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Gordon's School Summer Camp
Programs and prices, tuition fees in Gordon's School Summer Camp
Multi-activity Program UK
- Age of students - from 11 to 17 years.
- The duration of studying is from 2 weeks.
The course combines both academic lessons and cultural and recreational activities to help international students learn more effectively and improve their English skills. This program is best suited for middle school students, but it will also be productive for older teenagers.
The maximum number of students in a study group is 15, but most often about 10 students study in one class. All of them attend general classes, which take 15 hours a week.
In their free time, students together with teachers visit local popular attractions, go on excursions to historical sites: such trips help foreign children and teenagers practice their speaking skills in everyday situations, for example, communicating with a guide or a souvenir seller.
The course accepts foreign students with starting language levels from A0 to C1 - there is a place for everyone!
Intensive Course: Conversation & Speaking Skills UK
- Age of students - from 14 to 17 years.
- The duration of studying is from 2 weeks.
The main task of the intensive course is to significantly improve and consolidate the language skills of foreign children and teenagers in a relatively short period of time. During their studies, students focus on four main skills: reading, writing, speaking, and listening. Students understand not only the formal aspects of the language, but also the informal ones: they learn to speak and think quickly and easily in English, to feel confident during conversations with teachers, classmates and locals.
The schedule includes 21 academic hours per week: 15 hours for general group lessons, 6 hours for specialized classes, making an emphasis on speaking skills. Up to 15 students study in a class at the same time, on average - up to 10 people.
Description of Gordon's School Summer Camp
- Location: Woking, Surrey, England,
- Language of instruction: English,
- Type of studying: mixed.
Gordon's School, UK is an English-language boarding school, accepting international students from 10 to 17 years old.
Gordon's School was founded in 1885 as a boarding school for boys, its ideological creator is Queen Victoria. The campus is located about 48 km from London, providing students (both summer and one-year courses) with the opportunity to enjoy all that the British capital has to offer. Gordon's School was named School of the Year by the Times Educational Supplement in 2022.
Accommodation, meals, prices
The infrastructure of Gordon's School includes three residences:
- Sandringham: mainly double rooms, with a smaller number of rooms being quadruple and six-bed.
- Balmoral House: most of them are double rooms, several quadruple rooms and two six-bed rooms.
- Windsor Lodge: There are double, triple and quadruple rooms.
In each of the residential boarding houses, students have access to common rooms with TVs, shared kitchens and lockers. Students get into boarding houses with a special key code, which ensures security on campus. Wi-Fi is available in the building. Residents can wash clothes and change bed linen once a week according to the established schedule (you can, of course, more often, but with an additional payment).
Meals in the residences are offered on a full board basis, before excursions for the whole day, students pack lunches with them. From time to time, the kitchen staff organizes days that are dedicated to the cuisines of different countries.
Activities Gordon's School Summer Camp
During the week, students go on excursions twice for a whole day, together with teachers they visit different cities, for example, London, Oxford, Windsor and Brighton. The list of attractions that foreign students are sure to see includes the London Eye, Madame Tussauds, Windsor Castle and others.
On campus, students can play football, volleyball, rugby, tennis, cricket, basketball, badminton and baseball in their free time. Also among the options for outdoor activities are dance, theatrical and arts and crafts.
Advantages
- Gordon's School is one of the most sought after schools in the United Kingdom.
- Students on the Gordon's School campus are under round-the-clock security and supervision.
- Academic classes at Gordon's School courses are combined with practice in real conditions, which contributes to better mastery of a foreign language.
- International students who are older or younger than the age required for admission to the courses can enrol on an individual basis. This possibility is discussed in advance with the admissions committee of Gordon's School.
Facilities and equipment at Gordon's School Summer Camp
On the campus of Gordon's School, in addition to classrooms, there are:
- Drama studio,
- A large sports hall,
- 16 hectares of playing fields,
- Tennis courts,
- A dance studio with mirrored walls,
- Art studios.
Admission dates and extra charges
Studying on the Gordon's School campus is conducted in the summer, usually from June to August - the exact dates will be specified for you by the manager. Classes are held both in the morning and in the afternoon.
Additional costs may include:
- Special diets and food preferences (if necessary),
- Transfer from and to the airport,
- Buying souvenirs and other things in British shops, personal (pocket) expenses.
Perspectives
Upon completing the course, students receive diplomas or certificates that confirm the successful completion of the summer program at Gordon's School. Foreign students can use these documents as an additional advantage when applying to English-language schools or universities.
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Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
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Recommendations on when to apply
| Language courses, schools and children's language camps | Primary and secondary education - private schools | Preparation programmes for entering universities - higher education | Higher education (after completing accredited programs A-level, IB, High School) - Bachelor, Master, MBA |
| - we recommend to apply 6-9 months before the start of the course (some camps and schools offer discounts for early booking or for lengthy study programs) - there are some very popular and high demand children's camps, where the applications need to be submitted 1 year in advance (in particular Switzerland , Great Britain , USA , Canada , Austria) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the training program, - some schools have a specific time frame (September-November - please specify an individual school) - some schools require tests in several stages (UKISET, internal tests of the school: English, mathematics, logics, subjects, interview, some require a personal visit) | - we recommend to apply one year before the start of the program, - for Foundation and Pathway programs, IELTS and TOEFL certificates are usually required, respectively | - recommended submission one year before the start of the program, - the deadline normally closes in January, for TOP HEIs and, as a rule, in March in other universities - for a bachelor, a Foundation or Pathway preparatory program a completed A-level, IB, High School + IELTS / TOEFL are required - for Masters you need a graduated higher education, in some cases you need a pre-Masters program - MBA requires completed higher education, work experience preferably at least 2-3 years, etc. |
