Myerscough College, Nr. Lancaster CENTRE HANDBOOK 2016

UK Language Courses

CENTRE HANDBOOK 2016 Thank you very much for your interest in our Lancaster, Myerscough College centre. We hope you find everything you need in the following pages but if you have any questions or specific requests then please get in touch with us at Head Office on +44 (0) 1244)577995 / fax +44 (0) 1244 579136).

We look forward to a successful summer 2016 at Myerscough College.

SUMMARY

MYERSCOUGH EN-SUITE COLLEGE, NR. ACCOMODATION LANCASTER, PR3 0RY

BEAUTIFUL CAMPUS EXCELLENT SPORTS LOCATION FACILITIES

COLLEGE OR ADVANCED ENGLISH UNIVERSITY (MASTERS)

YOUNG LEARNERS DANCE (FUN)

FOOTBALL

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CENTRE DESCRIPTION Situated in an extensive 605 hectares of picturesque British countryside, Myerscough College dates back to the 19th century. Amongst the vast landscape, the college possesses top quality sporting facilities, from 3G football pitches to a golf training centre and an off- road driving track. It is a closed rural college campus with high security. There is CCTV on campus, the buildings have keys to access the houses and there is an on-site duty officer.

There are a total of 108 beds in 3 separate houses. In each house there is a common room and at least 1 kitchen that can be accessed. On campus there are grass areas where students can take part in sports and activities.

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LOCATION MYERSCOUGH COLLEGE, NR LANCASTER , PR3 ORY Telephone Number - +44 (0) 1995 642222 Location- Near Bilsborrow. Eight miles north of Preston, Lancashire. Population- 1,301 It is approx. a 20 minutes’ drive to the city of Preston.

Myerscough College is located very close to some of the north of England’s greatest tourist destinations. Just 40 minutes to the north of Myerscough College, you can find the stunning Lake District national park and just one hour to the south are the bustling cities of Manchester and Liverpool.

Nearest Post Office - Bilsborrow Post Office & Village Store, Garstang Road, Preston, PR3 0RE- 1 mile (20 minutes’ walk) Nearest ATM - Bilsborrow Post Office & Village Store, Garstang Road, Preston, PR3 0RE- 1 mile (20 minutes’ walk) Nearest Chemist - Kepple Lane Pharmancy, Kepple Lane, Garstang, Preston, PR3 1PB 5.1 miles

Nearest Hospital / Doctors - Royal Preston Hospital, Sharoe Green Lane North, Fulwood, Preston, PR2 9HT 5.5 miles

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Landscape Surgery Kepple Lane Garstang PR3 1PB Tel 01995 603355 5.1 miles

Nearest Dentist - Ringway Dental Centre, Ringway House, Ringway, Preston, PR1 SHQ Tel: 01772 7778007 8.2 miles

Nearest Bus Stops - The nearest bus stop is the Roebuck at Bilsborrow on the Lancaster to Preston bus route (service no. 40 and 41). There are approximately two buses per hour during the week.

Nearest Train Stations - Preston, Fishergate, Preston, Lancashire, PR1 8AP – 8.0 miles

Local Taxi Companies - Garstang Cabs - 01995 601111 J Cabs - 01995 606666

Local Coffee Shops - Light ash farm shop & café Previously a dairy farm now a shop and café with local produce and home cooked food. Open Thursday to Monday 10am- 4.30pm. Closed Tuesdays & Wednesdays. St Michael’s Road Bilsborrow PR3 0RT 1 mile (20 minues’ walk)

Plantworld Garden House Tea Room, Overlook the Gardens and enjoy a fine range of teas, coffees, cakes, sandwiches and paninis. Admission is free however, full tours can be arranged for a small fee. Plant World is situated at Myerscough College and is open Monday to Friday 9.30am-5pm and the weekend 10am- 4.30pm.

Local Restaurants - Guy’s Thatched Hamlet A canal-side haven of thatched roof buildings you will find Guy’s Eating Establishment and Pizzeria. Address: St Michael’s Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RS Walking distance from Myerscough: 0.3 miles (5 minutes’ walk)

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Roebuck The Roebuck offers a warm cosy atmosphere with great quality pub dishes, served with the occasional twist. Address: Garstang Road, Bilsborrow, Preston, Lancashire, PR3 0RE Walking distance from Myerscough: 0.9 miles (16 minutes’ walk)

ACCOMMODATION Description- The college has 3 residential houses with single and twin rooms offering en- suite and shared shower and toilet facilities. Each house has its own common room and a kitchen The houses are Wenning, A.N.Other and Irwell.

Wenning has a total of 40 beds made up of 20 twin rooms. There are shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There is a common room and a kitchen in this house.

