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PROSPECTUS 2018
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CONTENTS
Our Programmes
OUR MISSION 5 ENGLISH PLUS 38
Schools 41
LITTLE EXPLORERS 6 Academic 44
School 9 Sports & Leisure 46
Academic 10 Typical Week 48
Sports & Leisure 12
Day Course 14 ENGLISH FOR THE FUTURE 50
Typical Week 15 School 53
Academic 54
NEW HORIZONS 16 Leisure & Entertainment 56
Schools 19 Typical Week 57
Academic 23
Sports & Leisure 24 LEGAT DANCE 58
Typical Week 26 School 60
Dance & English 61
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH 28 Leisure & Entertainment 62
School 31 Typical Week 63
Academic 33
Sports & Leisure 34 MAP AND LOCATIONS 64
Typical Week 36
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OUR MISSION
A
t Bede’s Summer School, our aim is to provide an All our staff are residential and are passionate about
amazing and unforgettable experience for all our working with young people. Our English teachers plan
students. By carefully developing their academic, and deliver interesting and creative lessons to help
social and personal skills, we ensure that every students achieve their goals, while dedicated House
student leaves Bede’s with a new confidence in Parents take care of students’ personal needs in a
themselves, in their English abilities and a better safe and supportive environment.
understanding of different cultures.
By balancing different nationalities and demographics,
All our centres are located in the South East of England students have the opportunity to make friends with
and offer beautiful locations and excellent facilities. people from all over the world. Our programmes
Our high staff-to-student ratios allow us to provide an encourage social interaction and integration,
exceptional welfare service and treat every student as allowing everyone to feel part of a happy family.
an individual.
Bede’s creates the most exciting and rewarding of
During their stay, students participate in a carefully experiences for our students and inspires them to
planned programme of formal English lessons and take advantage of each and every opportunity
exciting sports and recreational activities, which presented to them.
develop their social skills and allow them to enjoy
new experiences. Quite simply, a Bede’s experience is an experience
for life!
Steve Wood, Principal
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LITTLE EXPLORERS
Ages 6–11 All levels are accepted, including Complete Beginners
This carefully considered programme, with 17½ hours of lessons
per week, takes place at Bede’s Preparatory School and is designed
for our younger students.
English lessons consist of English Skills, StoryTime and Explorations,
where students learn English through stimulating subjects such as
science, space, ecology, geography and technology.
Before lunch, Siesta Time or Chill ‘n’ Chat is included to allow our youngest
students to re-energise in preparation for a busy afternoon of sports and
activities. Optional professional academies are available in a range of
sports and other activities.
The evening entertainment programme provides an opportunity for
recreation and fun and is designed to immerse students in the English
language and culture in a stimulating and innovative way.
Weekend excursions enable students to visit places of interest. These can
include a cultural visit to a castle, museum or popular tourist attraction
such as the London Eye, or something more recreational such as a boat
trip or theme park.
Day students are welcome and English classes and a leisure programme
are available for parents.
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Day course
Parent Programme EASTBOURNE
CLIL
Seaside Location Ages 6–11
O
ur Eastbourne centre is located on the coast, in the CARE
seaside town of Eastbourne and is just a few minutes’ Bede’s staff live on campus and provide an
walk from the beach. This compact centre, founded in excellent welfare service to students 24 hours
1895, gives the feeling of a family home and offers a per day. A staff:student ratio of 1:3 is guaranteed.
safe and happy environment for our youngest students. There are dedicated House Parents to look after
students’ personal needs. There is a surgery led
The academic, social and cultural programme by a qualified nurse several times a week and
is carefully designed to educate and inspire access to a local doctor if required.
young children.
SERVICES
PROGRAMME Internet and limited Wi-Fi is available in the main
There is a full programme of lessons, sports, building at certain times. Students can Skype and
activities, social events and excursions, all of make and receive telephone calls during their free
which are mandatory and included in the fee. time. A laundry service is provided for students at
A Day Course is available. least twice a week. There is a 24-hour emergency
contact service for parents.
LESSONS
There are 17½ hours of lessons per week including PARENT PROGRAMME
English Skills, StoryTime and Explorations. All levels English lessons (group or one-to-one) and a
are available with a maximum 10 students per class. leisure programme are available for parents
Weekly tests are conducted to check progress. of Bede’s students.
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) LOCATION
Animal Management London: 74 miles/119 km
Horse Riding LGW: 50 miles/81 km
Performing Arts LHR: 89 miles/143 km
Swimming STN: 99 miles/159 km
Tennis
ACCOMMODATION AGES 6–11
Eastbourne offers bedrooms for 4–8 students that
CAPACITY 70
enable new friendships to form and help a sense
of community to develop. Students share their LESSONS 17½ hours per week
bedroom with children of a similar age and from LEVELS All (A0–C2)
different countries. Bathrooms are shared.
CLASS SIZE 10
FACILITIES BEDROOMS 4–8 beds
Eastbourne has an outstanding sports hall, WI-FI Yes
swimming pool, dance studio, Astroturf,
art studio, drama theatre and IT suite. DAY COURSE (See page 14)
Some classrooms have sea views. STAFF:STUDENT RATIO 1:3
SPECIALITY Day Course
NEW FOR 2018 Performing Arts Academy
910
ACADEMIC
LITTLE EXPLORERS
L
essons improve students’ general language ENGLISH SKILLS
competencies (including grammar and vocabulary) These lessons are designed to improve students’
while placing particular emphasis on communication, general language skills, extend their vocabulary
fluency and building confidence in the speaker. and better their understanding of grammar to
improve accuracy when producing spoken and
PLACEMENT TEST written English.
The placement test on arrival will place students into
classes based on two criteria: their English level and STORYTIME
their age. Where possible, classes will have a mixture Working on several different children’s stories per week,
of nationalities. StoryTime lessons stimulate students’ natural curiosity,
develop their listening and speaking skills and extend
LEVELS their everyday vocabulary.
Eight levels are available from Complete Beginners
(A0) to Proficiency (C2). EXPLORATIONS
These lessons use CLIL methodology to develop
LEVEL COMMON EUROPEAN
students’ English skills through a range of stimulating
FRAMEWORK subjects such as energy, environment, geography,
science, space and technology.
1 Complete Beginner A0
2 Beginner A1 PROGRESS TEST
Progress tests are carried out by the teachers at the
3 Elementary A1–A2
end of each week to monitor and review students’
4 Pre-Intermediate A2 progress and make any necessary adjustments for
the following week.
