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S U M M E R 2 02 2 21st Century English Language Learning for International Students aged 6 20 PROSPECTUS
Our aim:
future ready
British Summer School is a unique reinvention of the
whole summer school concept and approach. We aim
to inspire and help our students to develop the
knowledge, abilities and qualities needed to fulfil their
potential in both their personal and professional lives.
This will help them become happy, confident and
successful individuals in a global, competitive and
fast-changing world.
We improve our students’ ability and comfort zone and to overcome barriers.
confidence to communicate and operate They learn how to achieve positive
in the 21st century. As well as providing change for themselves, their friends,
English tuition, we help our students their families, their colleagues and,
Our aim: future ready .............................................. 3 to discover their True Me. This enables ultimately, for society as a whole.
Our courses .................................................................. 4 them to gain the learning skills, insight
Each student leaves British Summer
2 3
and self-motivation that will help them
Our locations ................................................................ 6 School with new confidence in
get ready for their future, adult life.
themselves, improved English language
Explorers of the future (6-11 yrs) ...................... 10
Throughout our series of summer abilities, a deeper understanding of
Adventurers of the future (9-14 yrs) ............... 16 school courses, students learn to different cultures and friendships, skills
Citizens of the future (12-17 yrs) ....................... 22 tackle new challenges; to explore new and memories to last a lifetime.
experiences; to step outside their
Academics of the future (12-17 yrs) ................. 28
Leaders of the future (15-20 yrs) .................... 34
Scientists of the future (16-20 yrs) .................. 40
Academic programme ............................................ 46
Leisure programme ................................................... 48
We improve our students’
Pro Options.................................................................... 49
ability and confidence to
True Me programme ................................................ 50 communicate and operate
Cultural programme ................................................. 51 in the 21st century.
Care of our students ................................................ 52
At a glance .................................................................... 53
Online courses.............................................................. 54
Alumni ............................................................................. 55
The small print ............................................................. 56
Our passion ................................................................... 57
Our courses
All our English Language Learning courses - at every age group - are
based on the ‘Framework for 21st Century Learning’ and are designed to
develop students’ Life and Career Skills, Learning and Innovation Skills and
Information, Media and Technology Skills; as well as to be complementary
to their regular schooling. Every course is academically challenging,
innovative, market-leading and inspiring.
Each course forms part of an overall Students, however, who attend more
future ready
bespoke three-stage learning syllabus than one of our courses, will recognise
covering Foundation, Progression and and benefit from the compounded
OUR PURPOSE:
Completion personal growth stages. learning and the personal development
Students can attend one or multiple
structure that is built in across the full To improve students’ English skills, accuracy and fluency
courses over a number of summers.
British Summer School syllabus.
and develop their knowledge, life skills and individual
It is not necessary to have attended
any previous courses for students to
Student numbers and nationalities are
strictly controlled so as to ensure an
qualities to prepare them for success in their future
enjoy their chosen course as each one unforgettable and carefully-managed personal, social, academic and professional lives in a
has been specially developed to suit
its particular age group and to be an
experience for every student on every
course.
global, competitive and fast-changing world.
enjoyable experience in its own right.
LEARNING
FOUNDATION >> PROGRESSION >> COMPLETION >>
STAGE
4 5
COURSE Explorers Adventurers Citizens Academics Leaders Scientists
NAME of the future of the future of the future of the future of the future of the future
ENGLISH
Exploration Adventure Communication Study Leadership Science
THROUGH™
Each course forms part of CENTRE Cumnor Worth Oundle Worth Herstmonoeux Herstmonoeux
an overall bespoke three-stage
learning syllabus covering AGES 6-11 years 9-14 years 12-17 years 12-17 years 15-20 years 16-20 years
Foundation, Progression and
Completion personal growth stages. PLACES 60 80 100 80 80 80
TRUE ME √ √ √ √ √ √
Explorers Adventurers Citizens Academics Leaders Scientists LEARNING
21st Century Learning curriculum
of the of the of the of the of the of the FRAMEWORK
future future future future future future
Our courses are designed to form a developmental and
progressive learning strategy for children, teenagers and young adults.
Our locations Herstmonceux Castle
We have selected some of
England’s finest private
boarding schools to host our
Each centre has
British Summer School courses,
been carefully
all of which are within easy chosen to
reach of London’s Heathrow, match the
Gatwick and Stansted airports. course content
All of our centres have
and structure.
excellent teaching, leisure and
accommodation facilities and
have been carefully chosen to
complement the content and
structure of each course.
6 7
1.
CUMNOR HOUSE SUSSEX
Haywards Heath RH17 7HT
STANSTED
2.
3. AIRPORT
WORTH SCHOOL
Crawley RH10 4SD
HEATHROW
3. AIRPORT 2.
OUNDLE SCHOOL
Peterborough PE8 4GH
GATWICK
4. AIRPORT
HERSTMONCEUX CASTLE
Hailsham BN27 1RN
1. 4.
“Children learn best when they
are doing things that they enjoy -
so make learning fun.”
BRAM VAN ASSELT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Locations overview 3. Oundle School
Citizens
of the future
1. Cumnor House Sussex School Oundle School
is situated in a
Cumnor House Sussex charming market
is situated at the town in the heart of
heart of the Ashdown Northamptonshire, a
Forest in Sussex, in beautiful rural county
the South East of in central England with
England, close to the excellent access to
traditional seaside Cambridge.
town of Eastbourne
and the vibrant city of
Brighton.
Explorers 4. Herstmonceux Castle
of the future Herstmonceux is a
spectacular
15th century moated
2. Worth School
castle sitting proudly
in 300 acres / 121
hectares of managed
8 Worth School is 9
woodland and beautiful
situated in the
gardens very close to
beautiful West Sussex
the traditional seaside
countryside in the
town of Eastbourne.
