In-Person Classes with American Teachers!

If you want to study English in the Philippines, you CAN have American native teachers instead of Filipinos! At ETHOS English School we have American teachers and several study and housing options for you to consider. We focus upon helping students learn good pronunciation, conversation skills, sentence structure, vocabulary, reading, and writing American English!

NOW is a great time to book a study with us! We have decided to extend our 20% OFF sale through August! Reserve and pay a registration fee to lock in your discount! Contact us for more details.

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COME STUDY WITH US!

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At ETHOS, we accept individual students coming by themselves if they are at least 15 years old. Students younger that 15 will be accepted, but on a case-by-case basis. We request that children below 15 be accompanied by a parent or guardian, but we will consider special situations. So, if you have kids you want to study with us here at ETHOS, send us the details in the response form at the bottom of this page and we will consider it.

Our classes are taught Mondays through Fridays. Students choose between 4 hours per day and 5 hours per day, and each hour has a different subject. The 4-hour program, includes American Pronunciation, Grammar, Conversation, and Reading. The 5-hour program will cover those 4 subjects plus Writing.

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SMALL-GROUP or MAN-TO-MAN

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Students at ETHOS have a choice. They can save money and study in small-group classes, with a maximum of six (6) students in one classroom, or they can have man-to-man classes by themselves with an American teacher.

• The school day begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 2:00 PM (for the 4-hour program option) or 3:00 PM (for the 5-hour option.) All students have 1 hour for lunch.
• Each class meeting is 55 minutes and there is a 5-minute break between each class.

PLEASE NOTE: We do not have classes on REGULAR HOLIDAYS, for which the Philippine government requires all businesses to close for the day. The school will be closed and those days will be skipped in the school calendar. No classes will be scheduled and there will be no make-up classes for those dates because no lessons will be missed. (You can see the list of ETHOS school holidays for 2024 HERE.)

(Please understand that MAN-TO-MAN class spaces are limited. Once they are filled then only GROUP CLASSES will be available.)

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WE ALSO OFFER A FAMILY STUDY OPTION:

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At ETHOS, we also offer special rates for families coming to study together. To qualify for these rates, at least one (1) parent and at least one (1) child under the age of 18 must come and study with us for at least one (1) week.

If you are interested in our Family English Classes program, click on that item in the menu to find out more details.

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WE ACCEPT GROUPS OF CHILDREN FOR "ENGLISH KIDS' CAMPS"

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We can also accept groups of children for an English Camp. WE will arrange the housing, laundry, transportation, meals, entertainment, and, of course, daily English classes. Groups under the age of 15 must be accompanied by an adult chaperone, who will act as guardian on behalf of the parents and help the children pass through the airport immigration upon arrival and pass through on their way back to their home country.

Once here, we will ensure their safety and provide an exciting study and cultural experience!

• Kid's Camps should be for a minimum of 1 week in duration and should have a minimum of 6 children.
• We will coordinate to create a balance of study/play to match whatever you want.
• Sleeping accommodations can be arranged using our housing facilities or outside in local tourist hotels.
• Meals will be arranged according to the itinerary and provided by our ETHOS meal program supplier.
• Our quotation will include everything with no surprises after you arrive!

ETHOS will arrange and provide everything from the time we pick the children up at the airport until we bring them back to the airport after the camp is finished and they are ready to return home. Our camp price will be all inclusive; lesson materials and instruction, all transportation and any entrance fees, scheduled snacks and meals, plus a camp commemorative t-shirt.

If students want cell phone service or shopping, souvenirs, or if they want to eat different food, they will need to bring extra money.

If you are interested in having an English Camp with us, send us the details of what you want and we will be glad to put a package together for you. And please do not forget that we have 13 American-English-speaking grandchildren ranging in age from 1 to 15 years old! The kids in the camp will spend time and speak English with all of these! You won't find this option available in any other school here in Cebu!

If you are interested in our English Camp for kids program, use the form at the bottom of the page to send us a request.

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DO YOU NEED HOUSING?

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We have several housing options. Of course, students can find their own place to stay in the city and simply come to school each day for their classes. However, they can also stay in our facilities. We have fully-furnished DORMITORY apartments, which have a complete kitchen for cooking! Students may also choose to stay in the homes of our American teachers. We call this option "HOME STAY." All of our HOME STAY and DORMITORY locations are close to the school. Students can save money and choose SHARED rooms, with one or more roommates, or they can choose a PRIVATE room all to themselves. In all ETHOS housing, we have certain house rules.

We provide our housing students with bedding and towels, which are changed once each week. ETHOS maintenance personnel will clean the rooms twice each week.

For students who want more freedom and privacy, we can book rooms in one of the local hostels or pension houses that are within 5-minutes walking distance of ETHOS.

All ETHOS housing units have FREE high-speed WiFi and purified drinking water. Outside housing may or may not have these.

(Please understand that PRIVATE ROOMS are limited. Once they are fully booked then only SHARED ROOMS will be available.)

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A closer look at Housing Options:

Our Home Stay option is our most popular. You stay in the home of one of our American teachers, and this will allow you to live in an English-only environment during your time at ETHOS. Let's take a closer look at ALL housing options.

