EC New York

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Open on the 1st April 2019, our new EC New York school is located in the beautiful Paramount Building, home of movie making in the city that never sleeps. The recently renovated building provides state-of-the-art facilities, and is a fantastic learning space for students.

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Bindu Varghese

Centre Director
Centre Director

Grant Brown

Director of Studies

Centre Info

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Launched: 2009
Centre capacity: 135
Classrooms: 9
Minimum age: 16
Students under 18 must travel with parents or book EC homestay, single room
Students per class: Average 11 (Max. 15)
Wheelchair accessible
Free access to Microsoft Office for the duration of the course

School Includes

Access to 26 internet connected computers
Free wireless internet access throughout the centre
Cafe
Self study room for all EC New York students
University Admissions Service
Social and cultural programme
Interactive Touchscreen TVs throughout
Student lounge

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ENGLISH PLUS: Dancing

Address

EC New York,
1501 Broadway,
Floor 11,
New York,
NY 10036

Phone

+1 (212) 490-0865

Emergency Number

+1- 631-612-4494
(For use outside of office hours)

Opening Hours

Monday – Friday 8:30-16:30

Location

Right in the centre of Times Square
School located on world-famous Broadway
Subway stations very close to school
5 mins from Grand Central Station
One block from Bryant Park
Minutes from New York Public Library
A few blocks away from Rockefeller Center

Nationality Mix

Korean
17%
Other
31%
Japanese
15%
Brazilian
17%
Taiwanese
6%
Colombian
5%
Turkish
5%
French
4%

Age Mix

16 - 17

5%
18 - 20

21%
21 -25

54%
26 - 30

18%
31 - 40

2%
41 - 50

0%
51+

0%

Student Testimonial

I have been with EC New York for 5 months. I really recommend it because everyone is kind and I can make a lot of friends from different countries. I liked meeting people from different cultures and trying new things. The school is clean, quiet and comfortable and the staff are kind. On my course we had small groups so it was easy to make friends. After school I liked going to Korea Town and Little Italy. EC school is the best of the best.

Juan Andres Vallejo Bravo
Colombia

Teacher Testimonial

Having taught for 10 years in various ESL institutes in NYC and Seoul, I'd have to say that EC provides the most conducive classroom environment for the acquisition of learning English. The small classes and spacious classrooms at EC allow seating arrangements to be formed in circles and/or horseshoes as opposed to orderly rows.

The horseshoe and circular seating arrangements at EC lessen the barrier between teacher and students and the classroom becomes a more friendly place. There is much more opportunity for students to share meaningful information through speaking, eye contact, body language and gestures than in orderly rows.

Students who want to learn English must look for opportunities outside of the classroom to practice their reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Students can read English newspapers, websites, magazines, subway ads and signs. They can write emails in English, speak with native English speakers in stores and restaurants and listen to people speaking English in cafes and on television. Fluency can be achieved more quickly by practicing the aforementioned skills in authentic/real world situations.

Brian Leo