A.N.Other has a total of 38 beds made up of 19 twin rooms. There are shared shower and toilet facilities making a bathroom ratio of 1:5. There is a common room and a kitchen in this house.

Irwell has a total of 30 beds made up of 30 en suite rooms which makes a bathroom ratio of 1:1. There are up to 6 kitchens and the use of common rooms in these areas.

All bedding is provided but students need to bring their own towels.

Room Allocation- We divide the students up according to their age, sex and group. We take into consideration any specific requests, i.e. friends who want to share. Group leaders will stay in the same house as their students. Room allocation is normally done on arrival. If you would like any further information on this, please contact us.

HOUSEKEEPING Bedding is changed once a week. Bedrooms, bathrooms and facilities are cleaned 5 times a week. There are washing machine and tumble dry facilities located in the student village that are coin operated. It costs £2.50 per wash and students must provide their own washing powder.

Deposits- We will ask each student for a deposit of €25/£25 on arrival. We will check their rooms before they arrive and before they leave, and return the money if everything is in order. If there is damage to the houses and nobody owns up, we will ask everyone in the house to share the cost.

The Centre manager will have access to a safe if it is required.

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Key Loss- If any key or key card is lost during the stay, there will be a £75 fee for a replacement. MEALS When the students are on campus they will eat their meals in the dining hall on site. When they are out on excursions, they will be provided with packed lunches.

There is the option of having a cooked breakfast 5 days a week.

Meal times- Breakfast: 8:00 until 8:45 Morning Break: 10:30 until 11:00 Lunch: 12:30 until 13:30 Dinner: 18:00 until 18:30

If we are aware in advance, we can advise the catering staff of any dietary requirements and the canteen staff can cater to these.

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Myerscough College Sample Menu

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Breakfast English Cooked Breakfast English Cooked Breakfast English Cooked Breakfast English Cooked Breakfast English Cooked Continental Breakfast Continental Breakfast including Sausage, Bacon, including Sausage, including Sausage, Bacon, including Sausage, Bacon, Breakfast including including Cold Meats, including Cold Meats, Beans and a choice of Two Bacon, Beans and a Beans and a choice of Two Beans and a choice of Sausage, Bacon, Beans Chees, Croissants, Toast, Chees, Croissants, styles of Egg choice of Two styles of styles of Egg Two styles of Egg and a choice of Two Fruit Juice, Yoghurt and Toast, Fruit Juice, Toast Egg Toast Toast styles of Egg Fresh Fruit Yoghurt and Fresh Fruit Cereal Toast Cereal Cereal Toast Fresh Fruit Cereal Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Cereal Fresh Fruit Fresh Fruit Lunch Grilled Gammon Hunters Chicken Stir Fry Chicken Sweet Lamb Stew Chicken & Ham Pie Tandoori Chicken Chicken Kiev *(V) Vegetarian option Or Or Or Or Or Or Or available Chilli Con Carne Pork and Leek Sausage Steak Pie Meatballs / Tomato Pepperoni Pizza Chees & Cherry Tomato Pasta & Vegetables in Or Or Or Sauce Or Quiche (V) Tomato Sauce topped Quorn stir-fry in Hoi-sin Macaroni Cheese (V) Broccoli & Cauliflower Bake Or Vegetable Pizza (V) with Mozzarella (V) sauce (V) (V) Quorn Meatballs in New Potatoes Parmentier Potatoes Tomato Sauce (V) Chips Jacket Potatoes Rice Buttered New Potatoes Rice Mashed Potatoes Buttered New Potatoes Carrot & Broccoli Jacket Potatoes Rice Jacket Potatoes Rice Fondant Potatoes Jacket Potatoes Salad Bowl Buttered Carrots / Jacket Potatoes Baton Carrots Jacket Potatoes Pasta Diced Carrot & Swede Green Broccoli Salad Bowl Peas & Carrots Jacket Potatoes Salad Bowl Beans Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Mange Tout & Sweetcorn Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Pudding Chocolate Chip Cookie Iced Fingers Iced Bakewells Rice Krispie Cakes Chocolate Eclair Assorted Tray Bake Apple Pie

