Elena Ponomareva Rabah Bengherabi Danielle Scott Elise Fin Ana-Maria Gordillo School Director Director of Studies Director of Student Homestay Manager Homestay Recruitment Services Manager Joanne Bills Lisa Sergent Marica Scevlikova Homestay Coordinator Benjamin Ridoux Residence Coordinator Residence Assistant Homestay Coordinator Viktorija Mutore Liz Carlsson Alex Teodorescu Nick Rousseau Admin & Welfare Admin & Internship Activities Officer Facilities & IT Manager . Known as “London by the Sea”, it is 1 of the top 5 cities that tourists want to visit during their stay in the UK . 8m people visit Brighton every year . Brighton beachfront offers swimming, sailing, kayaking, basketball, volleyball, running and biking paths, bars and restaurants . Iconic attractions: The Royal Pavilion, Brighton Pier, Brighton Wheel, Sea Life Centre, Brighton Marina . Soon to come: the i360, a 574ft high tower overlooking the ocean . Edgy and cool city . Voted one of the happiest cities in the UK and also “UK’s Coolest City” . Discover North Laine, a shopper’s paradise of alternative boutiques . Shops for every taste, from vintage to big brand names . Artists Open Houses where local artists throw open their homes and studios . Several art galleries . With Fatboy Slim a resident, it’s not surprising we’ve got some of the coolest clubs on the south coast! . There are more restaurants in Brighton than anywhere else in the country with a ratio of 1 for every 250 people . Komedia club for comedy and cabaret! . Beachside bars and restaurants for kilometres! . GREAT ESCAPE is now Europe’s leading music showcase in May . BRIGHTON FESTIVAL music, theatre, dance, circus, and art events in May . KITE FESTIVAL Time to fly kites in July . SUMMER PRIDE World renowned LGBT parade in August . JAPAN FESTIVAL In September, celebrating Japanese culture . CINE CITY Global film premieres and previews in November . BURNING CLOCKS Winter solstice and fireworks in December . WHALE FEST Family festival for whale and dolphin lovers in March . 1 hour train ride to London: the school is 20min from the Brighton train station, which has frequent trains to London . 1.5 hours from Heathrow and 40 min from Gatwick . The South Coast is officially the sunniest place in the UK . The South Downs National Park and New Forest National Park are close by . Fantastic new design . Open layout and purpose-designed study facilities . Bright spacious classrooms . Modern technology in all classrooms • 3 classrooms with multi-boards • 2 large air-conditioned iLabs, for Efekta study • Large lecture room with Apple TV . Quiet study room, for students to relax and concentrate . Large CRAVE cafeteria, lots of seating for everyone! • Coffee £1.20-1.50, Hot meal £4.50, Panini £2.70 . Several sofas and lounge areas throughout the school . Activities desk, with great EF gadgets and activities to join! . Located in a residential area of Kemp Town in a beautiful historical building . 15 minutes bus ride to the city centre & train station . 10 minutes walk to Brighton Marina where you can find: Shops, Cafés, Bars & Restaurants, Cinema, Sports centre, Bowling . Energetic, friendly staff focused on excellent customer service, speaking 11 languages . Great international mix with students from over 70 countries . Average of 300 students off-peak and 950 during summer • ~40% of U18 during summer • ~80% of 18-24 during off-peak • ~50% of students are AY off-peak . Highly Trusted Sponsor – Tier 4 visas “EF Brighton gives me the most amazing experience, amazing staff, fun and interesting activities and a wonderful chance to meet the people and improve the language. Thanks for all!” Valentina, 18 y.o. Columbia “Brighton is a really alternative place – you can actually get surprised on the streets just by watching people. There is no discrimination in this place and the night life is amazing” Sebastian, 18 y.o. Santiago, Chile “When I booked my trip from Angola to “It’s been the best month of my life. Brighton, EF had been promising me I’ve made a lot of new friends from adventure and improvement of my around the world, had a good time English skills. After 3 months here I learning English in a beautiful city can say – you kept your promises.” of Brighton. I’d repeat it 100 times!” Adozindo, 57 y.o., Angola Jan, 20 y.o. Spain . General / Intensive . Basic (only in summer) . Exam Preparation (Cambridge/IELTS) . Cambridge Exam Prep: Fixed start dates in September, January & March . IELTS Exam Prep offered – contact school . Advanced Diploma in Hotel & Tourism, unique in the UK . Internship & Internship Plus . Private classes . Dedicated academic team, with office helpdesk hours . Tutorials every 4 weeks . 