Buckswood Overseas Summer School What’S Included?
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2014 Buckswood Overseas Summer School What’s included? 20 hours of English per week Trinity College Spoken English Exam (98% pass rate) Two full day excursions and three half day excursions All Museum and attraction entrance fees Full Afternoon and Evening Activity Programme All course materials including ‘A Slice of Britain’ and diary Full board accommodation with en suites for 132 students Student travel insurance Laundry service BOSS wristband, water bottle, folder and t-shirt Welcome to Buckswood Overseas Summer School It’s easy to see why kids and teens would want to spend their summer at Buckswood Overseas Summer School (BOSS). It’s an experience of a lifetime that offers more than meets the eye! Of course our English lessons are extremely important but it is the thrill of trying new activities and the excitement of visiting new places. The friendships that are made make it such a special experience for our students. Here at BOSS, we take a lot of pride in helping to shape the lives of our students and by encouraging confidence through experience, we can allow our students to challenge themselves through excitement and adventure as well as developing social and life skills in a happy and pleasant environment. BOSS is not only about experiencing new things and shaping lives, it is also about having lots of fun and being able to take your stories home to share with your friends and family. Our campus in summer is an amazing place. It is full of life, full of activities and full of energy! Who wouldn’t want to spend their summer at BOSS? One school. One family. Our Courses Easter Course: 30th March to 19th April 2014 Summer Course: 29th June to 16th August 2014 BOSS courses are designed to get the most out of our students academically and our programmes offer 20 hours of English per week including our fabulous ‘A Slice of Britain’ lessons. We are also firm believers in that those who work hard play hard and our new approach Activity and Excursion Programme is in place to ensure that our students do just that. Our programme offers you the chance to truly embrace your time with us and not only will you learn English, see wonderful places and make lots of great new friends, you’ll also learn a lot of things that will help you in your future and at home with your friends and family. What’s new in 2014? • Radio Buckswood • The BOSS Awards • Diary writing • New approach themed Activity and Excursion Programme • Buckswood Health Service • All staff First Aid trained • Full British Council accreditation Our Academic Programme The content of our Academic Programme is carefully prepared on the basis of each student’s individual assessment and needs and the course is planned so that a sensible balance between academic and non-academic activities is maintained. We like to educate our students, but also to keep them motivated and never bored! Each student who attends our Summer School (for a minimum of two weeks) will take the Trinity College Spoken English Exam. The exams are well suited to Summer Schools because everyone can be successful at their own level. Every student can go home with an internationally recognised certificate and a feeling of accomplishment, as well as making their teachers and parents happy! Did you know? • Our maximum class size is 15 • We offer classes for all levels of English from beginner to advanced • Ninety-eight percent of our students passed their Trinity College exam in 2013! A Slice of Britain Our ‘A Slice of Britain’ lessons allow our students to develop knowledge of Great Britain as well as improving their language skills. We encourage discussion and participation in these interactive lessons and use practical means wherever possible. For example, eating British food and participating in English customs during lessons. Our ‘A Slice of Britain’ lessons coincide with our new approach themed Activity and Excursion Programme, so not only do our students improve their English whilst learning about Britain, they will also visit many places to gain experience for themselves! Did you know? To name but a few, our ‘A Slice of Britain’ lessons include: • British Films and Film Making • The Royal Family • British Food • British Humour • British Music • British Sports Where learning is fun and relevant. The Buckswood Academies B.F.A. B.R.A. B.G.A. Buckswood Football Academy Buckswood Riding Academy Buckswood Golf Academy Run on-site by our very own B.R.A. is our on-site riding The aim of B.G.A is to give the FA and UEFA qualified football academy with 8 horses and golfer the information and basic coach Mr. Jim Colston. floodlit sand school. As part of techniques needed to be able our riding programme students to go onto the golf