Dinner Cajun Chicken on a bed of Beef Burger Breaded Chicken Tuna Pasta Bake Ham & Pepperoni Battered Fish Pasta Bolognese *(V) Vegetarian option Yellow Rice Or Or Or Pasta Or Or available Or Pork Loin Steak with Spaghetti Bolognese Chicken Italienne Or Cajun Chicken Grilles Cumberland Lasagne & Garlic Bread Chinese Spice Or Or Chicken Curry Or Sausage Or Or Ricotta Cannelloni in Peppers stuffed with Or Pepperoni Panini Or Vegetarian Lasagne & Garlic Spanish Quiche Tomato Sauce Roasted Vegetables and Cheese & Onion Pie Or Cheese & Tomato Bread (V) Cous Cous Vegetarian Panini Omelette Buttered New Potatoes Chips Rice Rice Chips Jacket Potatoes Rice Roasted New Potatoes Chips Spicy Jacket Wedges Garlic Roast Potatoes Jacket Potatoes Corn on the Cob Pasta Jacket Potatoes Jacket Potatoes Jacket Potatoes Jacket Potatoes Vegetable Medley Baked Beans Jacket Potatoes Savoy Cabbage Peas Green Bean Peas & Sweetcorn Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Carrots & Green Beans Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Salad Bowl Pudding Toffee & Lemon Muffin Blackcurrant Cheesecake Strawberry Gateau Chocolate dipped Fruit Yoghurt Chocolate Gateau Doughnuts Shortbread Cheese & Biscuits

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TECHNOLOGY Wifi/ Internet access- Wifi is available campus wide and is password protected. We normally only give this password out to group leaders / adults. Being a College the internet access is firewalled as per the College regulations. However, it is at the group leader’s discretion whether they give these details to their students. Wifi will be switched off between 24:00 and 07:00.

There is an internet café on campus and you will have access to this 2-3 times per week on a timetabled basis.

There are no public phones on site. The nearest is located outside of the Bilsborrow Post Office & Village Store, Garstang Road, Preston, PR3 0RE- 1 mile (20 minutes’ walk)

GENERAL TEACHING At UKLC we know how important it is for each individual student to find their own path in language learning. Thanks to our long experience in this sector we provide a wide range of methods that are able to engage our students effectively, by stimulating their motivation.

According to their age and needs, students’ motivation must be triggered differently, and this is why we have designed a tailored programme that will satisfy all students who study with us, from the young learners who want to have fun playing in English, to the most expert users who want to prepare for an exam or to apply for a university here in the UK. This programme is called You Can Learn 4, or as we like to call it UKL4.

To support this, UKLC also offer optional Conversation Clubs in the evenings, as well as “Off to See Grammar” and sessions on “Funetics and Funology”. UKLC also offers CLIL lessons on request.

UKL4 FUN This is the programme dedicated to our young learners, and it is designed especially to trigger motivation in children aged 8-10. Our UKL4 FUN lessons are highly communicative, and they offer a wide range of tailored material and activities that make games into lessons and lessons into games. Children will be guided through the English language and culture by some very special teachers, who might just have come out of a fairy tale book.

Age: 8-10 Keyword: FUN Sample activities/lessons: The Mad Tea Party, The Lost Slipper, Olaf’s Holiday, Inside Out. CEFR: A1/A2

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UKL4 CONNECTION This is the programme dedicated to our junior learners (11-14) and it aims at increasing the students’ motivation to use English in order to connect with other people. Our UKL4 CONNECTION lessons are very interactive and use a variety of methods and media to encourage students to establish a connection, not only with their peers, but also with the English language and British culture.

Age: 11-14 Keyword: CONNECT Sample activities/lessons: Real-life Facebook, Kill Your Teacher, Crazy Inventions, Dragons’ Den CEFR: A1 > B1

UKL4 ACTION Our UKL4 ACTION programme is designed especially for teenagers who want to use their English and activate what they know. This does not mean that students will not learn anything new, on the contrary, they will be pushed out of their comfort zone in order to enhance their abilities and to get their English into some real action. These lessons are highly multimedial and make use of a wide range of authentic materials.

Age: 15-17 Keyword: ACTION Sample activities/lessons: He Had It Coming, Catch Me If You Can, We Will Rock You CEFR: A1 > B2

UKL4 MASTERS We know how good some of our students’ English is, and we are ready for it. We have designed a brand new programme that explores the English language in depth: UKL4 MASTERS. In these lessons you will be looking at different aspects of the English language from a more technical point of view, concentrating of structures, phonology, idiomatic expressions, linguistic features and more. This programme aims at empowering our students’ skills thanks to a thorough work on all language systems (grammar, phonology, lexis, discourse) as well as to take an exam in English (PET, FCE, TOEFL, IELTS).

Age: 15-17 Keyword: EXAMS Sample activities/lessons: Academic reading/writing, Presentations, Discourse, Complex Grammar CEFR: B1 > C2

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Placement tests - We offer classes at four levels from Elementary to Upper Intermediate. Students are given a placement test on their first day of classes to ensure they are placed at the correct level. Once the tests have been marked students won’t be told their score unless they specifically ask for it but will be placed into a class from level from A1-C1 based on these results. If students are not happy with their level, they can speak with the course director who can decide if it is necessary for the student to change levels.