5 Intermediate B1
6 Upper Intermediate B2 TUTORIALS
Tutorials are available on Friday afternoons,
7 Advanced C1 giving students the opportunity to discuss their
8 Proficiency C2
academic progress.
OUTCOMES
SYLLABUS Students leave with their Bede’s Course Folder
Bede’s syllabus offers varied, current and relevant containing a course certificate, academic report
topics to engage, motivate and inspire students. and their own portfolio of school work. We present
The syllabus is tailored to students’ ages, needs awards in our Leavers’ Ceremony, not just for
and interests to ensure efficient learning. academic achievement, but also to recognise
effort and improvement.
METHODOLOGY
Teachers are suitably qualified according to the
criteria of Accreditation UK and use a communicative
methodology where students participate actively in
enjoyable activities to encourage confidence to speak
more fluently.
11SPORTS & LEISURE
LITTLE EXPLORERS
AFTERNOONS
After lessons, students participate in a range of
sports and recreational activities. This provides the
opportunity to carry on learning outside the classroom
in small, supervised groups at the same time as
having some fun. Sometimes, students will be able
to choose their preferred sport or activity.
Examples are:
Cooking Martial Arts
Dance Painting
Drama Puppetry
Football Sand Painting
Gymnastics Short Tennis
Handball Sports Hall Athletics
Jewellery-Making Swimming
Kick-It Cricket Touch Rugby
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL)
Academies are available in a range of sports and
other leisure activities and are designed to increase
students’ skills, technique and interest in their chosen
Academy, as well as learning the specific vocabulary in
English. Academies are not available in every week.
Animal Management
Horse Riding
Performing Arts
Swimming
Tennis
EVENINGS
A full programme of organised and supervised social
events is offered every evening to encourage students
to make new friends and develop their social skills.
By actively encouraging the mixing of nationalities,
we help to create a harmonious, international
community in which students can safely and
comfortably live, study and enjoy themselves.
Social events can include:
African Drumming Mini Olympics
Disco Music Quiz
Fashion Show Pantomime
Karaoke Talent Show
Messy Games Treasure Hunt
12SPORTS & LEISURE
LITTLE EXPLORERS
WEEKENDS
Excursions are a mandatory part of the programme.
We offer students the opportunity to visit places of
cultural and historical interest, as well as chances
for sightseeing, shopping and amusement.
Wednesdays
Wednesday trips are a half-day afternoon/evening visit
and involve visiting a local place of interest in a nearby
town or an off-site activity, such as:
Country Park Museum
Farm Pier
Forest Pottery Painting
Forts Trampolining
Saturdays
Saturday excursions are a full day trip and include
a cultural, touristic or recreational visit to London
or another place of interest such as:
Natural History Museum
British Museum National Gallery
Buckingham Palace Natural History Museum
London Dungeon Science Museum
London Eye Thorpe Park
London Zoo Tower of London
Madame Tussauds Westminster Abbey
Sundays
Sunday excursions are often more relaxing trips to
a local seaside town, such as Eastbourne, Brighton
and Hastings, where students can walk along the
beach, have lunch in the park or do some shopping.
Sometimes students will take part in off-site activities.
13DAY COURSE
LITTLE EXPLORERS
LOCATION
Bede’s Day Course, offered at Eastbourne (see page 8),
is a non-residential option for students who are
coming to England with their parents/guardians on
a family holiday.
Eastbourne is a popular seaside town on the South
Coast of England with many seafront hotels offering
beautiful views across the coastline.
PROGRAMME
The programme runs from 08.30 to 17.00 Monday
to Friday and includes the half-day excursion on Eastbourne
Wednesdays. Students may add the evening
option (includes dinner and evening social event)
on a daily basis and may also join the Saturday
excursion (supplements payable, see Registration
Form for details).
LESSONS
All English levels from Complete Beginners (A0)
to Proficiency (C2) are catered for and there are
17½ hours of lessons per week. The maximum
class size is 10.
TRANSFER SERVICE
A Transfer Service is available from London Heathrow,
Gatwick or Stansted airport on arrival and departure
(see Registration Form for details).
PARENT PROGRAMME
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) English lessons are available for the parents of day students who would also like to
Animal Management improve their English. We offer group lessons for some levels with up to 8 students
Horse Riding per class and one-to-one classes (see Registration Form for details).
Performing Arts
Swimming A Leisure Programme is also included on two days per week and involves activities
Tennis such as:
Afternoon Tea in Alfriston
Boat Trip around Eastbourne Harbour
Bowling Trip
Lunch in a Country Pub
Seven Sisters Country Park
Shopping in the Lanes, Brighton
14TYPICAL WEEK
LITTLE EXPLORERS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
07.30 Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Lie-in
08.00 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
08.15 Wake up and House Time
08.30 Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting
08.45 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 EXCURSION
09.00 Topic this Week: Describing people: Describing places: Situation: In the school Grammar: Useful KidZania Breakfast
People and places Appearance and My city/town dining room questions
Greetings: personality Vocabulary: Shops, Vocabulary: Main - Can I have more/ An educational
Getting to know you Vocabulary: Parts of the places of interest dishes, sides, salad bar, another one/a fork/ experience that blends
Vocabulary: Continents, body, clothes, adjectives Grammar: vegetarian options spoon/glass please? learning and reality
countries, languages Grammar: Verbs to Comparatives, Food items for: - What’s in it please? with entertainment.
Maps: Location be, have. Affirmative, superlatives. Breakfast, Lunch, - Can you pass me A chance to explore over
Grammar: Questions negative, questions. Talking about our cities Dinner, packed lunches the chocolate 60 real-life activities to
with where, what Short answers spread please? test skills in a variety
Role-plays of professions.
09.30 Break Break Break Break Break
Professions include:
09.45 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 • Radio DJ Student Meeting
Grammar: Famous people Knowing Eastbourne Understanding the Progress Test • Fireman
Likes/dislikes Vocabulary: Professions, Vocabulary: Location, weekly school menus • Fashion Designer
Quiz: Knowing your qualities, countries. population, places to Grammar: • Chocolatier
classmates. Famous people/ visit, things to do, Likes/dislikes • Pilot at the
Introducing your characters what to eat Aviation Academy
classmate to the class Grammar: Comparatives
Game: Who is Who? Students eat or make
their packed lunch in
10.00 the indoor city and then EXCURSION
10.30 Break Break Break Break Break continue to explore the Hastings Old Town
surrounding area of Pirate Day Event
10.45 STORYTIME STORYTIME STORYTIME STORYTIME STORYTIME Shepherd’s Bush.
The Princess and Ali and the Monster Shopping trip The Lonely Dinosaur Shrek Students can join in
the Dragon Magic Carpet - Warmer: Vocabulary - Warmer: Flash cards - Online game: Shrek the ‘swashbuckling’
- Warmer - Introduction to - Speaking: Students - Listening to the story - Vocabulary activities entertainment at the
- V ocabulary and the topic imagine the story - Grammar game - Reading the story biggest annual Pirate
grammar activities - Order the sections - Watching the story - Invent your own - Shrek puzzle event in Hastings.
