A full calendar of free time activities

Having fun is an essential part of learning. It’s when you’re relaxed that you’re most able to begin using what you’ve learned in class in a natural way. That’s why every EF school has a full-time Activities Director whose job it is to fill your free time with social, cultural and sporting activities. From football tournaments to tennis matches to city sightseeing tours, EF plans something fun for every day of the week.

• Calligraphy lessons
• Karaoke
• EF "Idol" Talent Contest
• Student Yearbook Club
• Soccer Tournament
• Visit the Luvre Museum
• Take surfing lessons
• Barbeque

Cultural activities:

We’ve carefully chosen school locations that are ideal for exploring the cultural treasures of your new city. EF in historic Paris is only 15 minutes away from key sites like the Opera or the Museum of Luvre. EF Barcelona is a short walk to Las Ramblas, Sagrada Familia, and Colon Sq. EF Rome is virtually around the corner from the Vatican and the Sistine Chappel.

• Cultural activities:
• Guayasamin Museum, Quito
• Sagrada Familia, Barcelona
• “La pedrera”, Barcelona
• Olympic stadium, Munich
• Tour Eiffel, Paris
• The Vatican Museums, Rome
• Tropical Beaches, Costa Rica
• The forbidden city, Beijing

EF sports, events and outings

Every school is located in a city offering numerous opportunities for playing or watching your favorite sport-whether it’s soccer, basketball, tennis, cycling, golf, volleyball or swimming. Schools like Paris or Munich offer excellent skiing in winter. There’s plenty of water sports at schools such as Barcelona, Malaga, or Costa Rica.

• Windsurfing
• Mountain biking
• Kayaking
• Tennis
• Golf
• Basketball
• Beach Volleyball
• Sailing
• Baseball
• Surfing
• Rollerblading
• Swimming
• Waterpolo

Optional EF Excursions

Every week, EF staff will help you see the best of your host country by organizing visits to nearby places of interest. From Quito, you can visit the Galapago Islands; from Beijing, the Great Wall; from Nice, the bright lights of Monte Carlo. We offer these excursions at a reduced price so that you can truly enjoy your host culture.

• Shopping, Paris
• Visit Granada, Malaga
• Canal cruise, Amsterdam
• Eiffel Tower, Paris
• Old City tour, Quito
• Religious sites, Rome
• Beaches, Sydney
• Hiking, Quito
• Historic Castles, Munich

Weekends away with EF

When your course is over, reward yourself with an optional EF Discovery Tour. If you’re studying in Quito, we’ll take you to see the Galapagos. If you’re in Paris, journey to Amsterdam. And if you’re in Malaga, why not create your own “Tale of Two Cities” in Paris.

• Paris & the Chateaux
• The Emerald Isle
• Madrid & Andalucia
• Amsterdam and London
• Old french towns
• East Coast Cities