1/2/3/4 terms (1 term = approx 12 weeks) . Compulsory holidays between terms (fixed dates) . General English classes exclusive to AY students for focused study and community building . AY specific projects (International Day presentations, Love & Friendship Week poetry, Newspaper week writing) . Language improvement tracking through videos, goal cards, rewarding success . Exclusive AY events and activities . Regular student-teacher meetings . Special welcome and graduation bash! . Programme available for ILS and AY, 18+, Tier 4 visa for non EU . 4 week full time internship. Internship Plus: 12+12 or AY Sem+12 . Minimum B2 level English and 90% attendance to start a placement . Full support throughout the whole period of internship . Student has 3 choices of career areas – placement dependent on language level and company availability. Areas of internship . Hospitality (Hotel, Leisure & Tourism) . IT & Web . Media & Arts . More to come – contact Liz! . Mentorship groups, with regular meetings . School Clubs (Football / Hip Hop / Job) and soon to come: Drama, Creative/blogging, Debate, Music . Fun ambiance in the school with weekly theme days (Hawaii, Vintage, Superhero, British, 80s, Full Moon) . AY only activities . LSP only activities . Residence only activities every week (Yoga instructor, BBQs, movie and popcorn, cupcake decorating, dinners) Residence . International House . Lewes Court (summer only) Homestay . Max 1 hour travel to school . Travel to school will be by foot, bus or train . Public transport is £22 - £35 /week . £5 laundry weekly charges may apply . Twin or single rooms . Single, twin, triple/quad rooms . 5-minute walk to the beach . Shared bathrooms in the corridor . Spacious outdoors area . Breakfast included . Wi-Fi throughout building . 2 student kitchens for self-catering . Free evening and weekend activities . Onsite coin-operated laundry facilities . Large student lounge / TV room with . 35 minutes on a direct bus to school, DVD player £22 weekly bus ticket . Game area with Table tennis / Air . Cycling is popular, EF staff can help Hockey table / Wii & Play Station to rent or buy a bike . Study room . 24/7 security and residential staff . Fitness room Weekly and evening activities: . Walking tour of city for new students . Student parties . Movie nights . Football, Kayaking, Stand Up Paddle and other sports! . Cultural trips . Shopping . Bowling, Laser Tag, Paintballing . Beach BBQ . Themed days in school (e.g. Hawaiian, Vintage, Superhero, Love, etc.) . International week in school 2016 Focus: “Live like a local” campaign to help students become better integrated in local life (great for AYs!) Day Trips: . London Highlights: London Eye, Madame Tussaud, London Dungeon (£35-37) . Seven Sisters (free) . Portsmouth & Stonehenge (£30-35) . Oxford & Christchurch College (£30-35) . Cambridge (£30-35) . Windsor Castle (£30-35) . Harry Potter (£60) . Bicester Village (£25) Weekend 2-3 Day Excursions: . Manchester and Liverpool (£165) . Bristol & Cardiff (£165) . Edinburgh (£165) . Amsterdam (£155) . Paris (£155) * Prices subject to change . Follow us on Facebook: EF Brighton . Find us on Instagram @efbrighton . Look for #efbrighton . The closest airport for Brighton is Gatwick. Transfers from other London airports are also available but please check the supplement price for this carefully! . 16+ y.o. school only. Accreditation requirements do not allow us any under 16 y.o. Under 18 students have a curfew (11pm week nights, midnight weekends) . Exam prep: . Full-time exam prep for Cambridge and IELTS (Not TOEFL, TOEIC) . School is a Cambridge exam centre, which means we can run official Cambridge exams within the schools (for FCE and CAE) . Exam courses are only run off-peak (apart from IELTS). We always intend on running exam courses full-time, but when there is not enough demand, courses are started as SPINs only (this is the exception, not the rule) . In case we are unable to run full-time courses, we would open a SPIN dedicated to a certain Exam and the students on the course would receive a specialised exam book as per the article in their booking . Please consult Globalnet for Beginners start dates . Homestay are located in residential districts throughout Brighton and neighboring areas with a travel time up to 60 min typically using 2 buses . EF Brighton runs a Summer School and a Summer Residence in peak weeks. Accommodation should be booked Sun- Sun for weeks 1626-1634, as students may have classes Tues-Sat (and Mon-Friday) .