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CHURCHILL HOUSE SUMMER CENTRES

Churchill House Summer Camps 2014

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We are proud to introduce our Churchill House summer camps for 2014. For more information just contact us on [email protected]

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  • 1.ABOUT CHURCHILL HOUSE Established in 1971 We have over 40 years experience with the individual care and attention provided by an independent school One of the UKs leading independent language schools We have taught over 250,000 students from 70 different nationalities More than 50% of students come to Churchill House through word of mouth or repeat visit We focus on quality on everything we do in teaching in student welfare in accommodation in students social activities Our students make fast progress and get real value for money

2. WHY CHOOSE CHURCHILL HOUSE Official Accreditations Quality and Value Experienced Teachers Prestigious Summer Schools in Ideal Locations A Variety of Courses and Honest Advice Excellent Activity Programmes Interesting and Challenging Academic Courses High Quality Accommodation One of the Most Established Language Schools in the UK 3. FULLY ACCREDITED COMPANY Accredited by the British Council this year we had a successful inspection (for or all year round school and our summer residential centres) which covers management, resources, environment, teaching, learning and welfare A member of Quality English this year we had a successful inspection ensuring quality courses and high levels of personal service A member of Education UK A member of English UK A member of the Young Learners UK special interest group 4. WHAT WE OFFER YOU Churchill House offers you: Small class sizes average 13, maximum 15 per class 15 hours of English tuition per week Individual attention to students needs Motivated and professional teachers Modern and varied teaching techniques Project work includes group and pair work Excursion preparation An end-of-course achievement certificate Individual student progress report A junior handbook, a lanyard and folder for each student 5. VIDEO OF A TYPICAL DAY AT A CHURCHILL HOUSE SUMMER CENTRE 6. Choose between 10 beautiful centres located in: o Kent o Staffordshire o Gloucestershire o Surrey o Hertfordshire o London o Scotland o Somerset o Yorkshire Whatever location you choose, Churchill House will be happy to welcome you. LOCATIONS 7. ABBOTS BROMLEY SCHOOL 8. ABBOTS BROMLEY SCHOOL 10-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-10/08 5 weeks Location: The school is situated in the village of Abbots Bromley, Staffordshire, which is in the heart of the country and is full of character and history. Facilities: 53 acres of land Horse Paddock Tennis Courts Playing Fields Swimming Pool Modern Computer rooms Large Sports Hall Student Common Rooms Professional Theatre Dance Studio Professional Theatre Horse Paddock 9. ABBOTS BROMLEY SCHOOL 10-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-10/08 5 weeks Mostly multi-bedded dorms ranging from 2 to a room to 10. Two houses. Will split gender by floor. Plenty of Common rooms (one on each floor). Some single rooms available at supplement. Accommodation: 10. ABBOTS BROMLEY SCHOOL 10-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-10/08 5 weeks Activities: At Abbots Bromley we have a completely free 5* Activities Programme including: Horse Riding Sailing Archery Climbing Mountain Biking 11. ABBOTS BROMLEY HOMESTAY 12-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-10/08 5 weeks Homestay: Host family programmes at Abbots Bromley will consist of 5 evening meals with the family and two at the centre. On teaching days, lunch will be provided by the college. On the excursion and optional days a packed lunch will be provided by the family. This homestay will have 5 evening activities at the school and two evenings with the family. 12. ALDENHAM SCHOOL 11-17 year olds Monday 30/0604/08 5 weeks Location: Aldenham is in Hertfordshire countryside, north west of London. From Stanmore tube station it takes students roughly 45 minutes to get into central London. Facilities: Large Sports Hall Traditional fives courts All weather AstroTurf Tennis Courts Extensive playing fields Common rooms Theatre Student email and internet facilities Traditional Dining Hall Classroom 13. ALDENHAM SCHOOL 11-17 year olds Monday 30/0604/08 5 weeks Accommodation: Mostly multi-bedded dorms ranging from 2 to 7 bedded rooms. Two houses. Will split gender by house where possible. 20 singles are available but for Staff and GLs only. 14. ALDENHAM SCHOOL 11-17 year olds Monday 30/0604/08 5 weeks Activities: The London Experience is as standard at this site. Meaning students go into London three afternoons and two evenings a week, where they will get to experience different museums, walks, tours. On days they do not go into London they will have the normal activity programme: football, basketball, arts and crafts etc. (Please note there is no swimming pool at Aldenham.) 15. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 16. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks Location: The school is situated rural Yorkshire (boasting 2000 acres of land), its around 45 minutes from York. Facilities: 25 meter swimming pool All weather astro turf pitch Large sports hall Tennis courts Extensive playing fields Golf course Well equipped classrooms Outdoor Tennis Courts The Windmill Function Room 17. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks St Marys (girls accommodation) and St Hughs (boys) are identical buildings next to each other. The bathrooms are like wet rooms, no cubicle but a shower curtain. Accommodation: Mostly single and twin en-suite rooms. Some quad rooms are available (non en-suite but their own bathroom directly outside the room). Two houses split between sexes, where possible. 