Summer English course in Bournemouth: 14-17 years
Get price. Book now!- Why Bournemouth?
- Englands most popular students town
- School is close to beach and town centre
- One of Britains cleanest beaches
Weekly Saturday arrivals and departures from 29th June until 7th September 2013
Join our summer English courses in this attractive student town!
Bournemouth is an exciting seaside resort as well as an attractive student town, with visitors and students from all over the world creating a cosmopolitan atmosphere.
The mild climate and fine summer weather make for a great outdoor holiday experience.
It’s a busy town with great shopping facilities and live entertainment.
When you walk through the bustling pedestrian precinct of Bournemouth, you will find trendy boutiques, CD-shops and bars. The city centre is surrounded by beautiful gardens and just a few minutes away you will find one of Britain‘s cleanest and most popular sandy beaches.
Our summer English courses in Bournemouth take place in the Lansdowne area, just a short walk away from the city centre and the sandy beach. Our residence and the school are within five minutes walking distance from each other. In the afternoon and evening an international team will organize activities for students from all over Europe.
The language school in Bournemouth
Our partner school, Europa School of English, is member of English UK, the world's leading language teaching association. Our summer English courses take place in the Bournemouth & Poole College, just a 10-minute walk away from the city centre and the sandy beach.
Our language courses are attended by students from all over the world and have been designed specifically for young people, who are visiting a foreign country for a short period. Maximum class size is 15. All teachers are native speakers and qualified in teaching English as a foreign language. Teaching material is provided, and has been carefully compiled and selected for originality, content and relevance to young people, so your English will quickly improve.
You’ll take a placement test upon arrival, which determines your course level. The following levels are catered for: lower intermediate (A2), intermediate (B1), upper intermediate (B2), advanced (C1). At the end of the course, you’ll receive a certificate indicating your language level according to the Common European Framework of Reference Levels.
Please note that the lessons don't take place on this bank holiday and not made up for 26.08.2013.
English Language courses
Enjoy the break!
General English Course: 15 lessons (x 45 mins) per week
Lessons normally take place from Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 11:45. Each of the three morning lessons focuses on a specific area of language learning: grammar and language work, reading and listening, or communicative activities and speaking practice. Our aim is to provide you with the vocabulary and grammar required for effective communication and particular attention is paid to improving speaking and listening skills.
Intensive English Course: 20 lessons (x 45 mins) per week
The Intensive Course consists of the General English Course plus an additional lesson per day (11.45 -12.30) in which key areas of language learning are practised in more depth.
Accommodation and Meal Plan
Residence Purbeck House: Live and socialise with your fellow students from many different countries in our residence! Purbeck House offers self-contained flats of 5-6 single study-bedrooms. Each bedroom has a private shower, toilet and washbasin and there is a common room in each flat. Public laundrettes with coin-operated washing and drying machines as well as public phone booths are situated in or close to the residence. A safe is not available, but you will get a key to lock your room.
You’ll get full-board accommodation that includes breakfast, warm lunch and dinner. All meals are taken in the self-service refectory of the school.
This accommodation is available from 13th July - 7th September 2013.
Residence Hotel: You can also stay in a single, double or triple en-suite bedroom in a cosy hotel in the centre of Bournemouth. The hotel is situated 2 km (approx. 25 minutes walk) from the school, in the heart of the town centre and minutes from the beach. Each bedroom has a private shower, toilet and washbasin. Public laundrettes with coin-operated washing and drying machines as well as public phone booths are situated in the area. A safe is not available, but you will get a key to lock your room. You’ll get full-board accommodation that includes breakfast, warm lunch and dinner. Breakfast and dinner are taken in the hotel, lunch is taken in the self-service refectory in the school.
This accommodation is available only from 29th June - 13th July 2013.
If you arrive before 13th July and leave later, you will have to move from the hotel to Purbeck House.
Home stay: You may also stay in twin or triple rooms with one of our friendly home stay hosts, most of whom have been welcoming students for many years. Some live close to the campus while others are a bus-ride (max. 60 minutes, costs for public transport not included) away. You will get full-board accommodation (breakfast, packed lunch and dinner).
Activity Programme
We offer an exciting and supervised activity programme during afternoons & evenings, 7 days a week. In the afternoon you can choose between several activities on offer: Welcome Meeting, Town Walk, Town Quiz, Workshops (Health & Beauty, Dancing, Arts & Crafts), Beach activities (Beach Games, Frisbee, Beachvolleyball,..), Sports (Softball, Volleyball, Basketball, Football,...).