South East of England,
close to the town of During the academic
Crawley and within year, the Herstmonceux
easy reach of the Castle Estate operates
beautiful seaside and the UK campus of
vibrant city of Brighton. Queen’s University
in Canada.
Adventurers
of the future Leaders
of the future
Academics
of the future
Scientists
of the future
“We have over 50 years’ experience of running premier
summer schools and sport and activity camps for
international and English students of all ages.” BRAM VAN ASSELT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
AGES:
6-11
YEARS
Explorers
of the future
This course, part of the Foundation stage of the British Summer
School portfolio, includes 17½ hours of lessons per week. It takes place
at Brambletye School and welcomes students from 6-11 years old.
COURSE SUMMARY
Lessons take place from Monday everyday animals and plants that cohabit
to Friday and consist of Core English together in the local environment.
(1½ hours), Learning and Innovation
In the afternoons, students take part in
(1 hour) and Focus Exploration
our Leisure programme where they can
(1 hour). The objectives of the lessons
choose between a number of different
are to improve students’ receptive and
sports and activities. Alternatively, they
productive language skills and to develop
can participate in our Pro Options On Friday evenings, students join our
their ability to communicate and operate
programme which is designed to Let’s Celebrate event which is an awards
in the 21st century.
increase students’ skills, techniques ceremony and evening of celebration that
We focus on developing and improving and knowledge in a particular sport or students will never forget.
students’ instinctive curiosity and their creative art of their choice.
Every Saturday and Sunday we organise
growing desire to explore, understand
Four evenings per week, students join supervised excursions for students to visit
and learn. Together, we explore and
10 our innovative True Me sessions, which places of cultural and historical interest, 11
investigate the natural world, looking at
feature activities carefully-designed to go to the seaside and have an opportunity
increase their confidence and happiness for recreational activities, shopping and to
and develop healthy and sustainable spend time relaxing with their new friends
relationships in order to help them reach away from the more structured school
their full potential in their personal, school learning environment.
and social lives.
The objectives of the
lessons are to improve
students’ receptive and
productive English - Core English
COURSE OVERVIEW
language skills and to - Learning & Innovation
develop their ability to - Focus Exploration
communicate and operate -
-
Sports & Leisure Activities
Pro Options
in the 21st century. - True Me
- Cultural Excursions
AGES:
6-11
YEARS
Explorers of the future
CENTRE
Cumnor House Sussex School
LOCATION
This centre is situated at the heart of the Ashdown Forest in Sussex, in the South
East of England, close to the traditional seaside town of Eastbourne (45 km) and
the vibrant city of Brighton (32 km). London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports
are easily accessible by road (26 km and 82 km respectively).
SCHOOL MEALS
Cumnor House Sussex School, an The menu offers a mix of English and
exclusive partner of British Summer international food. There are always
School for residential summer courses, two hot choices available for lunch and
is a co-educational preparatory dinner and a salad bar. Vegetarians and
boarding and day school. The school special diets for medical or religious
has modern classrooms; studios for needs are accommodated.
art, ceramics, dance and music; and
SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES
excellent sports facilities - all designed
This centre has extensive sports
for the younger student. It is the
facilities including numerous rugby,
ideal venue for students to create,
football and cricket pitches, an all-
explore and learn in safe and secure
weather astroturf pitch, a heated
surroundings.
indoor swimming pool, an outdoor
12 ACCOMMODATION pool, four netball and tennis courts, 13
Boys and girls are accommodated cricket nets, an athletics track, a nine-
in separate boarding houses. Most hole golf course, an outdoor climbing
bedrooms have 4-8 beds per room wall and a sports hall. There is vast
and students share with children of a open countryside including a “school
similar age and of different nationalities. in the woods”, an outdoor theatre, a
Bathrooms are shared. playground and a boating lake.
OTHER FACILITIES
This centre has many modern
Ages: classrooms with interactive CLUBHOUSE
whiteboards, a drama theatre, The Clubhouse is a social space, equipped with sofas,
6-11 years an IT suite and dining room. TV, recreational games, magazines and a tuck-shop where
Capacity: students can relax, socialise and chat in an informal and
60 students comfortable setting.
WI-FI
Wi-Fi is available in some communal areas across the campus.
The school has modern VENUE OVERVIEW
classrooms; studios for art, Cumnor House Sussex
ceramics, dance and music; and South East England 4-8 beds per room
excellent sports facilities - all 60 students max Wi-Fi
designed for the younger student. 6-11 years Clubhouse
AGES:
6-11
YEARS
Explorers of the future
TIMETABLE
Lessons A typical week
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
CORE ENGLISH: These more traditional English language lessons are designed 08:00 New students Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Departing
students
to improve students’ receptive and productive skills (reading, writing, speaking, 08.45
ARRIVAL DAY
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
DEPARTURE DAY
listening), extend the scope and range of their vocabulary in both formal and 09:15
You can arrive at
Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
09:30 any time of the CORE CORE CORE CORE CORE You can depart
informal contexts and deepen their understanding of grammar in order to day but preferably
in the afternoon.
ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH at any time of the
day but preferably
Think of a famous Make a list of Describe your Make a list of REVISION
improve spoken and written accuracy. person and write different jobs / school at home: your 10 favourite of all vocabulary
late morning or
early afternoon.
If you arrive at clues for your professions and buildings, facilities, foods / meals and and grammar
the school before classmates to categorise them. lessons, timetable, compare with your seen during the
09:00, you can go guess. teachers. classmate. week. Departing
on the excursion if students cannot
LEARNING AND INNOVATION FOCUS EXPLORATION 10:15 you want. Break Break Break Break Break go on the
excursion.
