WINTER EXPLORER 2019

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1 WINTER EXPLORER 2019 BELL ST ALBANS 1-6 WEEKS 06 JANUARY 16 FEBRUARY 2019 AGE beengish.com/young-earners +44 (0)

2 COURSE PROGRAMME TAKE OUR VIDEO TOUR BELLENGLISH.COM/ YOUNG-LEARNERS COURSE SUMMARY AGE LANGUAGE LEVEL A eves COURSE LENGTH 1-6 weeks COURSE DATES January and February STAFF TO STUDENT RATIO 1:6 COURSE COMPONENTS (1 WEEK) LESSONS 15 HOURS STUDY TOURS 1-2 DAYS ELECTIVES 9 HOURS OTHER ACTIVITIES 9 HOURS COURSES INCLUDE: Tuition, earning materias, course portfoio and end-of-course certificate Residentia accommodation and a meas #mybestory VALERIA PERU I ve reay enjoyed our essons and afternoon activities. I have earnt Engish as we as other anguages through the friends I have made at Be. My friends are from countries such as Brazi, Japan and China. I think both my speaking and vocabuary has improved I now know ots more words. I wi miss the staff and the friends I have made at Be. SAMPLE TIMETABLE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Language test BREAKFAST FOLLOWED BY MORNING MEETING Language esson Language esson 10:30 BREAK BREAK 11:00 Student arrivas and Orientation/ Language esson Fu day wecome activities Language esson study tour Language esson Language esson LUNCH LUNCH LONDON 13:30 Language esson Eectives Science Eectives Course presentation Museum BREAK BREAK Language esson Eectives Eectives Eectives Eectives 17:00 HOUSE TIME HOUSE TIME DINNER AND FREE TIME Evening activities HOUSE MEETINGS Departures or Fu day excursion CAMBRIDGE COURSE DESCRIPTION On a Winter Exporer course, students deveop a range of Engish anguage and ife skis. Designed around a weeky theme, students earn through project-based essons, study tours and activities. LESSONS Engish essons incude projects which are designed around the schoo s weeky theme. Sma groups of students work together on their projects focusing on each chid s anguage knowedge and skis deveopment. ACTIVITIES The activity programme is an integra part of the course and aows young earners to practise and deveop what they have earnt in essons. Afternoon eectives are taught by experienced activity eaders and are designed to improve communication and confidence whie deveoping academic, creative and active skis. Students aso enjoy a wide variety of whoe-schoo activities such as games, competitions, discos and shows. STUDY TOURS Students enjoy study tours to UK destinations such as: London sights and museums Harry Potter studio tour Cambridge WEEK/S THEME ARRIVAL DATE COURSE OPTIONS 1 PICTURE THIS SUNDAY 06 JANUARY 2 SHARING THE PLANET SUNDAY 13 JANUARY 3 AND 4 HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE SUNDAY 20 JANUARY 3-DAY TRIP TO EDINBURGH (25-27 JANUARY) COURSE OUTCOMES Students wi: 5 WINTER WONDERLAND SUNDAY 03 FEBRUARY Gain confidence and become more independent as earners and users of Engish. In addition to course fees, a bookings are subject to a 95 registration fee. Deveop their Engish anguage skis (reading, writing, istening and speaking). Improve their vocabuary, pronunciation and understanding of grammar appropriate to their eve. Deveop skis in their chosen eectives or academy option. Deveop essentia ife skis such as teamwork, independent study, communication and the abiity to take responsibiity for their own earning. Make internationa friends. Produce a portfoio of work demonstrating progress, achievements and new experiences. PROGRESS TO: Another Engish Exporer course at a different centre or different time of the year Intensive Academic Engish Young Business Leaders Young Cambridge Schoars. 6 WEEKS 5 WEEKS 6 EUREKA! SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY 1 WEEK 5 WEEKS 4 WEEKS 4 WEEKS 4 WEEKS 3 WEEKS A socia activities and study tours Comprehensive supervision by quaified and experienced staff Transfers from and to designated airports on schedued arriva and departure days Free internet access Use of sports faciities Free aundry service Comprehensive insurance ELECTIVES Students choose two eectives per week on arriva at Be St Abans. A seection of eectives wi be avaiabe each week. Exampes incude: ARCHERY ART AND CRAFTS BRITISH LITERATURE COOKING CRICKET DANCE DODGEBALL DRAMA FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY 3 WEEKS 2 WEEKS 2 WEEKS FOOTBALL HANDBALL HEALTH AND FITNESS JOURNALISM LACROSSE MUSIC ORIENTEERING ROUNDERS TABLE TENNIS VOLLEYBALL 2 WEEKS 1 WEEK 1 WEEK 1 WEEK FEES ( )

