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HARROW HOUSE INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE Beach Games London Excursion Tennis Coaching Oxford Excursion 2015 Swimming Pool and Durlston Residence Harrow House and Swanage Bay Education Building and Garden Harrow House Swanage occupies an elevated position in the centre of the town, enjoying splendid views of the surrounding Purbeck Hills, the sea and the Isle of Wight. The sandy beaches and the town's attractions are within 10 minutes’ walking distance. Harrow House is the only International College in Swanage Swanage and therefore our students are guaranteed integration with English people, their customs and the English way of life. Our Mission Statement We at Harrow House are dedicated to providing our students, employees and partners with the highest standards of learning and personal development in a fun and culturally diverse environment. With constant improvement of our programmes, facilities and services through continuous innovation and creativity, we are committed to being the Premier English Language, Education and Training Centre. Harrow House Together this creates a unique concept which we call ’The Harrow House Experience’. 25 18 13 17 24 14 16 5 21 26 12 15 3 4 23 2 11 6 20 22 1 10 19 9 7 8 34 33 2 Swanage Pier and Seafront Harrow House Students at the Beach Beach Games Swanage, the capital of the Isle of Purbeck and approximately 2.5 hours from London, is a popular seaside resort on the south coast of England, with long inviting expanses of sandy beaches, clear unpolluted water and breathtaking coastal scenery. The town provides a warm welcome to all visitors and retains an atmosphere of safety and tranquillity. In a recent publication, Dorset was found to be the safest county in England. Due to its geographical position, Swanage enjoys a very mild climate and often heads the British Sunshine League. Swanage offers a variety of entertainment including traditional pavement cafés, takeaways, fun parks, carnivals, fairs, festivals, live music, cinema, theatre, disco, scenic walks, museums, English pubs, speciality restaurants, wine bars, a ride on a historic steam train and many other things to do. Swanage beach holds the prestigious blue Visit to Lulworth Castle flag for cleanliness, has been ranked among the top 10 best beaches in England and Swanage Pier was voted 'Pier of the Year 2012'. Welcome to the Jurassic Coast - Swanage, listed as one of the top 4 seaside resorts in the UK for cleanliness, safety and outstanding beauty, is considered to be the gate- way town to England's only natural UNESCO World Heritage Site. This unique stretch of coastline has joined the ranks of the Great Barrier Reef and the Grand Canyon as one of the wonders of the natural world. The coast is famous for its fossil discoveries, its unparalleled range of beautiful sandy beaches and its many historic towns and villages. Students on Excursion Harrow House is the leading educational venue to host groups from the UK and around the world who come to visit and study this uniquely beautiful stretch of coastline. 28 at Harrow House 1. Main Entrance - Lobby Facilities 2. Administration offices 27 3. Shop 4. Games room including American Pool and Darts 5. Wessex room Wi-Fi connectivity area with Satelite TV and Wii Games 6. Medical room 29 7. Indoor heated swimming pool 8. Self-service laundry room 30 9. Durlston college accommodation 10. Assembly hall / Mini-Theatre / Table-tennis and Games room / Satellite TV 11. Durlston en-suite college accommodation 12. Ballard college accommodation 13. Squash court / Dance studio / Yoga studio 31 32 14. Cinema / Lecture hall with Digital TV 15. LookOut Lounge and Disco 16. NEW expanded and refurbished Cafeteria 17. Fitness studio 18. Bay View college accommodation 19. Reception 20. Education department - 33 modern purpose-built classrooms, majority with Interactive Whiteboards 21. Computer room with internet access 22. Computer room with internet access 23. Library 24. Basketball court 25. Tennis courts 26. Indoor sports dome with Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball and Five-a-side football 27. Football / Handball and Tennis court 28. Archery 29. Volleyball court 30. Aeroball arena 31. Mini Golf 32. Harrow Lodge college accommodation 33. Team building skills zone 34. Lulworth House en-suite college accommodation 3 The Quarryman Corfe Castle The Pinnacle, Swanage The Swanage and Purbeck Coast has an It also contains a range of outstanding outstanding combination of globally examples of coastal geomorphological significant geological features. The features, landforms and processes, Site Jurassic Coast as a whole comprises and is renowned for its contribution eight sections along 155 km of largely to Earth science investigations for undeveloped coast, which displays over 300 years, helping to foster major approximately 185 million years of contributions to many aspects of the Earth’s history, including a number geology and palaeontology. This coast of internationally important fossil is considered by geologists to be one localities. of the