If you are a new student between six and 16 years old, you have to pre-register online to take a placement test during the registration period.

Once you have pre-registered, you can come on the date and time you chose to take an oral test followed by a written test with one of our teachers.

This process takes on average about 60 minutes, and there is no charge for the placement test or commitment on your part to register for a class.

We offer courses for young learners from five to 16 years old.

We offer two terms per year for Young Learners. All courses consist of  40 academic hours over 16 weeks, 2.5 academic hours per week. The following are the dates for 2009:

	Registration dates Course dates 21 - 23 May 26 May - 3 October 8 - 10 October 13 October - 6 March 2010

Registration timetable

Thursday:  1500 - 1900
Friday:  1500 - 1900
Saturday:  0900 - 1700

There are three levels for young learners: Red and Orange, Yellow and Green, and Teens. All young learner courses are 16 weeks long.

Red and Orange ( five to seven years old)
Your child will begin their English language career with a story-based course with songs and games introduced in a creative English language ‘Learn by doing’ environment.

Yellow and Green (eight to 12 years old)
These courses contain activities designed to raise your child’s awareness of spoken structures and help them make the transition towards greater autonomy.

Teens (13 to 16 years old)
These courses are designed to develop a solid core base of English skills and systems through authentic and meaningful tasks designed to develop confidence and independence with the language.

You can find more detailed information of each level on this PDF document.

Any course is $1,090,000 for one class a week over 16 weeks.

Forms of payment

Course fees can be paid by cheque, VISA credit card, Master Card or Red Multicolor.

We can not accept cash for reasons of security

Checks should be made payable to 'British Council' and the account holder's name and telephone number should be clearly written on the back.

You can pay for the course in two instalments: the first one at registration and the second one six weeks later.

Your son/daughter will use a course book and a workbook during the course, the cost of these books vary according with the level and it's not included in the course price.

Discounts

We offer the following discounts:

			for families when one or more members of the family study with us. First member of the family pays full fee, second member has a 5% discount, third member onwards has a 10% discount
			10% discount when a year is paid for in advance

Books are not included in the course fee. New students need to buy the activity book for their level.

Books are available at FORUM:
Calle 93A No. 13A–49
Telephone:  +57 1 531 0969 - 530 1285

These are the coursebooks we use in the courses for young learners:

	Age Level Coursebook Red 5 years old 1 Teddy's Train Orange 6-7 years old 1 Happy House 1 2 Happy House 2 3 Happy Street Yellow 8-10 years old 1 and 2 Excellent 1 3 and 4 Excellent 2 5 and 6 Excellent 3 7, 8 and 9 Energy 3 10, 11 and 12 Energy 4 Green 11-12 years old 1, 2 and 3 Energy 1 4, 5 and 6 Energy 2 7, 8 and 9 Energy 3 10, 11 and 12 Energy 4 Teens 13-16 years old 1, 2 and 3 Cutting Edge Elementary 4, 5 and 6 Cutting Edge Pre-Intermediate 7, 8 and 9 Cutting Edge Intermediate 10, 11 and 12 Cutting Edge Upper-Intermediate Teens KET Objective KET Teens PET Objective PET Teens FCE 1 and 2 FCE Gold

Our courses for young learners are on Saturdays and weekdays after school. All courses consist of 40 academic hours over 16 weeks, 2.5 academic hours per week.

We also offer two week Christmas Intensive Courses for primary and secondary school students.

	Level Day Timetable Red Tuesday and Thursday Wednesday and Friday 1555 - 1655 Orange/Yellow/ Green/Teens Saturday 0815 - 1020 1040 - 1245 1330 - 1535 Teens Weekdays 1700 - 1905

Children will get work to do at home to practice what they learn in class and parents are encouraged to spend at least one hour everyday with their kids reviewing and practising what was learnt in class.

The book will be used in class and for homeworks.