2024 TESOL Certification Course
Join us for a week-long intensive, in-person TEFL/TESOL Certification program, then use your certification at home or abroad.
Date and time
Location
UPCI World Headquarters
36 Research Park Ct Weldon Spring, MO 63304Refund Policy
Agenda
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About this event
- 5 days 10 hours
Get CREATIVE with your dreams and plans. It's time to do things differently! This six-day TEACH2GO TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) Certification Course hosted by UPCI Global Missions provides you with tools and opportunities to live out your dreams. Learn from experienced certified instructors, develop connections with fellow students, and prepare to open doors in your community and around the globe! There are two course lengths: 60 hours (in-class component) or 100 hours (60 hours in-class component + 40 hours online self-directed study).
Instructors include:
- Rebecca Turner, MA in Teaching English as an International Language, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
- Carrie Painter, MA in Education-Gifted Education, Lyndenwood University
- Angi Clarke, Former TEFL/TESL teacher in China, Deputy Director of English Education at Golden Apple.
This 2024 training is hosted by Global Missions and as such maintains the Apostolic Oneness values and the significance of faith-based training in a TESOL environment.
For course details visit https://aim2go.org/tesol
Hotel -
Residence Inn by Marriott St. Louis O’Fallon
101 Progress Point Court
O'Fallon MO 63368
(636) 300-3535
Group Block: TESOL
Global Missions Rate: $156/night (including tax)
*Please specify self-pay (not direct-billed).
While there are several hotels in the area, our preferred hotel, The Residence Inn St. Louis O'Fallon, is close to the training location and includes breakfast. We have a small number of rooms blocked with a special Global Missions rate of $156 (this includes taxes). If you're ready to get your room, please click this link to claim your discounted rate. Book your group rate for TESOL This room rate is only good until 6/20/24.
Though we do not have a room block with them, for a secondary option, we suggest the Holiday Inn Express, located at 1175 Technology Dr, O'Fallon, MO 63368. Phone: 636. 300.4844.
**If needed, you may contact lleaman@upci.org for room sharing information.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. Residence Inn by Marriott St. Louis O’Fallon (discounted rate), Holiday Inn Express & Suites St. Louis West-O'Fallon
No.
As we will be working through lunch each day, a catered lunch is an add-on option in the registration process at $8/meal. Otherwise, you will be responsible for your own meals. A fridge and microwave are available.
Some of the menu items last year were from Subway, Chick-Fil-A, Stefanina's (Italian), Bandana's (BBQ), Cane's, etc.
You may purchase meals at a later time by clicking the "Reserve a spot" button and choosing the lunch option. However, we will need to put our orders in with the restaurants by the Thursday before we begin on Monday morning.
No. You will need to find a way from the airport to your hotel. An Uber from the airport to the training area runs between $50-$60.
Yes. We will run a shuttle van as needed and do ride sharing for evening meals.
We strongly suggest you bring a laptop, or at the very minimum, a tablet for research, materials sharing, and lesson planning. We will provide a notebook and a small packet of helpful materials. You will also need a gmail address as we will utilize a Google drive for all our contents.
You may contact Angi Clarke at aclark@upci.org. You may also message the @gmSTM Facebook page.
You may receive a full refund up until 7 days before the event ( before 8:00 a.m. CDT on July 8, 2024). If you request a refund in the 7 days prior to the event (after 8:00 a.m. CDT on July 8, 2024), you will be issued a 50% refund.