High School USA · Select F-1
Christian Life School
Rockford, Illinois · Private school
The school at a glance
- Type of school
- Private school
- Where
- Rockford, Illinois
- Enrolment
- 300 students
- School start
- School starts week 3 of August
- Uniform: yes
- Faith: Christian
- Chicago, 129 km away
About the school
Quality education and human principles; academic, physical, emotional and social excellence. Rockford, no. 2 city of Illinois (“Forest City”), 90 miles from Chicago: parks, the Discovery Center museum, access to O’Hare airport.
Courses, clubs and sports
Courses and tracks
Maths, sciences, social sciences, English, languages, arts, graphic design, business and finance.
Other clubs
Fitness.
Housing
You live with a host family in the Rockford area, chosen and visited before you arrive, who welcome you as a member of the household for the whole stay. All meals are provided by the family (breakfast, lunch, dinner). The journey to school depends on the family: by car with them, by school bus where there is one, or by city bus. The families are used to hosting foreign high-school students and know the school; you share their daily life, their weekends and their holidays, which remains the surest way to make progress in English. A contact person on the spot follows your settling-in and remains reachable for you and your parents throughout the stay.
Practical information
Christian Life School is in Rockford, in northern Illinois, 129 km from Chicago, about an hour and a half by road for trips into the city. Private Christian school of 300 students, uniform compulsory, school starts week 3 of August. Stay of a full school year or one semester. You arrive a few days before school starts; the family or their contact person meets you at the airport nearest to them, not necessarily a large hub — the airport and the exact date are confirmed as soon as the family is confirmed. You leave with an F-1 student visa issued by the US embassy once the school has accepted you; Move & Study guides you through the I-20 form, the appointment and the interview. Health and accident insurance is extra and compulsory; we offer it with the application. Admission is on application: ages 14-18, intermediate English minimum, and a complete application file: report cards for the last two years, ELTiS English test, a self-introduction by the student (their passions, what they like), a letter from the parents describing their child, a letter from the English teacher, a medical form and parental authorisation; the exact list depends on the school and is provided by Move & Study. From France, a direct flight to Chicago O’Hare is possible, then by road to Rockford.
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