SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 Ages 12 - 18 years - WINDERMERE SCHOOL
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WINDERMERE
SCHOOL
FOUNDED 1863
SUMMER SCHOOL 2022
Ages 12 - 18 years
www.windermereschool.co.uk
WELCOME Established in 1863, Windermere School is one of the United Kingdom’s leading small boarding schools. Our unrivalled location in the heart of the English Lake District, a UNESCO World Heritage site and area of outstanding beauty, offers a stimulating environment in which to develop and achieve both inside and outside the classroom. Windermere has a long history of welcoming international pupils to our special community, and currently has 24 nationalities on the school roll. As a Round Square school we share an ambitious goal to develop every pupil through academic, physical, cultural and spiritual experiences. Pupils will stay in a traditional English boarding school with an amazing view of Lake Windermere and the surrounding mountains. Every year we welcome pupils aged 12-18 from across the world to our excellent International Summer School. We create an environment where pupils develop their language skills as every activity is conducted in English, whether they are rock climbing, sailing, or just relaxing with new found friends. Our school motto ‘Vincit qui se vincit’ – one conquers who conquers oneself – exemplifies Windermere’s commitment to challenging our pupils to excel and achieve their potential.
WINDERMERE INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL Our Summer School offers an outstanding opportunity for international pupils to join Windermere School for a two week, fun filled period in July or August. You will make friends from the UK and around the world whilst improving your English skills, developing independence and taking part in one of our three exciting programmes. Accommodation is in one of our comfortable boarding houses under the careful watch of Houseparents. English as an Additional Language tuition, will take place in small groups each morning, followed by a variety of exciting opportunities in the afternoons. Windermere School has been operating very successful Summer School programme for more than 12 years. We take pride in providing an inspirational and memorable experience for pupils from around the world. Whether you choose the Sailing, Adventure or West End at Windermere Theatre, the courses will excite, challenge, entertain and inform you whilst improving English proficiency, self-confidence and independence. You will also benefit from our fabulous and extensive after-school activity programme of team games, sports, social events and excursions all set within our stunning school grounds. Pupils are sure to return home with new skills, fantastic memories and friendships to last a lifetime. Please note: if you choose West End at Windermere, the course runs all day and there will not be extra English lessons. The course itself is an English lesson as pupils put on and perform a famous West End Show. SUMMER SCHOOL 2022 DATES Week 1 & 2: 3 July to 16 July (sailing, adventure and musical theatre) Week 3 & 4: 17 July to 30 (sailing and adventure only) Week 5 & 6: 31 July to 13 August (sailing and adventure only)
LEARN ENGLISH Dedicated English classes take place on weekday mornings, with pupils receiving 3.5 hours of academic tuition per day and informal tuition throughout their time with us. Pupils have a fantastic opportunity to apply their new skills during the afternoons when they take part in their chosen activity courses. Pupils coming to Windermere International Summer School will mix with British pupils from the UK who are attending our holiday courses. All our courses are taught in English, so we recommend pupils have knowledge of English, ideally to B1 level. Teachers plan lessons covering a huge range on topics, from home and food to the environment and agriculture. We use many teaching techniques during our lessons to ensure pupils improve their four main language skills; reading, writing, speaking and listening. Throughout the course, we run academic workshops where teachers gauge pupil comprehension and adapt the syllabus accordingly to focus on the specific needs of each individual. Many of the lessons will tie into the activities and excursions giving a fully immersive approach to learning.