3 WEEK 1: PICTURE THIS WEEK 2: SHARING THE PLANET SUNDAY 06 JANUARY SATURDAY 12 JANUARY SUNDAY 13 JANUARY SATURDAY 19 JANUARY Artwork by a Be young earner Students wi get the opportunity to expore their creative side with this artistic theme. During the week, they wi use their imagination, creativity and Engish anguage skis across a variety of art forms. Creative writing Fim-making Photography Students deveop their creative skis through working independenty and in groups HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR Students wi increase their awareness of goba issues and expore the impact humans are having on the panet. They wi share what they have earnt through creating posters and information eafets. Students improve their communication skis and confidence through participating in debates, discussions and giving presentations Students improve their core anguage skis of reading, writing, speaking and istening Students earn to express their ideas and opinions through critica anaysis of art forms The environment Animas and their habitats Goba warming and renewabe energy Students practise earning independenty and in groups by researching different types of renewabe energies PLUS A VISIT TO MADAME TUSSAUDS tudents deveop critica thinking S and probem soving skis through earning about current issues affecting the panet VISIT TO THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

4 WEEKS 3 AND 4: HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE SUNDAY 20 JANUARY SATURDAY 02 FEBRUARY Edinburgh Artwork by a Be young earner Earth is home to biions of peope from a wide range of cutures. On this two-week intensive project students wi earn about a aspects of human geography, from the word s diverse popuation to trave and transport. This project wi cover topics such as: As part of this fascinating project, students wi visit one of the UK s most historic and beautifu cities, Edinburgh. During their three day Scottish adventure, they wi see famous sites such as: Edinburgh Caste, the Museum of Scotand and Caton Hi. They wi aso get to experience ife in Scotand by trying famous Scottish foods and taking part in traditiona pastimes such as ceiidh dancing. Students wi receive the same amount of tuition as the other weeks (30 hours over two weeks). Diversity and the differences between us Transport and trave Human migration: the movement of peope from one pace to another Gobaisation: the word becoming more connected Nationa identity: how does it infuence your personaity? Students earn about the differences between their home countries and the UK 2 WEEK PROJECT INCLUDES: THREE DAY VISIT TO EDINBURGH Students improve their writing skis by producing a trave bog Students buid their confidence by presenting about their cutures Students deveop their communication skis through taking part in debates and discussions PLUS FULL DAY STUDY TOURS TO LONDON AND STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, AND A HALF-DAY WALKING TOUR OF ST ALBANS

5 WEEK 5: WINTER WONDERLAND WEEK 6: EUREKA SUNDAY 03 FEBRUARY SATURDAY 09 FEBRUARY SUNDAY 10 FEBRUARY SATURDAY 16 FEBRUARY Cambridge Cifton Suspension Bridge Students wi deveop their Engish skis through earning about the magic of winter. They wi earn how animas and pants survive during the winter months and expore the roe winter pays in British iterature. Famous British authors (Lewis Carro, C.S. Lewis, Arthur Conan Doye and J.K. Rowing) Winter traditions and customs The environment in winter Students improve their reading skis by studying cassica and contemporary British iterature HARRY POTTER STUDIO TOUR Students Expore scientific discoveries from the past, present and future. Students wi earn about the most infuentia inventions and discoveries from the ast century and wi use their own taents to invent a new product. gain a better knowedge of anguage structures, vocabuary, stye and genre and how a of these are used in different iterary contexts Students coaborate to create a presentation about winter traditions and customs from their home countries PLUS FULL DAY STUDY TOUR TO CAMBRIDGE Famous inventions and scientific discoveries The future what inventions wi tomorrow bring? Great ideas from the UK and beyond Students enjoy an opportunity to work creativey as they design a new product to sove a probem in our daiy ives DNA VISIT TO LONDON SCIENCE MUSEUM Students improve their use of Engish grammar e.g. tenses, conditiona forms and moda verbs Students deveop their communications skis through group discussions, making suggestions and giving advice PLUS FULL DAY AT BIRMINGHAM THINK TANK

6 BELL ST ALBANS TAKE OUR VIDEO TOUR BELLENGLISH.COM/ YOUNGLEARNER Enjoy discovering the Engish anguage in a beautifu and friendy year-round schoo ocated cose to London. COURSES SAMPLE ELECTIVES COURSES FACILITIES COURSES ACCOMMODATION COURSES TRAVEL Archery Art and crafts British iterature Cooking Cricket Dance Dodgeba Drama Fim and photography Footba Handba Heath and fitness Journaism Lacrosse Music Orienteering Rounders Tabe tennis Voeyba Bright, spacious cassrooms with interactive whiteboards Free wireess internet Computer study centre Dining room Student common room Art room Disabed access/faciities On-site sports fieds and archery range Peacefu, countryside setting Singe, twin rooms and dormitories Separate accommodation areas for boys and girs A dedicated houseparent in every zone STRATFORD- UPON-AVON OXFORD Luton Heathrow St Pancras Ebbsfeet WINDSOR LONDON Gatwick FREE transfers on schedued arriva and departure days from: London Stansted London Heathrow London Luton Ebbsfeet Eurostar CAMBRIDGE Stansted ST ALBANS beengish.com/youngearners +44 (0) enquiries@beengish.com