The pleased following contains very important information to help you pack and prepare for your stay at the TEFL Paris Teacher Training Centre in Tournan, as well as details regarding the training location and training course itself.

Please read this thoroughly and keep it for future reference.

Payment

Deposit

As soon as you are made a firm offer of a place we will send you an e-mail with the available payment methods.

Please note that acceptance on a course does not mean a place has been reserved for you.

A place will be reserved once your deposit or full payment has been received. See Dates & Fees for more details.

Final Payment

We expect you to pay your final course fees two weeks before the course begins

You will not be admitted to the course unless all fees have been paid in full.

Course Details

Training Course Schedule

The initial orientation is at 7 pm on the Sunday evening the day BEFORE the course starting date.

It is followed by a welcome dinner offered by TEFL Paris to all trainees.

The first class will take place in the morning at 9:00 a.m. The course schedule for the week will be provided on arrival morning. Sessions generally run between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. with appropriate breaks. Teaching Practice is often in the late afternoons and evenings.

Trainees are expected to attend all input and other sessions included on the schedule unless they are sick and require medical treatment. This is particularly important for Teaching Practice.

Resources

Please bring a pen and a notebook for taking notes during class.

All relevant forms and instructions will be provided, as well as notes from the input sessions.

You may want to bring an mp3 player with you, especially one which records.

If you have a laptop you may find it useful as the school is equipped with WIFI.

Various books are provided for use by trainees. However, no books should be removed from the classroom without specific permission from the Course Academic Director. Inventory of all books will be conducted at the end of the course to ensure that no books have been accidentally removed.

You will be required to prepare materials for your Teaching Practice.

The school keeps an initial supply of basic tools necessary to make student materials. However, the trainees are responsible for providing additional poster board, markers, glue, pens, paper, etc., for creating teaching materials. These can be purchased at a local stationery store.

Trainee Course Feedback Sessions

There will be two trainee feedback sessions. The first will be in the middle of week 2 and the second will be at the end of the course. These sessions are aimed to give trainees the opportunity to provide feedback regarding anything to do with the course, accommodations, and so on. We welcome your open and honest feedback so we can continue to improve the training course and the facilities provided at the training location.

Even though there are two scheduled feedback sessions, please feel free to give feedback to the Course Director or the Academic Director at any time.

Accommodation Details

We can offer some on-site accommodation and you will need to book it when you register for the course. It is available starting on the day before the course begins around tea time through to the last day of the final week.

Transportation upon Arrival

Most people will arrive in France at Roissy Charles De Gaulle airport (north of Paris), at Orly airport (south of Paris) or at Beauvais airport. Those coming from the UK via Eurostar will arrive at Gare du Nord.

◊	Roissy - Charles De Gaulle airport From Charles de Gaulle, take the train, RER B, direction Saint Rémi les Chevreuses and get off at Gare du Nord. Then, in the same station, take the RER E train to Tournan- en-Brie (it is the last stop). It is then five minutes walk to the school (see the map).
◊	Orly airport From the airport, take the RER B (Orlyval) to Gare du Nord. Then, the RER E to Tournan in the same station.
◊	Beauvais airport If your flight arrives at Beauvais you can take a bus to Paris Porte Maillot (the bus leaves Beauvais 15 to 30 minutes after your arrival and costs 10 euros). Then, take the metro to Gare du Nord where you will find the RER E to Tournan.
◊	Eurostar - Gare du Nord You will arrive at the Gare du Nord station in the north of Paris. Just go to the suburban lines area and take the RER E to Tournan. See the RATP site for details.

Important Note: Please let us know when you are arriving, so that we can prepare accordingly. The first event is the Welcome Dinner on the Sunday evening before the course starts, and this is one of the highlights of the course. This relaxed evening lets everyone get to know each other in a friendly and relaxed setting

Course Policy

Dress Requirements

For all input and tutorial sessions at the training location, there are no specific dress requirements, yet we ask that you be mindful of your peers and respectful of the fact that you are a visitor in another country. French peoples are quite mindful of dressing codes.

During Teaching Practice, however, there are specific dress requirements that adhere to the local working culture and basic ideas of professionalism. All trainees are expected to dress “casually smart” like one would dress to a casual business meeting.

Smoking and Drinking Policy

Smoking is allowed in certain designated areas. Public intoxication at the school will not be tolerated. Social drinking is allowed.

Problems and Complaints

We generally feel that, as adults, the best way to resolve problems is to deal directly with those with whom you have the problem. If you do not feel that you can do this, or you have tried to resolve the problem without success, please bring the problem to the Centre Manager Agnès de Labrusse.

If any trainee has a personal problem, which may interfere with course studies, please talk to one of the trainers.

If you want to complain or… praise the quality of the course you can contact IATQuO.

Health Insurance

Before you come to France, check whether your country has a reciprocal health care agreement with France. Otherwise, make sure your health insurance will cover your costs outside of your own country, or purchase medical travel insurance from your travel agent.

For EU nationals, presentation of a valid Form E 111, entitles you to reduced-cost emergency treatment. Full travel insurance is strongly recommended.

Local Weather Conditions

Paris has a mild climate. It rarely exceeds 35°C degrees in the summer and rarely below 0°C degrees in the winter. Yet a pair of Wellingtons could prove very useful in Autumn and in Winter if you want to stroll in the park of the centre.

Get Acquainted

Before your arrival, we highly recommend you purchase a descriptive guidebook or do some online research to familiarise yourself and get acquainted with France and all it has to offer. For more information on France and Paris, we recommend The Lonely Planet France and the Lonely Planet Paris pages, and the French Transport sites RATP and SNCF.

To find out more about Tournan visit the official tourist information site.

Should you have any additional questions, please do not hesitate to contact contact us.

TEFL Paris - Teacher Training Centre

School Address: 7 rue de l’Abreuvoir, 77220 Tournan en Brie

School Telephone: +33 (0)1 64 25 47 70

Paris Office Telephone & Fax: +33 (0)1 43 25 79 66

Centre Manager: manager@teflparis.com      Course Director: director@teflparis.com