- L istening: The story of the story - Craft activity: dinosaur
- Speaking: Choosing - Listening to and Changing characters The festivals includes:
a new end reading the story • Street Parades
- Retelling the story • Pirate Ship Rides
• Displays
11.45 Siesta/Chill ‘n’ Chat Siesta/Chill ‘n’ Chat Siesta/Chill ‘n’ Chat Siesta/Chill ‘n’ Chat Siesta/Chill ‘n’ Chat • Live Music
12.30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch • Pirate and Craft
Markets
13.30 EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS Student Meeting EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS • Walk the Plank
13.45 Science: Space PSHE: Healthy Eating TRIP Science: Animals History: Pre-History
Vocabulary: The solar Vocabulary: Food Vocabulary: Reptile, Vocabulary: Prehistoric The day will also include
Eastbourne Miniature
system: the sun, the Grammar: Adverbs of mammal, birds, way of living a seaside Pier visit,
Steam Railway
planets, the moon, frequency, quantifiers, herbivore, carnivore Grammar: Past Simple shopping and a picnic
the stars, shapes Present Simple Students can enjoy Puzzle: Animals. Comic: One day in on the beach.
Grammar: There is/are Reading: Healthy/ travelling on the famous Making an animal prehistoric times
Listening: The planet unhealthy eating habits one-eighth scale data bank Writing the differences
earth story. My Questionnaire: The miniature locomotives as between now and then
favourite planet healthier student they meander through the
beautiful country park.
Also:
• Stroll around the
five-acre lake
• Attempt the crazy maze
14.45 Break Break Break Break
• Picnic dinner in
15.15 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES the gardens SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Cooking, Gymnastics, Drama, Football, • Explore the model Dance, Handball, Martial Arts, Painting,
Kick-It Cricket, Jewellery-Making, railways Puppetry, Swimming Short Tennis,
Sand Painting Sports Hall Athletics Touch Rugby
The evening will end with
16.45 Free Time Free Time games in the stunning Free Time Tutorials
Italian Gardens, home
18.00 Dinner Dinner of Eastbourne’s Dinner Dinner Dinner
Amphitheatre.
19.00 Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Dinner Student Meeting
19.15 SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS
African Drumming Talent Show Pantomime Karaoke Night Leavers’ Ceremony Welcome Games
Workshop and Disco and Activities
20.00 House Time
20.30 House Time House Time House Time House Time House Time House Time
21.00 Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime
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This is an example timetable for illustrative purposes only.NEW HORIZONS
VINEHALL
Ages 8–12 All levels are accepted, including Complete Beginners
HANDCROSS
Ages 10–14 All levels are accepted, including Complete Beginners
This semi-intensive programme, based at Vinehall and Handcross, offers
20 hours of formal English lessons per week and focusses on outdoor
learning to stimulate students’ curiosity for the natural environment.
English lessons consist of English Skills, Enrichment and Explorations,
where students learn English through interesting subjects such as science,
space, ecology, geography and technology.
The Trinity GESE exam is available for students wishing to gain an English
language qualification.
This fully-inclusive programme includes sports and activities every
afternoon. Professional academies are available in a range of sports
and other activities.
The evening entertainment programme provides an opportunity for recreation
and fun and is designed to immerse students in the English language and
culture in a stimulating and innovative way.
Weekend excursions enable students to visit places of interest. These can
include a cultural visit to a castle, museum or popular tourist attraction
such as the London Eye, or something more recreational such as a visit to
a zoo or theme park. Excursions include an overnight stay in London in
accommodation suitable for school groups on selected weekends.
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Outdoor learning
Overnight excursions VINEHALL
English Champions
CLIL Ages 8–12
V
inehall offers a beautiful campus situated close FACILITIES
to the historic town of Battle and the seaside town At Vinehall, there are excellent facilities including a
of Hastings. sports hall, swimming pool, sports fields, forest school,
Astroturf, tennis courts, library and drama theatre.
The programme is based in a traditional country house
close to the small village of Robertsbridge, offering a CARE
secure and safe location for our younger students. Bede’s staff live on campus and provide an
excellent welfare service to students 24 hours
Vinehall can cater for up to 70 residential students per day. A staff:student ratio of 1:3 is guaranteed.
per week and offers a full and enriching programme. There are dedicated House Parents to look after
students’ personal needs. There is a surgery led
ENGLISH CHAMPIONS by a qualified nurse several times a week and
A number of native English speakers will join the access to a local doctor if required.
programme and live alongside the international
students to help develop their competencies in English SERVICES
and to improve their understanding of British culture. Internet and limited Wi-Fi is available in the main
building at certain times. Students can Skype and
PROGRAMME make and receive telephone calls during their free
There is a full programme of lessons, sports, time. A laundry service is provided for students at
activities, social events and excursions, all of least twice a week. There is a 24-hour emergency
which are mandatory and included in the fee. contact service for parents.
LESSONS LOCATION
There are 20 hours of lessons per week including London: 57 miles/92 km
English Skills, Enrichment and Explorations. All levels LGW: 54 miles/87 km
are available with a maximum 10 students per class. LHR: 78 miles/126 km
Weekly tests are conducted to check progress. STN: 85 miles/136 km
EXAMS
The Trinity GESE exam is available and comes AGES 8–12
highly recommended.
