Christmas Break for international boarding school students in the US

Join us for a fun and affordable Christmas Break Program in Boston for boarding school students.

Our residential Christmas Break is located in Boston (Allston neighborhood) with 10 min bus ride to Harvard University. Within 10 minutes walking you will find over 100 restaurants and cafes including Japanese Shabu-Shabu, many Chinese places, Mc Donald’s, Starbucks and many others.

Safety and care: We have implemented Covid 19 related precautions including sanitized room and common spaces, frequent health checks, and Covid tests before school departures.

DATES LOCATION STUDENT AGE COST December

(flexible dates to match each school calendar)

Boston

- Boston Studio Allston Hotel

12-18 years old One time registration fee:

$195

Cost per day

double room $199

Cost per day

single room $235

What makes us the best option for Christmas Break?

Activities

Every day during Christmas Break Program we offer fun activities to choose from!
All activities are complimentary with the booking but NOT mandatory. Students sign up a day before for events offered the next day or manage their time independently.

Example of activities:

Harvard University tour
Museum of Fine Arts
The Freedom Trail
Movie night
Thanksgiving dinner

two international students play pool in the lobby of the student-hotel that they are staying at for thanksgiving break

Academic support

During afternoons we offer complimentary study hours. Students can sign up for SAT/ACT preparation, essay writing, homework support, or college advising session. All group classes are free and optional. Students can but don’t have to participate.

During Christmas break stay we offer one-on-one tutoring sessions at $50 per hour. All our tutors are from top universities like Harvard, MIT, or BU.

three cogito students from our harvard high school summer program work on an academic project using cogito-provided laptops

Location

Our campus is located in Boston right on Charles River and within 10 min bus ride or 25 min walk to Harvard University. All major attractions are within a few minutes ride. Students can walk to famous Boston historic sites, Newbury Street shopping, museums, movie theatre, and more than 200 restaurants and cafes.

Campus

We offer accommodation in a newly build, modern student hotel- Studio Allston. Students enjoy fast, complimentary internet, Internet lounge, gym, private movie theatre, activity room and game room, café in the lobby, group meeting space.

Rooms

Our students enjoy huge rooms equipped with extra- large TVs, private en suite bathrooms, and high speed internet. Each room has mini fridge with snacks. Students have access to microwave, electric kettles and more.

Meals

Two meals (breakfast and dinner) plus snacks are included in the program fee. We provide breakfast on campus. Dinners are served on campus and every second day we take students to different restaurants. Snacks (granola bars, nuts, sweets, and fruit) are available all day.

a group of cogito international students sitting together and enjoying a thanksgiving meal at a Boston restaurant

Itinerary

Download an example of our itinerary here.

Camp leaders

Our camp leaders are able to provide additional support with homework, assist with ESL/SAT preparation, and can answer questions on college admission. They have documented previous experience working with teenagers and all have passed a background check. We provide 1 highly trained staff member per 10 students.

Amanda: Amanda is originally from Brazil and recently graduated from a Master’s program. She worked at her university improving undergrad student’s experience. Being an international student herself, she loves to help students that live away from home.
Flavia – Flavia recently graduated from Hult International Business School with a Master’s program. She is originally from the US but has lived in Brazil since she was a child. Flavia enjoys volunteering, and arts (music, movies, plays, history).
Rebecca – Rebecca is currently a senior at Harvard University studying economics. Rebecca’s topics of interest include mathematics, education, and music. Rebecca also give tutoring sessions in our Camps and her methodology helped students from all around the world.
Maciek – Maciek is originally from Poland and now works at a nonprofit in Boston. He is interested in business innovation and mentoring.

Costs:

One time registration fee: $195
Per day: $199/day based on double room
Or $235/day based on single room

Cost includes: accommodation in modern student hotel with huge rooms each with private bathroom, 2 meals a day (breakfast, dinner), snacks in the room, activities, supervision, school pick up and drop off*, Covid test, 24 h supervision.

(within 200 miles and with 3 students per school min for free pick up)

*Additional surcharge applies for transfer from schools located more than 2 hours’ drive and with less than 3 students attending the program.

Includes:

Accommodation
24h supervision
2 meals per day plus snacks
Tickets to museums and movie theaters
Metro passes
Laundry detergent
Academic support (homework support, SAT/ACT classes, essay writing, college advising) all scheduled activities

How to apply to Christmas Break Program?

1

Download the form here and send via email or click on book now and fill it out online

2

Send the form with a copy of the student’s passport and a copy of the student’s health insurance to

info@cogitoworldeducation.org

3

Receive the invoice for the $195

registration fee and pay the deposit

4

Download the waiver here

Download the rules here

Download the example of itinerary here

You are ready for your school break adventure!

Christmas Break for international boarding school students in the US

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