These task-based projects, using These practical lessons are designed to 10.30 CORE CORE CORE CORE CORE
ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH
Technology, Digital Communication improve students’ English and develop
Write a biography Choose your Create your Design a menu ASSESSMENT
and Media, enable students to work their abilities to explore and understand of your favourite favourite job and ideal school for one day at
Continuing famous person. make a list of timetable and British Summer
collaboratively to research, discuss the natural world from everyday students the daily tasks / present it to School including
and create projects that reflect their animals and plants that cohabit local ALL DAY duties. your friend. breakfast, lunch Continuing
EXCURSION and dinner. students
knowledge, skills and personality while habitats such as gardens, parks, forests, ALL DAY
11.15 Break Break Break Break Break
developing strategies that are essential rivers, beaches and towns, progressing Choose between: EXCURSION
11.30 LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING &
for success in the 21st century. The to learning about environments further INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION
Walking Tour of Choose between:
projects have been specially created to afield such as jungles, deserts, oceans London Create a one Research Write a blog Find your favourite Write and send
minute video and present about your video clip on an email to
• A full day of • City Visit
help develop the students’ capabilities and even planets in the solar system. sightseeing
to introduce your favourite first day at YouTube for Kids your parents in
yourself. emoticon. British Summer and tell your English. Visit the city
in each of the 4Cs that form the core of which may
School. teacher why. of Brighton:
include Big explore the city
the 21st Century Learning curriculum: 12.30 Ben, Houses Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch centre, visit the
of Parliament, Royal Pavilion,
Collaboration, Communication, 13.30 Buckingham FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS browse the
Creativity and Critical Thinking. Palace, Trafalgar EXPLORATION EXPLORATION EXPLORATION EXPLORATION EXPLORATION boutiques in
Square, Leicester The Lanes and
Go to the park and Draw a picture of Research and Explore the Draw a picture
14 Square and go shopping 15
take photos of all the solar system make a list of differences of a plant or
Covent Garden. in Churchill
the animals you can and label the animals that live between a village, flower and
see and show your planets. in the jungle. town and city. label it. Square.
or friends.
or
14.30 Break Break Break Break Break
Fun / Adventure
15.00 • Go on as many Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting • Seaside
rides as you can Spend the day
15.30 at Chessington SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & in the traditional
World of LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE seaside town
Adventures. Choose Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: of Eastbourne,
between: • Football • Handball • Basketball • Football walk along the
• Cricket promenade with
• Swimming • Swimming • Swimming • Swimming
an ice-cream,
• Swimming • Athletics • Dance • Table Tennis • Tennis dip your toes
• Dodgeball • Drama • Puppetry • Painting • Origami in the water,
• Cooking or Pro Options or Pro Options or Pro Options or Pro Options have lunch on
or Pro Options the beach and
visit Eastbourne
Pier.
MISSION: 18.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
INTEGRATION! 18:45
19.00
Meeting
MISSION:
Meeting
TRUE ME
Meeting
TRUE ME
Meeting
TRUE ME
Meeting
TRUE ME
Meeting
LET’S
Meeting
Free Time
INTEGRATION! Physical Mental Challenge: Social Fun CELEBRATE
This is an evening of carefully planned and Participate
in a number
Challenge:
to build trust
to gain
confidence.
Challenge:
to determine
Challenge:
to express
Celebrate
friendship and
supervised social activities that allows new
of Icebreaker and facilitate Escape Room. your life yourself and live express your
Activities to get communication. Solve riddles, purpose. authentically. True Me.
to know the group
students to meet their peers and integrate
Assemble a puzzles and Create a project Create something Perform /
and make friends. fabric camping challenges to to present how visual to perform demonstrate
tent without beat a themed you will make / demonstrate what you have
themselves with the other students on the course,
instructions. escape room the world a tomorrow. created.
in under 60 better place.
boosting cohesion and promoting a nurturing,
minutes.
20:30 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting
healthy and positive group dynamic from day one. 21:00 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out
AGES:
9-14
YEARS “We encourage everyone to listen and talk to
each other, to laugh and to ask questions.” BRAM VAN ASSELT CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Adventurers
of the future
This course, part of the Progression stage of the British Summer
School portfolio, includes 20 hours of lessons per week. It takes place
at Worth School and welcomes students from 9-14 years old.
COURSE SUMMARY On Friday evenings, students
join our Let’s Celebrate event
Lessons are offered from Monday to In the afternoons, students take part in
which is an awards ceremony
Friday and consist of Core English our Leisure programme where they can
and evening of celebration that
(1½ hours), Learning and Innovation choose between a number of different
students will never forget.
(1 hour) and Focus Adventure sports and activities. Alternatively, they
(1½ hours). The objectives of the lessons can participate in our Pro Options Every Saturday and Sunday we
are to improve students’ receptive programme which is designed to organise supervised excursions
and productive language skills and to increase students’ skills, techniques for students to visit places of
develop their ability to communicate and knowledge in a particular sport or cultural and historical interest,
and operate in the 21st century. creative art of their choice. go to the seaside and have an
opportunity for recreational
We focus on stimulating students’ Four evenings per week, students join
activities, shopping and to
appetite for, and sense of, adventure our innovative True Me sessions, which
spend time relaxing with
along with building their self- feature activities carefully-designed to
their new friends away
confidence through practical outdoor increase their confidence and happiness
from the more structured
16 lessons including areas such as bush and develop healthy and sustainable 17
school learning
craft, survival skills and orienteering. relationships in order to help them
environment.
reach their full potential in their
personal, school and social lives.
We focus on stimulating
students’ appetite for, - Core English
COURSE OVERVIEW
and sense of, adventure - Learning & Innovation
along with building their
- Focus Adventure
- Sports & Leisure Activities
self-confidence through - Pro Options
practical outdoors lessons. - True Me
- Cultural Excursions
AGES:
9-14
YEARS
Adventurers of the future
CENTRE
Worth School
LOCATION: This centre is situated in the beautiful West Sussex
countryside in the South East of England, close to the town of Crawley
(11 km) and within easy reach of the beautiful seaside and vibrant city
of Brighton (37 km). London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports are easily
accessible by road (13 km and 71 km respectively).
