Our school and the courses we run are well suited to a more mature clientele, who are particularly interested in immersing into our city and its people. To meet the increasing demand for 50+ Language Students, Kurus English has developed a special programme for this specific age group.

Our Language Excursions constitute the heart of Kurus English besides the ever important language classes: Because of our unique network, students are immersed in diverse cultures of Cape Town, providing them with opportunities to converse with the fascinating people of the city. Should the conversation ever begin to flag, our teachers will be at our students’ side to assist them. Themes change weekly, defining the language-learning concept with regards to content and ensuring exciting and meaningful personal encounters.

Here is the 2 week 50+ Programme in more detail:

- 10 Lessons Grammar (per week)

- 10 Lessons Skills Development (per week): reading, writing, listening, speaking and vocabulary development.

- 10 Lessons of Language Excursions (per week), including language support, transport, entrance fees and, on certain Language Excursions, a meal or snacks and/or refreshments.

+ 3 additional leisure time activities, which will be organised for you in Cape Town.

- Peninsula Route (Cape of Good Hope, full-day tour),

- Wine Route (Constantia Wine Valley, half-day tour),

- Private Dinner (Dinner in a private home with Capetonians)

Price 2012:

EUR 1.060: Course and additional activities only, no accommodation
EUR 2.180: Course and accommodation in a Guest House, single room, bath/shower and breakfast
EUR 2.600: Course and accommodation in a 3* Hotel, single room, bath/shower and breakfast

You are very welcome to book your accommodation with a Host Family as well, just let us know!

Course Dates 2012:
14.01.2012 – 28.01.2012
18.02.2012 – 03.03.2012
14.04.2012 – 28.04.2012
09.06.2012 – 23.06.2012
08.09.2012 – 22.09.2012
03.11.2012 – 17.11.2012

Dear Diana

now I am back home for 2 weeks, but I am still in Cape Town, in your school, in the streets, in the Company garden and I am enjoying the view from (is it right?) the Table Mountain.

Heinke Kuester

I’d like to say again many, many thanks for my staying at your school.

I wish you and Gavin and Mikel a nice Christmas time and a happy New Year and Kurus English a very successful 2012.

Kind regards

Heinke

Beat Schafroth

I very much appreciated the way of teaching

and the comitmment of studies and activities!!

Thank you all and until next time…?

Beat

Heinke Kuester

At first it was

a prediction    then

an intention    then

an arrangement

but at least

it was a great pleasure

all the time

Thank you so mutch for being here

Heinke

Carola Schwar

Time flies…

Thank you for two amazing, wonderful and informative weeks.  I’d not enough time to ask all of my questions.  It was a lot of input and just a little time. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to participate in a part of South African life and getting an impression of this beautiful city. I’d like to say again, we haven’t any problems at home.  I’m so glad that I had my own teacher.

Carola

Germany

Thank you so much for this wonderful occasion to stay at your school for one week. We have profited in English and have learnt a lot of/about the social conditions; the efforts you are making to improve our cultural understanding is a great benefit to us.  We hope to see you again either in Zurich, Switzerland or in Cape Town!

Katharina & Elizabeth

Katharina von Siebenthal & Elizabeth Weyers

This image is a combination of 548 individual shots taken in Cape Town/ South Africa.

The image shows a synopsis some minutes before the beginning  until 2 hours after the sunset.

The planet Mercury is fine to see below the star ‚Regulus‘ (it is the brightest star of the star constellation ‚Leo‘).

Left star trails are curved around the South Pole and right star trails are curved around the North Pole. Stars that are located on the celestal equator have straight lines.

The exact point “West” is marked.

The image shows that the sun was placed in the northern part of the celestial sphere at 15th July 2011 (near the summer solistice at 21th June).

The dotted lines are caused due to illuminated and moving fishing boats and due to the exposure time intevall of 15 seconds.

Brighter areas near the beaches are the result of whitecaps.

Details:
Location for the image: on Lions Head (669m) – Cape Town, South Africa.
Date of exposure: 15th July 2011.
Exposure time: 2 hours. Time between exposures: 15 seconds.

Have fun with this particular image!
Best regards and the best wishes to Cape Town
Erich

Star Trails, Table Mountain, Cape Town

This picture is a collection of 620 single images, taken with a digital camera and a 24mm x 36mm sensor. A wide angle lens was used (17mm). The camera was fixed on a tripod and was oriented towards the south. Due to the motion of the Earth (daily motion) the stars appear as trails (star trails). All star trails are bending around the South Pole.

Complete time of exposure for all images: 3 hours, taken on 5 July 2011 from 8:30pm to 11:30pm.

