England / Winchester
Enjoy modern campus life in England’s ancient capital!
- Very modern and stylish campus
- Supervised activities 7 days a week
- Beautiful cathedral city
- Students from up to 14 countries
- Only 1,5 hours away from London
- Summer Camp 10-12 yrs.
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Location
city centre: 15 minutes
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Language Courses
General, Intensive and Mini-Group English Course
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Travel period
02.07.-12.08.2023
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Already included
Supervision
International activity programme
Free Wifi in our student lounge in school
Fruit’n’Fit Corner
(with water, tea, fresh fruits)
24/7 Emergency Phone -
Accommodation
Residence
Full board
this course is already booked out.
Learn English with students from all over the world
- Online placement test prior arrival
- Study in mixed nationality classes with maximum 15 students
- Dedicated teachers
- All materials provided
- Certificate at the end of course and Graduation Ceremony
Our language school is part of Europa School of English which is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English in the UK and is a member of English UK, the world’s leading language teaching association. Tuition takes place in bright and spacious classrooms on campus.
GENERAL ENGLISH COURSE
already includedLessons 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 where particular attention is paid on improving speaking and listening skills. The goal of the course is to strengthen your communication skills and help overcome your own speaking inhibitions.
The following levels are catered for: Elementary (A1), Pre-Intermediate (A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper intermediate (B2), Advanced (C1). Duration: minimum 1 week
INTENSIVE ENGLISH COURSE
available as a supplementThe Intensive Course consists of the General English Course plus an additional lesson per day (11:45 -12:30) which focuses on a fourth area of language learning: Project-based lesson which emphasis on writing skills.
The following levels are catered for: Elementary (A1), Pre-Intermediate (A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper intermediate (B2), Advanced (C1). Duration: minimum 1 week
MINI-GROUP ENGLISH COURSE
available as a supplementThis is a highly individualised course. The lessons are based on the same concept as the intensive course for groups of up to 6 students. Working in very small groups allows you to focus on your own language needs and problems. Together with the teacher you can decide what you want to work on and which aspects of language you want to improve.
The following levels are catered for: Pre-Intermediate (A2), Intermediate (B1), Upper intermediate (B2). Duration: minimum 1 week
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After the lessons
- Exciting, supervised activity programme 7 days a week
- Common speech: English
- Town walks and time for shopping
- Sports, creativity and lifestyle workshops
- Half and full day excursions included
We offer an exciting and supervised activity programme during afternoons and evenings – seven days a week. Our international staff members come from diverse backgrounds, allowing them to bring a wide diversity of skills that will enrich your stay. The team organises a varied activity programme – full of sports, creativity, culture and lifestyle that will motivate you to join in. In the afternoons you have the choice of various activities on offer and in the evenings, there is always at least one planned activity for you to participate in. Click here for a detailed sample programme.
OUR ACTIVITY PROGRAMME
already included- Exciting, supervised activity programme in every afternoon and evening (or all day during the weekends)
- Welcome & Farewell Meetings with Graduation Ceremony
- Town Walks, Photo Rallies, Scavenger Hunts in town
- Sports (Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Dodge ball)
- Fitness (Jogging, Body weight workouts, Kettlebells, Yoga & Mobility)
- Workshops (Arts & Crafts, Health & Beauty, Food & Drinks, Digital/Trendy, Dance, Henna Tattoos)
- Welcome & Farewell Theme Parties, Movie Nights, Quiz Nights, Game Nights (Casino Nights, Murder Mystery, Chaos Game, Haunted House), Chill Nights (Karaoke, Just Dance, Barbecue), IP’s Got Talent
- Chill-out zone with table tennis, badminton and football tables
- One half-day trip per week (e.g. Southampton, Portsmouth, Salisbury…)
- One further half-day trip and one full day trip for each additional week (e.g London, Bath, Brighton or Oxford)
Click here to see our sample programme!
IP TRIP PROGRAMME
already includedExcursions are a part of our programme and included in the price. During your first week you have one half-day trip included. If you stay more than one week you will have one additional half-day excursion and one full day trip per additional week.
Each trip consists of a guided tour of the area with some interesting background information and stops at the nicest photo locations. Our supervisors will not only tell you more about the city but also where the coolest shops and cafés are, because after the guided tour you will have some free time with your friends for shopping and discovering on your own! The amount of free time allowed depends on the students’ age. We reserve the right to organise excursions by public transport.