18. AMPLEFORTH COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks Activities: Ampleforth also has an overnight London stay. Either at the end or half way through the students stay they will go on a trip to London, go on a boat cruise, tour and free time. Ampleforth offers two professional coaching courses: Tennis and Golf (Supplement payable). Usual activities are available, being general sports and arts and crafts in the afternoon, and evening activities including discos and quiz nights. 19. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL 20. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL 11-17 year olds Monday 30/06-04/08 5 weeks Location: Dean Close is in Cheltenham, a historical spa town, located just outside the town centre. Facilities: Swimming pool New sports hall Squash courts Cricket Nets and pitches Astro turf pitches Extensive playing fields Tennis courts Professional theatre Indoor Sports Hall Professional Theatre 21. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL 11-17 year olds Monday 30/06-04/08 5 weeks Accommodation: Some singles (at supplement) mostly doubles and multi-bedded rooms. Semi en-suites are available meaning one bathroom between two rooms (two people sharing or 4 in the case of two double semi-en- suite rooms). Four houses, split by level amongst sexes. 22. DEAN CLOSE SCHOOL 11-17 year olds Monday 30/06-04/08 5 weeks Activities: Free Extra English is included at this site. 4 hours of English will be taught by means of interactive English not necessarily in the classroom. We will operate a House system at Dean Close. There will be four houses (not by accommodation house) promoting healthy competition in all aspects of their stay. 23. CHELTENHAM HOMESTAY 12-17 year olds Monday 30/06-04/08 5 weeks Homestay: We will be running homestay at Cheltenham with two evenings and dinners at the centre and 5 evenings staying with the family. The school will provide 5 lunches on the days they attend classes and the family will provide two packed lunches on the full day excursion and optional excursion day. 24. EDINBURGH COLLEGE 25. EDINBURGH COLLEGE 12-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-10/08 6 weeks Location: Edinburgh College is just on the edge of the city centre, taking 7 minutes by train to get to the heart of the city, and only 10 minutes on foot to get to the beach. Facilities: Professional Theatre Art studios Large grounds Modern computer rooms Music recording studio Video editing room Student common rooms Onsite Leisure Centre Swimming Pool 26. EDINBURGH COLLEGE 12-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-10/08 6 weeks Accommodation & Catering : Twin rooms in one building. Sexes will be separated by floor where possible. The college will provide 5 cooked lunches but packed lunches on weekends. These will include pasta pots and salads, not just sandwiches. 27. EDINBURGH COLLEGE 12-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-10/08 6 weeks Activities: Edinburgh College will be sold on the Edinburgh and Scottish experience. Students will travel into Edinburgh three afternoons and two evenings a week and on their full day trips go out to explore Scotland. On the two afternoons on site they go to the beach or park for some sports or do arts and crafts. 28. EDINBURGH HOMESTAY 12-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-10/08 6 weeks Homestay: Edinburgh College is in the residential part of Edinburgh. Homestay students will have 5 evenings with their families and attend evening activities and meals twice a week at the college. Lunches will be provided by the college on teaching days and packed lunches by the families on full day and optional excursion days. 29. FRENSHAM HEIGHTS COLLEGE 30. FRENSHAM HEIGHTS COLLEGE 11-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-17/08 6 weeks Location: Frensham is set in rural Surrey. Close to Guildford, with its nearest town being Aldershot. It takes just over an hour to get to central London by coach. Facilities: Large Sports Hall Tennis courts New performing arts theatre All weather sports pitch Playing field Student Common areas High Ropes Course All Weather Sports Pitch 31. FRENSHAM HEIGHTS COLLEGE 11-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-17/08 6 weeks Accommodation: Frensham has mainly singles and some multi bedded rooms. No en-suites at all at this site. Sexes are split by wings or floors. 32. FRENSHAM HEIGHTS COLLEGE 11-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-17/08 6 weeks Activities: Frensham boasts a performing arts programme, cookery, high ropes and archery as standard. It will also include professional football coaching as a supplement. It runs the usual sports and arts and crafts along side these activities. 33. HLC HARROGATE COLLEGE 34. HLC HARROGATE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-18/08 6 weeks Location: HLC Harrogate is a stones throw from Harrogate town centre. Harrogate is a spa town, and has plenty of historical buildings and places to offer Group Leaders, such as Bettys Tea Rooms, famous for Afternoon Tea. Around 30-40 minutes by coach to Leeds and York. Facilities: Large sports hall Astroturf pitch Student common rooms Tennis courts Theatre Playing fields Specialist Art Studio Art Studio School Sign Post 35. HLC HARROGATE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-18/08 6 weeks Accommodation: Single rooms, doubles, some triples and a couple of 4 and one 5 bedded rooms. Some rooms have cabin beds. 36. HLC HARROGATE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-18/08 6 weeks Activities: HLC offers swimming, football, basketball, afternoons into Harrogate town and gardens where