CAPACITY 70
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) LESSONS 20 hours per week
Fashion School Singing (Group) LEVELS All (A0–C2)
Horse Riding Swimming
Performing Arts Tennis CLASS SIZE 10
EXAMS Trinity GESE
ACCOMMODATION BEDROOMS 4–7 beds
Vinehall offers two boarding houses with cheerful and
spacious bedrooms accommodating 4–7 students, WI-FI Yes
which enables them to make friends and benefit from ENGLISH CHAMPIONS Yes
the family atmosphere created by Bede’s. Students
share their bedroom with children of the same age STAFF:STUDENT RATIO 1:3
and from different countries. Bathrooms are shared. SPECIALITY Outdoor Learning
NEW FOR 2018 Fashion School
1920
Outdoor Learning
Forest School HANDCROSS
Overnight Excursions
CLIL Ages 10–14
D
riving through the gate of Handcross Park and up the FACILITIES
long drive, our students find themselves in 50 acres of Facilities at Handcross include tennis courts, sports
beautiful Sussex parkland and extensive playing fields, hall, swimming pool, 6-hole golf course, playing fields,
gardens and open areas. drama theatre, common room, forest school, outdoor
classroom, small farm and organic garden.
Handcross offers an intimate, exclusive programme
for up to 50 students aged from 10 to 14. CARE
Bede’s staff live on campus and provide an
PROGRAMME excellent welfare service to students 24 hours
There is a full programme of lessons, sports, per day. A staff:student ratio of 1:4 is guaranteed.
activities, social events and excursions, all of There are dedicated House Parents to look after
which are mandatory and included in the fee. students’ personal needs. There is a surgery led
by a qualified nurse several times a week and
LESSONS access to a local doctor if required.
There are 20 hours of lessons per week including
English Skills, Enrichment and Explorations. All levels SERVICES
are available with a maximum 10 students per class. Students can Skype and make and receive telephone
Weekly tests are conducted to check progress. calls during their free time. A laundry service is
provided for students at least twice a week. There is
EXAMS a 24-hour emergency contact service for parents.
The Trinity GESE exam is available and comes
highly recommended. LOCATION
London: 50 miles/81 km
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) LGW: 13 miles/21 km
Fashion School LHR: 52 miles/84 km
Horse Riding STN: 79 miles/127 km
Indoor Rock Climbing
Tennis
AGES 10–14
ACCOMMODATION
CAPACITY 50
Accommodation at Handcross caters for 3–6
students per room. Students share with children LESSONS 20 hours per week
of a similar age and from different countries. LEVELS All (A0–C2)
Bathrooms are shared.
CLASS SIZE 10
EXAMS Trinity GESE
BEDROOMS 3–6 beds
STAFF:STUDENT RATIO 1:4
SPECIALITY Overnight Excursions
NEW FOR 2018 Indoor Rock Climbing
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ACADEMIC
NEW HORIZONS
L
essons improve students’ general language ENGLISH SKILLS
competencies (including grammar and vocabulary) These lessons are designed to improve students’
while placing particular emphasis on communication, general language skills, extend their vocabulary
fluency and building confidence in the speaker. and better their understanding of grammar to
improve accuracy when producing spoken and
PLACEMENT TEST written English.
The placement test on arrival will place students into
classes based on two criteria: their English level and ENRICHMENT
their age. Where possible, classes will have a mixture Students develop their receptive and productive
of nationalities. English skills and deepen their cultural knowledge
using real-life materials such as adverts, leaflets,
LEVELS TV programmes, short films, newspaper articles
Eight levels are available from Complete Beginners and magazines.
(A0) to Proficiency (C2).
EXPLORATIONS
LEVEL COMMON EUROPEAN
These lessons use CLIL methodology to develop
FRAMEWORK students’ English skills through a range of stimulating
subjects such as energy, environment, geography,
1 Complete Beginner A0
science, space and technology.
2 Beginner A1
EXAMS
3 Elementary A1–A2
The Trinity GESE is available at 12 different levels
4 Pre-Intermediate A2 from Beginners to Advanced.
5 Intermediate B1 PROGRESS TEST
6 Upper Intermediate B2 Progress tests are carried out by the teachers at the
end of each week to monitor and review students’
7 Advanced C1 progress and make any necessary adjustments for
8 Proficiency C2
the following week.
TUTORIALS
SYLLABUS Tutorials are available on Friday afternoons,
Bede’s syllabus offers varied, current and relevant giving students the opportunity to discuss their
topics to engage, motivate and inspire students. academic progress.
The syllabus is tailored to students’ ages, needs
and interests to ensure efficient learning. OUTCOMES
Students leave with their Bede’s Course Folder
METHODOLOGY containing a course certificate, academic report
Teachers are suitably qualified according to the and their own portfolio of school work. We present
criteria of Accreditation UK and use a communicative awards in our Leavers’ Ceremony, not just for
methodology where students participate actively in academic achievement, but also to recognise
enjoyable activities to encourage confidence to speak effort and improvement.
more fluently.
23SPORTS & LEISURE
NEW HORIZONS
AFTERNOONS
After lessons, students participate in a range of sports and recreational activities.
This provides the opportunity to carry on learning outside the classroom in small,
supervised groups at the same time as having some fun. Sometimes, students
will be able to choose their preferred sport or activity.
Examples are:
Benchball High 5’s Netball Quicksticks
Cooking Hockey Rounders
Dance Jewellery-Making Sand Painting
Drama Martial Arts Stoolball
Football Model-Making Swimming
Gymnastics Origami Tennis
Handball Painting Touch Rugby
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL)
Academies are available in a range of sports and other leisure activities and
are designed to increase students’ skills, technique and interest in their chosen
Academy, as well as learning the specific vocabulary in English. Academies
are not available in every week.
Vinehall Handcross
Fashion School Fashion School
Horse Riding Horse Riding
Performing Arts Indoor Rock Climbing
Singing (Group) Tennis
Swimming
Tennis
EVENINGS
A full programme of organised and supervised social events is offered every
evening to encourage students to make new friends and develop their social
skills. By actively encouraging the mixing of nationalities, we help to create
a harmonious, international community in which students can safely and
comfortably live, study and enjoy themselves.
Social events can include:
African Drumming Messy Games Talent Show
Disco Mini Olympics Treasure Hunt
Fashion Show Music Quiz
Karaoke Pantomime
24SPORTS & LEISURE
NEW HORIZONS
WEEKENDS
Excursions are a mandatory part of the programme.
We offer students the opportunity to visit places of
cultural and historical interest, as well as chances
for sightseeing, shopping and amusement.