Clear sky

Erich, Linz, Austria

I was studying at KURUS SCHOOL for two weeks. I had really great time here, becuase I was feeling an exceptional friendly atmosphere and had highly competente teachers, especially Gavin!
A daily highlight were also the excursions guided by Iain. I’m so happy to have learned both, English and a lot about Cape Town – his History, all the News in the Present and the challenges in the Future.
Yes, Cape Town is a woth living town. I’m going to come back with my wife in 2012!!
Thanks for all,
Erich

Kurus English is delighted to promote 2 more special courses for the age group 50+ in 2011.

For more details on the programme please have a look at the blog post here!

2 week price special in 2011:

1.025 € (course only, no accommodation)

2.000 € (incl. Guesthouse)

2.450 € (incl. 3* Hotel)

Guesthouse Single Room with breakfast, shower/bath, WC

3* Hotel Single Room with breakfast, shower/bath, WC

Inclusive:

20 hours General Intensive English, 10 hours Language Excursions, Wine Route, Peninsula Route, Private Dinner, Airport transfer (2times), original course book and workbook, Internet access, accommodation placement

REMAINING Course Dates in 2011:

17-09-2011 – 01-10-2011

29-10-2011 – 12-11-2011

You are also very welcome to extend your stay!

Downloads:

50+ Programme_example

50+Programme_additional activities_2011

For further information please feel free to contact us here!

Thank you Kurus, for this time. This was an interesting time for myself.
Thanks for all!
Kurt

Kurt Drechsel

Kurus English is delighted to announce the continous offer of special courses for the age group 50+ in 2011.

For more details on the programme please have a look at the blog post here!

2 week price special in 2011:

1.025 € (course only, no accommodation)
2.000 € (incl. Guesthouse)
2.450 € (incl. 3* Hotel)

Guesthouse Single Room with breakfast, shower/bath, WC
3* Hotel Single Room with breakfast, shower/bath, WC

Inclusive:
20 hours General Intensive English, 10 hours Language Excursions, Wine Route, Peninsula Route, Private Dinner, Airport transfer (2times), original course book and workbook, Internet access, accommodation placement

Course Dates:
15-01-2011 – 29-01-2011
19-02-2011 – 05-03-2011
30-04-2011 – 14-05-2011
02-07-2011 – 16-07-2011
17-09-2011 – 01-10-2011
29-10-2011 – 12-11-2011

You are also very welcome to extend your stay!

Downloads:
50+ Programme_example

50+Programme_additional activities_2011

For further information please feel free to contact us here!

Kurus English is happy to announce the creation of special packages for the age group 50+. We would like to promote 50+ bookings on special dates to create a well balanced age-mix in our classes. In addition, to our normal programme Opportunity 1: language, culture, discovery, we have already included 3 leisure time activities in the package.

English Language Tuition:

Our 50+ English tuition takes place from Monday to Friday from 09:00-13:00 o’clock. (2 hrs Grammar, 2 hrs skills and vocabulary) Three times per week you experience our cultural, social and historical Language Excursion. These teacher-guided Language Excursions provide you with the opportunity to meet the diverse people of Cape Town and present you with occasions to practice your English in authentic, real-life contexts. Our outdoor Language Excursions replace indoor communication classes and guarantee language practice in authentic contexts.

To get more information of the English Language Tuition programme please click here.

Leisure Time Activities:

In addition, we have already included and organized three special trips in Cape Town through our tour operator Coffeebeans Routes.

Our Peninsula Route, our Cape Wine Route and our “private” Dinner evening.

Peninsula Route:
On this Route we travel around the Peninsula and experience the majestic beauty and scale of the city. We head to Muizenberg, Kalk Bay, and Simonstown, where we will visit the crazy penguins who hate the cold. Then down to the nature reserve at Cape Point, through to Scarborough and Kommetjie, over Ou Kaapse Weg, Constantia Nek, through Hout Bay and back to town along the Atlantic Coast. It’s a beautiful day out in nature!
(www.coffeebeansroutes.com/capetownroutes/cape-peninsula-excursion)

Cape Wine Route:
On this route you will experience our magnificent Wine region during two wine tastings in the wonderful Constantia Valley. This is the oldest of the wine regions in the Western Cape, the birthplace of wine in South Africa. It is stunningly beautiful in landscape and architecture, and close enough to the city that a lot can be experienced in a half-day wine tour.

Some of the Constantia Estates include Groot Constantia, the grand-daddy of wine estates in the Cape, Klein Constantia, Constantia Uitsig, Steenberg Vineyards, and Buitenverwachting.

Which wine estates we visit depend on the day and the region that you are most interested in exploring.

“Private” Dinner:
You will dine in one of the most beautiful gardens of Cape Town and enjoy a typical African/Cape Town dinner with locals, with them you can interchange views and opinions/stories and enjoy an exclusive evening.
(http://picasaweb.google.com/coffeebeansroutesgallery/DinnerParties#5439711421846652306)

For bookings and further questions please don’t hesitate to contact us:
Contact Kurus English