Location
The course takes place at Brambletye School, a welcoming preparatory boarding school located on a large country estate overlooking Sussex’ beautiful Ashdown Forest in the Southeast of England.
English Levels
Explorers welcomes students with English levels between A1 Beginner to C1 Advanced.
Lessons
20 hours per week:
Core English
Focus Exploration (choose between Exploration or Creation)
Learning & Innovation
The objectives of the lessons are to improve students’ receptive and productive language skills and to develop their ability to communicate and operate in the 21st century.
Mission: Integration!
This takes place on Sunday evenings and consists of icebreakers and getting-to-know-you activities designed to help new students integrate into school life and meet their peers and staff.
Sports & Leisure
Students take part in our Leisure programme where they can choose between a selection of different sports and leisure activities.
Pro Options
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:
Gymnastics
Horse Riding
Tennis
BSS Experience
This 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
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.
Day Course
This course offers a non-residential day option from Monday to Friday 08:30 to 17:00 for families coming to the UK on a family holiday and staying in the local area.
COURSE overview
Centre: Brambletye
6-11 years
20 hours of lessons per week
English Levels: from A1 to C1
Core English
Learning & Innovation
Focus Exploration
Sports & Leisure
BSS Experience
True Me
Day Course available
Dates & Fees 2026
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
2-8 August
Residential course: £1,750 per week. Fee includes:
Accommodation
BSS Experience
Excursion Programme
Lessons
Meals (full board)
Sports & Leisure Programme
Transfers (standard days from selected airports / train stations)
Travel insurance
Day course: £1,200 per week. Fee includes:
Lessons
Meals (lunch only)
Sports & Leisure Programme
Travel Insurance
The course focuses on developing and improving students’ instinctive curiosity and their growing desire to explore, understand, and learn.
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.
Focus Exploration
These practical lessons are designed to improve students’ English and develop their abilities to explore and understand the natural world or develop their creative skills and artistic talents.
Students specialise in either Exploration or Creation each week of their course.
Exploration
Lessons may include:
Comparing different types of habitats
Identifying common plants
Forest school visit
Nature walk
Studying the animal kingdom
Solar system project
Creation
Lessons include a range of practical tasks in the following artistic areas:
Art
Dance
Drama
Music
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.
