Middle School Study Abroad Program in England – Intensive English

Intensive English courses and a variety of activities at a beautiful English school Ages 11–14 / Ages 14–17 – 6th through 11th grade

The "Middle School – Intensive English" program is designed for anyone who wants to study at a superb English middle school and, in addition to three hours of English classes per day, take four extra hours of classes per week, all while enjoying a wide variety of recreational activities and evening events.

Highlights of the trip

  • Improve Your English
  • Study and make new friends while staying at a beautiful, quintessentially British school
  • Have fun with a wide variety of activities and evening events
  • Enjoy round-the-clock care in a carefully selected environment

Your trip at a glance

  1. Accommodation in middle school
  2. 3 hours of class per day + 2 additional 2-hour sessions per week
  3. Classes formed based on a placement test
  4. A wide range of activities (sports, cultural, and artistic) and lively evening events in English
  5. Guided toursdeparting from nearly 30 cities

Accommodation

  1. BeautifulBritish secondary schools, carefully visited and selected by our teams
  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. On campus, high-quality sports and educational facilities: green spaces, a gym, sports fields and playgrounds, a swimming pool, a theater, etc. (depending on the location)
  5. Modern and comfortable classrooms
  6. Full board with hot meals for lunch and dinner ( on excursion days, packed lunches are provided)

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Class

  1. 3 hours of class per day, in the morning
  2. 2 two additional 2-hour English classes per week, in the afternoon:

– Focus on oral communication, conversation, and comprehension
– Current events, debates, role-playing, practical exercises, role-playing scenarios, etc.

  1. Classes formed based on a placement test
  2. Interactive courses for significant improvement in both writing and speaking
  3. Practicing speaking skills to build self-confidence
  4. Grammar, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension
  5. Practical exercises, press reviews, discussions, role-playing, etc.
  6. Classes taught by a team consisting of an English-speaking teacher and a bilingual teacher, combining a variety of teaching approaches
  7. Submitting a trip report

class

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. 2 to 3 afternoons of recreational activities per week, led in English. Each day, the young person chooses what they’d like to do from the following options ( depending on the location):

– Sports, such as: tennis, swimming, soccer, dance, volleyball, basketball, Olympic-style games, table tennis, golf, cricket, badminton, bowling, etc.
– Art and leisure activities, such as: drawing, escape rooms, scrapbooking, crafts, etc.
– Cultural visits, such as: the Roman Baths in Bath, Nothe Fort, etc.

  1. One day trip per week, such as: Cambridge, London, Bath, Bristol, Oxford, or Bristol, etc.
  2. 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.

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Sample itinerary for a one-week stay

ThursdayFridaySaturdaySundayMondayTuesdayWednesday
morning3 hours of English lessons3 hours of English lessonsDay trip to Bath and Bristol / shoppingSleep in, enjoy a variety of activities3 hours of English lessons3 hours of English lessons3 hours of English lessons
afternoonChoose from: swimming, tennis, volleyball, badminton, art workshops2-hour English classChoose from: a major baseball tournament, tennis, swimming, or art workshops2-hour English classChoose from: "Mini-Olympics" game, cricket, paintingChoose from: cricket, dance, tennis, painting, or creating "Cluedo" game pieces
partyMovie NightFashion showLEC party"Draw Something" (Draw and Win)Casino Night or LEC PartyGiant barbecueLife-size "Cluedo"

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