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Reading London English Language Camps for Young Learners Ages 8 to 19 65 Years London 1954-2019 Stansted airport

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Sir Richard

Leighton Park School, Reading | 10-16 years ABOUT THE CAMPS ABOUT THE CAMPS

English classes Activities

What’s We adapt our teaching to the learning styles of our students, All our camps feature a variety of activities, in addition to English offering: language lessons or subject classes. The programmes are busy, included? ensuring that there is always something happening. ✓✓ Multinational classes with students from a range of countries ✓✓International atmosphere – students from many countries ✓✓ Challenging and motivating lessons Activity sessions usually last between 1½ and 2½ hours. They include sports, arts & crafts, local visits, language games and ✓✓ Emphasis on speaking, vocabulary and pronunciation ✓✓English language tuition – 20 or 28 lessons per week social events. Students are expected to participate in all scheduled ✓✓ Opportunities to make new friends – in and out of the classroom ✓✓Accommodation – in student residences or homestay activities, unless otherwise stated in this brochure. Below are just a ✓✓ Weekly progress testing few examples: ✓✓All meals Welfare, Free time and Supervision Sport and fitness ✓ Transfers – from and to London’s main airports ✓ Lesson types include: Football, volleyball, swimming, tennis, basketball, badminton, We are very conscious of our responsibility to our young students. ✓✓Activities – full programme of activities* cricket, aerobics, dance We aim to keep supervision levels high and the amount of • Topic – learning new language related to a weekly topic unsupervised free time for students will vary depending on the ✓✓Excursions – full-day and half-day excursions each week • Communication – developing speaking fluency Language, Social & Cultural age and location of each camp. Please see the camp’s “Timetable” (depending on the camp) Drama games, museum visits, town visits, karaoke, disco, parties page on our website for details. • British Culture – examining British traditions ✓✓Welfare – high staff-to-student supervision ratio • Excursion – researching the places and attractions we will visit Arts & Crafts Students will be expected to observe the camp rules, which ✓✓Registration • Themed – learning while discovering about the camp’s theme, T-shirt design, mask making, clay modelling, bag design, charcoal include attending all classes, compulsory activities, excursions, such as Harry Potter, Cambridge University or London sketching, origami, cake decoration and observing evening curfews. Unless otherwise stated in this ✓✓Medical insurance • “Plus” option – several camps offer specialist options, such brochure, all classes, excursions and activities are compulsory. ✓✓24-hour emergency telephone number as Intensive, Academic Skills, Dance, Global Leaders, Creative Excursions There is a strict ban on smoking and alcohol at all camps. This Social Media and Coding Depending on the camp location you choose, there will be applies to all students, regardless of age. ✓✓End of course report and certificate Placement test ✓✓ one full-day excursion each week or Our camps offer: On the first Monday of your course you will take a written test ✓✓ two full-day excursions and a half-day excursion (or local visit) and a speaking test . This will help us to assess your knowledge of each week ✓✓ Pleasant and safe surroundings English and so to place you in a class at the right level for you. ✓✓ High quality host schools and colleges ✓✓ Accommodation, teaching & activities, with rules and Modern technology Typical destinations include: supervision appropriate to the age group of each camp Many lessons incorporate modern media, including listening exercises based on Internet sources, video clips and the latest trends. ✓✓ London – sightseeing, history ✓✓ Brighton ✓✓ A high staff-to-student ratio & shopping ✓✓ Warwick Castle ✓✓ At least one Studio Cambridge Welfare Officer at every camp Certificate of Studies and Academic Report ✓✓ Windsor Castle ✓✓ Stratford-Upon-Avon ✓✓ Live-in Studio Cambridge staff at each centre At the end of your course you will receive a certificate showing the ✓✓ Oxford and Christ Church ✓✓ 24-hour emergency telephone number camp and course you have studied and the dates of your stay. ✓✓ Theme parks College Your main teacher will also write a personalised Academic Report ✓✓ Leeds Castle ✓✓ Medical insurance (with unlimited cover) included in course fees which shows not just your progress, but also the level you have ✓✓ Cambridge and punting on attained in each area of English. You will be able to show your the River Cam parents, teachers and prospective colleges or employers how much your English has improved. International atmosphere Airport transfers Each year students come to our camps from Residential accommodation & Meals Arrivals and departures for the camps are always on Sunday. over 65 countries and speak dozens of You will be met at your airport of arrival in London on the first languages. The mix of nationalities changes Residential accommodation facilities vary between the camps. Sunday of your course by a Studio Cambridge representative. He from year to year, from week to week and Most residences have shared rooms and shared bathrooms in a or she will arrange your transportation to your accommodation by according to the centre. However, we work traditional boarding school style. Most camps also have single private coach or taxi. hard to keep a great international mix of rooms available and in Cambridge rooms with private bathrooms students at all camps in all weeks. Here are are available. On the last Sunday of your course you will be taken back to the the percentages of nationalities attending airport and helped to check-in. all our camps in There is always a weekly room cleaning and bed linen change. 2018. Laundry facilities are available for students to use. Camps for The cost of this service – from London Heathrow, Gatwick or younger students provide a weekly clothes wash by the staff. Stansted airports – is included in the fees. If you plan to arrive Country Region Towels are not provided. on a different day or at a different airport please contact us as Brazil 3% Japan 9% Western Europe 42% additional fees will apply. China 9% Netherlands 3% Asia / Far East 31% All meals are provided at the camps. Lunches and dinners have Colombia 3% Poland 3% Eastern Europe 19% vegetarian options and are always hot, (except on excursion days If you don’t wish to have a transfer arranged by us, please contact Croatia 4% Portugal 2% Latin America 7% when packed lunches are provided). Special dietary requirements us to confirm your plans. Denmark 2% Russia 8% Middle East / Africa 1% can usually be met if requested in advance. France 5% Spain 6% Germany 5% Switzerland 3% Italy 15% Turkey 10% Rest of the world 10%

