English summer school in Chichester: 12-17 years
Get price. Book now!- Why Chichester?
- Great sports facilities on campus
- High standard en-suite accommodation
- Close to London and the seaside
Weekly Saturday arrivals and departures from 2nd July until 20th August 2011
English summer school: English courses in the traditional town of Chichester
Chichester is a small city in the south of England, approximately half-way between Portsmouth and Brighton and just a 2 hour drive from London. The impressive city centre stands on the foundations of an ancient Roman-British city and quite a lot of its medieval city walls are still in place. The streets have kept their cross-shaped layout, radiating outwards from the famous medieval market cross leading to the North, South, East and West shopping streets with their small shops and cafés. Your English summer school is based on the Bishop Otter Campus of the University of Chichester, just a 10-minute walk from the historic city centre. Spend your summer holidays in an international atmosphere on this very attractive campus – join the numerous activities organized by our team, or use the great sports facilities. Chichester also benefits from being close to the great beaches of Bognor Regis and West Wittering and public transport takes you there in about 15 minutes.
The campus
Our English summer school is located on an attractive university campus, in the middle of vast parks and gardens. The IP Ocean Lounge, where you will be able to meet friends from all over the world and where most of our activities take place, is situated at the heart of the campus.
Besides this, the campus offers extensive sports fields for soccer, volleyball, netball and other games.
Public launderettes with coin-operated washing and drying machines as well as public phone booths are situated on the campus. A safe is not available in the centre, but you will get a key to lock your room.
The English summer school in Chichester
You'll learn in small groups of 15 students!
All lessons take place in the Victorian Oaklands Park House on campus.
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.
English Language courses
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. If you have registered to enter the Trinity Oral Examination a specific preparation is offered in the 4th lesson.
Trinity Oral Examination
In the English speaking world there are a number of tests which measure language abilities. The Trinity Exam programme, conducted by Trinity College London since the 1880s, is a popular option for students on short term courses. Trinity Graded Examinations in Spoken English for speakers of other languages provide an internationally recognised scheme of assessment through which students can measure their language development for educational or vocational purposes. The awarded grades range from 1 (absolute beginner) to 12 (very advanced). You can take the Trinity Oral Examination in Chichester (to be booked in advance) but you have to book the Intensive Course in order to get prepared.
Exams take place on the 15th July, 29th July, and 12th August 2011.
Photos click to enlarge
Accommodation and Meal Plan
Residence: Live and socialise with your fellow students from many different countries on campus! On the Bishop Otter Campus, you will stay in study blocks with self-contained flats of four or six single rooms. You can either stay in an en-suite single room or in a traditional standard single room with shared toilet and shower facilities on each floor. You can choose between half-board (breakfast and dinner) and full-board accommodation (plus hot lunch). All meals are taken in the self-service refectory on campus.
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, Campus Sports (soccer, volleyball, netball, etc), Workshops (Dancing, Theatre, Arts & Crafts, Health & Beauty, etc). In the evening we always offer at least one activity: Welcome Party, Quiz Night, Film Night, Open Stage, Theme 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, Portsmouth, Bognor Regis beach, London, and Brighton.
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. You’ll be in London from Saturday afternoon until Sunday afternoon and our Supervisor will organize several sightseeing and shopping walks for you.
You are accommodated in a youth hostel in multi-bedded rooms with shared toilet and shower facilities and you will get breakfast on Sunday morning. Additional meals are not included, but of course you’ll get breakfast on Saturday morning and an evening meal on Sunday on your return to Chichester.
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 means that it will not be possible to go on the scheduled full-day trip.
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.
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.
Airport Transfers
Airport transfers are not included in the price, but regular transfers can be provided as an additional service from/to London, Bournemouth and Southampton. 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 Chichester as required in order to make sure you arrive at the airport in time to check in. Please don’t hesitate to book our check-in service on departure, if you're looking for a supervised check-in.
We also offer a Low-Budget transfer from/to London Heathrow. Fly into Heathrow airport between 10.00 and 17.00 and 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 check-in service on departure, if you're looking for a supervised check-in.
English summer school Chichester - what's included in the price?
- Residential accommodation in either en-suite single rooms or in standard single rooms with shared shower and toilet facilities on campus
- Half or full-board
- 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 students 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
- use of campus facilities
- supervision by our International Team
Minimum number of participants: 15 students
