Middle School Trip to England – Halloween

English classes and a variety of Halloween-themed activities at a typical British middle school Ages 11–14 / 14–17 – 6th through 11th grade

The Middle School – Multi-Activity – Halloween Option program is designed for anyone who wants to study and enjoy a wide range of spooky activities. In addition to three hours of English classes per day, students can enjoy—depending on their preferences—a wide variety of monstrous, terrifying, and spine-chilling activities, as well as numerous and varied excursions and spine-tingling evening events. Thrills and chills guaranteed! 

Highlights of the trip

  • Improve Your English
  • Study and make new friends while staying at a traditional British school
  • Experience a Spooktacular Halloween in England
  • Get your thrills with a wide variety of activities and spooktacular events
  • Enjoy round-the-clock care in a carefully selected environment

Your trip at a glance

  1. Boarding School Accommodations
  2. 3 hours of class per day
  3. 12 to 15 students per teacher
  4. Halloween Option
  5. A wide range of activities (sports, cultural, and artistic) and lively evening events in English
  6. Guided toursdeparting from nearly 30 cities

Accommodation

  1. A quintessentially Britishschool, carefully selected by our team
  2. Comfortable rooms with 1 to 4 beds (and sometimes 4 to 6 beds for younger children)
  3. You can stay with one or more friends
  4. Full board with hot meals for lunch and dinner ( on excursion days, packed lunches are provided)

Class

  1. Three hours of class per day, in the morning. The lessons will partly cover topics related to Halloween (its origins, legends, witchcraft, etc.)
  2. Classes of 12 to 15 students, formed based on a placement test
  3. Interactive courses for significant improvement in both writing and speaking
  4. Practicing speaking skills to build self-confidence
  5. Grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension
  6. Practical exercises, press reviews, discussions, role-playing, etc.
  7. Classes taught by a team consisting of an English-speaking teacher and a bilingual teacher, combining a variety of teaching approaches
  8. Submitting a trip report

Supervision

  1. English and French teachers and activity leaders available 24 hours a day
  2. 1 adult for every 12 children
  3. 1 French director on site, available to parents
  4. Priorities: progress in English, youth safety and well-being

Activities and Recreation

  1. 5 afternoons of recreational activities per week, led in English, to experience the thrill of Halloween, such as ( depending on the location):

–Amazingly fun tours: a tour of Norwich, atour of Ipswich,the “Ghost Tour” in Cambridge, or the “Witch Trial” at the Colchester Museum, etc.

– Super fun activities: pumpkin carving, making spooky costumes, brewing potions, solving spooky puzzles and going on a witch hunt, escape games, and more.

– Sports: tennis, swimming, soccer, dance, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, cricket, badminton, Zumba, etc.

  1. One day trip per week, such as to Cambridge, Oxford, etc.

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  1. Every evening, thrills are guaranteed with supervised activities such as: a vampire ball, a suspenseful movie, Halloween storytelling, Werewolf, a monster party, and more.

Sample itinerary for a one-week stay

ThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesday
morning3 hours of English lessons3 hours of English lessonsDay Trip to Cambridge / ShoppingSleep in, enjoy a variety of activities3 hours of English lessons3 hours of English lessons3 hours of English lessons
afternoonChoose from: Pumpkin decorating, tennis, swimmingA tour of Norwich, featuring its Halloween-themed decorations and eventsChoose from: creating decorations and costumes for the Halloween party, volleyball, badminton"Ghost Tour" in Cambridge: In Search of the City's GhostsCreating magic potions or inventing and choosing the scariest storyChoose from: a major baseball tournament, tennis, swimming, or art workshops
partyMusic Quiz Werewolf Game"Draw Something" (Draw and Win)Monster PartyThrillerSocial gamesCasino Night or LEC Party

Guided round-trip tours departing from Paris and other cities

We offer guided tours departing from several cities in France, including: Aix-en-Provence , Bordeaux, Calais, Dunkirk, Lyon, Metz, Montpellier, Nancy, Nantes, Nice, Nîmes, and Paris, among others.Please seethe page Guided tours departing from all over France