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English Language Camps for Young Learners Ages

16 to 19

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London

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Gatwick airport

Sir Christopher

Cambridge University | 16-19 years

London

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Bishop’s Storford

Reading

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ABOUT THE CAMPS ABOUT THE CAMP

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What’s included?

✓ International atmosphere – students from many countries

✓ English language tuition – 20 or 28 lessons per week

✓ Accommodation – in student residences or homestay

✓ All meals

✓ Transfers – from and to London’s main airports

✓ Activities – full programme of activities*

✓ Excursions – full-day and half-day excursions each week(depending on the camp)

✓ Welfare – high staff-to-student supervision ratio

✓ Registration

✓ Medical insurance

✓ 24-hour emergency telephone number

✓ End of course report and certificate

English classes

We adapt our teaching to the learning styles of our students, offering:

✓ Multinational classes with students from a range of countries

✓ Challenging and motivating lessons

✓ Emphasis on speaking, vocabulary and pronunciation

✓ Opportunities to make new friends – in and out of the classroom

✓ Weekly progress testing

Lesson types include:

• Topic – learning new language related to a weekly topic

• Communication – developing speaking fluency

• British Culture – examining British traditions

• Excursion – researching the places and attractions we will visit

• Themed – learning while discovering about the camp’s theme,such as Harry Potter, Cambridge University or London

• “Plus” option – several camps offer specialist options, suchas Intensive, Academic Skills, Dance, Global Leaders, CreativeSocial Media and Coding

Placement testOn the first Monday of your course you will take a written test and a speaking test . This will help us to assess your knowledge of English and so to place you in a class at the right level for you.

Modern technologyMany lessons incorporate modern media, including listening exercises based on Internet sources, video clips and the latest trends.

Certificate of Studies and Academic ReportAt the end of your course you will receive a certificate showing the camp and course you have studied and the dates of your stay.Your main teacher will also write a personalised Academic Report which shows not just your progress, but also the level you have attained in each area of English. You will be able to show your parents, teachers and prospective colleges or employers how much your English has improved.

Residential accommodation & Meals

Residential accommodation facilities vary between the camps. Most residences have shared rooms and shared bathrooms in a traditional boarding school style. Most camps also have single rooms available and in Cambridge rooms with private bathrooms are available.

There is always a weekly room cleaning and bed linen change. Laundry facilities are available for students to use. Camps for younger students provide a weekly clothes wash by the staff. Towels are not provided.

All meals are provided at the camps. Lunches and dinners have vegetarian options and are always hot, (except on excursion days when packed lunches are provided). Special dietary requirements can usually be met if requested in advance.

Activities

All our camps feature a variety of activities, in addition to English language lessons or subject classes. The programmes are busy, ensuring that there is always something happening.

Activity sessions usually last between 1½ and 2½ hours. They include sports, arts & crafts, local visits, language games and social events. Students are expected to participate in all scheduled activities, unless otherwise stated in this brochure. Below are just a few examples:

Sport and fitnessFootball, volleyball, swimming, tennis, basketball, badminton, cricket, aerobics, dance

Language, Social & Cultural Drama games, museum visits, town visits, karaoke, disco, parties

Arts & CraftsT-shirt design, mask making, clay modelling, bag design, charcoal sketching, origami, cake decoration

ExcursionsDepending on the camp location you choose, there will be

✓ one full-day excursion each week or

✓ two full-day excursions and a half-day excursion (or local visit) each week

Typical destinations include:

✓ London – sightseeing, history & shopping

✓ Windsor Castle

✓ Oxford and Christ Church College

✓ Cambridge and punting on the River Cam

✓ Brighton

✓ Warwick Castle

✓ Stratford-Upon-Avon

✓ Theme parks

✓ Leeds Castle

Airport transfers

Arrivals and departures for the camps are always on Sunday.You will be met at your airport of arrival in London on the first Sunday of your course by a Studio Cambridge representative. He or she will arrange your transportation to your accommodation by private coach or taxi.

On the last Sunday of your course you will be taken back to the airport and helped to check-in.

The cost of this service – from London Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted airports – is included in the fees. If you plan to arrive on a different day or at a different airport please contact us as additional fees will apply.

If you don’t wish to have a transfer arranged by us, please contact us to confirm your plans.

Welfare, Free time and Supervision

We are very conscious of our responsibility to our young students. We aim to keep supervision levels high and the amount of unsupervised free time for students will vary depending on the age and location of each camp. Please see the camp’s “Timetable” page on our website for details.

Students will be expected to observe the camp rules, which include attending all classes, compulsory activities, excursions, and observing evening curfews. Unless otherwise stated in this brochure, all classes, excursions and activities are compulsory. There is a strict ban on smoking and alcohol at all camps. This applies to all students, regardless of age.