SCHOOL MEALS
Worth School, a loyal partner of British The menu offers a mix of English and
Summer School for residential summer international food. There are always
courses, is a co-educational Senior two hot choices available for lunch and
Boarding and Day School. Its excellent dinner and a salad bar. Vegetarians and
academic, leisure and boarding facilities special diets for medical or religious
and its vast open spaces makes this needs are accommodated.
school ideal for our Academics of the
SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES
future course.
This centre has excellent sports facilities
ACCOMMODATION including extensive playing fields,
Boys and girls are accommodated a sports hall, tennis courts, cricket
in separate boarding houses. Most wickets, a floodlit Astro pitch, a fencing
bedrooms have 2-4 beds per room. salle, a hard-court area, a cardiovascular
18 Some single and larger rooms may be suite and horse-riding stables. 19
available. Bathrooms are shared.
OTHER FACILITIES
This centre has a good number of
modern classrooms with interactive
whiteboards, drama theatre, music and
arts facilities and dining room.
Ages:
CLUBHOUSE
9-14 years The Clubhouse is a social space, equipped with sofas, TV, recreational
Capacity: games, magazines and tuck-shop where students can relax, socialise
and chat in an informal and comfortable setting.
80 students
WI-FI
Wi-Fi is available in some communal areas across the campus.
VENUE OVERVIEW
This centre has excellent sports Worth School
facilities including extensive and South East England 1-4 beds per room
superbly-maintained playing 80 students max Wi-Fi
fields and games courts. 12-17 years ClubhouseAGES:
9-14
YEARS
Adventurers of the future
TIMETABLE
Lessons A typical week
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
CORE ENGLISH: These more traditional English language lessons are 07:45 New students Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Departing
students
designed to improve students’ receptive and productive skills (reading, 08.30
ARRIVAL DAY
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
DEPARTURE DAY
writing, speaking, listening), extend the scope and range of their vocabulary 09:15
You can arrive
Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
09:30 at any time of CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH You can depart at
in both formal and informal contexts and deepen their understanding of the day but
preferably in the Make a list of the Think of the best Research as Think of all the REVISION
any time of the day
but preferably late
ideal qualities in holiday you have many different different gadgets of all vocabulary
grammar in order to improve spoken and written accuracy. afternoon.
a best friend and ever had and tell adventure sports you have, what and grammar
morning or early
afternoon.
compare with your classmate as possible in you use them for seen during the
If you arrive at your classmates. about it. groups of two. and which are the week.
the school before most important. Departing students
LEARNING AND INNOVATION FOCUS ADVENTURE 10:15
09:00, you
Break Break Break Break Break
cannot go on the
can go on the excursion.
These task-based projects, using These lessons are designed to improve 10.30
excursion if you
CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH
want.
Technology, Digital Communication students’ English and at the same time, Choose a friend Write a Write a survey Write a personal ASSESSMENT
from your home description to to find out how diary entry of
and Media, enable students to work stimulate their appetite for adventure Continuing country (no promote your many classmates a day in the
Continuing
students
collaboratively to research, discuss (and an appreciation of life without students names) and write a holiday for a have done the future without
ALL DAY
ALL DAY comparison using travel agent’s adventure sports any gadgets or
and create projects that reflect their modern-day technology). Practical EXCURSION connectors of his/ prospectus. on your list and technology. What EXCURSION
her attributes with which ones will you do?
knowledge, skills and personality while outdoor lessons cover areas such as those of your ideal are the most
Choose
developing strategies that are essential bush craft, backpacking, fishing, hiking, Choose between: friend. popular.
between:
for success in the 21st century. The wilderness survival skills, orienteering 11.15 Break Break Break Break Break
Walking Tour of • City Visit
projects have been specially created to and handling emergency situations. 11.30 London LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & Visit the city of
• A full day of INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION Brighton: explore
help develop the students’ capabilities Learning about fire, shelter, signalling, sightseeing Create a one Research Write a blog Find your favourite Write and send the city centre,
which may visit the Royal
in each of the 4Cs that form the core of food and water engages students with include Big
minute video and present about your first video clip on an email to
to introduce your favourite day at British YouTube for Kids your parents in Pavilion, browse
the 21st Century Learning curriculum: the natural world and develops their Ben, Houses yourself. emoticon. Summer School. and tell your English. the boutiques in
of Parliament, teacher why. The Lanes and
Collaboration, Communication, connection with our primal instincts Buckingham go shopping in
12.30 Palace, Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Churchill Square.
Creativity and Critical Thinking. and our innate sense of adventure. Trafalgar
13.30 Square, FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS
or
20 Leicester ADVENTURE ADVENTURE ADVENTURE ADVENTURE ADVENTURE 21
Square and Learn how Navigate your Take a selfie with In teams, Design your
Covent to survive by way from A things you find participate in own outdoor • Seaside
Garden. designing and to B using a in a forest. a number of adventure Spend the day
building a shelter. detailed map and physical activities challenge for in the traditional
compass. and challenges. your classmates. seaside town
or
of Eastbourne,
15.00 Break Break Break Break Break walk along the
Fun / Adventure promenade with
15.30 • Discover the Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting an ice-cream, dip
water park your toes in the
15.45 SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS &
and mud trail water, have lunch
LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE
obstacle course on the beach and
at Dorset Choose Choose between: Choose between: Choose Choose between: visit Eastbourne
Adventure between: • Football • Handball between: • Football Pier.
