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Vacational Studies Residential English Language Summer Courses 2010
4 week Summer Boarding Schools in England in 2010 for Boys and Girls aged 10-17
Residential UK English Language Courses - Holiday Summer
Course
in Great Britain
In 1973,
Ian Mucklejohn
founded Vacational Studies Residential Junior Vacation Courses which have been
running for 37 years under his aegis. Vacational
Studies combines a great holiday with plenty of sports and activities
with a task-based English teaching programme to make
this 'the investment that can never devalue'. Here is our
British Council Accredited Residential English Language Course (Summer
School) programme in the United Kingdom for Summer 2010.
English Language Summer School Accredited by The British Council
Vacational Studies is a UK English Language Course
Accredited by
The British Council. It is a residential Summer School in England in which young people have an enjoyable time both learning
the world's language - English - and
growing
up. For children,
a residential English Summer Course is a developmental experience and it
is important to make an informed choice. As Vacational Studies is ‘Accredited
by The British Council’, it qualifies as for membership of English UK - formerly ARELS (The Association of Recognised English Language Services)
- a professional body, membership of which is granted only after
rigorous inspection by The British Council and re-inspection every
four years. Vacational Studies was last inspected in 2007 and is Accredited as
an English Language School until
March 2012. Vacational Studies is an Educational Establishment on the UK
Government's DfES (Department for Education and Science) Education Providers' Register.
It is also authorised by the UK Borders Agency to request visas.About this website
On this site we describe our English Language Course;
our English Boarding Summer School; our United Kingdom 'summer camp' for 10 to 17 year-olds. The photos show many of
the summer activities, fun, friendship, sports and enjoyable learning
experiences that are part of our Summer English Course. There is an
overview of the work we do, in English, French, German, Italian
and Spanish, so you can decide if our English Language Course
in Great Britain is right for
your child. We also include a description of what happened in the
summer of 2009. It is written in a different style so you have an
idea of the Director, Ian Mucklejohn, and his personality which
necessarily influences the atmosphere on the Courses. It gives a more
detailed rationale of the 2010 Courses and what has shaped them, so you and your son
or daughter will be fully informed and can prepare for the experience.
If your application is accepted, both sections are essential reading.
Our Courses at The Mary Hare School and
Cheam School are English
Language Courses for teenagers from all over the world so the later section ('Unrealisable Expectations') is important
as it deals with fundamental issues. Take a look at 'IGM's
page', too.What we try to do
More than a respected, accredited and
well-established Junior Vacation Summer English Course for youngsters
to learn the English language, Vacational Studies tries to create a
totally international Summer School with young people from as many
different countries as possible. We avoid accepting a large number
from any particular country. In this way we try to ensure that English
is the main medium of communication among the students. The teaching
is special, too. It is designed to be quite different from the
teaching in the student's own school. Our 2010 teaching
programme exploits the international nature of the Course. We use a 'task-based' system in which
students and their teacher create a film script. This is the basis for
the written work. The students then take parts as actors and film crew
and film the script. They then work as a team to edit the film and
upload it onto Shutterfly. By working together in English and using
English as a living language, we hope our students will realise
better its importance and value. Our students want to use English
to make friends. This element of self-motivation greatly increases
their fluency. To learn English, summer activities, sports, social
events and fun happen all the time. The emphasis on the practical
use of English is combined with a full sports, entertainment and
excursion programme helping youngsters to learn English internationally
in an exciting and lively English Summer School.
Residence
Our English Language Summer Courses for young people are fully residential. Students
eat, sleep and have classes in the Schools. We use Cheam
School, Headley, near Newbury and The Mary Hare School, Chieveley,
near Newbury. Newbury is about one hour from London and 30
minutes from Oxford in the centre of the south of England. We do not use host families.
All our staff are checked for suitability.The Students
We accept boys and girls near-beginners, intermediate and more advanced
students aged 10 to 17 worldwide. Complete beginners are not accepted because
they cannot participate in an international community. The Courses
are sports-orientated and encourage good social development for
teenagers in a
community situation.Students who will benefit from our Summer School
The information on this site will help you make sure that our special
English Language Course is suitable for your child. Those who will
benefit and we enjoy having with us will be internationally-minded,
interested in English, outgoing, gregarious and able to function
independently. They will also be willing to accept the constraints
of community living.
How they will benefit
We hope that our students will learn a great deal of English, make
good friendships and develop a positive international feeling. As
well as formal study, we concentrate on the holiday aspect of the
Course. While we try to involve students in all activities, we naturally
respect the wishes of those who like to read quietly or be with
friends. Over the years, we have built up an excellent reputation
with parents and young people all over the world. We have a list
of parental references. Many boys and girls spend several summers
with us renewing old friendships and making new ones. Most students
come to us on personal recommendation. The numbers on each of our
English Language Courses are deliberately kept quite small so that
the staff can get to know everybody and treat each young person
as an individual. Many of the children who came to us in the 1970s
are now sending their own children so they can have the same international
experience with the feeling of independence in a safe and secure environment.
Former students of any age can keep in contact via 'Giotto'
or our Facebook site.
Those aged 19-22 may consider becoming a 'Staff
Helper' in the summer of 2011. Staff Helper places will be
allocated on 1 March 2011. |
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