{"id":991,"date":"2018-01-29T06:27:57","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T06:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saintstephenscollege.net.au\/?page_id=991"},"modified":"2024-01-31T14:39:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T04:39:20","slug":"study-abroad-short-stays","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.saintstephenscollege.net.au\/international-students\/study-abroad-short-stays\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Abroad and Short Stays"},"content":{"rendered":"

Short stay students can experience 番茄社区’s College life for as little as one day or up to three months. Students participate in academic, sporting and cultural learning experiences.<\/p>\n

Short stay programs focus on experiencing life in a 番茄社区’s College classroom, learning about Australian culture and, most importantly, making Australian friends.<\/p>\n

Many students return to 番茄社区\u2019s College year after year to enjoy many short stay experiences.<\/p>\n

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A message from one of our short-stay visitor’s, Eldon Chiu<\/strong>
\n番茄社区\u2019s College is a \u201csupercalifragilisticexpialidocious\u201d (yeah, I watched the musical).\u00a0 Did I spell the word correctly?\u00a0 No words can even comprehend how nice this place is.<\/em><\/p>\n

First this place is absolutely massive. \u00a0It\u2019s got basketball courts, cricket pitches, science labs, all that fancy stuff. \u00a0It is a great environment to learn in and it\u2019s a pleasure to actually have the chance. \u00a0However, the campus is so huge that I actually got lost a few times trying to figure out where to go. \u00a0It is embarrassing but I am sure lots of people had the same experience as I do, this just shows how big your school is compared to mine. \u00a0If my school was an ant; yours would be an elephant. \u00a0We can\u2019t really play sports in our school, we would have to walk to the nearest sports stadium, book the court, carry the equipment and play. \u00a0By the time we finish that, we have probably lost about an hour or so.
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Secondly the variety of the lessons is also a big advantage.\u00a0 Since Australia is one of, if not the most, ethnically and linguistically diverse nation, it offers a wide range of opportunities to learn foreign languages such as Japanese and Spanish.\u00a0 I have never learned these (I am learning German back in HK) so it bought new challenges which is fantastic.\u00a0 Also, starting from Year 7, I presume students could have more subjects which I would like to have back in Hong Kong.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em>Last but not least, the students and teachers here are nice and friendly.\u00a0 Even though I am only here for a few weeks, the teachers are still willing to help me when I have things that I don\u2019t understand.\u00a0 Even back in Hong Kong, I am a person who is being ignored and disrespected.\u00a0 I probably mastered the art of standing still, so still that practically no one could see me.\u00a0 However, here, at least I feel like someone notices and cares about me.<\/em><\/p>\n