Wednesdays
Wednesday trips are a half-day afternoon/evening visit
and involve visiting a local place of interest in a nearby
town or an off-site activity, such as:
Country Park Pier
Forest Pottery Painting
Laser Zone Indoor Rock Climbing
Museum Trampolining
Saturdays
Saturday excursions are a full day trip and include
a cultural, touristic or recreational visit to London
or another place of interest such as:
British Museum National Gallery
Buckingham Palace Natural History Museum
London Dungeon Science Museum
London Eye Thorpe Park
Buckingham Palace
London Zoo Tower of London
Madame Tussauds Westminster Abbey
Sundays
Sunday excursions are often more relaxing trips to a
local seaside town, such as Brighton or Portsmouth,
where students can walk along the beach, have lunch
in the park or do some shopping. Sometimes students
will take part in off-site activities.
Overnight Excursions
On selected weekends, excursions will include an
overnight stay in London in accommodation suitable
for school groups.
25TYPICAL WEEK
NEW HORIZONS
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
07.30 Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Lie-in
08.00 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
08.30 Wake up
08.45 Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting
09.00 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 EXCURSION Breakfast
KNOWING MY MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS VISITING PLACES WHAT WAS HAPPENING? MAKING PLANS The Clink Prison
CLASSMATES Grammar: Present Grammar: Past Simple Grammar: Past Grammar: Going to Museum
Grammar: Present Continuous, relative Vocabulary: Famous Continuous, questions Vocabulary: Personal
Simple, likes and dislikes pronouns landmarks, past events, with why, months details, leisure activities An interactive, hands-on
Vocabulary: Countries, Vocabulary: Clothes, the time Vocabulary: Transport, and places educational experience
09.45 nationalities, daily routines colours, actions, jobs accidents, the weather exploring British Student Meeting
Medieval & Tudor History.
10.00 Break Break Break Break Break EXCURSION
10.15 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 Students will: Worthing
IN THE CLASSROOM THE SCHOOL MENU IN THE DINING ROOM TAKING POCKET MONEY Progress Test • View archaeological
artefacts At England’s largest
Vocabulary: Paper clip, Vocabulary Queuing: Rules in the Review: Numbers
• View and hear tales seaside town students
elastic-band, scissors, Ways of cooking: Fried, dining room Vocabulary: Coins,
of misfortunes of the will:
crayons, glue boiled, roasted Questions: pounds, pence, notes.
infamous inmates • Visit the Pier & Lido
Instructions: Open your Condiments: Mayonnaise, What’s in it please? Prices in England
arcade
book, listen to the CD, salt, pepper, sauce Can I have some Questions: Can I have
Students eat their • Explore Worthing
work in pairs, compare Cookware: Fork, spoon, more please? just 5 pounds please?
packed lunch in St Museum & Art Gallery
your answers with knife, plate, cup, glass. Is it spicy/sweet? Can I change these
your partner. Main course, sides, It is delicious/horrible. Euros into pounds James’s Park, as well as • Picnic on the beach
taking the London Big • Shopping
Free practice salad/pasta bar. Role-plays please?
Dishes in the school Role-plays Bus Tour to view some of • Explore Brooklands
the most famous sights Park and boating lake
11.15 Break Break Break Break Break London has to offer.
11.30 ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT
EBOOK NEWSLETTER SONG LEAFLET INTERNET
Listening to a sequence Reading a news Listening to the song Reading the procedure Researching/Reading:
of Alice in Wonderland item from the school Happy Campers and to follow if the fire Working in groups, find
Speaking with your newsletter putting the paragraphs alarm sounds a recipe for a traditional
partner about the Speaking: Exchange in order Speaking in small British dessert
main characters information with Reading the song while groups about what Writing: Prepare
Writing a dialogue your partner listening and completing we do at Bede’s if the an exercise of your
between the two Writing a piece of news the missing words alarm sounds chosen recipe for your
characters for the next school Writing a new verse for Listening to the classmates to complete
Reading and performing newsletter the song evacuation procedure Speaking/Listening:
the dialogue to the class Listening to some of your Speaking: Discuss the Writing a poster with the Talk about how a typical
classmates’ news items meaning of the song fire alarm instructions to dessert from your own
and selecting the best one with your partner put on the wall country is made
12.30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
13.30 EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS Student Meeting EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS
13.45 Science: FOOD PYRAMID Biology: PLANTS TRIP History: PIRATES PE: SAFETY PLAYING
Vocabulary: Dairy, AND TREES Vocabulary: Piracy, SPORT
Forest School
vegetables, proteins, Vocabulary: Roots, treasure, disease, sail, Vocabulary: Sports,
carbs, fats, sugars leaves, seeds, stem, law, battle sports gear, safety
Students can enjoy
Reading: Learning about grow, air, trunk, Grammar: Past tenses Grammar: Present
exploring the forest
the food pyramid ground, branches Reading: History of Simple, “going to”,
gaining woodland skills,
Make a poster with Classifying plants Pirates zero conditional
building dens, climbing
the pyramid for the Identify what you have Find the treasure game: Reading: Safe cycling.
trees and learning
classroom learnt in the school’s Hide the treasure and Analysing safety posters
about the woodland and
Start a food diary for organic garden create a coded message
natural environment.
2 weeks Draw a tree and describe
it to the class
Picnic dinner will be
14.45 Break Break eaten in the woods and Break Break
the evening finished off
15.15 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
with stories and music
Cooking, Gymnastics, Benchball, Drama, around the fire. Dance, Handball, Martial Arts, Painting,
High 5’s Netball, Hockey, Football, Jewellery- Model-Making, Stoolball, Rounders, Tennis, Touch
Quicksticks, Sand Making, Origami Swimming Rugby
Painting
16.45 Free Time Free Time Free Time Tutorials
18.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
19.00 Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Dinner Student Meeting
19.15 SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS
Pantomime Talent Show African Drumming Leavers’ Ceremony Welcome Games
20.00 Workshop and Disco Free Time and Activities
21.00 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting
21.15 House Time House Time House Time House Time House Time House Time
26 22.00 Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime
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ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH
Ages 11–15 All levels are accepted, including Complete Beginners
This summer adventure programme, based at Windlesham House School,
offers 20 hours of English lessons per week including English Skills,
Explorations (where students learn English through stimulating
subjects such as science, space, ecology, geography, technology)
and Adventure Activities.
The Cambridge KET and Trinity GESE exams are available for students
wishing to gain an English language qualification.
This fully-inclusive programme includes sports and activities every
afternoon. Professional academies are available in a range of sports
and other activities.
The evening entertainment programme provides an opportunity for
recreation and fun and is designed to immerse students in the English
language and culture in a stimulating and innovative way.
