19 dicembre 2024
S. Freud School has organized a language internship in the United States with destination in the cities of Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Grand Canyon for two weeks in the summer period between June 24 and July 8, 2025. We would like to remind all families and students that the study trip to the United States is the flagship of Our School because of its strong experiential and socialization value, as well as the important educational value in what concerns the acquisition of English language and cultural skills in an immersive context. The stay has the formula of overnight stay in the prestigious college of California State University and excursions to the city of Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon with overnight stay in the hotel, intensive English language course with inclusion of afternoon activities every day and various excursions for sightseeing.
DESTINATIONS
• LOS ANGELES
More than just a city, it is a symbol, the most obvious representation of the American Dream, and the American Way of Life, a dream and a way of life that can be summed up in the two most famous initials in the world: LA. Los Angeles is the most important city in California as well as the second largest in the entire United States. Los Angeles is a laboratory of trends, inventions, and fashions, a city in constant flux that offers many points of interest: from food to music, from architecture to beautiful gardens. A multifaceted city, a cocktail of different cultures and traditions, it is the ideal destination for those who love fashion, sports and entertainment.
• LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas is a city in the United States of America, the capital of Clark County and the largest city in the state of Nevada. It is world-famous with the nickname “The Entertainment Capital of The World” because of its many entertainment options, most of them related to the massive presence of casinos. In addition to the glittering neon signs, Las Vegas offers a number of fascinating civic and cultural attractions, as well as many interesting museums.
• GRAND CANYON
The Grand Canyon, located in the northern part of Arizona, is a huge fissure carved by the Colorado River over millions of years.It is one of the seven wonders of the world and covers about 5,000 km² and is visited by more than 5 million people a year. The park is divided into slopes, called the Rim, the South Rim, the most touristy part, and the North Rim, less visited but still very beautiful and wilder.
• THE COLLEGE
The campus is located in Northridge, in the San Fernando Valley, famous for its film productions, just 20 minutes from renowned Beverly Hills. A magnificent location in one of the most beautiful areas of California. California State University is one of the most prestigious universities in California: it is considered the temple of sportsmen and women because of the outstanding facilities namely the Olympic-size swimming pool, football, volleyball, basketball and baseball fields. The spacious dining hall offers food corners on an all-you-can-eat basis. Free WIFI. Modern residences offer air-conditioned apartments consisting of bathroom, living room, 2 double rooms. In each building there is an indoor common area, while outside there is a garden with beach volleyball and basketball
OBJECTIVES AND AIMS
- Learning a foreign language in countries where it is a native language in an immersive context;
- Integrating curricular school activities together with a confrontation with the outside world, regarding socio-cultural, human-relational and landscape-monumental aspects;
- To live a meaningful and personally enriching experience;
- To gain greater awareness about one's strengths and limitations;
- Making a comparison with the “other” and the “different”-compared to one's own habits;
- Getting to know a historical and cultural reality, different from Our Country;
- Fostering critical and observational sense;
- To arouse curiosity and interest;
- Enhancing a sense of belonging to the class group
