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FOUR-WEEK PROGRAM
The Four-Week program is meant for everyone, including college or university students, people working in Poland, and those spending their holidays here. The course lasts for four weeks. It consists of four hours of studying a day, from Monday till Friday, which comes to the same as a full semester in a traditional course (80 hours). You will see the effects of this course much faster, thanks to regular intensive meetings.

TOTAL IMMERSION
The Total Immersion program is for those who wish to gain the ability to use Polish fluently in a very short period of time, and who want to learn about the Polish culture and traditions. This intensive course lasts two weeks and lessons are held for six hours a day, six days a week. This has same effect as a full semester (six months) in a traditional course.

SURVIVAL
In this very intensive one-week course you will learn the basics of Polish. This will make it possible for you to communicate in the new city. You can get to know the essence of the Polish language thanks to the lessons which will last for five hours a day, from Monday till Friday.

TRAVEL/STUDY
This is for those who are just looking for an excuse to get away from it all! The Travel/Study program combines Polish lessons with touring the country. Half you time will be spent on studying, the other half on travelling. With this option, you will have two hours of Polish lessons a day, five days a week. After the lessons, the teacher will accompany you on private tours around Krakow to such places as Stare Miasto (the Old Town), Nowa Huta (the Steelworks), and Kazimierz (the Jewish district). On Saturday, your teacher will spend half the day with you travelling to other exciting places in Poland, such as Wieliczka (the Salt Mines), Oswiecim (Auschwitz) or Zakopane (a mountain ski resort). The price of this course does not include travel costs, tickets, entrance fees, etc. Before each trip the teacher or the administrative staff will give you the approximate costs involved.

SEMESTER PROGRAM
This course can be organised for students at all levels of proficiency and lasts 15 weeks. There are lessons 3 days per week, 3 hours per day. This course can be incorporated into a study or work program, and this program may begin any Monday of the year! This program is ideal for university students whose study focuses on Poland, the Polish language, or Central European studies. It is also suitable for those wishing to achieve a high level of Polish language ability.

SUMMER PROGRAM
This program has an equivalent of a year-long course in just 3 months! The course can be reduced to 2 months, however. Lessons are held 3 times a week, for 2 hours a day. This is ideal for university students, or those who wish to spend their summer traveling as well as learning! As with the Semester program, this private program may start on any Monday of the year.

BABCIA POLISH
If you only want to learn the basics of the language, learn about Polish culture and traditions, but you do not want to do it in the traditional way, we suggest the Babcia Polish program. This program will allow you to get to know the basics of the language during eight hours of lessons spread out over a week. At last you will be able to start talking to distant relatives from Poland and to understand your grandma's recipes!

BUSINESS POLISH COURSE
This course is designed for those who have a basic knowledge of Polish and want to develop their communication skills with a focus on business. This includes vocabulary connected with management, marketing, law, finance and advertising. Students will also become familiar with the language of official correspondence (e-mails and letters), negotiations, presentations, telephone conversations, etc. The course also includes practical learning, which is based on the simulation of actual business events. Our professional and multi-lingual staff, themselves having experience in banking, telecommunications and marketing, and adjunct staff possessing degrees such as MBAs and JDs, will assist you in designing a program that will suit your requirements. Lessons may be group or private, and can be arranged either at the school or at the client's workplace.

GROUP COURSES

PRIVATE GROUP LESSONS
Private lessons for your own group can be arranged, to focus on the learning requirements that are special to you. This offers the most flexibility of the group courses, lessons designed according to your taste and availability.

GROUP PROGRAM
This program is for those who are looking for a less intensive program of study, and are perhaps living in Krakow, are here for a longer period of time, or those who wish to combine some travel with learning. Group classes start the 1st Monday of each month. This program has a duration of 4 weeks, with 3 days per week of instruction at 2 hours per day. This program has great flexibility, as based on group participant desires, the number of hours or days per week may be changed. Courses may be taken consecutively, so that 2, 3 or even more months may be taken.

GROUP SUMMER PROGRAM
If you want to spend your summer holidays in a productive manner, this program is just for you! It gives the possibility to do the equivalent of almost a semester Polish course over the period of just under one month! The course is set for 2 weeks. Lessons are held five times each week, four hours each day. Courses may be taken back-to-back, so that 4 or more weeks of lessons may be taken. A welcome orientation session and special activities are included in the group summer program.

GROUP SEMESTER PROGRAM
Each semester Group lessons are organized for students at all levels of proficiency. The course lasts 12 weeks and gives the students enough time to become acquainted with the language, while at the same time permitting the student to participate in other activities, such as work or studying at university. We have two starting dates for the courses: in mid-February and at the beginning of October. Lessons are held three days each week, two hours each day. The maximum number of students in all the groups is six, but most groups comprise only three or four students. Groups at most schools contain twice as many students, at universities up to four times as many! This is why with us you will learn a great deal more in a much shorter period of time!

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