:: EF Jakarta :::::

EF English First is part of EF Education, the largest privately owned English language teaching organization in the world, which was founded in Sweden in 1965.

EF English First was founded in 1995 and provides an English Language school system for students who do not have the opportunity to travel to England, Australia or America. The company, which operates on a franchise system, has over 100 English Language schools around the world.

Our group of schools, EF Swara Group Jakarta, currently has seven locations in the north, south and west part of Jakarta,in the ourskirt of Jakarta and also in the suburb,Bogor. The seven schools make up one of the leading and highly regarded group of schools in Indonesia. They are EF English First Pluit, EF English First Tebet, EF English First Tanjung Duren, EF English First BSD Tangerang, EF English First Cengkareng,EF Bogor and EF Puri Indah. This gives our teachers the benefit of bigger opportunities for movement within the organization.

We started with EF Pluit in May 1997 and due to our commitment in providing a pleasant, rewarding work experience and giving the best quality teaching to our students, we soon opened another six schools; in May 2000 (Tebet), in August 2002 (Tanjung Duren), in Feb 2003 (BSD), in March 2005 (Cengkareng), in Feb 2006 EF Bogor( please see our special page on EF Bogor for more details )and the latest one in March 2008 ( EF Puri Indah ). All the seven schools, like our first one, have been an instant success with both the students and the teachers alike.

	1. English First Pluit
opened to students in March 1997 and currently has 1 Director of Studies, 12 full time native speaker teachers, 2 full time local teachers, 4 part time local teachers and 900+ students. The school is located on the ground floor of a huge shopping mall, Pluit Mall, in a residential area about 20 minutes drive from both Jakarta International Airport and the city centre.
	2. English First Tebet
opened to students in May 2000, and currently has 1 Director of Studies, 10 full time native speaker teachers and 6 local teachers and 700+ students. Like our other schools, it is equipped with the latest teaching materials, technology available and now with a new student library. Located on the southern boundary of Jakarta's Central Business District, the school has followed the success of EF English First Pluit.
	3. English First Tanjung Duren
opened in August 2002. The school has a Director of Studies, 5 full time native speaker teachers and 3 non-native teachers with 400+ students. The school is located in the west part of Jakarta and is 10 minutes walk from Mall Taman Anggrek, one of the biggest shopping malls in Jakarta and 10 minutes drive from the city centre.
	4. English First BSD Tangerang
opened for courses on the 17th of March 2003 and it has a Director of Studies, 12 full time native speaker teachers, 2 full time non native teachers and 3 part time local teachers. The school has grown successfully and it now has 1000 students. It is located in the outskirt of Jakarta in a new and modern residential area about 70 minutes drive from the city centre.
	5. English First Cengkareng
opened for courses in March 2005. It has a Director of Studies, 7 Native teachers and 4 non native teachers. The school now has about 600 students. Like the rest of our schools in the group it is fully-resourced and offer the same high quality. The school is located on the western part of Jakarta about 45 minutes from the city center and 15 minutes from Jakarta International Airport.
	6. English First Bogor
Joined EF Swara Group in February 2006. It has a Director of Studies, 9 Native teachers and 5 non native teachers. The school now has about 700 students. Like the rest of our schools in the group it is fully-resourced and offer the same high quality. The school is located in the suburb or the city of Bogor.Jakarta is about 60 minutes drive from Bogor taking a scenic toll road. Please see our special page on EF Bogor as it has a different package.
	7. English First Puri Indah
opened for courses in March 2008. It has a Director of Studies, 4 Native teachers and 4 non native teachers. The opening was an instant success with more than 300 students on the first intake. The school is projected to have 600 students. Like the rest of our schools in the group it is fully-resourced and offer the same high quality. The school is located in a modern residential area on the western part of Jakarta about 30 minutes from the city center and 7 minutes from Puri Indah Mall.

Courses

Our General English curriculum presently consists of 17 levels. We provide the students with a solid base in the structure of the English language as well as a genuine opportunity to speak. This involves extensive use of communicative methodology to reinforce and complement various grammatical and structural points throughout the syllabus.

The minimum age for study in the general program is fourteen and the majority of the students attend private secondary schools or universities.

We also have young learner classes which are divided into Early Learners for students from five to six years of age, High Flyers for students from six to nine years of age and Trailblazers for students from ten to fourteen years of age. Our general English classes use our own English@EF textbooks as the base curriculum and other ELT resources to supplement. The English First courses, which are divided into eleven levels, go from absolute beginner to advanced. We also offer six "Post Advanced" levels to encourage our students to continue practicing their English.

Lessons are centred on the communicative method and focus is placed on establishing interactive competence in learners as quickly as possible.

EF provides a free internet connection for teachers and students. You will also have full use of the school facilities including an ELT (ESL) resource room containing a large number of standard ELT resource materials, course books and teacher support materials, photocopying facilities, computer lab with CD ROMS and Computer Aided Language Learning (CALL) programs.

Teacher development consists of regular observations, followed up with constructive one-to-one feedback and workshops.