Half-day trip destinations: Southampton, Portsmouth or Salisbury
Full day trip destinations: London, Bath, Brighton or Oxford
Living in a student residence
- Residence on a typical English university campus
- High standard en-suite accommodation
- Enjoy the great facilities on campus
- Full board
Residence
Live and socialise with your fellow students from many different countries on campus! On the King Alfred Campus you will stay in study blocks with self-contained flats of six to eight single rooms. You can either stay in an en-suite single room or in a standard single room with shared toilet and shower facilities on each floor. Also, our supervisors live in the residence and are available for any inquiries.
Public launderettes with coin-operated washing and drying machines as well as public phone and internet are situated on the campus. A safe is not available in the centre, but you will get a key/key card 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 school refectory. We cater for vegetarians and special diets e.g. gluten free, lactose free and halal. Please advise at least 14 days prior arrival about any special diet.
Our Supervision Concept
Your safety and welfare are very important to us, therefore our supervision concept for students in our Summer Language Holidays Programme is based on a compulsory activity programme during afternoons and evenings seven days a week. The cornerstone of this programme are the daily „Time to Talk“ meetings.
Our staff ratio on campus for the age group 10-12 years is 1:10, however supervision groups during activities on or off campus will have different ratios of up to 15 students for 10-12 year olds depending on the situation.
10 to 12 year olds
Our youngest students are supervised more thoroughly by specially trained staff. The activity programme is mandatory for you and your supervisors will ensure that you take part in the offered activities. You are not allowed to leave the campus without supervision, but we will offer town walks most days. It is not possible for your parents to give you permission to leave the campus without supervision. Winchester is also available for teenager aged 13 to 17. Click here for more details.
Time to Talk
You will be in separate TTT (Time to Talk) groups of up to 15 children per group. In the lunchtime TTT you tell your supervisor what you want to do in the afternoon and the supervisor will put you in the respective sign-up list which will be checked when the programme starts. The same happens at the dinner time TTT for the evening event.
Winchester
Discover the ancient capital whilst enjoying the facilities of a modern university campus! Just 1.5 hours away from London you can dive into the past whilst living on a modern English university campus in Winchester – England’s ancient capital. Picturesque, cobbled streets in the city centre offer a bustling atmosphere for shopping close to Winchester Cathedral, one of the most beautiful cathedrals in the UK. Trace the steps of King Arthur and see the mystical round table at the Great Hall. But Winchester is not only for history-lovers, on the beautiful campus of Winchester University, just a short walk away from the city centre, also sport-addicts will find what makes them happy: Great sport facilities for all kinds of sports. Therefore, our activity programme in Winchester offers sports every day.How to get to Winchester
Due to UK laws for underage students we can offer you 3 different options of how to get to Winchester. Transfers are not included in the price, but transfers can be provided as an additional service from/to London Heathrow (Low Budget Transfer) if the fixed timetable works for you. Optionally, you can add an individual transfer to your booking (available from/to London Heathrow and Gatwick, other airports on request only).
Self-arranged journey
You can choose a Self-arranged Journey from the airport in the UK to our centre in Winchester. This requires you to be accompanied by your parent/s or a Guardian from the airport to Winchester or from Winchester to the airport. You should arrive between 09:00 and 18:00 on your arrival day. On departure day you should be picked up after 9:00, after Breakfast
Low Budget Transfer
We also offer a Low Budget transfer from/to London Heathrow for all our UK centres (on Sundays only). Transfers will be provided by well-known coach companies with DBS checked drivers. Fly into Heathrow airport between 10:00 and 16:30 on the day of arrival and our Meet & Greet Service will be waiting for you at the terminal and will accompany you to your transfer service. Our coach shuttle will depart from Heathrow, or a nearby pick up station, at approximately 18:00. After approximately 2 hours you will be dropped off at the school in Winchester. This service can be booked as a return service only.
On the day of departure (on Saturdays only), you will be dropped off at Heathrow at about 11:00 – so please book your flight after 14:00. A staff member will accompany the students to their terminal and check-in desk. In the morning, the transfer departs from our school in Winchester.
If you book an Unaccompanied Minors service with your airline, please request our Unaccompanied Minors service. The Low Budget Transfer is only available on the indicated arrival and departure days.
Individual transfers
In case you can’t meet the required times for the Low Budget Transfer we are happy to organise Individual Transfers for you from/to London Heathrow or Gatwick with well-known taxi and transfer companies with DBS checked drivers. We offer a one-way service to the centre and /or a return service to the airport for a flat rate. On the day of arrival our Meet & Greet Service will be waiting for you at the exit area of customs and will, if not requested otherwise, take you directly to our school in Winchester.
On the day of departure, you will leave Winchester as required in order to make sure you arrive at the airport in time. Our driver will accompany the students to their terminal and check-in desk.
If you book an Unaccompanied Minors service with your airline, please request our Unaccompanied Minors service also.