Weekend excursions enable students to visit places of interest. These can
include a cultural visit to a castle, museum or popular tourist attraction
such as the London Eye, or something more recreational such as a boat
trip or theme park.
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English Champions
Adventure Activities WINDLESHAM
CLIL
Ages 11–15
W
indlesham is set in beautiful grounds which extend FACILITIES
over many acres of the Sussex Downs countryside Facilities at Windlesham include tennis courts,
of West Sussex. Astroturf, sports hall, swimming pool, playing fields,
drama theatre and IT suite.
The spacious campus, which welcomes up to 150
students per week, creates a real sense of freedom CARE
and this, combined with its secure and safe location, Bede’s staff live on campus and provide an
makes Windlesham the perfect site for young teenagers excellent welfare service to students 24 hours
who want to be part of a small, lively community. per day. A staff:student ratio of 1:4 is guaranteed.
There are dedicated House Parents to look after
ENGLISH CHAMPIONS students’ personal needs. There is a surgery led
A number of native English speakers will join the by a qualified nurse several times a week and
programme and live alongside the international access to a local doctor if required.
students to help develop their competencies in English
and to improve their understanding of British culture. SERVICES
Internet and Wi-Fi is available in some communal
PROGRAMME areas of the school. Students can Skype and make
There is a full programme of lessons, adventure and receive telephone calls during their free time.
activities, sports, activities, social events and A laundry service is provided for students at least
excursions, all of which are mandatory and twice a week. There is a 24-hour emergency contact
included in the fee. service for parents.
LESSONS LOCATION
There are 20 hours of lessons per week including London: 54 miles/86 km
English Skills, Explorations and Adventure Activities. LGW: 31 miles/51 km
All levels are available with a maximum 14 students LHR: 58 miles/93 km
per class. Weekly tests are conducted to check progress. STN: 97 miles/156 km
EXAMS
The Cambridge KET and Trinity GESE exams AGES 11–15
are available. CAPACITY 150
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) LESSONS 20 hours per week
Adventure Sports Performing Arts LEVELS All (A0–C2)
Dance (Commercial Pop) Sailing
Football Singing (Group) CLASS SIZE 14
Horse Riding Tennis EXAMS Cambridge KET
Indoor Rock Climbing & Trinity GESE
BEDROOMS 4–8 beds
ACCOMMODATION
Windlesham offers separate accommodation on WI-FI Yes
campus for boys and girls, with cheerful and spacious ENGLISH CHAMPIONS Yes
bedrooms; there are 4–8 beds per room, which helps
STAFF:STUDENT RATIO 1:4
students to mix and make friendships with students
of different nationalities. SPECIALITY Adventure Activities
NEW FOR 2018 New Sports Hall and
Swimming Pool
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ACADEMIC
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH
L
essons improve students’ general language ENGLISH SKILLS
competencies (including grammar and vocabulary) These lessons are designed to improve students’
while placing particular emphasis on communication, general language skills, extend their vocabulary
fluency and building confidence in the speaker. and better their understanding of grammar to
improve accuracy when producing spoken and
PLACEMENT TEST written English.
The placement test on arrival will place students into
classes based on two criteria: their English level and EXPLORATIONS
their age. Where possible, classes will have a mixture These lessons use CLIL methodology to develop
of nationalities. students’ English skills through a range of stimulating
subjects such as energy, environment, geography,
LEVELS science, space and technology.
Eight levels are available from Complete Beginners
(A0) to Proficiency (C2). ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES
Adventure Activities offer students practical lessons
LEVEL COMMON EUROPEAN
outdoors, focussing on productive and receptive
FRAMEWORK communication skills such as orienteering, problem-
solving, survival skills or bushcraft activities.
1 Complete Beginner A0
2 Beginner A1 EXAMS
The Cambridge KET qualification is accepted
3 Elementary A1–A2
worldwide and is proof of the ability to use English to
4 Pre-Intermediate A2 communicate in simple situations. The Trinity GESE
is available at 12 different levels from Beginners
5 Intermediate B1 to Advanced.
6 Upper Intermediate B2
PROGRESS TEST
7 Advanced C1 Progress tests are carried out by the teachers at
8 Proficiency C2
the end of each week to monitor and review students’
progress and make any necessary adjustments for
the following week.
SYLLABUS
Bede’s syllabus offers varied, current and relevant TUTORIALS
topics to engage, motivate and inspire students. Tutorials are available on Friday afternoons,
The syllabus is tailored to students’ ages, needs giving students the opportunity to discuss their
and interests to ensure efficient learning. academic progress.
METHODOLOGY OUTCOMES
Teachers are suitably qualified according to the Students leave with their Bede’s Course Folder
criteria of Accreditation UK and use a communicative containing a course certificate, academic report
methodology where students participate actively in and their own portfolio of school work. We present
enjoyable activities to encourage confidence to speak awards in our Leavers’ Ceremony, not just for
more fluently. academic achievement, but also to recognise
effort and improvement.
33SPORTS & LEISURE
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH
AFTERNOONS
After lessons, students participate in a range of sports and recreational activities.
This provides the opportunity to carry on learning outside the classroom in small,
supervised groups at the same time as having some fun. Sometimes, students
will be able to choose their preferred sport or activity.
Examples are:
Badminton Drama Painting
Basketball Football Rounders
Benchball Gymnastics Singing
Circuit Training Hockey Stoolball
Cooking Model-Making Swimming
Costume Design Mosaics Table Tennis
Cricket Netball Tag Rugby
Dance Origami Tennis
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL)
Academies are available in a range of sports and other leisure activities and
are designed to increase students’ skills, technique and interest in their chosen
Academy, as well as learning the specific vocabulary in English. Academies are
not available in every week.
Adventure Sports Horse Riding Sailing
Dance (Commercial Pop) Indoor Rock Climbing Singing (Group)
Football Performing Arts Tennis
EVENINGS
A full programme of organised and supervised social events is offered every
evening to encourage students to make new friends and develop their social skills.
By actively encouraging the mixing of nationalities, we help to create a harmonious,
international community in which students can safely and comfortably live, study
and enjoy themselves.
Social events can include:
Disco Messy Games Nerf Wars
Fashion Show Mini Olympics Pool Party
Karaoke Music Quiz Talent Show
34SPORTS & LEISURE
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH
WEEKENDS
Excursions are a mandatory part of the programme.
We offer students the opportunity to visit places of
cultural and historical interest, as well as chances
for sightseeing, shopping and amusement.