Park. • Cricket • Swimming • Swimming • Basketball • Swimming
• Swimming • Skateboarding • Roller Blading • Swimming • Mountain Biking
• Mountain Biking • Drama • Puppetry • Countryside Trek • Origami
• Cooking or Pro Options or Pro Options • Painting or Pro Options
MISSION: or Pro Options or Pro Options
INTEGRATION!
18.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
18:45 Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
19.30 MISSION: TRUE ME TRUE ME TRUE ME TRUE ME LET’S Free Time
INTEGRATION! Physical Mental Challenge: Social Challenge: Fun CELEBRATE
This is an evening of carefully planned and
Participate Challenge: to gain to determine Challenge: Celebrate
in a number to build trust confidence. your life to express friendship and
supervised social activities that allows new
of Icebreaker and facilitate Escape Room. purpose. yourself and live express your
Activities to get communication. Solve riddles, Create a project authentically. True Me.
to know the Assemble a puzzles and to present how Create something Perform /
students to meet their peers and integrate
group and make fabric camping challenges to you will make visual to perform demonstrate
friends tent without beat a themed the world a / demonstrate what you have
themselves with the other students on the course,
instructions. escape room better place. tomorrow. created.
in under 60
minutes.
boosting cohesion and promoting a nurturing, 21:00 Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time
healthy and positive group dynamic from day one.
21:30 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting
22:00 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights OutAGES:
12-17
YEARS
Citizens
of the future
This course, part of the Progression stage of the British Summer
On Friday evenings, students join our
School portfolio, includes 20 hours of lessons per week. It takes place
Let’s Celebrate event which is an awards
at Oundle School and welcomes students from 12-17 years old. ceremony and evening of celebration that
students will never forget.
COURSE SUMMARY Every Saturday and Sunday we organise
Lessons are offered from Monday to In the afternoons, students take part in supervised excursions for students to visit
Friday and consist of Core English our Leisure programme where they can places of cultural and historical interest,
(1½ hours), Learning and Innovation choose between a number of different go to the seaside and have an opportunity
(1 hour) and Focus Communication sports and activities. Alternatively, they for recreational activities, shopping and to
(1½ hours). The objectives of the lessons can participate in our Pro Options spend time relaxing with their new friends
are to improve students’ receptive programme which is designed to away from the more structured school
and productive language skills and to increase students’ skills, techniques learning environment.
develop their ability to communicate and knowledge in a particular sport or
and operate in the 21st century. creative art of their choice.
We focus on stimulating students’ Four evenings per week, students join
appetite for, and sense of, adventure our innovative True Me sessions, which
along with building their self- feature activities carefully-designed to
confidence through practical outdoor increase their confidence and happiness
22 lessons including areas such as bush and develop healthy and sustainable 23
craft, survival skills and orienteering. relationships in order to help them
reach their full potential in their
personal, school and social lives.
Effective communication
is key to success in - Core English
COURSE OVERVIEW
the 21st century and - Learning & Innovation
developing these skills
- Focus Communication
- Sports & Leisure Activities
is an integral and crucial - Pro Options
part of this course. - True Me
- Cultural ExcursionsAGES:
12-17
YEARS
Citizens of the future
CENTRE
Oundle School
LOCATION: This centre is situated in a charming market town in the heart
of Northamptonshire, a beautiful rural county in central England with
excellent access to Cambridge (67 km). London’s Stansted, Luton and
Heathrow airports are easily accessible by road (106 km, 111 km and 160
km respectively). Oundle lies just 23km west of Peterborough, a city which
enjoys fast rail links to London, York and even Edinburgh in Scotland.
SCHOOL MEALS
Oundle School is a loyal partner of The menu offers a mix of English and
British Summer School for residential international food. There are always
summer courses, is one of Britain’s two hot choices available for lunch and
leading co-educational boarding dinner and a salad bar. Vegetarians and
and day schools and offers a range special diets for medical or religious
of excellent academic, leisure and needs are accommodated.
boarding facilities. Located in the heart
SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES
of the town, students enjoy a sense
This centre has excellent sports facilities
of freedom and have easy access to
including a sports hall, a fitness centre,
shops, cafés, post office, banks and
tennis courts, netball courts, squash
even a local farmers’ market.
courts, a floodlit, all-weather astroturf
24 25
ACCOMMODATION pitch, a 50m indoor swimming pool,
Boys and girls are accommodated an athletics track and extensive
in separate boarding houses. Most playing fields.
bedrooms have 2-3 beds per room and
OTHER FACILITIES
students share with other students of
This centre has a good number of
a similar age and of different
modern classrooms with interactive
nationalities. Bathrooms are shared.
whiteboards, drama theatre, music
and arts facilities and dining room.
Ages: CLUBHOUSE
12-17 years The Clubhouse is a social space, equipped with sofas, TV, recreational
Capacity: games, magazines and tuck-shop where students can relax, socialise
and chat in an informal and comfortable setting.
100 students
WI-FI
Wi-Fi is available in some communal areas across the campus.
VENUE OVERVIEW
Located in the heart of the town, Oundle School
studets enjoy a sense of freedom Central England 2-3 beds per room
and have easy access to a range 100 students max Wi-Fi
of excellent facilities. 12-17 years ClubhouseAGES:
12-17
YEARS
Citizens of the future
TIMETABLE
Lessons A typical week
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
CORE ENGLISH: These more traditional English language lessons are 07:45 New students Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Departing
students
designed to improve students’ receptive and productive skills (reading, 08.30
ARRIVAL DAY
Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast DEPARTURE DAY
writing, speaking, listening), extend the scope and range of their vocabulary 09:15 You can arrive
at any time of
Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
You can depart at
09:30 CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH
in both formal and informal contexts and deepen their understanding of the day but
preferably in the Make a list of the Think of the best Research as Think of all the REVISION
any time of the day
but preferably late
afternoon. ideal qualities in holiday you have many different different gadgets of all vocabulary morning or early
grammar in order to improve spoken and written accuracy. a best friend and
compare with
ever had and tell
your classmate
adventure sports
as possible in
you have, what
you use them for
and grammar
seen during the
afternoon.