most significant teaching and research sites in the world. Our students visit and study many of its attractions. Swanage is very fortunate, not only to be the gateway town to the UNESCO World Heritage Site but also to have its main visitor centre located at Durlston Castle and Country Park. Swanage and The Jurassic Coast Heritage The first natural UNESCO World Dancing Ledge Swanage Beach Sunrise Portland Bill 4 Old Harry Rocks, Swanage Swanage Pier The Great Globe at Durlston Country Park, Swanage Swanage Guide Swanage Guide 18 20 15 23 Swanage Attractions Swanage, originally a small fishing village, flourished in the Victorian era 1 26 when it became a significant seaside 12 25 resort. Today the town remains a popular tourist destination with its famous Pier, over 20 restaurants and 15 traditional 16 14 pubs, numerous music and arts festivals, 21 historical attractions and especially its 3 2 UNESCO Jurassic Coast visitor centre 9 at Durlston Castle and Country Park, 22 28 located on the western edge of the 24 11 town. Many thousands of visitors come to enjoy the sandy beaches, lovely walks, 13 7 as well as the south coast’s largest 27 annual summer carnival. 4 10 6 17 19 8 5 Swanage`s historic town centre Peveril Point, Swanage Swanage Bay Swanage Carnival 1. Harrow House International College 10. The Clock Tower 20. Putlake Adventure Farm 2. Swanage Beach 11. Cinema/Theatre 21. Swanage Steam Railway 3. Swanage Railway and Bus Station 12. Swanage Pitch and Putt Golf 22. Swanage High Street 4. Swanage Pier 13. Swanage Heritage Museum 23. Studland Beach, Nature Reserve and Ferry 5. Durlston Castle, Jurassic Coast Visitor Centre, 14. Clifftop walk to ‘Old Harry Rocks’ 24. Swanage Library Great Globe, Lighthouse & Country Park 15. Train Line to Corfe Castle and beyond 25. Swanage Town Football Club 6. Swanage Lifeboat Station 16. King George’s Playing Fields 26. Swanage Cricket Club 7. Swanage Bay 17. Tilly Whim Caves and St Aldhelm’s Head 27. Swanage Sea Rowing Club 8. Peveril Point 18. Lulworth Cove and Durdle Door 28. Amusement Arcades 9. Tourist Information Centre 19. Durlston Bay 5 1 Bath 2 Beaulieu LiverpoolLivererpo 3 Bicester Village ManchesteManchesterr 4 Bournemouth L British Museum L Buckingham PalacePalace 5 Dorchester L HMS Belfast England L Houses of ParliamentParliament L London Dungeon L London Eye Birmingham Cambridge L Madame TTussaudsussauds 6 Monkey WWorldorld WalesWales 7 Oxford 3 8 PPortsmouthortsmouth 7 9 Salisbury Oxford Cardiff London 10 Southampton BathBath Heathroww 13 L St PPaul’saul’s Cathedral 1 14 11 Stonehenge 11 Salisbury Gatwick 12 The TTankank Museum 9 13 TTowerower Bridge Brighton Hastingsings 2 10 L BournemoutBournemouthh 8 TTowerower of London 5 12 4 L WWestminsterestminster Abbey DorchesterDorchD hestester 6 L Winchester Plymouth Swanage op UK Attractions 14 Windsor Top UK Attractions Top visited by Harrow House T TopTop TenTen Harrow House UK Excursions London Oxford Bath Stonehenge and Salisbury Winchester Bournemouth Corfe Castle Portsmouth Windsor Southampton Additional Excursions to Europe 1 In addition to all the great attractions the UK has to offer,offer, Harrow House can organise excursions to some fantastic European destinations. 3344 1. Edinburgh, Scotland 4. Berlin, Germany 7. Rome, ItalyItaly 2 6 5 2. Paris,Paris, France 5. Bern, Switzerland 8. Barcelona, Spain 3. Amsterdam, Netherlands 6. Prague, Czech Republic 9. Porto,Porto, PortugalPortugal 8 7 9 6 Oxford Excursion London Excursion Salisbury Excursion Entertainment Evening and Weekend Entertainment Evening and Weekend Harrow House students live in an ideal For all Junior Course students the full-day environment in which they can study, relax Saturday excursion and the one half-day and have fun. Harrow House staff organise Sunday excursion are included in the course evening activities seven evenings a week. fees and are obligatory. Due to the unrivalled facilities at Harrow Students who have booked a One-Week House, which are open until late in the Junior Course have one obligatory half-day evenings, students are spoilt for choice and Sunday excursion included in their course can participate in a selection of after school fees. clubs and evening activities. They can Junior full-day excursion destinations include: compete in sports activities, train in the • Bath • London fitness studio, play games, participate in (individual students from • Winchester and 14 years of age, groups competitions and organised theme parties, Beaulieu with group leaders from take part in lively discussions, go to the disco 8 - 17 years) • Oxford (For groups we also and dance the night away, or sing their offer a range of London hearts out at karaoke. • Salisbury and weekend excursions at Stonehenge additional cost) Or they can simply relax, read a book, write • Portsmouth • Southampton home, send and receive e-mails, surf the internet, play the piano, immerse themselves Excursions for adult students are booked into self-study in the library, watch TV or a through an independent student travel DVD, chat with friends or listen to music.
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