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Why choose Harry Potter Sir Richard? theme

✓✓ Beautiful school in lovely The summer camp runs popular parkland “Harry Potter” themed classes and ✓✓ Excellent location, very close to activities throughout the programme London Heathrow Airport (see page 15 for details). English Sir Richard lessons help you make the most of ✓✓ Great sports facilities and indoor your stay in a traditional boarding swimming pool school by adding a flavour of ✓✓ Choice of dance or mixed Hogwarts to the classroom and activities programme Potter-themed activities are available ✓✓ Harry Potter theme to choose several times each week.

Ages: 10-16

The town of Reading Leighton Park School, English classes Activities Reading, Berkshire, RG2 7ED Dating from the eighth century, the town of Reading (pronounced to rhyme with ✓✓ All levels from beginner to advanced ✓✓ 15 sessions of activities per week “bedding”) is in the Royal County of Berkshire and situated on the River Thames. It is ✓✓ 20 lessons (15 hours) of English only 65 kilometres from central London (25 minutes by train), and 45 kilometres from 20 lessons per week There is a full programme of on- and off- campus activities at no additional cost. 20 language teaching per week London’s Heathrow airport. All students participate in evening activities after dinner and language activities after ✓✓ International classes lunch on non-excursion days. Reading is a vibrant and prosperous town and is considered one of Britain’s top 10 Up to 200 students at ✓✓ Average class size 13 shopping locations, with several shopping areas including the riverside Oracle Centre. any one time Maximum class size 16 After these activities, students are offered a choice of: Reading is located in some of southern England’s loveliest countryside and is close to ✓✓ All educational materials famous sights such as the River Thames, Windsor Castle, and Eton College. ✓✓ Placement test Dance Classes ✓✓ 5 sessions of dance activities per week ✓✓ 10 sessions of other activities per week ✓✓ Certificate of Studies The School ✓✓ Academic Report Dance classes run weekly and must be booked in advance. All dancing levels are catered for and both boys and girls are welcome. Dance classes take place in the afternoons on Founded in 1890, Leighton Park School is set in 24 hectares of beautiful parkland just 3 non-excursion days and/or evenings after excursions. They are run by dance teachers, kilometres from the centre of Reading. It has a heated indoor swimming pool, excellent Accommodation and meals and the classes cover modern jazz dance and other dance styles from around the world. tennis courts, an indoor sports hall and outdoor football pitches, all on campus. ✓✓ Residential accommodation, on Dance students showcase what they have learned in the camp performance at the end It is the ideal location for students wishing to combine English language study with campus, at the school of each week (see page 15 for details). mixed activities or dance. We have been running the Sir Richard summer camp at Facilities ✓✓ Rooms are single or shared by two or Leighton Park every summer since 2010. more students of the same sex and Mixed activities ✓✓ Bedrooms and all facilities on-campus similar age ✓✓ 15 sessions of activities per week ✓✓ A mix of multi-bed, twin or single ✓✓ Shared bathrooms and toilets Dates rooms For students not taking dance classes there is a mixed programme of sport, cultural, ✓✓ Bed