If you arrive at your classmates. about it. groups of two. and which are the week.
the school before most important. Departing students
09:00, you cannot go on the
LEARNING AND INNOVATION FOCUS COMMUNICATION 10:15 can go on the Break Break Break Break Break excursion.
excursion if you
These task-based projects, using These lessons are designed to help 10.30 want. CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH
Technology, Digital Communication students develop the skills required Choose a friend Write a Write a survey Write a personal ASSESSMENT
from your home description to to find out how diary entry of Continuing
Continuing
and Media, enable students to work to communicate more freely, naturally students country (no promote your many classmates a day in the students
names) and write a holiday for a have done the future without ALL DAY
collaboratively to research, discuss and confidently in English in academic, ALL DAY comparison using travel agent’s adventure sports any gadgets or EXCURSION
EXCURSION connectors of his/ prospectus. on your list and technology. What
and create projects that reflect their recreational and professional contexts. her attributes with which ones will you do?
those of your ideal are the most Choose
knowledge, skills and personality while Lessons include a range of oral and Choose between: friend. popular. between:
developing strategies that are essential written communication methods such 11.15 Break Break Break Break Break
Walking Tour of • City Visit
for success in the 21st century. The as academic essay writing, business London
LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & Visit the city of
11.30 • A full day of LEARNING &
Brighton: explore
projects have been specially created to report writing, creative writing, sightseeing INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION
the city centre,
which may Create a one Research Write a blog Find your favourite Write and send visit the Royal
help develop the students’ capabilities debating, negotiating, networking and include Big minute video and present about your first video clip on an email to Pavilion, browse
in each of the 4Cs that form the core of presenting. Effective communication is Ben, Houses to introduce your favourite day at British YouTube for Kids your parents in the boutiques in
of Parliament, yourself. emoticon. Summer School. and tell your English. The Lanes and
the 21st Century Learning curriculum: key to success in the 21st century and Buckingham teacher why. go shopping in
Palace, Churchill Square.
Collaboration, Communication, developing these skills is an integral and 12.30 Trafalgar Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
Square,
Creativity and Critical Thinking. crucial part of this course. 13.30 Leicester FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS FOCUS or
Square and COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION
Covent Research the pros Write the first and Devise a new Working with a Write a short • Seaside
26 Garden. Spend the day
27
and cons of wind last paragraph company and partner, prepare journalistic article
farms and defend of the new introduce yourself a PowerPoint piece with the in the traditional
or your position in biography of a as CEO of your presentation on title “If only the seaside town
a rather heated famous person of company at a “Bilingualism” and World had acted of Eastbourne,
filmed debate. your choice. business networking present it to the sooner…” walk along the
Fun / Adventure event with drinks class. promenade with
• Discover the and snacks. an ice-cream, dip
water park your toes in the
15.00 and mud trail Break Break Break Break Break water, have lunch
obstacle course on the beach and
15.30 at Dorset Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting visit Eastbourne
Adventure Pier.
15.45 Park. SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS & SPORTS &
LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE LEISURE
Choose Choose between: Choose between: Choose Choose between:
between: • Football • Handball between: • Football
• Cricket • Swimming • Swimming • Basketball • Swimming
• Swimming • Skateboarding • Roller Blading • Swimming • Mountain Biking
• Mountain Biking • Drama • Puppetry • Countryside Trek • Origami
MISSION: • Cooking
or Pro Options
or Pro Options or Pro Options • Painting
or Pro Options
or Pro Options
INTEGRATION! 18.00
18:45
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
19.30 MISSION: TRUE ME TRUE ME TRUE ME TRUE ME LET’S Free Time
INTEGRATION! CELEBRATE
This is an evening of carefully planned and
Physical Mental Challenge: Social Challenge: Fun
Participate Challenge: to gain to determine Challenge: Celebrate
in a number to build trust confidence. your life to express friendship and
supervised social activities that allows new
of Icebreaker and facilitate Escape Room. purpose. yourself and live express your
Activities to get communication. Solve riddles, Create a project authentically. True Me.
to know the
students to meet their peers and integrate
Assemble a puzzles and to present how Create something Perform /
group and make fabric camping challenges to beat you will make the visual to perform demonstrate
friends tent without a themed escape world a better / demonstrate what you have
themselves with the other students on the course,
instructions. room in under 60 place. tomorrow. created.
minutes.
boosting cohesion and promoting a nurturing, 21:00 Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time
healthy and positive group dynamic from day one.
22:00 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting
23:00 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights OutAGES:
12-17
YEARS “We work hard together with our students to help them
develop their skills, knowledge and understanding.” STEVE WOOD MANAGING DIRECTOR
Academics
of the future
This course, part of the Progression stage of the British Summer
School portfolio, includes 22½ hours of lessons per week. It takes place
at Worth School and welcomes students from 12-17 years old. Three evenings per week, students join our
innovative True Me sessions, which feature
activities carefully-designed to increase their
COURSE SUMMARY confidence and happiness and develop healthy
and sustainable relationships in order to help
Lessons take place from Monday There is a stronger academic focus to them reach their full potential in their personal,
to Friday and consist of Core English this course and students can choose social, academic and professional lives.
(2 hours), Learning and Innovation to study Business, Humanities or STEM
(1 hour) and Focus Academic (Science, Technology, Engineering, On Friday evenings, students join our Let’s
(1½ hours). The objectives of the lessons Mathematics) or they can choose to Celebrate event which is an awards ceremony
are to improve students’ receptive improve their academic writing skills. and evening of celebration that students will
and productive language skills and to never forget.