In the evening we always offer at least one activity: Welcome Party, Quiz Night, Open Stage, Theme Nights, Film Nights, Open Air, International Party.
Besides this, you will get two half-day excursions and one full-day excursion per fortnight. Possible trip destinations are Winchester, Corfe Castle, Portsmouth, the Jurassic Coast, London, Brighton, and Bath.
All these activities are included in the price. Additional activities may be offered in the centre as an option at an extra cost.
Special: London Overnight Trip
As one day is not enough for a city like London, our overnight trip gives you more time to take in the sights.
On Saturday morning you will get an early breakfast and a packed lunch for the day. You will arrive in London around lunch time. Our supervisors will organize several sightseeing and shopping walks for you. In the evening you will all go for a warm meal together before making your way to the youth hostel where you will spend the night. The modern hostel has multi-bedded rooms with ensuite toilet and shower facilities. Breakfast on Sunday morning and a packed lunch are provided. You have several more hours to explore London before leaving the city on Sunday afternoon. Once you have returned to your centre, you will get a light evening meal.
This special is not included in the programme but can be chosen at the time of booking as an upgrade. Please be aware that booking this special prevents you from attending the scheduled full-day trip.
Special: Surf Course
Bournemouth is ideal for surfing (wave riding). If you want to get a feel for rinding the waves, then be sure to join the surfing course at our partner school.
The surfing course for beginners includes five lessons (2 hours each) in the afternoons and lasts one week. Equipment will be provided. The times for surfing lessons can vary depending on the weather, tide, and the size of the waves. Please be aware that it might not be possible to join the activity programme or scheduled excursion.
This special is not included in the programme but can be chosen at the time of booking as an upgrade.
Supervision and Welfare
Our friendly and helpful International Team with staff members from England, Germany, France, Spain, Russia or other countries will run a fully supervised activity programme and guarantee supervision. The participation in the programme is optional for over 13.
Your safety and welfare is our top priority: there is one supervisor responsible for 15 students.
The members of our team have been carefully selected for their responsible and caring attitude and for being fun-loving and outgoing. They are the people you can turn to at any time for assistance.
Transfers
Transfers are not included in the price, but transfers can be provided as an additional service from/to London, Bournemouth and Southampton as well as from St. Pancras train station. On the day of arrival our Meet & Greet Service will be waiting for you at the exit area of customs and will take you directly to your course centre. On the day of departure, you will leave Bournemouth as required in order to make sure you arrive at the airport in time to check in. Please don’t hesitate to book our Unaccompanied-Minors-Service, if you're looking for a supervised check-in. If you book an Unaccompanied-Minors-Service with your airline, please be sure to request our Unaccompanied-Minors-Service as well.
We also offer a Low-Budget transfer from/to London Heathrow. Fly into Heathrow airport between 10.00 and 17.00 and go to our meeting point in Terminal 5. There will be a member of staff to welcome you. Our coach shuttle will depart from Heathrow at approximately 18.00. On the day of departure you will be dropped-off at Heathrow about 12.00 - for flight departure after 14.00.
Please don’t hesitate to ask for our Unaccompanied-Minors-Service, if you prefer to be met at the arrival gate or if you're looking for a supervised check-in.
If you book an Unaccompanied-Minors-Service with your airline, please be sure to request our Unaccompanied-Minors-Service as well.
Summer English course in Bournemouth - what's included in the price?
- Full-board residential accommodation in en-suite single, double, or triple rooms in our city centre residence OR Full-board home stay accommodation in twin or triple rooms with one of our local home stay hosts with packed lunches
- IP Ocean Lounge
- Fruit 'n' Fit - Corner (water, tea and fruit)
- English language tuition (15 or 20 lessons of 45 minutes per week) in mixed nationality classes where possible
- Maximum 15 students per class
- Course material
- Placement test on arrival
- Certificate at the end of the course
- Supervised activity programme every afternoon and evening: in the afternoon you can choose between several activities on offer.
- 2 half-day trips and one full-day trip per fortnight
- one half-day trip and one full-day trip for every additional week
- supervision by our International Team
Summer English courses Bournemouth - minimum number of participants: 15 students
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