students can play frisbee golf. HLC students will have an overnight stay in London as standard, where they will enjoy a boat tour, walking tours and free time. HLC students will also have an overnight stay in London as standard, where they will enjoy a boat tour, walking tours and free time. 37. HLC HARROGATE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-18/08 6 weeks Teaching Supplements: Trinity Exam Course can be taken at HLC on two dates: 21/07 and 04/08. It is a two week course at 15 extra hours English tuition, preparing students with their topic. Please keep a note of which groups/individuals request this, so we can gauge whether or not we can run the course. We need a minimum of 10 people to make it cost effective. HLC offers a Free Extra English course where students can choose extra lesson time rather than activities for 4 hours a week. 38. HARROGATE HOMESTAY 12-17 year olds Monday 07/07-18/08 6 weeks Homestay: HLC will have Homestay in 2014. Students will have five evening meals with their homestay families and two meals at the college, along with two evening activities. Typically this will be on the half day excursion and full day trip. Packed lunches to be provided by families on full day excursion and optional excursion day. 39. PRIOR PARK COLLEGE 40. PRIOR PARK COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks Location: Prior Park is at the top of Ralph Allen Drive. A short distance from the town and National Trust site. Its 3 hours away from London and 40 minutes from Bristol. Facilities: Playing fields Tennis Courts Cricket Pitch Heated indoor swimming pool Sports hall Spacious theatre Astro turf School Crest Landscape Gardens Classroom 41. PRIOR PARK COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks Accommodation: There are two houses which we try to split between girls and boys. The boys house is predominantly single rooms, a few 4 or 5 bedded rooms. The girls are predominantly multi-bedded dorms going up to 7 people with several single rooms. No en- suites. 42. PRIOR PARK COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks Activities: At Prior Park we make use of Baths town, by visiting local attractions two afternoons a week. Also running our usual sports programme: tennis; basketball; football; arts and crafts. We will also be running 4 hours Extra English at this site. 43. BATH HOMESTAY 12-17 year olds Monday 07/07-11/08 5 weeks Homestay: Prior Park will offer a homestay option. Families will be within walking distance, or will be instructed to take and collect students from the college. They will eat lunch at the college on class days, and have two packed lunches provided by the family. 5 evenings and meals will be with the family and two evening meals and activities at the College. 44. ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 45. ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 10-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-17/08 6 weeks Location: Royal Russell is in Croydon, roughly an hour to the centre of London. A tram link is directly outside of the centre allowing easy access into London for the London Experience. Facilities: Swimming pool Tennis courts Basketball courts Football pitches Large sports hall Theatre Playing fields Woodland Indoor Swimming Pool Tennis Courts 46. ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 10-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-17/08 6 weeks Accommodation: There are 4 houses at RR, which are usually split by sex. An equal amount of single and multi- bedded rooms throughout all buildings going up to 6 beds. 47. ROYAL RUSSELL SCHOOL 10-17 year olds Sunday 06/07-17/08 6 weeks Activities: Royal Russell has the optional London Experience, meaning students can opt for the London experience and pay a supplement of 45 a week. Royal Russell has excellent facilities, so those who do not opt to go into London three afternoons and one evening a week, will have plenty of opportunity to use the sports facilities and play football, basketball, go swimming and do arts and crafts or design outfits for fashion shows. 48. ST. LAWRENCE COLLEGE 49. ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-17/08 7 weeks Location: St Lawrence is our strongest seaside site also close to London and historical city Canterbury. Facilities: Football pitch Cricket pitch Swimming pool New theatre Tennis courts Large sports hall Hockey pitch Billiard and table tennis tables Residence Building Indoor Sports Hall 50. ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-17/08 7 weeks Accommodation: There are four houses at St Lawrence. Each very different. The lowest range is the Grange, featuring multi-bedded rooms (up to 6 sharing) and some small singles. Kirby where we place our younger students as they are predominantly 5 bedded en-suite rooms. Main House which runs over 4 floors, divided by sex. These are mostly multi-bedded en-suite rooms. Then New Bellerby, which is our premium accommodation, boasts all en-suites singles and doubles with a couple 3 and 4 bedded en-suite rooms. 51. ST LAWRENCE COLLEGE 10-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-17/08 7 weeks Activities: At St Lawrence students will have the possibility (weather dependent) to go to the beach on two afternoons a week, to play beach volley ball, swim and play beach games. Activities such as football, tennis, basketball, swimming, tag football run in the afternoons. 52. HERNE BAY HOMESTAY 12-17 year olds Sunday 29/06-17/08 7 weeks Homestay: St Lawrence homestay will be in Herne Bay in 2014. 5 lesson days in the family and 2 evenings at the centre. Lunch will be provided by the centre on lesson days and packed lunches by the family on full day trips and optional excursion days. Transport will be run to and from the centre.