In the afternoons, students take part in
develop their ability to communicate Every Saturday and Sunday we organise
our Leisure programme where they can
and operate in the 21st century. supervised excursions for students to visit
choose between a number of different
sports and activities. Alternatively, they places of cultural and historical interest, go
can participate in our Pro Options to the seaside and have an opportunity for
programme which is designed to recreational activities, shopping and to
28 increase students’ skills, techniques spend time relaxing with their new friends 29
and knowledge in a particular away from the more structured school
sport or creative art of learning environment.
their choice.
There is a stronger academic
focus to this course and - Core English
COURSE OVERVIEW
- Learning & Innovation
students can choose to study - Focus Academic
Business, Humanities or -
-
Cambridge Exams
Sports & Leisure Activities
STEM or improve their - Pro Options
academic writing skills. -
-
True Me
Cultural ExcursionsAGES:
12-17
YEARS
Academics of the future
CENTRE
Worth School
LOCATION: This centre is situated in the beautiful West Sussex
countryside in the South East of England, close to the town of Crawley
(11 km) and within easy reach of the beautiful seaside and vibrant city
of Brighton (37 km). London’s Gatwick and Heathrow airports are easily
accessible by road (13 km and 71 km respectively).
SCHOOL MEALS
Worth School, a loyal partner of British The menu offers a mix of English and
Summer School for residential summer international food. There are always
courses, is a co-educational Senior two hot choices available for lunch and
Boarding and Day School. Its excellent dinner and a salad bar. Vegetarians and
academic, leisure and boarding facilities special diets for medical or religious
and its vast open spaces makes this needs are accommodated.
school ideal for our Academics of the
SPORTS AND LEISURE FACILITIES
future course.
This centre has excellent sports facilities
ACCOMMODATION including extensive playing fields,
Boys and girls are accommodated a sports hall, tennis courts, cricket
in separate boarding houses. Most wickets, a floodlit Astro pitch, a fencing
bedrooms have 2-4 beds per room. salle, a hard-court area, a cardiovascular
30 Some single and larger rooms may be suite and horse-riding stables. 31
available. Bathrooms are shared.
OTHER FACILITIES
This centre has a good number of
modern classrooms with interactive
whiteboards, drama theatre, music and
arts facilities and dining room.
Ages:
CLUBHOUSE
12-17 years The Clubhouse is a social space, equipped with sofas, TV, recreational
Capacity: games, magazines and tuck-shop where students can relax, socialise
and chat in an informal and comfortable setting.
80 students
WI-FI
Wi-Fi is available in some communal areas across the campus.
Its excellent academic, leisure VENUE OVERVIEW
and boarding facilities and its Worth School
vast open spaces makes this South East England 1-4 beds per room
school ideal for our Academics 80 students max Wi-Fi
of the future course. 12-17 years ClubhouseAGES:
12-17
YEARS
TIMETABLE
Academics of the future
A typical week
Lessons
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
07:15 New students Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Wake Up Departing
ARRIVAL DAY students
08.00 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
DEPARTURE
CORE ENGLISH: These more traditional English language lessons are 08:45
You can arrive
Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting DAY
09:00 at any time of CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH
designed to further improve students’ receptive and productive skills the day but
What does true In twos, make a list What domestic and In twos, research REVISION
You can depart
preferably in the at any time of
(reading, writing, speaking, listening), extend the scope and range of afternoon. friendship mean?
What attributes
of the advantages
and disadvantages
global social media
channels do you use,
some basic facts
about BREXIT
of all vocabulary
and grammar seen
the day but
preferably late
does an ideal friend of playing modern how often and what and present your during the week.
their vocabulary in both formal and informal contexts and deepen their If you arrive have? How many true computer games. for? Discuss with findings to the
morning or early
afternoon.
at the school friends do you have? your classmates. class.
understanding of grammar in order to improve spoken and written accuracy. before 09:00, Discuss with your
classmate.
you can go on Departing
the excursion if students cannot
10:00 you want. Break Break Break Break Break go on the
excursion.
LEARNING AND INNOVATION • Humanities – students expand 10.15 CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH CORE ENGLISH
These task-based projects, using their knowledge in subjects such as Look at the list of online Design a survey to Prepare for a debate Write a short ASSESSMENT
friends on one of your see how many of on the benefits and academic essay to
Technology, Digital Communication Sociology, Psychology, Philosophy social media platforms. your classmates play drawbacks that present what you
Decide some criteria to computer games, for constant online know about BREXIT
and Media, enable students to work and Citizenship. Continuing determine how many how long each day presence has on and the impact it
students of them are real friends and how they make young people and will have for the Continuing
collaboratively to research, discuss and • STEM - students study one topic and share your findings them feel. Present how it affects the citizens of the UK
ALL DAY students
create projects that reflect their knowledge, per day in the subjects of Science, and conclusions with your findings to the development of more and the EU.
ALL DAY
EXCURSION the class. class. traditional social and
skills and personality while developing Technology, Engineering and Maths. EXCURSION
interpersonal skills.
strategies that are essential for success in • Writing - students improve their 11.15 Choose Break Break Break Break Break
between: Choose
the 21st century. The projects have been written English in a range of 11.30 LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & LEARNING & between:
specially created to help develop the different contexts such as essays, Walking Tour of INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION INNOVATION
London Using your mobile Write a blog about Find a video clip Program a micro bit Write an email to • City Visit
students’ capabilities in each of the 4Cs that articles, reports, reviews and critical • A full day of phone, record a your first day at on YouTube that to achieve a task of your parents in Visit the city
sightseeing one-minute video to British Summer summarizes how you your choice such as English to tell them of Brighton:
form the core of the 21st Century Learning analyses. explore the city
which may introduce yourself and School and post it feel about technology controlling a music about achievements
centre, visit the
curriculum: Collaboration, Communication, include Big show your classmate. online. and explain the video play list or creating a so far at British
Royal Pavilion,
Ben, Houses and your feelings to visual message for a Summer School.