COURSE OPTIONS All courses include English tuition and last for two weeks. Summer School pupils can choose from three exciting activity programmes, sailing, outdoor adventure or musical theatre. A different option can be chosen each week. Summer Sailing This course is based at Hodge Howe, the school’s watersport centre, nestled in the woodland on the shores of Lake Windermere. The course is suitable for all sailing abilities. We are one of only two schools in the UK to be accredited by the Royal Yachting Association (RYA). With lessons from our qualified, experienced and friendly watersports team, you will progress through the RYA syllabus, collecting awards as you complete each level and you will receive a logbook at the end of your course. We have a range of boats to suit all sailors, from our brand new fleet of Zests to the racing team’s Fevas. All equipment is provided and lunch is served on lake the shore each day. Each sailing week comprises of 5 days with three hours sailing per day. The ratio is 6 pupils to each instructor ensuring everyone gets personal tuition. The course teaches everything from knots to seamanship. Pupils can combine morning sailing with afternoon adventure if they do not wish to take English lessons. This would equate to 6 hours of sailing per day. Cost - £2800 per 2 week course
West End at Windermere Windermere School has a long and successful history in the performing arts. Recent school performances have included Hairspray, Legally Blonde, Grease and Shrek. We are delighted to introduce this new musical theatre specialisation to our International Summer School for 2022. Our ‘One Week Only’ production company, as Mr Lightburn prefers to call it, is where pupils come together to perform a West End Show in just five days. Previous courses have performed Matilda, Annie, Marry Poppins, The Wizard of Oz or a medley of songs from the most popular shows from the West End of London. Under the guidance of our professional choreographer and director Ashley Johnson, along with his experienced and enthusiastic staff, using the school’s auditorium and extensive collection of props, you will plan and rehearse a musical, culminating in a performance at the end of each week in front of a live audience. Weather you are the leading star or a member of the chorus line, it will be a week to remember for the rest of your life. This course is suitable for all abilities, but a reasonable level of spoken English is required. Cost - £2800 per 2 week course
Adventure Under the expert instruction of specialist Adventure staff, pupils taking part in this course will participate in all manner of exciting activities, ranging from mountain biking, abseiling and rock climbing, to kayaking, ghyll scrambling, caving and survival skills. In case you are wondering, and save you from Googling it, ghyll scrambling is where you climb a mountain using just a river as your path. You will climb up waterfalls, swim under rocks and have a final swim at the top enjoying the views having climbed a mountain in an unusual way. This course has a strong emphasis on both personal development in leadership and outdoor skill acquisition and your week is sure to be action-packed with a heavy dose of adrenaline. This course is suitable for all levels of ability, but a good level of spoken English is required to ensure your safety and that of others. Pupils can combine sailing with adventure if they do not wish to take English lessons. Cost - £2800 per 2 week course
A TYPICAL DAY
SAILING COURSE
8am Breakfast
8.45am Registration
9am English Class One
10.30am Break
Sailing for those who do not
10.45am English class Two
wish to attend English lessons
12.15pm Break
12.30pm English Workshop
1pm Lunch
2pm Sailing Course
5.30pm Free Time
6pm Evening Meal
7.30pm Evening Activities, Inter-House Games and Sports
10.30pm Lights Out
ADVENTURE COURSE
8am Breakfast
8.45am Registration
9am English Class One
10.30am Break
10.45am English class Two
12.15pm Break
12.30pm English Workshop
1pm Lunch
2pm Adventure Course
5.30pm Free Time
6pm Evening Meal
7.30pm Evening Activities, Inter-House Games and Sports
10.30pm Lights Out
NB: Some days will be Adventure all day, for example when we go caving, as this is a full days activity.
WEST END AT WINDERMERE COURSE
8am Breakfast
8.45am Registration
9am West End at Windermere Course
10.30am Break
1pm Lunch
5.30pm Free Time
6pm Evening Meal
7.30pm Evening Activities, Inter-House Games and Sports
10.30pm Lights Out
SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
We offer an exciting and diverse programme of sports and activities during the evenings and
weekends throughout the Summer School course.
• Each activity is led by experienced instructors, and we ensure the safety of the pupils is
of the highest priority, whilst making the activity as fun as possible.
• The activities take place in the beautiful Lake District countryside using our wonderful
natural environment as our playground.
• Each evening,pupils participate in sports matches, games and arts challenges to win points for
their Houses. In addition, pupils have the opportunity to visit the local town, watch films in
English and enjoy the end-of-course disco.
• Our activity and adventure programme is constantly developing. We invite you to join us and
see where your adventure will take you.
Sailing Stage School
Mountain Walking Ghyll Scrambling
Caving Go Karting
Mountain Biking Cooking
Team challenges Canoeing
Paddle boarding Archery
Kayaking Paint balling
Fencing Tennis
Badminton Arts and Crafts
EXCURSIONS Pupils will also have excursion days where they will visit a famous British city. Each course will visit a different city such as York, Edinburgh, Liverpool Blackpool or Manchester. We will also be taking excursions to places of interest within the Lake District National Park.
ACCOMMODATION We pride ourselves on the standard of accommodation for our pupils. Summer School pupils will stay in well equipped, single-sex accommodation within our boarding houses with: • Spacious rooms • Views over Lake Windermere • WIFI • 4 - 6 bedded rooms for younger pupils • 2 - 4 bedded rooms for older students • A common Room with games, TV and books • Each boarding house has a small kitchen to make drinks and snacks • We have a no phone policy after 10pm to ensure pupils have a good night’s sleep • Laundry service • Wherever possible we endeavour to mix the nationalities of pupils sharing rooms.