Our camps offer:

✓ Pleasant and safe surroundings

✓ High quality host schools and colleges

✓ Accommodation, teaching & activities, with rules and supervision appropriate to the age group of each camp

✓ A high staff-to-student ratio

✓ At least one Studio Cambridge Welfare Officer at every camp

✓ Live-in Studio Cambridge staff at each centre

✓ 24-hour emergency telephone number

✓ Medical insurance (with unlimited cover) included in course fees

International atmosphere

Each year students come to Studio Cambridge camps from over 65 countries and speak dozens of languages. The mix of nationalities changes from year to year, from week to week and according to the centre. However, we work hard to keep a great international mix of students at all camps in all weeks. Here are the percentages of nationalities attending all our camps in 2018.

Country RegionBrazil 3% Japan 9% Western Europe 42%China 9% Netherlands 3% Asia / Far East 31%

Colombia 3% Poland 3% Eastern Europe 19%

Croatia 4% Portugal 2% Latin America 7%

Denmark 2% Russia 8% Middle East / Africa 1%

France 5% Spain 6%

Germany 5% Switzerland 3%

Italy 15% Turkey 10%

Rest of the world 10%

CAMP INFORMATION

Why choose Sir Christopher?

✓ Award winning course

✓ Superb location in Cambridge University colleges

✓ World’s best known university city

✓ University Discovery theme

✓ Classic and Intensive options

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The City of Cambridge

Cambridge is one of the most famous, and most instantly recognised, city names in the world. It has been a centre of learning for 800 years and is the international symbol of academic excellence.

With 20,000 university students, virtually the only “business” of Cambridge is education and, despite its age, the whole city is designed for young people. It is the ideal place for the international English language student (see p26 for more about the city).

The Cambridge Universities colleges

Ridley Hall College, established in 1881, is an independent college affiliated with Cambridge University. Newnham College is one of the 31 University of Cambridge colleges and was founded in 1871.

The campuses are ideally located next to each other in the centre of Cambridge, just 5 to 10 minutes’ walk to all the main attractions of this wonderful city. There is a traditional student atmosphere at both colleges, which makes the Sir Christopher programme the perfect choice for older teenagers aged 16 to 19 years.

Accommodation and meals

✓ Residential accommodation, in traditional Cambridge University rooms

✓ Single bedroom (a small number of twin rooms are available on request)

✓ Shared bathrooms

✓ Free laundry facilities (students do their own washing)

✓ A change of bed linen once per week

✓ All meals at the residence, with hot and cold meal options

✓ Packed lunches on excursion days

Ages:16-19

Facilities

✓ Set in lovely lawned gardens

✓ On-campus university accommodation

✓ Only 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the city centre

✓ Traditional and modern college dining halls

✓ Lecture hall

✓ Nearby indoor and outdoor sports facilities

✓ Free Wi-Fi available (in certain areas)

Excursions

For all students there is 1 full-day excursion per week to an historic and famous location, including London.

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Classes

✓ 28 lessons (21 hours) or 20 Lessons (15 hours) of English language teaching per week

✓ Levels from elementary to advanced

✓ International classes

✓ Average class size 12 Maximum class size 16

✓ All educational materials

✓ Placement test

✓ Certificate of Studies

✓ Academic Report

Classic course20 lessons (15 hours) each week of English lessons, typically in the mornings, with additional sports and social activities outside of class time.

Intensive course20 lessons (15 hours) of English language instruction each week plus 8 lessons (6 hours) of Academic skills or English language skills.

Academic skills Lessons will be available to students at intermediate English level or above. Students below intermediate English level will take skills lessons which will help to further improve general English skills.

Academic skills lessons focus on improving confidence in classes and lectures. Skills covered include:

✓ Preparing presentations

✓ Academic research on the Internet

✓ Debating current issues

✓ Reading between the lines

IELTS (optional)Students can choose to take the IELTS examination on specific dates. Please contact us at the time of enrolling for full availability. This examination is at an additional cost, estimated at £170.

Activities

✓ 13 sessions of activities per week on the classic course

✓ 9 sessions of activities per week on the intensive course

There is a varied programme of sports, social, cultural and art activities during the week on- and off-campus at no additional cost.

Evening activities are optional. This camp is designed for mature teenagers, half-way between a course for adults and a children’s camp. Students will be expected to observe the camp rules, which include attending all classes, compulsory activities and excursions, and the 23:00 evening curfew. There is, however, some free time and the option of opting out of evening activities. If students do choose to opt out, they could have up to 6 hours of unsupervised free time each day. There is a strict ban on smoking and alcohol on the campus. This applies to all students, regardless of age.

Dates

Courses start on Sunday: End June until end August

Course Duration: 1 to 8 weeks

Camp Closes: end of August

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Cambridge University Discovery theme

The Sir Christopher summer camp offers an opportunity to learn more about Cambridge University life. (See page 16)

Themed lesson topics include famous Cambridge students, sporting traditions, scientific discoveries and the university’s unique history. Activities include guided tours of “hidden” Cambridge, true and false myths about Cambridge and a lecture series.

Our lectures are included in our activity options, and cover a range of topics presented in a visual and interactive format. They give students the opportunity to hear and meet our academic lecturers and students from the University.

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