Creativity and Critical Thinking. CAMBRIDGE EXAMS PREPARATION of Parliament, the class. classmate. browse the
Buckingham boutiques in
The Cambridge B1 Preliminary, B2 First 12.30 Palace, Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch The Lanes and
go shopping
FOCUS ACADEMIC and C1 Advanced are globally-recognised 13.30
Trafalgar
FOCUS ACADEMIC FOCUS ACADEMIC FOCUS ACADEMIC FOCUS ACADEMIC FOCUS ACADEMIC in Churchill
32 Square, 33
These lessons are designed to develop and exams that accredit students’ English Leicester Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: Square.
Square and • Business • Business • Business • Business • Business
expand knowledge and understanding of level for study and work. These exam Covent or
Garden. • Humanities • Humanities • Humanities • Humanities • Humanities
some key concepts and topics in Business, courses offer dedicated preparation and
• STEM • STEM • STEM • STEM • STEM • Seaside
Humanities or STEM (Science, Technology, intensive exam practice instead of Core or • Writing • Writing • Writing • Writing • Writing Spend the day
Engineering and Maths) or improve English and Learning and Innovation. in the traditional
15:00 Break Break Break Break Break seaside town
Fun /
academic Writing skills, preparing Students sit the exam at an external 15.30 Adventure Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting Meeting
of Eastbourne,
walk along the
students for further academic study. testing centre. • Discover the promenade with
15.45 water park SPORTS & LEISURE SPORTS & LEISURE SPORTS & LEISURE SPORTS & LEISURE SPORTS & LEISURE
an ice-cream,
and mud Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: Choose between: Choose between:
• Business - students are introduced trail obstacle
dip your toes
• Football • Football • Football • Football • Football in the water,
to a number of key topics to course at have lunch on
• Cricket • Tennis • Volleyball • Basketball • Tennis
Dorset the beach and
prepare them to work in business Adventure • Swimming • Swimming • Swimming • Swimming • Swimming
visit Eastbourne
Park. • Aerobics • Circuits • Roller Blading • Countryside Trek • Mountain Biking
or run their own company. Pier.
• Cooking • Improvisation • Board Games • Painting • Cooking
or Pro Options or Pro Options or Pro Options or Pro Options or Pro Options
MISSION: 18.30
19:15
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
Dinner
Meeting
INTEGRATION! 19.00 MISSION:
INTEGRATION!
TRUE ME
Physical Challenge:
TRUE ME
Mental Challenge:
TRUE ME
Social Challenge:
TRUE ME
Fun Challenge:
LET’S CELEBRATE
Celebrate
Free Time
This is an evening of carefully planned and
Participate to build trust to gain confidence. to determine your to express friendship and
in a number and facilitate Escape Room. Solve life purpose. yourself and live express your
of Icebreaker communication. authentically. True Me.
supervised social activities that allows new
riddles, puzzles and Create a project to
Activities to get Assemble a fabric challenges to beat present how you will Create something Perform /
to know the camping tent without a themed escape make the world a visual to perform demonstrate what
students to meet their peers and integrate
group and make instructions. room in under 60 better place. / demonstrate you have created.
friends minutes. tomorrow.
themselves with the other students on the course, 21:00 Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time
boosting cohesion and promoting a nurturing,
22:00 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting
23:00 Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out Lights Out
healthy and positive group dynamic from day one.AGES:
15-20
AGES YEARS “Each student leaves British Summer School with new
10-14 YEAR OLDS
confidence in themselves, ready for their future adult life.” BRAM VAN ASSELT CHIEF EXCECUTIVE
Leaders
of the future
This course, which includes 25 hours of lessons per week, represents
the Completion stage of the British Summer School portfolio and has
been developed to be a once in a lifetime experience. It takes place at
Herstmonceux and welcomes students aged from 15-20 years old.
COURSE SUMMARY
Lessons are offered from Monday In the afternoons, students take part Different school rules and policies apply to
to Friday and consist of Core English in our innovative True Me programme different age groups (refer to our website
(2½ hours) and Focus Leadership for 3 days per week and have Private for more details.)
(2½ hours). Study and Tutorials for 2 days per week.
On Friday evenings, students join our
True Me sessions consist of carefully
As well as refining and deepening the Let’s Celebrate event which is an awards
designed workshops and activities
students’ knowledge and application of ceremony and evening of celebration that
to increase students’ confidence and
the English language, this course looks students will never forget.
happiness and develop healthy and
ahead to their adult life. It explores
sustainable relationships that will Every Saturday and Sunday we organise
the leadership skills and characteristics
help them reach their full potential in supervised excursions for students to visit
which are consistently identified with
their personal, social, academic and places of cultural and historical interest,
great leaders and successful individuals
professional lives. go to the seaside and have an opportunity
and the qualities and skills regarded
34 for recreational activities, shopping and to 35
as important for successful business In the evenings, students participate in
spend time relaxing with their new friends
executives, senior managers and Sports and Leisure activities appropriate
away from the more structured school
company owners. to their age. Events are organised and
learning environment.
supervised by British Summer School
staff and allow students to enjoy and
strengthen their new friendships in a more
informal, relaxed and sociable setting.
This course explores
the leadership skills and - Core English
COURSE OVERVIEW
characteristics which
- Focus Leadership
- IELTS Preparation
are consistently identified - True Me
with great leaders and -
-
Private Study
Tutorials
successful individuals. - Sports & Leisure Activities
- Cultural ExcursionsYou can also read
