Rennert Academy Plus! and Summer Adventures New York (Ages 13-17)
Rennert International offers the programs Academy Plus! and Summer Adventures for teenagers aged 13-17 in New York City. The Academy Plus! program combines English lessons with professional training in Dance or Business and Leadership and an optional add-on actor’s workshop. The Summer Adventures is an immersive program combining English language and American culture. Both programs are all-inclusive and offer exciting activities and excursions so that students truly experience “The City” like a real New Yorker.
A trip to New York City is the experience of a lifetime. With famous attractions like Times Square, Central Park, the Empire State Building and Yankee Stadium—to name just a few—NYC packs more to see and do into one compact area than any other place on earth. Each of the City’s five boroughs (Manhattan, Staten Island, Brooklyn, Queens and the Bronx) contains its own list of must-see destinations, great restaurants, cultural hot spots and unforgettable activities.
RENNERT SUMMER NEW YORK AT A GLANCE
- Location: New York City, United States of America
- Age Range: 13-17
- Maximum number of students: 75
- Number of lessons per week: 20 lessons per week
- Maximum number of students per class: 15
- Ratio of staff to students: 1: 15
- Number of full-day excursions per week: 1
- Accommodation: Residential
Rennert Academy Plus! New York: Berkeley College, 211 E 43rd St fl 2, New York, NY 10017, USA
“Of all the teenage programs I offer in the United States, this is one of my all-time favorites. Rennert International in New York was the first language school with whom I began working just as soon as Marshall Language Services was founded in 2001, and of the hundreds of students that I have sent there, I have never had anything but positive feedback from parents and students. The Rennert teenage programs in New York were among the first on the market to offer specialized subjects like Art or Sports studies beyond the standard English lessons. The junior program directors understood that many students had done grammar throughout the school year, and wanted to learn by studying and participating in topics that interested them. Both New York Summer Adventures and Academy Plus! programs are particularly appealing for their destination—what teenager doesn’t want to go New York City?! Academy Plus! provides elective options of Dance or Business and Leadership in a city that is the most famous in America for these topics, and two, the sights of New York City of the many excursions that this program offers. Parents will not have to worry about supervision in either of these venues—the Rennert staff has always been extra vigilant in keeping track of their students’ whereabouts on their programs in large cities. If parents desire it, they can also accompany their children on vacation in New York while studying at the Rennert adult school, on either the General English, or as would be more recommendable for their ages, the excellent Professional Programs. There are also a few other schools in New York that can accept much younger siblings on children’s programs. Otherwise, for just teenagers who want to study English in America in the nation’s most exciting city, this is the place to go.”
Rennert International Teen Programs
Why study on the Rennert Academy Plus! and Summer Adventures programs in New York City?
- Rennert International has been shortlisted for the Study Travel Magazine’s Best Language School in North America Star Award for the last 5 years.
- Rennert’s Academy Plus! and Summer Adventure programs are held at Rennert’s own facilities at Berkeley College in New York City.
- The Rennert International Academy Plus! program includes General English lessons and an elective course option of Dance or Business & Leadership.
- The Academy Plus! Dance program offers professional dance lessons in state-of-the-art facilities of the Broadway Dance Center.
- The Rennert Summer Adventures program includes daily English lessons and a new NYC topic every week.
- The Rennert Summer programs in New York City include residential accommodation at a fashionable residence located in Manhattan.
- The Rennert Summer programs in New York offer exciting activities and excursions to famous landmarks in New York City.
RENNERT NEW YORK FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Central Manhattan location, near Grand Central station
- 14 classrooms over two floors
- Student lounge with coffee and hot drink machine, kitchenette, and shared refrigerator
- Computer Lab with 4 computers
- Free Wi-Fi
MORE ON THE RENNERT SUMMER NEW YORK PROGRAM SERVICES
Student Welfare
The safety and welfare of students is of prime importance to Rennert and staff will provide 24-hour supervision to make sure that students feel a home away from home.
COURSE CONTENT AND SAMPLE TIMETABLES
Rennert Academy Plus! Dance
The Rennert Academy Plus! Dance program is an academic and professional training program that provides students with the opportunity to improve their English language skills while taking professional dance lessons at the famous Broadway Dance Center. In class, students receive top-quality English instruction, learn about celebrity choreographers and review dance styles and techniques while choosing from different dance styles including:
- Street Jazz
- Hip Hop
- Ballet
- Musical Theater
- Popping and Locking
- Salsa
- Contemporary Jazz
The program provides
- 10 General English lessons per week
- 10 Dance Plus! English lessons per week: innovative English classes with a focus on dance topics
- 6 Dance classes per week at Broadway Dance Center (9 hours)
- 1 full-day excursion and 2 half-day excursion or activity each week
Sample timetable:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
Morning | General English | General English | General English | General English | General English | Brunch | Brunch |
Dance as a cultural need | The progression of hip hop | The iconic versus the craze | The power of movement | What dance means to you | Woodbury common shopping trip | Astoria pool day |
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Afternoon | First BDC class | Ripley’s Believe it or not | Broadway Dance Center | Times Square | Broadway Dance Center | Dinner at a restaurant | Martial Arts workshop |
Evening | Dave and Buster’s arcade arena | Hard Rock cafe | Broadway show | Night out | Roller disco | Movie night | New student welcome party |
Rennert Academy Plus! Business and Leadership
The Rennert Academy Plus! Business and Leadership program is an academic and professional training program that provides students the opportunity to improve their English language skills while pursuing a passion for business, leadership and innovation. The Business and Leadership Academy offers lessons on:
- Entrepreneurship
- Starting a Business
- Sustainability
- Innovation
- Organizational Theory
- Socio-Political Economics
The program provides
- 20 Business and Leadership Academy English lessons per week
- 1 morning workshop or field trip per week
- 1 full-day excursion and 5 half-day excursion or activity each week
Sample timetable:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
Morning | Big Idea Leaders | Innovation | New Social Media | Shark Tank | Meet with a Google Executive | Brunch | Brunch |
Afternoon | Escape Room Challenge | Visit the Bronx Zoo | NYU Campus Tour | Brooklyn Bridge and Park | Rockefeller Center | Yale University and Trip to Hammonasset Beach | Shopping in Soho |
Evening | Dinner and Movie in Bryant Park | Dinner and Explore Harlem | Stargaze on the Highline | Kayak under the bridge | Top of the Rock | Dinner and Explore New Haven | New student welcome party |
Rennert English Summer Adventures
Rennert English Summer Adventures is an immersive program combining General English lessons and rotating New York City themed lessons that include topics such as The Birth of Hip Hop, The Evolution of Media, and NYC Neighborhoods: Food and Culture.