linen changed weekly Harry Potter and art activities in the afternoons on non-excursion days. ✓✓ Shared bathrooms Courses start on Sunday: beginning July to beginning, August ✓✓ Laundry washed weekly Now ✓✓ Excellent modern dining hall Course Duration: 1 to 5 weeks ✓✓ All meals on campus served in the in its ✓✓ Computers with free internet access modern dining hall Excursions Camp Closes: Sunday, August mid th ✓✓ Free Wi-Fi available (in certain areas) 10 ✓✓ Packed lunches on excursion days * Dance option starts on Sunday: end, 3rd and 4th week of July ✓✓ 2 full-day excursions ✓✓ 1 half-day excursion per week year ✓✓ Parkland, gardens and tennis courts ✓✓ Drinks and snacks before bed time Duration: 1, 2 or 3 weeks ✓✓ Common rooms in all residences *There is only one full-day excursion during your last week, to allow for your Sunday Dance option ends: Sunday, end of July ✓✓ Indoor heated swimming pool departure. ✓✓ Sports pitches and sports hall

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Options and Themes in South East England

All our camps combine dynamic, effective English language classes with a varied and active social programme. Some camps also offer special course options or themes that run throughout the programme.

Summer camp themes - Harry Potter

If you choose to study at a Studio camp in a boarding school you will be following in the footsteps of those famous “Harry Potter” wizards. Each week, English lessons help you make the most of your stay by adding a flavour of Hogwarts school to the classroom. This helps you build vocabulary, highlight grammar and practise your conversation skills. During activities there will be “Harry Potter” theme-based activities to choose from as well as the usual popular Studio options

“Harry Potter” themed lesson topics include Harry Potter’s family life, the Sorting Hat and the houses, the First Flying lesson, the sport of Quidditch, the magic Camp: Sir Richard Patronus, the Department of Mysteries, Fantastic Beasts and lessons we can learn from the Harry Potter stories. Location: Reading Ages: 8 to 16 “Harry Potter” activities may include potion making, “marauders map” treasure English level: Beginner to Advanced hunt, spells and spellbooks, a tri-wizard tournament, wand making and “quidditch” games.

Camp: Sir William Location: London Para más información contactar con Yolanda Comas Roca Ages: 14 to 17 English level: Elementary to Advanced E-mail: [email protected] See page 12 Teléfonos: 93 4100077, 6064145376

Activity course option - English and Dance

This course option is open to dancers of all levels, and both male and female students are welcome. The courses run for the first 3 weeks of Sir Richard, on a weekly basis, with 8 hours of dance classes per week (instead of afternoon mixed activities), and a performance finale in the camp theatre each Saturday evening.

With the help and advice of our dance teachers, you will focus on your technique and fitness and be encouraged to develop your own choreography. Camp: Sir Richard The main focus is on modern jazz dance, but classes are supplemented by workshops Location: Reading in a variety of styles from around the world - from Bollywood to cheerleading to salsa. Ages: 10 to 16 These dance styles vary from week to week and help to inspire experienced dancers English level: Elementary to Advanced with creative ideas and to introduce less experienced dancers to different styles.

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