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

• 4-10 July

• 11-17 July

• 18-24 July

• 25-31 July

Residential course: £1,875 per week.

Oundle School, founded in 1556, is situated in the charming market town of Oundle in the heart of Northamptonshire in central England, 60km northwest of Cambridge.

This large campus sits in the heart of Oundle town and consists of 17th to 21st century buildings and offers modern sports and STEM facilities. This campus is shared with other residential and non-residential groups.

• 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 most 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:

• Choose between Core English or Community Projects

• Focus Arts (select specialism)

• Learning & Innovation

These lessons are designed to improve students’ English and at the same time, stimulate their appetite for and sense of adventure, helping them to build their communication skills and self-confidence through a range of different practical outdoor activities. The specialisms available are:

• Art

• Dance

• Drama

• Music

Students choose one specialism per week.

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

Pro Options take place instead of the regular afternoon leisure programme and allow students to specialise in one sport per week. Sessions are delivered by suitably qualified and/ or experienced coaches and enable students to increase their knowledge, improve their technique, and develop their skills in their chosen sport.

Available in:

• Aviation Simulator

• Gym + Fitness

• 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

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.

These projects are designed to promote language learning through real-life practice, while also engaging students in meaningful activities that address 21C problems for the benefit of the wider community. Projects may include:

• Prepare a sketch and perform it in a public space

• Design a community clean-up project

• Write a short survey about a 21C problem

• Create a street art mural about the benefits of diversity

• Design a newsletter about the importance of green energy

• Write a story about a community problem such as homelessness

• Write to the local MP about a community problem

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. Through a range of engaging projects, students develop the four core skills of 21st-century learning: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity and Critical Thinking.

Examples may include:

• Build your own Country

• The Global Solutions Summit

• Future Scenario: “Year 2050”

• The “What If?” Project

• Beyond the Frame: Art Interpretation & Creation

• Design a School for the Future