course. We offer: are encouraged to accept a Football Fitness Testing with certain responsibility for the Results Certificates welfare of the horses they ride, Technique sessions We offer: Professional scouts overseeing in terms of feeding, cleaning and coaching sessions grooming. Solid setup Coaches challenges Fundamentals of the swing, Sessions on forward play, finishing, We offer: putting, chipping and bunkers 1-on-1s, midfield play and Beginners to Advanced Mechanics of the game defending techniques Show Jumping Rules and etiquette Futsal Competitions with medals Hacking Golf do’s and don’ts and prizes for winners Stable Management Course management Skills Challenges Cross Country Jumping Card marking and handicaps End of course report and End of course report and End of course report and certifcate stating skills learnt certifcate stating skills learnt certifcate stating skills learnt Please note that Buckswood Academies cost £30 per hour and will run during activity sessions. Have you got the passion? B.T.A. B.D.A. B.E.A. Buckswood Tennis Academy Buckswood Dance Academy Buckswood English Academy Our on-site Tennis Academy is The Buckswood Dance Our English Academy is run by run by our fully qualified tennis Academy is available for all our Director of Studies and coach Mr. Gary Rens who will levels and styles of dance. classes taught by our summer focus on the most important Run by professionally qualified school teachers. Students may aspects of your game. dance teachers for beginners attend in preparation for exams to experienced dancers. or simply to improve their reading, writing, speaking or We offer: listening. Academy classes can SAQ’s, bleep testing and fitness be tailored to meet the needs We offer: Building your Core Strength of all of our students. Focus on movement on court Dance Fitness and Aerobics Hand-Eye Co-ordination Flexibility/Body Conditioning The Serve Street/Modern Dance We offer: Forehands and backhands Classical Ballet Small Groups The Volley Jazz Dance Subject Specific Courses Finishing the point at the net Hula Hoop Aerobics Exam Preparation End of course report and End of course report and End of course report and certifcate stating skills learnt certifcate stating skills learnt certifcate stating skills learnt Please note that Buckswood Academies cost £30 per hour and will run during activity sessions. Our Campus Buckswood, where the world comes together. Did you know? At Buckswood our facilities include: • Indoor heated swimming pool • Horse riding stables • Astroturf pitches • Basketball courts • Tennis courts • Multi-purpose indoor sports hall • Cinema Buckswood, where the world comes together. • Our own transport Our Activity and Excursion Programme Week One Week Two Week Three Week Four Week Five Week Six Week Seven English Speaking Hastings Old Town Theme of the Week The World Cup The United Kingdom 70’s Revival James Bond Queen Countries Carnival House decoration and Funfair on the Front Wear your team’s kit day! Cricket and Croquet on Colour Wars – Capture Afternoon house flag design BOSS Pool Party Carnival Float Design Lawn and Terrible World Cup Flag Painting the Front Lawn the Flag Super Sports Monday T-Shirt Day Monday Australian BBQ, campfire, Scottish Supper and Welcome campfire, The BOSS Photo Queen-Style Music Video Evening marshmallows and inter- The BOSS World Cup Ceilidh – Scottish marshmallows and inter- The BOSS Treasure Hunt Challenge Making house song competition! Dancing house song competition! Half Day Excursion to Half Day Excursion Half Day Excursion to Half Day Excursion to Half Day Excursion to Half Day Excursion to Half Day Excursion to Afternoon Eastbourne and Beachy to Hastings Old Town Bodiam Castle Battle Abbey Michelham Priory Herstmonceux Castle Medieval Rye Tuesday Head Carnival The BOSS Fashion Show Casino Royale Night – Staff versus Student Evening Capture the Flag Murder Mystery Night The BOSS Egg Drop Wacky Races – British Fashion Dress to Impress! Competitions Full Day London Full Day London inc. Full Day London Full Day London inc. Excursion Full Day London Full Day London West End Full Day London Excursion West End Discover the World’s Excursion Excursion Souvenir shopping and Excursion Visit the Maritime Souvenir shopping and Afternoon most visited city with River Themes boat Wembley Stadium and London’s world famous The British Museum and Museum and the Royal London’s world famous Wednesday a trip London Eye Cruise and Tower of Souvenir shopping! West End to watch Madam Tussauds Observatory, home to West End to watch We followed by our famous London! Mama Mia! the Meridian line! Will Rock You sightseeing walk! Evening Film Night Film Night Film Night Film Night Film Night Film Night Film Night Orienteering in the local Local walk and picnic on Hastings Country