• Weekly Schedule
• English Language Program
• Music Instruction
• Activities

Forté offers an educational and adventure experience for international student ages 13-18 in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, USA.  Students can book 2, 3, or 4 week sessions in summer or winter.  A minimum of 3 weeks is recommended.  The educational areas will be English  immersion and music instruction.  Adventure and optional sport activities will include seasonal sports such as swimming, tennis, golf, hiking, snowboarding, and skiing.  Other activities include horseback riding, panning for gold, professional baseball or football games, musical concerts, movies, and performing and sharing music at “Club Forté" .  A western American theme and the beauty of the Rocky Mountains will be emphasized.  Activities can be optional and customized to the students’ needs.

There are many Benefits of the Forté Program.

Students stay in the homes of carefully selected host families personally acquainted with or recommended to our Director. Normally 2 same-sex students with either different or same native languages stay at each home. Transportation is provided to and from the Academy each day. Breakfast and dinner are usually taken in the home of the host family and a sack lunch is provided to bring to classes each day for the noon lunch break.

An optional program called “Studying Music in the USA” can be incorporated into the above. Forté Academy has been helping student enter American Universities and Conservatories for many years. The staff can provide invaluable guidance in helping students find the best school for them and how to be admitted. Financial and immigration issues will be addressed.

Weekly Schedule includes the following:

• 15 Hours of English Language Immersion Study (all levels of English, from beginning to advanced)
• 15 Hours Music Instruction—includes Private and Group Lessons (all levels from beginning to advanced), Computer Lab , Practice time, and Concerts (Sports such as swimming, tennis, and/or golf  may be substituted for or included with music if desired.)
• 1 Organized Excursion (Skiing, Horseback Riding, Hiking, Movie, Shopping, etc.)
• 1 Outing Day with Host Family
• 1 Fun Evening at Club Forté —Games, Music, and general fun with other students
• 1 Evening Group Activity (Movie, Concert, Baseball Game, or Dinner at Restaurant)
• 1 Question-and-Answer Forum about Studying Music in USA
• Optional Intensive Program for Students who want to Study in USA

                                            DAILY SCHEDULE

     8:00-9:00 AM--Drop off at Academy and study time

     9:00-12:00--Intensive English Classes (15 minute break)

                          Includes conversation, grammar, vocabulary, composition, and reading

     12:00-1:00 PM--Lunch

     1:00-4:00--Music Instruction and Lab                                          Sports Activity--Swimming, Tennis, and/or Golf

                         Private Lesson--1 hour (2 days/week)                    Coaching

                         Ensembles (Instruction and rehearsals)               Games

                         Practice Time                                                               Practice and Fun time

                         Lab--Music and English programs

     4:00-5:30--Activities at Club Forte (Games, Musical Get-Togethers, etc.)

                         or Study or Free Time

      Evening--Dinner and evening with Host Family and Study Time

                        or Group Activity--2 evenings/week (e.g. Movie, Concert, Baseball

                        Game, Dinner at Restaurant)

                                              WEEK-ENDS

     Saturday--Outdoor Excursion--Hiking, Horseback Riding, Train Ride through Rocky

                        Mountains, Shopping, Skiing or Snowboarding (optional, in  season)

     Sunday--Leisure time with Host Family--Sight-seeing, Recreational activities, Dinner

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English Language Program
Forté offers an intensive English language immersion program for all levels of English.  Classes are small and students are placed  according to ability.  Placement is determined by a test taken on the first day of class. Classes are offered 5 days a week for 3 hours a day.

Classes include conversation, grammar, vocabulary, composition, and reading.  Weekly tests are given to evaluate progress.
 
Teachers are trained in English as a second language and are highly qualified.  Classes are conducted so as to maintain interest and so that students progress at a quick pace.

All private and group music lessons are also given in English.

The immersion in English continues in the home of the host family, where meals and other activities are shared and only English is spoken. Students will also converse with American students and students from other countries.

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Music Instruction

Forté Academy offers private instruction from a professional faculty for foreign students of all levels (beginning to advanced) in the following instruments:   piano, organ, violin, viola, voice,  guitar,  flute, saxophone, and percussion  (drums, bells & timpani). All styles of music are taught, including classical, jazz and pop, according to student interest. Students receive 2 private lessons per week. Group and ensemble instruction also is given and students have an opportunity to perform in formal recitals or informal musical gatherings.

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Activities:

Horseback Riding	Hiking
Skiing and Snowboarding (in season)       Professional Baseball or Football Games Movies and Concerts Shopping Swimming, Golf, Tennis	Train Ride through Rocky Mountains

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