53 best summer camps in boarding schools England UK for students and children. List, prices, rankings

School education abroad in the UK is the key to perfect English proficiency. Firstly, all educational programs (GCSE, A-level and others) are held in this language. Secondly, local children and foreign students from all over the world study in boarding schools. In the created conditions, communication between students, teachers and staff of the educational institution is possible exclusively in an international language. Thirdly, all extracurricular activities that summer boarding schools are so famous for are held in English. Children are immersed in an active language environment 24 hours a day! Fourth, conservative boarding schools in England offer additional English courses for international students, referred to as English as an Additional Language (EAL) or English as a Second Language (ESL).

EAL and ESL aim to achieve perfect English language proficiency from a student, which is necessary for studying at school and admission to universities in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, etc. Some educational institutions offer these courses for an additional fee, others put the cost into the basic tuition fee.

Teachers of EAL and ESL are experienced professionals specializing in teaching English to foreign children. The courses are conducted in small groups to guarantee each child an individual approach and achieve the best results. Personal study plans are drawn up for all students. Classes are accompanied by fascinating materials and are distinguished by an abundance of practice. If you have a poor command of English, the school offers to replace certain subjects with classes within the framework of EAL or ESL. Poor knowledge of English complicates the learning process, therefore, the primary task of a foreign student is to master the language so that the study of mathematics, history or literature does not cause difficulties associated with a misunderstanding of the teacher's speech.

• Many foreign private schools and universities are opening language and academic camps: summer schools during the holidays will be a good way to get acquainted with the chosen educational institution and its educational standards.
• Full immersion in the language environment – living in the country of the natural existence of the language, children will be able to use the acquired linguistic skills in the classroom and beyond: during everyday communication, excursions, shopping trips.
• The international composition of the groups will make it necessary to communicate in the studied language between the participants of the programs during extracurricular time.
• Many summer schools are opened on the basis of well-known educational institutions, which provide them with good infrastructure, high quality programs, and work with the best teachers.
• Cultural immersion is an important part of language programs. All English language courses include sightseeing of tourist places, sightseeing tours of major cities, visiting interesting local events.

The most famous boarding houses generally adhere to a common understanding on the issue of accommodation for younger schoolchildren aged 7-12 years — they are offered accommodation in common rooms with the obligatory presence of a tutor who looks after the children and monitors the psychological state of young boarders. From 13-14 years of age and up to 17 years of age, it is possible for a child to pay for a double room, and only older students have the right to stay in their own room. The cost of staying in residential schools averages 36,600 pounds per academic year, while elite schools offer a price 1.5-2 times higher — this is due, among other things, to the highest level of teaching staff, many of whose teachers have professorial and even doctoral degrees.

• St.Clare’s Oxford

The school practices mixed form of studying, inviting foreign students aged from 15 to 19 years old. The programs for choosing are: Preparation of foreign students for universities, IB, Foundation. Among the basic principles are: respect regardless of nationality, comprehensive personal development. The average score of graduates is above average — 36.7.

• Bedford School

The school practices separate form of studying, inviting foreign boys aged from 7 to 18 years old. Directions of studying are: music, art, sports. A-Level, GCSE, summer English courses, preparatory course for boarding school are offered to foreign students.

• St. Mary’s Calne

The school practices separate form of studying, inviting foreign girls aged from 10 to 18 years old. The offered programs for choosing are: A-Level, GCSE, Opportunity of individual research. 100% admission to the universities of Oxford, Harvard, King's College, etc.

• Language program of the "language + leisure" format is the most basic program where the foreign student will learn the language and actively spend free time with peers at various sports and entertainment events;
• A language program of the "language + sport" format, where the second half of the day the student will be busy with sports activities of his choice;
• English + Design;
• English + dance/drama/ballet;
• A language program "studying in the teacher's family" stipulates that your child spends a week in the teacher's family. There he lives, studies, eats and immerses himself in the language environment as intensively as possible, since there are only native speakers around him.

Programs with the study of a foreign language in UK on vacation allow not only to improve linguistic knowledge, but also to master additional skills: to deepen the mastery of certain academic disciplines, to engage in various sports, the development of creative abilities. The educational programs of boarding school in the UK are distinguished by the fact that classes are held in an interesting form of play for a certain age and are based on communicative methods. The main purpose of the lessons is to develop oral speech, listening, reading, writing, but, most importantly, to teach how to use this knowledge in everyday life.

Vacation programs usually include a standard English course – 4 hours of language classes a day, five days a week. Weekends are devoted to large excursions, sightseeing of local attractions. On weekdays, after lunch, additional sports, creative classes or activities are held inside the school.

As for nutrition, if your child lives in a host family, he eats, mostly with members of this family, except on days when the language school organizes field trips. In this case, all children receive either lunch with them, or they are fed in a cafe or restaurant during the trip.