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Happy 2012 everyone! What a wonderful start to the New Year. January weather in San Francisco is mild, unlike other cities in the United States. We have had sunny, clear days, great for sightseeing.
This month we visited the Castro with our GEOS students and enjoyed the local flavor.
This month, San Francisco hosts its Edwardian Ball, a costume party at the Regency Ballroom. Get a glimpse of 19th century fashion!
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Meet Denise Urdang! Denise is originally from New York and has been a teacher at GEOS for 4 years. She has experience teaching abroad, and taught in English in Jerusalem, Israel for ten years. Denise can speak Hebrew and Spanish. She likes to practice her Spanish with students. : In Denise's free time, she loves to paint, read books in Spanish, watch movies (she considers herself a move buff) and spend time with her daughter. Denise says, "I love language. I love watching people learn a new language."
The 19th Giants Fan Fest takes place at AT&T Park, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 from 11am-3pm. The day includes live KNBR broadcasts on the field, player Q&A, free player autographs and places to take photos, a kid's zone and more.
 
California Academy of Sciences Free Admission Day, February 5th, 2012. The Academy is changing its free day policy. Starting in February, the Academy's monthly Free Wednesday will be replaced with a quarterly Free Sunday. Admission to the Academy is on a first-come, first-served basis, and early arrival is recommended. Final entry to the museum on free days is 4 pm.
 
Chinese New Year Parade, February 11th, 2012 Named one of the world's top ten parades, the Chinese New Year Parade in San Francisco is the largest celebration of its kind outside of Asia. The parade starts on Market, goes up Geary, down Post and ends on Kearny at Columbus. Parade highlights include elaborate floats, lion dancers, folk dancers, marching bands, stilt walkers, Chinese acrobats, and a 250 foot long Golden dragon that takes a team of over 100 men and women to carry.
 
Our staff members are very excited that the San Francisco 49ers have a chance to be in the Super Bowl this year! We will be watching them play the New York Giants this weekend and hoping for victory!
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Currently we have 19 Nationalities represented in the school among our 48 students.
Saudi Arabien: 22.92%
Thai: 18.75%
Russian: 8.33%
Brazilian, Japanese, French: 6.25% each
Swiss, Belarussian: 4.17% each
Colombian, French Plynesian, Taiwanese, Turkish, Chinese, Iraqui, Greek, Mexican and Korean: 2.08% each
"Hi my name is Quentin and I'm from France. What I love about my GEOS class, maybe the teacher because they are very nice, very helpful. We are not a big class so we can increase our speaking and our grammar. All of my classmates was very cool, nice, friendly. It was great. My favorite thing was to be with Matt in class because he is very energetic and we can learn words from the world outside.
In San Francisco I love to be in Fisherman's Wharf and Pier 39 or maybe the football stadium. I went to two San Francisco 49ers games with my host family. I liked my host family a lot. I was so lucky to have this family.
I will miss my classmate, my teacher and the spirit in GEOS. My word for GEOS is friendly."
Quentin Dauce, France
(F-1 visa) Our Super-Intensive English course is 30 hours a week. Classes are Monday through Friday from 9:00am-4:15pm. Integrated Skills class is from 9:00am-10:30am, Active Listening class from 10:45am-12:15pm, elective class from 1:00pm-2:30pm and another elective class from 2:45pm-4:15pm.
(F-1 visa) Our Intensive English course will be 22.5 hours a week. Classes are Monday through Friday from 9:00am-2:30pm. Integrated Skills class is from 9:00am-10:30am, Active Listening class from 10:45am-12:15pm and an elective class from 1:00pm-2:30pm.
(Tourist visa) Our Semi-Intensive English course will be 15 hours per week. Classes are Monday through Friday from 9:00am-12:15pm. You will have Integrated Skills class from 9:00am-10:30am and Active Listening class from 10:45am-12:15pm.
Our elective classes this month are Pronunciation (beginner), Speaking (Int.) and Business (Advanced)
GEOS Students in front of the Castro Theater
 
Castro flags and enjoying the sun at a café!
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