LOCATION
Air: Windermere is just a 90 minute
drive from Manchester and Liverpool
international airports. Transfer costs to/
from these airports are included if they
occur on the designated course arrival
and departure dates. Transfers to/from
other airports can be arranged at an
additional cost.
Glasgow
Edinburgh
Rail: The School is a five minute taxi ride
from Windermere railway station. High
Windermere
speed rail services connect London
Euston to Oxenholme (Lake District) Manchester
in under 3 hours. From Oxenholme
(Lake District) there are connections
to Windermere station which take
approximately 20 minutes. A transfer
service can be arranged from Windermere
or Oxenholme (Lake District) railway London
stations with prior arrangement.
Road: The school is easily accessible by
road. From the M6, leave the motorway
at Junction 36 and join the A590 towards
Kendal which becomes the A591 just
before Kendal. Continue on to the A591
into Windermere. Turn right at the
mini-roundabout on to the A592 towards
Penrith and Windermere School (Senior
Campus) is located about a mile along this
road on the right-hand side The town of
Windermere is approximately a mile from
the School’s Senior campus.KEY FACTS • All courses include English tuition, books and learning materials. Pupils recieve 3.5 hours of tuition per day during a two week course. • Airport transfers to and from Manchester or Liverpool airports are included, provided pupils arrive and depart on designated travel dates. • Places are limited by nationality and year group to ensure a diverse community mix - we recommend that you book early to secure a place. • Accommodation is provided in a comfortable, homely boarding house (most rooms have 2/3/4 beds). • Pupils have three high quality, freshly prepared meals per day. • Snacks and drinks are available in the boarding houses. • Sports and activities are delivered by qualified instructors and a weekly excursion happens at the weekend, plus admission to attractions. • Pupils have 24 hour access to pastoral care and support. • We provide regular laundry services and wifi at no extra cost. • Fully inclusive cost of £2800 per two week course.
GENERAL INFORMATION Campus and Facilities The campus is set in over 50 acres of glorious Lake District countryside, providing a safe and inspirational location to live and study. The school enjoys many facilities including an Art and Design studio, Sports Hall, Astro-turf all weather sports pitch, tennis and netball courts, sports fields, music and rehearsal rooms and a dance studio. Theatrical and musical productions are performed in our spacious auditorium, Crampton Hall. We also have an IT suite, Sixth Form Study Centre and additional study areas in the boarding houses. Hodge Howe, the school’s private watersports centre, is located a short distance from the school and has two boathouses, a private beach and a pavilion with classroom, offering the perfect location to sail, canoe or kayak. Boarding, Pastoral and Medical Care Our boarding houses have a resident Houseparent who is responsible for looking after the pupils and for the smooth running of the House. You will live in one of our comfortable and well-equipped boarding houses. Many rooms enjoy lake views and rooms generally accommodate 2-4 pupils. Where possible, pupils who speak the same native language are allocated to different rooms to ensure English is spoken at all times. Our houses feature a kitchen in which to make drinks and snacks and a large common room where you can play pool or table tennis or relax with a book or a movie. Medical care is overseen by the School. Appointments can be made at the doctor’s surgery in Win- dermere and the closest hospital is in Kendal, a 15 minute drive from the school. The school is compliant with current WHO and UK government Covid-19 guidelines and adheres to the Boarding School Association’s Covid-Safe charter.
Food Meals are taken in the central dining room which enjoys sweeping views of the Lake District. We provide plenty of fresh, healthy food prepared each day by the school chefs. There is always a choice of hot and cold options at every meal and a salad bar every day. Fruit, biscuits, snacks and drinks are available in the Houses and packed lunches are provided when we are off-site. Vegetarian, vegan and most other special dietary needs can easily be catered for. Dates Week 1 & 2: 3 July to 16 July (adventure, sailing and musical theatre) Week 3 & 4: 17 July to 30 (sailing and adventure only) Week 5 & 6: 31 July to 13 August (sailing and adventure only) The cost per two week course is £2800 Airport transfers to and from Manchester or Liverpool airports are included, provided pupils arrive and depart on designated travel dates. Application and Booking Our team is always happy to help, so please contact us with any questions or make an application for the programme by email: summer@windermereschool.co.uk. Please complete and return the Registration form. Following a successful interview, an offer letter will be sent to candidates. A deposit of 10% of the course cost will be required to secure a place, with payment required by 1 May 2022. Full refunds will be given if the booking needs to be cancelled for any situation relating to COVID-19.
www.windermereschool.co.uk
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