St Andrew University Summer Camp

SUMMER COURSES OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE

• Age of students: 13 to 18 years

The general English program  is an interesting, interactive studying with a variety of tasks and fascinating lectures that will not let schoolchildren get bored for a day. Full immersion in a new language environment helps in a few days to overcome the language barrier: children learn not only to communicate, but also to think in English.

Students with a sufficiently high language level can attend an advanced, more complex course. This version of the program allows you to focus on specific language skills and sharpen certain skills: for example, you can devote time to grammar, vocabulary, learning the written etiquette and various styles of written English, correct pronunciation and correction of accent. In general, the course is universal, it comprehensively develops all language skills:

• Reading
• Auditing (perception of a foreign speech by ear)
• Written speech
• Oral, spoken English
• Grammar
• Vocabulary
• Phonetics (correct pronunciation, correction of accent).

In addition, students can supplement their course with useful electives, among which are the following options:

• Debate

Studying under the guidance of professional speaker-mentors will help to improve communication and speech skills, to acquire valuable skills in working with the audience and become more self-confident. Students will learn to correctly express their point of view, to defend their position and at the same time hear the arguments of the opponent, to choose the most correct and valuable arguments, properly lead the discussion and behave properly before the public and listeners.

• The Young Leader's Course

The program for students aged 15 and older gives the opportunity to reveal their personal and leadership qualities, unique abilities and talents, to master success strategies in the international environment and the modern world. Students become more self-confident, more motivated to achieve, the level of stress decreases and the fear of a new, unexplored, learn to solve problems and conflicts. The classes cover different types and ways of communication, ways of expressing themselves in different situations, the principles of building an effective team and solving organizational problems, the ability to set goals and form a sustainable motivation, and to take responsibility for the decisions made.

• Writing an essay for the IB program

The profile course will be very useful for students already enrolled in the IB program or just planning to enroll on this course. The program will help students to understand the structure and principles of writing an expanded academic essay, to learn various research methods, rules for formatting and editing. Students will learn to conduct personal independent research, to work with the audience and develop oratory skills, to competently manage their time (time management).

• Creative writing

A course is designed for students who are passionate about the word and the skill of the writer. Students will become better able to understand the power of the artistic word and the principles of constructing various works, learn to select the best ideas, to work with drafts and correctly edit their work. In the process of teaching students create essays, poems, stories, scripts for cinema and theater productions, develop their own style and learn from examples of works by the best English authors. The students of the course create a school journal, where the best works are printed.

SUMMER ENGLISH COURSES FOR ADOLESCENTS

• Age of students: 13 to 18 years

Interesting electives, available to students of summer programs, will be an excellent addition to the basic, general course: they are held from Monday to Saturday from 13:00 to 14:00. This is an excellent opportunity to intensify the learning process, to receive interesting and valuable new knowledge and skills. The following options are offered:

• Tennis

Players of any level can attend studying: both beginners and experienced tennis players - qualified coaches will help to create an optimal program of classes for everyone, to instill love for the game and the right skills. Children will learn basic strokes, methods of defensive and attacking games, tactical and strategic methods. Regularly held friendly games and matches between players of a similar level, and at the end of the course students are waiting for a big tournament!

• Theater

Program for creatively gifted students: under the guidance of a professional director, students can create their own performance and take part in it. Practically every day there are interesting seminars and master classes, lectures with invited specialists, etc.

• Golf

The program for players of any level will teach each student basic tricks and strikes, tactical tricks and strategic schemes. Students are engaged in small groups, each led by a professional, experienced coach-instructor - he will make the best program for each player, depending on his initial skill level. On the university campus and in nearby golf clubs, first-class equipment and professional golf courses are provided to ensure that studying is as efficient and fruitful as possible.

• Cinema

The profile course is designed for those who love cinematography, wants to learn its history and understand the basic principles of making films. For children, there are interesting interactive seminars, master classes on technical issues: installation, production, operator work and choice of location for shooting, script writing and direction, etc. Students work with professional cameras (Sony HD), mount the resulting material in the Final Cut Pro program and by the end of the summer course create their own films, which are proudly showing to other students.

• Art

The program for creatively gifted students will help to reveal and show unique abilities, talents, opportunities. Various techniques of painting, drawing, oil painting and graphics, photography and illustration are being studied. Students will be able to create an individual creative project in any technique and form you like! There are separate thematic excursions to the galleries and museums of Edinburgh and Glasgow, and at the end of the course the students form an exhibition-exposition and demonstrate their successes to other.