Wednesdays
Wednesday trips are a half-day afternoon/evening visit
and involve visiting a local place of interest in a nearby
town or an off-site activity, such as:
Beach Volleyball Museum
Bowling Pier
Country Park Street Markets
Indoor Rock Climbing
Saturdays
Saturday excursions are a full day trip and include
a cultural, touristic or recreational visit to London
or another place of interest such as:
British Museum National Gallery
Buckingham Palace Natural History Museum
London Dungeon Science Museum
London Eye Thorpe Park
London Zoo Tower of London
Madame Tussauds Westminster Abbey
Sundays
Sunday excursions are often more relaxing trips to
a local seaside town, such as Brighton, Chichester
or Worthing, where students can walk along the
beach, have lunch in the park or do some shopping.
Sometimes students will take part in off-site activities.
Natural History Museum
35TYPICAL WEEK
ADVENTURES IN ENGLISH
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday
07.30 Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Wake up Lie-in
08.00 Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast Breakfast
08.30 Wake up
08.45 Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting
09.00 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 ENGLISH SKILLS 1 EXCURSION Breakfast
CONNECTIONS EXPERIENCES GOALS OPINIONS Listening to and Tower of London
Grammar: Present Grammar: Past Simple, Grammar: “Going to”, Grammar: Giving analysing a mobile
Continuous, Present Simple Past Continuous First Conditional opinions, asking for phone conversation Including visit to:
Vocabulary: Clothes, Vocabulary: Action Making plans for after opinions, expressing Discussion: A life • The White Tower
physical description, verbs, adventures, the summer school/next pros and cons without mobile phones? • Henry VIII’s armour
adjectives of character. feelings term explaining them to Vocabulary: Text Writing: Pros and cons • Crown Jewels
Questionnaire to meet Reading: “My stay at the class message, reception, of using mobile phones • Prisoner Exhibition
my classmates. a Summer School” using text language • Medieval Palace
09.45 Class results in English Student Meeting
Packed lunch eaten in
10.00 Break Break Break Break Break the grounds. EXCURSION
10.15 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 ENGLISH SKILLS 2 Brighton
IN THE CLASSROOM In the afternoon
DESCRIBING DESCRIBING Reading: “A dark and Progress Test
students go to Covent At the Sunshine Coast
PICTURES/IMAGES ADVENTURES stormy night” Vocabulary: Smart
board, crayon, stapler, Garden to see the street students will enjoy:
Writing: Making a Listening: Interview with Writing: Predict an
hole punch actors and visit the • Seaside Pier visit
“personal profile sheet” Michael Schumacher ending for the story.
Instructions: Match boutiques and markets. • Shopping at
about a famous person Speaking: Talking Choose the best ending
the words, put the Churchill Square
Speaking: Presenting about your best ever from the class and
paragraph in order, • Visit the quaint
your profile to the class holiday experience compare with the
discuss with your partner Brighton Lanes
for them to guess Writing: Preparing actual ending
Questions: Could you • Picnic on the beach
the person questions to interview
your classmate explain that again please?
Could you give an example? In the afternoon
students will enjoy an
11.15 Break Break Break Break Break organised activity such
11.30 EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS EXPLORATIONS as Beach Volleyball
Geography: PE: THE OLYMPIC IT: SOCIAL NETWORKING History: LIFE IN Science: EATING on the man-made
THE WATER CYCLE GAMES Vocabulary: Account, ROMAN TIMES HEALTHILY sand courts along the
AND FLOODING Vocabulary: Sports, blog, chat, post, Vocabulary: Ancient Grammar: Imperatives, seafront, or experience
Vocabulary: Evaporation, sport equipment, browse, emoticon, Rome and daily routines Present Simple for a flight on the British
transpiration, condensation countries, nationalities email comment Grammar: Present habits, adverbs Airways i360, the
Grammar: Present Grammar: Past Grammar: Relative Simple/Past Simple of frequency world’s tallest moving
Simple, Present Tenses, Future Pronouns, Present Internet search for Romans: Vocabulary: Food observation tower.
Continuous, Possessives, Reading: History of Continuous Positives and negatives. and nutrition.
Comparatives the Olympic Games. Reading an internet Matching years with events Survey the class about
Searching on the Research about the blog and analysing Reading and organising their eating habits
internet: The water cycle modern Olympics and its structure a text Reading: Food groups
Reading: Floods complete a quiz Speaking: Discussion Writing a chart about the do’s and don’ts.
and Prevention about social networking life of Romans Planning a balance diet
12.30 Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch Lunch
13.30 ADVENTURE ACTIVITY ADVENTURE ACTIVITY Student Meeting ADVENTURE ACTIVITY ADVENTURE ACTIVITY
13.45 Survival Skills Orienteering TRIP Problem Solving Games Treasure hunt
Building an A-frame Reading a map, Radioactive Field Identifying a number of
Indoor Rock Climbing
shelter, learning about the answering questions Blind Square objects based around
materials needed, main about the map, Line Up a topic or theme,
Students will
phases of construction, using the map to find Human Ladder searching for the objects
experience the thrills
choosing the best a specific location, Blind Tent Pitch in teams, using the
and excitement of the
location, building the tracking your location objects retrieved to
adrenalin sport, Indoor
shelter and taking a and signing in at create a story
Rock Climbing at a local
picture of the final product multiple checkpoints
leisure facility.
14.45 Break Break Break Break
A picnic dinner will be
15.15 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES eaten within the grounds SPORTS & ACTIVITIES SPORTS & ACTIVITIES
Circuit Training, Dance, Badminton, Benchball, followed by team games Cricket, Gymnastics, Basketball, Cooking
Model-Making, Netball, Costume Design, Drama, and activities. Mosaics, Origami, Hockey, Rounders,
Painting, Table Tennis Football, Tag Rugby, Stoolball, Swimming Singing, Tennis
16.45 Free Time Free Time Free Time Tutorials
18.00 Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner Dinner
19.00 Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Student Meeting Dinner Student Meeting
19.15 SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS SOCIAL EVENTS
Karaoke Night Pool Party Nerf Wars Leavers’ Ceremony Welcome Games
20.00 and Disco Free Time and Activities
21.00 Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time Free Time
22.00 House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Meeting House Time House Meeting
22.15 House Time House Time House Time House Time House Time House Time
36 22.30 Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime Bedtime
This is an example timetable for illustrative purposes only.37
ENGLISH PLUS
DICKER
Ages 12–17 All levels are accepted, including Complete Beginners
LANCING
Ages 13–18 Minimum Level A1–A2 (Elementary)
This semi-intensive programme, with 22½ hours of lessons per week,
takes place at a choice of two Boarding Schools and is a perfect option
for younger and older teenagers.
