This course is available to students aged between 12 and 17 and focuses on developing students’ artistic skills through art, dance, drama, or music. The course culminates in a spectacular end of week exhibition and performance to allow students to demonstrate their talents and artistic flair.

At A Glance

Centre:
Oundle

Age:
12 - 17 years

Lessons:
20 hrs per week

English Levels:
A2 - C1

Arts Specialism:
Art, Dance, Drama, or Music

Sports & Leisure

Evening Social Programme

Course Fees:
£1,750 pw

5th July to
1st August


  • Residential courses are Sunday to Saturday. Recommended minimum stay is 2 weeks.

    • 5-11 July

    • 12-18 July

    • 19-25 July

    • 26 July - 1 August

    Residential course: £1,750 per week.

  • The course takes place at Oundle School, a prestigious senior boarding school with excellent sports facilities situated in the charming market town of Oundle in the heart of Northamptonshire in central England.

    The school is close to Peterborough and 90 minutes from London Stansted Airport.

    • Increase students' English language competencies.

    • Build confidence to speak English more fluently.

    • Have a better understanding of the British way of life.

    • Learn to respect other people and different cultures.

    • Develop 21C learning skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, communication, and creativity.

    • Promote a positive attitude towards language learning.

    • Nurture students' interpersonal and social skills.

    • Help students grow as authentic people.

    • Foster students’ autonomy and motivation to learn English.

    • Enhance students’ spoken and written communication skills to be successful global citizens in the 21st Century.

  • Students from all courses at Oundle share the same Learning & Innovation lessons, BSS Experience and all recreational activities and cultural excursions.

  • Artists welcomes students with English levels between A2 Elementary to C1 Advanced.

  • 20 hours per week:

    • Core English

    • Focus Arts (select specialism)

    • Learning & Innovation

  • Students choose one arts specialism per week for the opportunity to practise and refine their artistic skills and talents in Art, Dance, Drama, or Music.

  • Students take part in our Leisure programme where they can choose between a selection of different sports and leisure activities.

  • The Pro Options programme is optional and allows students to specialise in one sport or other recreational activity for the whole week and is designed to increase their skills, techniques, and knowledge in their chosen option.

    Available in:

    • Aviation Simulator

    • Strength & Conditioning

    • Tennis

  • BSS Experience is our evening entertainment programme that consists of a series of fun challenges, games and social events designed to develop students personal and social skills, self-confidence, and authenticity.

  • Saturday and Sunday excursions allow students’ to visit places of cultural or historical interest or take part in a recreational activity with their friends.

  • The fees for residential courses are fully inclusive and include:

    • Accommodation

    • BSS Experience

    • Excursion programme

    • Lessons

    • Learning materials

    • Meals (full board)

    • Sports & Leisure programme

    • Transfers (standard days from selected airports / train stations)

    • Travel insurance

 

The course focuses on developing students’ artistic skills through art, dance, drama, or music.

 
 

Lessons

Our Artists Course inspires students to explore their creativity through drama, music, art, and dance in an energetic and collaborative environment. Through performance-based activities, creative workshops, and hands-on projects, students develop their English communication skills while building confidence, self-expression, teamwork, and artistic imagination across a variety of creative disciplines.

  • English language lessons are designed to improve students’ receptive and productive skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening), extend the scope and range of their vocabulary in both formal and informal contexts and deepen their understanding of grammar to improve spoken and written accuracy.

  • Students choose one Focus Arts specialism per week for the opportunity to practise and refine their artistic skills and talents.

    The specialisms available are:

    • Art

    • Dance

    • Drama

    • Music

    Students choose one specialism per week.

  • These task-based lessons enable students to work collaboratively to research, discuss and create projects that reflect their knowledge, skills, and personality while developing strategies that are essential for success in the 21st century. The projects have been specially created to help develop the students’ capabilities in each of the 4Cs that form the core of the 21st century learning curriculum: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking.

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Artistic Specialisms

 

Art

The Art specialism is delivered by experienced and passionate artists and includes 7½ hours of technical training and practice per week.

Technical training forms the core part of the Art Specialism and takes place in a purpose-built classroom on campus. Students work on specific areas of focus, experimenting with a variety of mediums from drawing, painting, modelling, sculpting, perspective and gaining knowledge of using a range of art materials. This specialism is performance-driven and ends in an exhibition allowing students to showcase their work in front of an audience.

Objectives

  • Learn different styles of art.

  • Develop technical abilities such as drawing, painting, modelling, sculpting, perspective and knowledge of art materials

  • Understand the importance of colour values, colour theory, composition, light and shadows

  • Explore a range of artistic movements such as modern art, pop art, street art, cubism, modernism, surrealism and many more

  • Establish individual performance goals

  • Improve your ability to collaborate with others in group projects.


 

Dance

The Dance specialism is delivered by experienced and passionate dancers and includes 7½ hours of technical training and practice per week.

Technical training forms the core part of the Dance Specialism and takes place in a purpose-built studio
on campus. Sessions involve conditioning, developing a range of different dance styles (contemporary, hip-hop, ballet and jazz), technical dance ability, choreography, and performance practice. This specialism is performance-driven and ends in a spectacular show allowing students to showcase their work in front of an audience.

Objectives

  • Learn different styles of dance

  • Develop technical abilities such as rhythm, timing, control, posture, balance and flexibility

  • Improve spatial awareness and the ability to collaborate with others in group performance

  • Understand and apply injury prevention techniques

  • Understand the impact of nutrition on performance

  • Establish individual performance goals 

  • Develop technical abilities such as rhythm, timing, control, posture, balance, and flexibility  


 

Drama

The Drama specialism is delivered by experienced and passionate performers and includes 7½ hours of technical training and practice per week.

Technical training forms the core part of the Drama Specialism and takes place in a purpose-built theatre on campus. Students work on specific areas of focus, ranging from physical theatre, acting for stage, understanding and exploring different drama styles (tragedy, comedy, epic theatre, drama, and melodrama), improvisation, script analysis and character development. This specialism is performance-driven and ends in a spectacular show allowing students to showcase their work in front of an audience.

Objectives

  • Learn different styles of drama

  • Develop technical abilities such as improvisation, character development, physical theatre, script analysis, directing, acting for stage, voice and movement

  • Understand the importance of lighting and sound in the theatrical performance

  • Establish individual performance goals

  • Improve your ability to collaborate with others in group projects


 

Music

The Music specialism is delivered by experienced and passionate musicians and includes 7½ hours of playing an instrument and performance rehearsal per week.

Technical training forms the core part of the Music Specialism and takes place in a purpose-built music centre on campus. Students work on specific areas of focus, ranging from melody, harmony, tonality, structure, tempo, metre and rhythm. This specialism is performance-driven and ends in a spectacular performance allowing students to showcase their work in front of an audience.

Objectives

  • Learn different styles of music

  • Develop technical abilities in popular contemporary musical styles such as Pop, Rock, Funk, Soul and Jazz

  • Improve ability to collaborate with others and work together as a band

  • Understand the fundamentals of songwriting and arrangement

  • Understand musical context and musical language

  • Establish individual performance goals

  • Express individuality and develop creativity


 
 
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