We always try to split groups into different classes to mix nationalities but this does depend on their levels and the numbers of students that we have on site. We will provide all course materials, including an exercise book and a pen.

SECURITY There is CCTV coverage on campus and on site duty officer available 24/7. Emergency contacts - During your stay each student will be given a wrist band upon arrival, this will have the following emergency telephone number printed on it: 00 44 1244 567695. If you need to contact the centre in the event of an emergency please call this number and follow the options for the relevant centre, this will then put you through to the person on duty. Certain basic guidelines are common to all centres and all students. You should advise them to:

 Never to go off alone!  Always make sure that you know where they are!  Never to leave the residence without permission in the evening!  Always make sure they have understood when and where the meeting point is whilst out on excursions!  Always wear their Identification Lanyard and their UKLC wristband!

And remind them:  That there is a 24hour emergency telephone number on the wristband (0044 1244 567695) and that the number for the emergency services (Ambulance/Police/Fire) in England is 999, or the single emergency number for the EU including the UK is 112 or they can call 101 to report a crime where you do not need an emergency response  That the police are there to help and protect and can be asked for assistance!  Never to respond to someone if they feel threatened, simply walk away!  To give you their money to put in the safe and never to carry large amounts of cash around  To be careful crossing the road. Remember that in the UK we drive on the left!!  If they are ill or need a doctor, to tell you or a member of UKLC staff immediately!  To keep all windows closed when not in their bedrooms!

Insurance and valuables - Although all houses are locked and accessed with keys, it is suggested that students try to avoid bringing very expensive items with them. If they are bringing valuables with them, it essential that they have sufficient insurance to cover any loss of damage as neither the centre nor the company can be held responsible if anything goes missing.

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PROGRAMME These are summaries of UKLC programmes for Summer 2016 at Myerscough College (based on minimum numbers); English Plus Multi-Activity 15 hours of English and a minimum of 1 Full Day and 1 Half Day excursion with remaining sessions on fully coached multi-activity and sports instruction. For ages 11-17. “English Plus” Dance & Football 15 hours of English and 12 hours per week of specialist instruction. 1 Full Day and 1 Half Day excursion per week (with their group where relevant). For ages 11-17. English Masters Programme designed for older students looking at different aspects of the English language from a more technical viewpoint - structures, phonology, idiomatic expressions, linguistic features and more to enhance students’ skills. It includes two additional sessions (6 hours) of Masters English each week. For ages 14-17.

Young Learners Programme for 8-10 year olds specially designed to give these new travellers a safe, reassuring, fun and engaging introduction studying English abroad. Classes, activities and evenings are designed to be age-appropriate.

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PROGRAMME FACILITIES AND USE A typical day for students - Sports Facilities on site 08:00 – 08:45 – Breakfast  Sports hall 09:00 – 10:30 – Lesson 1  2 x tennis courts 10:30 – 11:00 – Break  2 x marked grass football pitches including moveable goals 11:00 – 12:30 – Lesson 2  1 x marked grass volleyball pitch 12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch  1 x marked grass rounders pitch

14:00 – 17:00 – Afternoon Activities Dance lessons will be held in the dance studio. 18:30 – 19:30 – Dinner

20:00 – 22:00 – Evening Activities 22:00 – Bedtime!

Evening entertainment - The UK Language Course staff plan fantastic activities to make sure the students enjoy their evenings: Discos, Quizzes, Fashion shows, Blind Date, Sports tournaments etc. We ask Group Leaders to encourage students to participate as much as possible and to communicate any special ideas or requests from students.

Here are a few brief descriptions of just some of our activities for students to join in on.

Around the World Around the World consists of a number of activity stations. Each activity station represents a country and will involve an activity (related to the given country). All students will be split into groups and be given a set time for each station. They will move around each station until all stations have been completed.

Oscars Night Oscars Night involves students watching a number of scenes from selected films in which they will have chance to re-enact the selected scene. Creating their own script & costumes (out of trash). Oscars will be awarded at the end of the evening after each group has re-enacted their scene.

Speed Dating Speed dating enables students from mixed nationalities to socialise and get to know each other whilst improving their spoken English. Students will have a short period of time to have a conversation on their interests, hobbies etc. Once the given time is up they will move to another student and begin the same process again.

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Talent Show Talent Show enables students to perform talents of singing, dancing, acrobatics, acting, playing an instrument or other activities to showcase skills.

Trashion Show Trashion Show consists of students designing, creating and modelling two outfits out of trash which relates to their given theme.

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