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Programs and prices, tuition fees in Mill Hill Summer School
Quick overview: educational program for international students during summer vacations. The program is designed in a language camp format.
About the educational program: During one week of stay, students improve their language skills (5 days a week) for 18 lessons, and spend the rest of the time on sports, leisure, entertainment and extra-curricular activities, and are engaged in sections and circles of interests. Twice a week there are interesting thematic excursions:
- Large British cities (Oxford,Cambridge or London);
- Historical places and monuments;
- Cultural or architectural attractions;
- Parks and reserves;
- Amusement parks and attractions;
- Zoos and oceanariums.
Tuition fee includes:
- English lessons (17.5 hours per week);
- Entertainment and leisure program;
- Accommodation and meals;
- 2 excursions.
Description of Mill Hill Summer School
- Language of instruction: English
- Location of Mill Hill Summer School: Suburbs of London
- Students age in Mill Hill Summer School: 9 to 13 years
- Educational programs: summer language course
- Total number of students: 300 people
- Type of studying: mixed
- Type of accommodation: residence (boarding house).
Mill Hill Summer School operates on the basis of the famous and popular Mill Hill School in the suburbs of London, while students of major academic programs leave for the summer holidays. The summer camp offers interesting combined programs for schoolchildren from all over the world, boys and girls from 9 to 13 years. The camp operates under the official patronage of a large educational organization that guarantees the high quality of education and comfortable living conditions: it is BABSSCo (British Association of Short Courses - The British Association of Boarding School Short Courses).
This organization has been operating since 1995: today it is one of the leaders in the organization of vacation language courses, schools and camps. BABSSCo is accredited by the British Council and conducts summer courses in four major and prestigious schools in the UK:
- Mill Hill School
- Heathfield School
- Harrow School
- Dulwich College
- Charterhouse School where pupli's level of language knowledge is high enough.
Every year, schoolchildren from all over the world come to the Mill Hill Summer School courses, choosing one of the combined programs:
- English + football;
- English + entertainment.
During one week of stay, students improve their language skills (5 days a week) for 18 lessons, and spend the rest of the time on sports, leisure, entertainment and extra-curricular activities, and are engaged in sections and clubs, interest clubs. Twice a week there are interesting thematic excursions: it can be large British cities (Oxford, Cambridge, London), historical places and monuments, cultural or architectural attractions, parks and reserves, amusement parks and attractions, zoos and oceanariums.
How are homesickness and emotional well-being addressed among campers?
Our staff members are trained to provide emotional support and create a supportive environment for campers. We have procedures in place to address homesickness and offer activities to help campers feel connected and engaged.
Subjects and sports
Activities Mill Hill Summer School
In their free time, Mill Hill Summer School students go on excursions, walks and sightseeing tours, go in for sports and creativity, visit various clubs. Of the most popular optional classes, we can mention:
- Tennis
- Fine Arts
- Shooting from the bow
- Swimming
- Badminton
- Football
- Cricket
- Karaoke
- Bowling
- Golf
- Culinary club
- Fencing.
Facilities and equipment at Mill Hill Summer School
The school campus is ideally suited for placement and studying of participants in summer programs. The school is equipped with spacious and bright classrooms, there is a theater studio, a sports infrastructure is developed: an indoor spacious pool, fields and grounds for various team games, a modern sports complex, tennis courts.
Admission dates and extra charges
- 1) English + entertainment = the cost for 2 weeks is 2300-2400 £.
The indicated cost already includes:
- English lessons 17.5 hours per week
- Entertainment and leisure program
- Accommodation and meals
- 2 field trips.
- 2) English + football = the cost for 2 weeks is 2400 £.
The indicated cost already includes:
- Studying and gaming equipment, grounds for football playing
- English lessons (18 per week)
- Accommodation and meals
- 2 field trips.
Please note that there are some additional fees, which are not included in the program's basic cost:
- Registration fee
- Deposit confirming the place for the student
- Additional lessons (if necessary)
- Additional lessons and activities (optional)
- Transfer in both directions (the exact price depends on the airport of arrival)
- Medical insurance
- Visa opening = from £ 100.
Extras:
- Application Fee 200 GBP
- Deposit for a course/programme 2000 GBP
Literature and references
Institution on the map
Residence permits, citizenship and other services
- Guardianship services during the studies
- Student supervision
Review about Mill Hill Summer School
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. |
