Middle School Trip to England – Chess Game
The Chess-Themed Middle School Program is designed for anyone who wants to study at a superb English middle school and, in addition to three hours of English lessons per day, wishes to practice chess while also enjoying a wide variety of outdoor recreational activities and evening social events.
Highlights of the trip
Your trip at a glance
- Accommodation in middle school
- 3 hours of class per day
- 12 to 15 students per teacher
- 3 three-hour chess sessions per week
- A wide range of activities (sports, cultural, and artistic) and lively evening events in English
- Guided toursdeparting from nearly 30 cities
Accommodation
- StunningBritish secondary schools, carefully selected by our teams
- Comfortable rooms with 1 to 4 beds (and sometimes 4 to 6 beds for younger children)
- You can stay with one or more friends
- On campus, there are high-quality sports and educational facilities, including green spaces, a gymnasium, sports fields and playgrounds, a swimming pool, a theater, and more (depending on the location).
- Modern and comfortable classrooms
- Full board with hot meals for lunch and dinner ( on excursion days, packed lunches are provided)

Class
- 3 hours of class per day, in the morning
- Classes of 12 to 15 students, formed based on a placement test
- Interactive courses for significant improvement in both writing and speaking
- Practicing speaking skills to build self-confidence
- Grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension
- Practical exercises, press reviews, discussions, role-playing, etc.
- Classes taught by a team consisting of an English-speaking teacher and a bilingual teacher, combining a variety of teaching approaches
- Sending a trip summary

Supervision
- English and French teachers and activity leaders available 24 hours a day
- 1 adult for every 12 children
- 1 French director on site, available to parents
- Priorities: progress in English, youth safety and well-being

Chess and other recreational activities
- 3 afternoons per week dedicated to chess, taught in English ( see details below)
- 2 to 3 afternoons of recreational activities per week, conducted in English, during which the student chooses what they’d like to do from the following options ( depending on the location):
– Sports: tennis, swimming, soccer, dance, volleyball, Olympic-style games, table tennis, golf, cricket, badminton, bowling, etc.
– Arts and leisure activities: drawing, escape games, scrapbooking, crafts, etc.
– Cultural tours: Oxford or Cambridge University, the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, the Roman Baths in Bath, etc.
- One day trip per week, such as: Cambridge, London, Bath, Oxford, Bristol, etc.
- Every evening, there are supervised activities such as: LEC parties, karaoke, trivia nights, talent shows, casino parties, giant "Draw and Win" games, BBQ parties, fashion shows, social games, and more.
Theme: Chess Set
- 3 sessions of 3 hours each per week, in the afternoon, conducted in English
- A program suitable for both beginners and experienced players
- Introduction to advanced rules such as en passant, pawn promotion, castling, etc.
- Analysis of games played by grandmasters and development of tactical skills through the resolution of thematic problems such as checkmate, fork, pin, en passant, discovered attack, back-rank weakness, etc.
- Enhance your strategic understanding by studying all phases of the game (opening, middle game, and endgame) and learn tips on time management, concentration, analyzing your opponents, and more.
- Tournaments at the end of the trip
Sample itinerary for a one-week stay
| Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| morning | 3 hours of English lessons | 3 hours of English lessons | Day trip to London / shopping | Sleep in, enjoy a variety of activities | 3 hours of English lessons | 3 hours of English lessons | 3 hours of English lessons |
| afternoon | Chess set | Choose from: "The Olympics" board game, baseball, scrapbooking | Chess set | Choose from: cricket, soccer, tennis, painting, or creating "Cluedo" game pieces | Field trip to Cambridge / shopping | Chess set | |
| party | Music Quiz or Karaoke | LEC Party | Fashion show | Giant barbecue | Life-size "Cluedo" | Casino Night or LEC Party | "Draw Something" (Draw and Win) |
Guided round-trip tours departing from Paris and other cities
We offer guided tours departing from: Aix-en-Provence , Angers, Angoulême, Avignon, Bordeaux, Brussels, Calais, Dijon, Dunkirk, Grenoble, Lille, Lyon, Marseille, Metz, Montpellier, Mulhouse, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Nîmes, Paris, Perpignan, Poitiers, Rennes, Strasbourg, Toulouse, Tours, and Valence. Please see the page Guided tours departing from all over France