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Option 1: TUITION ONLY (NO HOUSING)

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Option 2: DORMITORY

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Option 3: HOME STAY

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WE ALSO HAVE A MEAL PROGRAM!

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There is a meal program available for lunch and for dinner on Monday through Friday. School holidays that happen during the school week are not included.

A local caterer provides home-cooked Filipino food at very reasonable prices. There is at least one kind of meat and several kinds of vegetables plus rice. Each day is a little different. It is an inexpensive option for students who do not want to cook for themselves.

Students have two (2) options:

• a lunch-only meal program, which costs 1,000.00 Pesos per week
• a combination lunch-and-dinner program, which costs 1,800.00 Pesos per week

There is no meal program payment included in our prices. Students who want the meal program will pay extra for this directly to the caterer every Friday for their meals the following week.

(Please note that the caterer currently has no breakfast meal option available, but do not forget that HOME STAY students have breakfast on school days included in their housing payment.)

What about meals on weekends?

All students, regardless of housing, must provide all their meals on weekends as well as on any school holidays that happen during the school week.

There are several local restaurants near the school. There is a McDonald's and a Jolibee just one block from the school. There are also several native restaurants near the school where students often eat, and we are just 5 minutes away from the SM SEASIDE shopping mall, which has many different restaurants. And do not forget that all students may cook food in the DORMITORY kitchens.

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HOW MUCH DOES IT COST TO STUDY AT ETHOS?

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Before we talk about prices, we will explain what IS and IS NOT included in the price we give you.

These things ARE included in the price:

• Airport transfers.
• Tuition and study materials.
• Use of the school facility.
• All taxes and service fees.
• Coffee and purified drinking water at school and in ETHOS housing facilities.
• Housing (if ETHOS housing is chosen).
• WiFi at the housing and school facilities.
• Travel and immigration assistance.
• FREE use of our exercise gym.
• Also: Breakfast on school days for HOME STAY students.

These things ARE NOT included in the price:

• The fees for SSP and ICARD requirements. (See About Immigration page in the menu above.)
• Any visa extension fees. (See About Immigration page in the menu above.)
• Outside housing cost. (If needed)
• Daily meals and snacks. (Remember that our Meal Program is available for extra cost!)
• Transportation in the city.
• Laundry service.
• Cell phone service.
• Medical expenses.

Please take time to read through the About Immigration matters page. (There is a link to the immigration page in the menu above.)

Please also consider going to the Frequent Questions page for additional details not discussed on this page. (There is a link to the FAQ page in the menu above.)

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Here are price charts for CLASSROOM studies WITH HOUSING options:

NOW IS A GREAT TIME TO BOOK A STUDY PACKAGE WITH US!

We are having a 20% OFF sale, and our discount prices will continue through the end of 2024. You can reserve and pay a registration fee to lock in your discount! Contact us for more details. We plan to increase our prices by 10% starting January 1, 2025, so book your studies NOW before prices go up!

Each chart has two sets of prices. The blue side has the prices for our 4-HOURS PER DAY program. The orange side has the prices for our 5-HOURS PER DAY program. Each colored section also has a column of prices for GROUP and MAN-TO-MAN options.

Each chart also has rows that provide price quotations for 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12, 16, and 20 weeks of study. The more weeks you study the more money you save!

• For example, if you want Tuition Only and Group Classes for 4 hours per day for 20 weeks, if we multiply the 1-week price for that in the chart below (which is US$341.00) by 20 weeks, the total would be US$6,820.00.
• However, if you look down the chart and find the line for "20" weeks, the price for Tuition Only, Group Classes for 4 hours per day is only US$6,258.00.
• You would save US$562.00!
• The longer you study, the more money you save!

(If you need a price for a different number of weeks, contact us using the email form at the bottom of this page.)

All ETHOS English classroom price charts below are like this.

There are prices given for ETHOS DORMITORY and for ETHOS HOME STAY.

The cost for outside housing will be different for each place. We cannot provide quotations for this housing here on our website. Students who choose this option will pay directly to the housing place.

If you want to stay outside, all you pay to ETHOS is the TUITION ONLY rate for your study program - OPTION 1 chart.

(Remember that MAN-TO-MAN CLASS and PRIVATE ROOM housing are more expensive and are very limited. They are booked on a "first come, first served" basis.)

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Option 1: Tuition Only

Option 2: Dormitory Prices

Option 3: Home Stay Prices (with breakfast on school days)

How do I pay for the course?

We accept payment by credit card. Simply tell us what course and housing options you want, and how many weeks you want to study and we will email you a quotation for the package. If you approve the quotation, we will send you a credit card billing invoice through email for our non-refundable registration fee. Once we receive this registration fee payment, we will book your study and reserve your space in housing and your classes.

Then, a few weeks before you are scheduled to arrive at ETHOS, we will send you a second invoice through email for the balance payment. You must pay this amount no later than 15 days before you leave to come to ETHOS.

Please read the Payment Policy for special rules regarding cancellations and refunds.

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