LANGUAGE COURSES ENGLAND COURSES IN ENGLAND ENGLISH COURSES IN ENGLAND LANGUAGE CAMPS IN ENGLAND CAMPS FOR KIDS AND TEENAGERS IN ENGLAND near London in Kingston at the seaside -  Southampton Middle England  - Nottingham 

St Giles School organizes English courses in England for kids and teenagers at the age of 10 to 18 years. Summer language camps create the opportunity to improve your English skills as well as to rest. Free time is organized by the school's staff.

English courses for kids are  organized in:
- Southampton (south coast) - 12 - 17 years
- Kingston (near London) - 14 - 18 years
- Nottingham (central England) - 10 - 17 years
- Oxford - 14-17 years
- Canterbury - 13-17 years

Southampton

Southampton is famous for its sea heritage. This is the place where Titanic was built and also today line ships and luxurious yachts can be seen at the coast of Southampton. 
In the free time the students can go shopping in the West Quay shopping centre, the biggest shopping centre in the south of England, and many recreation centres offer bowling, cinemas, theatres or swimming pools.
Southampton is situated near London, so it is very easy to get to Southampton from the airports in London. There are also bigger cities such as Winchester, Bournemouth, Brighton and The New Forest near Southampton.

School Campus
Learning, accommodation meals sports and cultural activities take place on the campus of Southampton Solent University. Such location in the centre of the city means that the students may walk and visit many interesting places.
University buildings have a café, spacious classrooms, big gyms, a cinema. Closed discos and games and plays are organized for the participants of the course in the nearby club.

Accommodation 
All students live in single room with own bathroom. Students' residence is on the other side of the park, few minutes walk from the main building of the school. Residence has a common room with TV, billiard table, coffee, tea. Laundry is available. Staff St Giles School takes care of the students all the time, residence also has its own security employees.

English Course
English course comprises 20 classes per week in international groups to 15 people. Every lesson lasts 50 minutes. On the first day of the course students write competence test which is the basis to place the student in the proper group on one of 6 levels (from beginner to advanced). In the end of the course all participants get the certificate of the completion of the course.

After-class activities
Programme comprises one whole-day trip and one half-day trip per week. Whole-day trip may be to London, Brighton, Bath, Isle of Wright. Half - day trips may be to: Winchester, The New Forest, Bournemouth, Portsmouth and Stonehenge.

In the afternoons and evenings time for students is organized. There are sports activities (football, volleyball, basketball) as well as games and plays (movie shows, discos, bowling). In the afternoon students will also visit interesting places in Southampton.

Kingston

Kingston is situated at Thames 20 km from the centre of London. There are many picturesque historic buildings in Kingston. The students' residence is located 5 minutes from the centre full of shops, cafés and restaurants. It is very easy to get to the centre of London, there are also many tourist attractions such as: Hampton Court, Windsor castle and Thorpe Amusement Park. Brighton and Oxford are only 1 hour journey by bus. Kingston has very good connections with the airports, only 30 minutes from Heathrow and 40 minutes from Gatwick. 

School Campus
Learning, accommodation, meals, sports and cultural activities take place on the Campus of Kingston University. Students' residence Kingston Bridge House is located 5 minutes from the centre of Kingston and 20 minutes from the main buildings of the university. Such location in the city centre means that the students can walk to many tourist attractions and to the river.
There are: a modern cafeteria, spacious classrooms and a cinema on the campus. Closed discos as well as games and plays are organized for the participants of the course in the nearby Students' Union Building club.

Accommodation

Students in Kingston live in single rooms in a modern residence near Thames opposite a big park. There are drink and snacks distributors  and a laundry in the residence. Staff of St Giles School takes care of the students all the time, residence also has its own security employees.

After-class activities
Programme comprises one whole-day and one half-day trip per week. Whole-day trip may be to: central London, Cambridge, Oxford, Brighton, Thorpe Amusement Park and Bath. Half -day trip may be to: Windsor castle, Hampton Court, Richmond Park, it may be also a cruise on Thames or visiting other attractions in London. In the afternoons and evenings time is organized for the students. Sports activities (football, volleyball, basketball) as well as games and plays (movie shows, discos, bowling) are planned.

Nottingham

Nottingham is best known as the home town of Robin Hood. It is a very lively town, full of tourist attractions, situated near York, Birmingham and Cambridge. There is a historic Warwick castle and holiday centre at the seaside - Skegness two hours from the town.
There is also big shopping centre, you can get to historic city centre from Nottingham East Midlands Airport in 30 minutes, or in 2 hours from the airport in London.

School Campus
Learning, accommodation, meals, sports and cultural activities take place on the closed campus, perfect for young participants of the course. The campus is surrounded by the park and is situated on the suburbs.
There are: a modern cafeteria, spacious classrooms, a big common room where movie shows can be organized, drink and snack distributors and a laundry. Closed discos, games and plays are organized for the participants of the course. Near the residence there is also a swimming pool, tennis courts, a gym and a football pitch.

Accommodation
Students in Nottingham live in single or double rooms in a modern students' residence. Students eat and have classes in the same building. Staff of St Giles school takes care of the students all the time, residence also has its own security employees. School always tries to locate its students according to their wishes, but single rooms are not always available.

English Course
Course comprises 20 classes per week in international groups up to 15 people. Every lesson lasts 50 minutes. On the first day the students write competence test which is the basis to place the student in the proper group on one of 6 levels (from beginner to advanced). In the end of the course all participants get the certificate of the completion of the course.

After-class activities
There is one whole-day and one half-day trip during the course. Whole-day trip may be to: London, Cambridge, Warwick castle, York and Cadburys chocolate factories. Half-day trip may be to: Belvoir castle, Chatsworth House, Sherwood or The Heights of Abraham in Matlock. In the afternoon after-classes activities take place on the campus: football, volleyball, tennis, basketball and other activities - movie shows, discos, swimming, bowling, ice skating. Students visit Nottingham castle and learn more about Robin Hood.

Oxford

School Campus
St Giles Oxford has it's headquartesrs in Oxford Brookes University, Headington Hill Campus, which makes it an ideal place for people who want to feel the cliamte of Oxford.
The campus is placed in a beautiful park, close to the cener of Oxford. It's safe and closed. An open, wooded area enables relaxation. All the buildings are close to each other. The school offers modern equipement and accomodation of the highest standard.

Accomodation
In Oxford students are placed in single rooms with bathrooms in a modern student residence.

How to become a student at St. Giles Colleges?

All issues concerning the course, booking, arrival, journey etc. may be settled in person or by mail at College of Foreign Languages  "LEXIS" or with our Representative. When you choose the course, accommodation and other services you are asked to fill in the application form, sign the contract and pay the agreed amount in PLN on our bank account "LEXIS". The application form, one copy of the contract and confirmation of payment should be sent to us by mail or fax, so that we receive it 2 weeks before the course starts (persons from other towns contact our Representative).

Before you leave you will receive:

ˇ confirmation of the admission to the course together with a special letter for the border authorities in Great Britain so that you do not have any problems entering Great Britain,
ˇ ticket for your journey - if you leave from Warsaw (persons leaving from other cities in Poland contact our Representative),
ˇ confirmation of the booking of your accommodation together with the address, telephone and short characteristic of the host family,
ˇ bill for all services you paid for.


English courses in England for adults - St Giles