Description
Located in Christchurch’s city center, nearby restaurants
and the shopping district, Aspect Academies offers its
students flexible options for their studies in New Zealand
to ensure their stay is worthwhile. For 20 years students
from all over the world have enjoyed the academic services
provided by the Academy. It has 20 classrooms, study halls
and computers for Internet and e-mail access, an extensive
library, as well as cooking facilities and a spacious
recreation area indoors and outdoors.
Accommodation
Aspect coordinators recommend that students stay in family
homes. The experience of sharing everyday life with a
local family is very enriching and allows students to
work on the English learnt in class.
If students choose to stay in hostels located close to
the schools, the coordinators can advise them in finding
the hostel best suited to each individual student, be
it in single or double rooms.
Academics
The school offers over 20 courses on a regular basis.
The most popular is the Premier Intensive Course, a course
consisting of 30 classes per week allowing students to
learn the basic principles of the English language quickly
and effectively. Courses have no more than 15 students
to each class.
Also, Aspect has a great deal of experience in preparing
students for the international Cambridge exams FCE/CAE/CPE
with 30 intensive lessons per week, and for the TOEFL
exam, which is essential for those wishing to enter universities
in English speaking countries, with 40 lessons per week.
The school also offers Business English classes, aimed
at those who are already working or for students with
international goals. Such courses are made up of 30 classes
per week with a maximum of 15 students per class.
Activities
An Activities Coordinator at Aspect helps students organize
their free time with an extensive range of interesting
cultural, social and sporting activities. Special emphasis
is placed on students interacting with each other, practicing
the language and above all having fun getting to know
New Zealand. Some of the activities students can participate
in include white water rafting, windsurfing and canoeing
during the summer.
