Sample programmes

Course Details

Please note that we are only able to offer courses to 11-17 year olds who have studied English for at least one year.

Our comprehensive language course packages include...

• Two 75 minute lessons and one 50 minute lesson per day, five days a week*
• Opportunities for additional conversation practice with British students, free of charge.
• Full board and lodging in college residential accommodation
• Full programmes of sports and other leisure activities, mostly free of charge, in the spacious school grounds. Modern heated indoor swimming pool, sports centre, tennis courts and other facilities.
• Evening entertainment programme: discos, 'rhythmic riot' sessions, circus skills training, concerts, talent shows, fun and games evening, quizzes and other activities.
• Full day excursions on Saturdays and Sundays (except arrival and departure days)
• Half day excursions on Wednesdays
• 24-hour initial medical care with qualified residential Course nurse
• Washing of machine washable clothes
• Use of textbook and stationery, presented in special study file
• End-of-course certificate and copy of school magazine.

* Excluding time required for tests.
 

   Daily programme. Non-excursion day

07.30  Wake up!

08.00- 08.30  Breakfast

09.00 Lesson One

10.15 Break

10.35 Lesson Two

11.50 Short break

12.00 Lesson Three

12.50 Course Meeting for all students

13.05 Course Bank and office business

13.15 Lunch

14.15  Activities programme commences. Students choose a minimum of two activities from daily selection provided

19.00 Evening Meal

20.00 Evening Entertainment

22.00 End of Evening Entertainment

22.00 Refreshments in boarding houses

22.30 Boarding house doors close

22.30 to 23.00: Bedtime

Provisional Excursion Programme 2012

Every Wednesday Afternoon: York, visiting a selection of the most famous places and allowing some free time for shopping.