English lessons consist of English Skills, Enrichment and Research Projects,
which combine to improve both students’ receptive and productive skills.
Intensive exam courses are available for students wishing to gain the
reputable PET, FCE or CAE qualification.
Students can create a more intensive study programme by choosing up
to two academic academies per week in subjects such as Economics,
English Literature, History, International Relations, IT, Management,
Maths or Science.
This fully-inclusive programme includes sports and activities every
afternoon. Professional academies are available in a range of sports
and other activities.
The evening entertainment programme provides an opportunity for
recreation and fun and is designed to immerse students in the English
language and culture in a stimulating and innovative way.
Weekend excursions enable students to visit places of interest. These can
include a cultural visit to a castle, museum or popular tourist attraction
such as the Tower of London or something more recreational such as a
shopping trip or visit to a theme park.
38Lancing 39
40
Semi-Intensive
Academic Academies DICKER
Research Project
Choice of Saturday Ages 12–17
Excursion
D
icker, home of Bede’s Senior School, is based in FACILITIES
a small village in the middle of the South Downs, Facilities at Dicker include a large modern sports
surrounded by beautiful countryside. hall, swimming pool, gym, squash and tennis courts,
Astroturf, football and cricket pitches, dance studios,
Designed to encourage the feeling of life in a drama theatre, small golf course, IT suites and
rural community, the spacious campus offers art studios.
accommodation for up to 250 students and has
five boarding houses that inspire a sense of DICKER IS STRICTLY A NO SMOKING CENTRE
community and belonging.
CARE
PROGRAMME Bede’s staff are available on campus 24 hours per day
There is a full programme of lessons, sports, and provide an excellent welfare service to students.
activities, social events and excursions, all of A staff:student ratio of 1:5 is guaranteed. There
which are mandatory and included in the fee. are dedicated House Parents to look after students’
personal needs, a surgery led by a qualified nurse
LESSONS several times a week and access to a local doctor
There are 22½ hours of lessons per week including if required.
English Skills, Enrichment and Research Projects. All
levels are available with a maximum 14 students per SERVICES
class. Weekly tests are conducted to check progress. The internet is available and there is an extensive
Wi-Fi network across the campus. Students can Skype
EXAMS and make and receive telephone calls during their free
Dicker offers the opportunity to take the time. A traditional English village shop is available
Cambridge PET exam. for refreshments and snacks, stocking a wide range
of locally sourced foods. A laundry service is provided
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) for students at least twice a week. There is a 24-hour
Academic Sports/Creative emergency contact service for parents.
English Literature Adventure Sports
History Dance (Commercial Pop) LOCATION
IT Drumming London: 68 miles/109 km
Management Film & Animation LGW: 44 miles/70 km
Maths Football LHR: 82 miles/133 km
Science Golf STN: 86 miles/139 km
Horse Riding
Photography
Scuba Diving AGES 12–17
Singing (Individual) CAPACITY 250
Tennis
Windsurfing LESSONS 22½ hours per week
LEVELS All (A0–C2)
ACCOMMODATION
CLASS SIZE 14
Dicker offers accommodation on campus for boys
and girls. Most bedrooms have 2–4 beds with BEDROOMS 2–4 beds
shared bathrooms. Every boarding house has its EXAMS Cambridge PET
own communal space for students to relax.
WI-FI Yes
STAFF:STUDENT RATIO 1:5
SPECIALITY Academic Academies
NEW FOR 2018 Drumming
4142
Semi-Intensive
Academic Academies LANCING
Research Project
Choice of Saturday Ages 13–18
Excursion
A
rchitecturally similar in style to Oxford and Cambridge FACILITIES
universities, Lancing’s magnificent gothic buildings Sports facilities at Lancing include tennis courts,
include a spectacular grand dining room and an sports hall, swimming pool, squash courts, playing
impressive chapel, which is listed as a Building of fields, drama theatre, dance studio, café and an
National Importance. art studio.
The site’s hilltop location has views of the seaside LANCING IS STRICTLY A NO SMOKING CENTRE
town of Brighton and is just five minutes from
Shoreham Airport, where students can learn to fly. CARE
Bede’s staff are available on campus 24 hours per day
PROGRAMME and provide an excellent welfare service to students.
There is a full programme of lessons, sports, A staff:student ratio of 1:5 is guaranteed. There
activities, social events and excursions, all of are dedicated House Parents to look after students’
which are mandatory and included in the fee. personal needs, a surgery led by a qualified nurse
several times a week and access to a local doctor
LESSONS if required.
There are 22½ hours of lessons per week including
English Skills, Enrichment and Research Projects. SERVICES
Six levels are available from Elementary (A1–A2) The internet and Wi-Fi is available in some common
to Proficiency (C2). Complete Beginners and areas and in most of the boarding houses. Students
Beginners are not accepted. There is a maximum can Skype and make and receive telephone calls
of 14 students per class and weekly tests are during their free time. A laundry service is provided
conducted to check progress. for students at least twice a week. There is a 24-hour
emergency contact service for parents.
EXAMS
Lancing offers the opportunity to take the Cambridge LOCATION
FCE and CAE exams (not available to 18 year olds). London: 68 miles/109 km
LGW: 33 miles/54 km
ACADEMIES (OPTIONAL) LHR: 72 miles/116 km
Academic Drumming STN: 103 miles/167 km
Economics Fashion Design
English Literature Film & Animation
History Flying AGES 13–18
International Relations Football CAPACITY 230
Management Golf
Maths Horse Riding LESSONS 22½ hours per week
Photography MINIMUM LEVEL Elementary (A1–A2)
Sports/Creative Sailing
Adventure Sports Scuba Diving CLASS SIZE 14
Dance (Commercial Pop) Tennis BEDROOMS 1–2 beds
EXAMS Cambridge FCE & CAE
ACCOMMODATION (not available to 18 year olds)
Lancing offers separate accommodation on campus for
boys and girls. Most bedrooms have 1 or 2 beds with WI-FI Yes
shared bathrooms; however, some larger bedrooms are STAFF:STUDENT RATIO 1:5
also available. Most boarding houses have their own
SPECIALITY Academic Academies
communal space for students to relax.
NEW FOR 2018 Film & Animation
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