TEFL Certification Course

Length of training: 4 weeks
Tuition: $2,499

Conveniently situated 50 miles from Athens, Corinth is the gateway to the Peloponnese, an area rich in natural beauty and historical sites. Ancient Corinth, just outside the modern city, is an important archaeological site, where St Paul stayed for eighteen months. Above the ancient town towers Acrocorinth, the acropolis of Corinth, a spectacular site used throughout the middle ages as a fortress by a succession of Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish occupiers.

The modern city of Corinth is the regional capital, and has all the facilities to make your stay enjoyable, including numerous outdoor cafes, bars and restaurants, several beaches, and services such as travel agencies, banks and hundreds of shops. There are excellent transport connections, with buses to Athens at least every hour, and frequent trains and buses connecting Corinth to the surrounding towns and villages.

Corinth is an excellent base for touring, set among many unspoiled beach resorts. Loutraki is a spa town renowned for its mineral water and clear blue sea, as well as the casino and nightclubs. Vrahati is one of the many smaller coastal villages that combine relaxing days on the beach with vibrant nightlife. The stunning sites of Mycenae, Argos, Nafplio and Nemea are all a short bus ride away, as is the theatre of Epidavros, where performances of ancient tragedies are held during the summer festival.

Conveniently situated 50 miles from Athens, Corinth is the gateway to the Peloponnese, an area rich in natural beauty and historical sites. Ancient Corinth is an important archaeological site, and above the ancient town towers Acrocorinth, a fortress used throughout the middle ages by Byzantine, Venetian and Turkish occupiers.

The modern city of Corinth has all the facilities to make your stay enjoyable, including numerous outdoor cafes, bars and restaurants, several beaches, and services such as travel agencies, banks and shops. There are excellent transport connections, with buses to Athens every hour, and frequent train s and buses connecting Corinth to the surrounding villages.

Program fee does cover: 

• Housing for four weeks.
• Meeting at Athens airport & transportation to accommodation
• Welcome lunch
• Course fee (tuition, all course materials, unlimited use of all training center facilities including internet access, course moderation fee, certification)
• Transportation from the house to the training center every day in our own minibus
• Choice of excursions each weekend
• Graduation ceremony & party

Program fee does not cover: 

• Food
• Personal Expenses
• International Flights
• Visa, Immunization

Room/Food

We provide accommodation in Vrahati, a seaside village 20 minutes from the training centre.

The main house has two single and three double rooms, accommodating a total of eight people. There are two bathrooms, a fully equipped kitchen with a washing machine, and a communal lounge. The lounge has a couple of computers for your use and the whole house has wireless internet access. In addition to the balconies surrounding the house, there is also a large garden furnished with chairs and sun beds and a barbeque. The rooms are cleaned and sheets are changed weekly.

The house is two minutes' walk from the centre of the village, with all the facilities such as shops, post office, banks, bus station and taxi rank. It is ten minutes' walk from the beach. Vrahati has excellent beaches, awarded with the European Union's Blue Flag, and is a busy resort in the summer. It is a center for nightlife, with lots of cafes, restaurants, bars and night clubs, but still relatively unspoiled.

Other apartments in the area are rented according to demand, enabling all trainees to make use of the facilities at the main house. Rooms in the main house are allocated on a first-come, first served basis, so we recommend you book as early as possible.

Transport to the training centre every day in our own minibus is included in the fee.

A single room costs EUR 100 extra for the month of the course,

A shared room is included in the price (one large bedroom with either two single beds or a double bed for a couple).

Accommodation is normally available from the Saturday preceding until the Sunday following the course. If you are arranging to arrive earlier or wish to stay on for a few days after finishing the course, just let us know. We can normally arrange this for a small extra charge of EUR 10 per night.

For a single room, we recommend you book as early as possible and state your preference on your application form.

Arrival

Corinth is just ninety minutes from Athens International Airport (E. Venizelos). We'll meet you on arrival and drive to your accommodation.
Most people arrive on the Saturday before the course starts, but you're welcome to come a few days earlier if you prefer. Just let us know and we'll arrange for your room to be ready for you.* Whatever day you arrive, we'll be there to meet you.
At the end of the course, we'll help you get wherever you're going. If you're staying in Greece to work, we'll take you to the railway or bus station to travel to your place of work. If you're leaving Greece, we'll take you to the new suburban railway station. This fast and convenient service goes direct to the airport in just eighty minutes, and costs only eight euros.

Social Program

To help you get the most out of your experience in Corinth, we offer a range of social activities and excursions during the course.
Most people arrive on the Saturday before the course starts, but whatever day you arrive; we'll be at the airport to meet you. On the Sunday, we have a welcome lunch.

The most popular activities which we generally do every month, are the archaeology tour, visit to Athens and visit to Ancient Corinth. Other ancient sites we sometimes visit include Delphi and Olympia.

We also visit any special events that are taking place, such as the Patras carnival in March.

In the summer months, when the Athens festival is on, we usually go to see a play at the ancient theatre of Epidavros. Other options that we offer in the summer include the Corinth Canal cruise, and a visit to one of the nearby islands - Spetses, Hydra, Poros or Aegina.
In the winter, popular options include Kalavrita and Lake Stymfalia.

For the more adventurous, we can go bungee jumping in the Corinth Canal or go-karting. Other sporting options are bowling and mini-soccer. For clubbing, the main options are Vrahati and Loutraki.

We also offer the opportunity to attend professional development events, such as the TESOL Greece convention.

At the end of each course, we have the graduation ceremony & party.

Transportation for each of the excursions is included in the course fee, and is provided in our own minibus (except for Athens). You will need to pay any additional expenses such as admissions and lunch.

The airport meeting and transportation to your accommodation, welcome lunch, graduation ceremony and party are all included.

Climate

Greece is ideal for individuals who enjoy basking in the sun - more than 2/3 of the year, the blue-filled skies are clear and sunny. Winters are somewhat cold and rainy, yielding colder temperatures.

What is the cost of living in Greece ?

In Crete , the cost of living is approximately the same as in any other European country.
Here are some typical prices listed in Euros (€1 approx $1.30):

?nbsp; One month rent in a single or shared hotel apartment, €400 or €350
?nbsp; Lunch (in a restaurant): €6.50
?nbsp; One in-city bus ticket: €0.65
?nbsp; Beer (in a bar): €1.25
?nbsp; Sandwich : €1.80
?nbsp; Cigarettes: €2.50

How much work is involved with the course?

The course is very intensive and requires a strong commitment by the student. One can expect to be in class for about eight hours a day along with a few hours of work at home. We recommend that trainees have no other personal or professional commitments outside the course during the four (4) weeks of training.