The program provides
- 10 General English lessons
- 10 New York City themed lessons
- 1 full-day excursion and 5 half-day excursion or activity each week
Sample timetable:
Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | |
Morning | General English | General English | General English | General English | General English | Brunch | Brunch |
Cultural Food Map and Links to Immigration | Iconic NYC Food | NYC Restaurant Landscape | What it takes to run a restaurant | Celebrity Chef Culture | Shopping at Jersey Gardens | Explore the Cloisters and Riverside Park |
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Afternoon | Soho and Little Italy | MET Museum | Meet with a Restaurateur | Museum of Food and Drink | Brighton Beach | ||
Evening | Dim Sum in Chinatown | Picnic and Sports in Central Park | Professional Sports Game | Outdoor Movie in Brooklyn | Dinner in Sheepshead Bay | Game Champion Throw down | New student welcome party |
Add-On Acting Workshop
This is an optional add-on workshop that will cover all aspects of a Broadway actor’s life and will give students the chance to observe a professional Acting Studio Workshop led by Tom Todoroff at the Tom Todoroff Studio in Manhattan. A world-renowned acting coach, Tom Todoroff has guided professional actors like Samuel L. Jackson and Liam Neeson through specially-designed exercises to improve their acting for theater, film, and television.
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
The Rennert Summer programs in New York City include residential accommodation at the 1760 Residence. Students will be placed in air-conditioned double or triple en-suite rooms with a microwave, refrigerator and cable TV. The residence also features gym facilities, kitchen, tablet lounge, free Wi-Fi, laundry room, weekly cleaning service and 24 hour front door security.
Meals
Residential accommodation includes full board meal plan on weekdays and half board on the weekend.
Laundry
Bed linen and towels are provided. Cleaning is provided twice a week.
Insurance covering medical and travel assistance, personal liability and trip cancellation is not included in the price of the program. Marshall Language Services has a policy available through Guard.Me that covers these elements, as well as an additional policy through CareMed that covers cancellation under a wider range of circumstances, including the need to repeat school exams. A summary of these policies may be downloaded below.
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Program Dates | June 21 – August 15 | |||
Program Duration | 2 to 8 weeks | |||
Number of lessons per week | 20 | |||
Programs fees per week | All-inclusive | Full-day | Day | |
Summer Adventures | $1650 | $1000 | $400 | |
Academy Plus! Dance | $1750 | $1125 | ||
Academy Plus! Business and Leadership | $1700 | $1075 | $600 | |
Program Add-ons | ||||
Tom Todoroff Professional Actor’s Workshop | Every Wednesday July 11 – Aug 8 | $75 per day | ||
Broadway Show | Weeks 2, 4, 5 and 7. Exact dates TBD | $50–$65 | ||
Six Flags® Great Adventure | July 11 and August 1 | $75 | ||
Washington DC Day Trip | July 4 and August 8 | $100 | ||
Boston Weekend | July 25 – July 26 | $300 | ||
Additional Fees | ||||
Registration Fee | $125 | |||
Airport Transfer Fee | Round Trip transfer: JFK and LaGuardia: $275 Newark: $350 | One-Way transfer: All airports $175 |
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Extra Night Fee | $250 | |||
Special Diet Accommodation Supplement | $125 per week | |||
*All-Inclusive Programs Include: accommodation, classes, breakfast, lunch, dinner, all activities and excursions based on Sunday arrival and Saturday departure | ||||
*Full-day Programs Include: accommodation, classes, lunch, dinner, all activities and excursions from Monday to Friday | ||||
*Day Programs Include: language classes only from Monday to Friday |
RENNERT SUMMER PLUS! NEW YORK
Rennert International Summer Plus! New York is an all-inclusive language program for teenagers aged 13-17 combining English language courses with optional electives in Broadway and Performance Arts, Fashion, University Bound and American Sports. The Summer Plus! New York program offers the complete package of creative workshops, activities and excursions to New York City and the opportunity to experience student life on an American college campus.
RENNERT INTERNATIONAL NEW YORK ADULT SCHOOL
Rennert International New York is the oldest language school in New York and the leader in English as a second language teaching. With the smallest class sizes and the largest selection of English courses of schools in the city, and a wide range of activities led by its teachers, Rennert has much to offer international students in the city that never sleeps.