Course format
This course runs in conjunction with Artists of the future. Students from both programmes share the same Core English and Learning & Innovation lessons, BSS Experience and some recreational activities and cultural excursions.
Location
The course takes place at Clayesmore School, a senior boarding school located in the picturesque village of Iwerne Minster in the Southwest of England.
English Levels
The course welcomes students of all English levels from A2 Pre-Intermediate to C1 Advanced.
Lessons
There are 20 hours per week with 3 types of lessons: Core English, Learning & Innovation and Focus Boarding. The objectives of the lessons are to improve students’ receptive and productive language skills, introduce them to some boarding school fundamentals and develop their ability to communicate and operate in the 21st century. Students learn some fundamentals of applying to, studying and living in a UK boarding school.
Mission: Integration!
This takes place on Sunday evenings and consists of icebreaker and get-to-know-you activities to help new students integrate into school life and meet continuing students.
Housewarming!
On Monday evenings, students take part in a series of house-based games and activities to help them build new and consolidate existing friendships with other students from the same house.
BSS Experience featuring True Me
This is our evening entertainment programme that consists of a series of fun challenges and events designed to develop students personal and social skills, self-confidence, and authenticity.
Sports & Leisure
Students take part in our Leisure programme where they can choose between a selection of different sports and leisure activities.
Cultural Programme
Saturday and Sunday excursions allow students to visit places of cultural or historical interest or take part in a recreational activity with their friends.
COURSE INCLUDES
Centre: Clayesmore
11-15 years
20 hours of lessons per week
English Levels: from A2 to C1
Core English
Learning & Innovation
Focus Boarding
Sports & Leisure
Pro Options
Evening Entertainment
True Me
Dates & Fees 2024
Students can stay for any number of weeks. The recommended minimum stay is 2 weeks.
7-13 July
14-20 July
21-27 July
Residential course: £1,575 per week. Fee includes:
Accommodation
BSS Experience featuring True Me
Excursion Programme
Lessons
Meals (full board)
Sports & Leisure Programme
Transfers (standard days from selected airports / train stations)
Travel insurance
The course is designed for students who are considering the possibility of studying in a UK boarding school or those who would like an insight into boarding school life.
Lessons
Core English
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.
Learning and Innovation
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.
Focus boarding
These lessons are designed to develop some key skills required throughout the application process and introduce students to some fundamentals of studying and living in a UK boarding school such as:
Application guidance
Boarding school life
British culture & values
British education system
British history
English literature
Interview training
Independent study skills
Mental arithmetic
Research skills
