Gateway School of English GSE
St. Julians, Malta
The Language School
| Founded: |
2002 |
| Classrooms: |
10 |
| Affiliations & Accreditations: |
fully accredited by the Ministry of Education and fully compliant with the regulations of the Ministry's EFL Monitoring Board |
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| Facilities & Services |
| State-of-the-art technology in each classroom with audio-visual facilities and Interactive Whiteboards
School Library
Fully air-conditioned premises
Comfortable seating
Free 24 hours-a-day wireless internet access
Self-study facilities
Adjacent family-run school Residence (only 20 metres away from the school)
Host Families within 5 minutes walking distance from the school / residence
Easy access to the public transport network
Excellent Location: quiet residentail area; only 12 minutes walk from Spinola Bay in St. Julians
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The school is a modern two floor detached building consisting of 10 bright air-conditioned classrooms and comfortable seating. You will be able to relax in the school's large courtyard and surroundings.
All our teachers are professionally trained and the whole teaching staff includes native speakers of English as well as Maltese personnel who are thoroughly and fluently English-speaking. Most of our teachers hold University degrees in English together with Diplomas in the Teaching of English as a Foreign Language.
The Location
| Town: |
St. Julians (12,000 inh.) |
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| Nearest city: |
Sliema (15,000 inh.)
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Our modern school and residential complex are located in a quiet residential area in St. Julians overlooking St. Julian's Valley and only 5 minutes walk from the picturesque Spinola Bay in St. Julian's where you will be tempted by the bewildering choice of restaurants offering the best local and international cuisines. San Gwann is equally close to Paceville, the island's pulsating nightheart. We are also within easy reach of Malta's trendiest shopping centres as well as some of Malta's popular beaches.
The Course Offerings
| Max. language-levels: |
6 |
| Participants per year: |
900 |
| Avg. participants per course: |
8 |
| Max. participants per course: |
15 |
| Participant's min. age: |
15 |
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| Courses: |
| General English (all 6 levels from Beginner up to Advanced)
Intensive English
Conversational English
Business English
General English plus one-to-one Business English Combination
Professional English / ESP
Exam Preparation: Cambridge ESOL, IELTS, TOEFLiBT
English & More
50 plus (50+)
Parent & Child / Family Programme
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GSE offers a broad range of English courses. We cater for beginners as well as advanced students, for the young as well as for mature persons. You may choose brief high-intensity programmes or the more relaxed medium and long duration courses. Although we offer both group and individual tuition, we guarantee individual attention to each individual in the classroom. Together with our standard general programmes, we offer English language courses for special cultural interest groups and for persons requiring English tuition for particular professional and technical purposes.
Accommodation
| Homestay: |
yes |
| Apartments: |
yes |
| Campus-dorms: |
yes |
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| Other: |
| GSE School Residence |
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GSE School Residence is a modern three floor detached building and is only 20 metres away from the school. The building houses 22 bright bedrooms, 4 Satellite TV rooms, 8 modern bath/shower rooms and toilets, roof terrace, reception area, large courtyard, free 24 hours-a-day Wireless Internet Access, International Card Phone, Large Dining Area (Canteen), Relaxation area. All bedrooms and dining area are fully air-conditioned. To ensure that all students will have a perfect "home-away from home", our residence is family run and the housekeepers are on the premises 24 hours a day. Students have a choice of local and international cuisine.
Activities
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Every Saturday Comino/Gozo Full Day Tour.
Every Sunday Golden Bay /Paradise Bay / Mellieha Bay Sand Beach.
Every Sunday evening Maltese Traditional Village Festa Night at a local town or village
Every Friday Beach Barbeque at one of the sandy beaches.
Every Wednesday evening Night Harbour Cruise around Malta's natural Grand Harbour |
| Possible activities: |
Comino by Night including Barbeque on the island.
Mdina by night including Mdina Dungeons.
Valletta Tour including a visit to St. John's Co Cathedral and the Malta Experience.
Visit to Ta' Qali Crafts Village
Round Malta Tour
Sports activities such as golf, bowling, football, basketball & volleyball. |
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GSE offers a varied and comprehensive range of social and cultural activities that include sports such as golf, bowling, swiming, diving and windsurfing, cultural excursions and evening activities such as night harbour cruises, Mdina by night, Beach barbeques & Comino Cruises. Helpful and friendly staff at the school and residence reception, provide information on all activities that are available such as tours to Mdina and Valletta as well as full-day tours around Malta, Gozo and Comino.
