 Minutes of Students or Peer conversation
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360 Minutes ZOOM Cultural Activity or Speaker 5 min Wrap up and Homework Assigne
2 weeks Course Or One Week Course
3 Times Per Week
(Last day CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION)
I'M YOUR
COMPLIMENTARY TUTOR TO HELP LEAD THE WAY FOR EACH STUDENT!
• YES, THA'TS RIGHT I WILL PERSONALLY CHECKING IN WITH EACH STUDENT
• ONE-ON-ONE
• WELCOME EACH STUDENT INTO THE PROGRAM
• CHECK IN TWICE A WEEK
(ZOOM CALL)
CONGRATULATE EACH STUDENT WITH THEIR PERSONAL
CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETITON
HI, MY NAME IS TOM....
OK, QUICK REVEIW ON NEXT FEW STEPS......
STEP ONE
9:00am-11:30am
Local Pacific Standard time
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STEP TWO
