Learn English at an Embassy Summer school. Programmes for children, teenagers and young adults in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.

Modern school in historic university city

Available: 1^st July 2012 – 12^th August 2012

Ages: 14 – 18

Location: Manor Campus, Bellerbys College Cambridge

Time to London: 50 minutes

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Our Cambridge summer school is at the year-round international school Bellerbys College. The campus is located in the north of the city in a quiet residential suburb. Classrooms, accommodation, sports facilities and dining hall are all on one site.

The campus is on a main bus route into Cambridge. The historic city centre has many beautiful buildings and streets which are fun to explore on foot, or alternatively by boat.

Accommodation

Two accommodation options are available.

Room options:

1. On-campus
   Standard single bedrooms, with 4 bedrooms sharing each bathroom and kitchen. Residential accommodation also includes breakfast and dinner in the cafeteria. A warden is available 24 hours a day for your security.
2. Homestay (host family)
   Live with a host family in Cambridge, at a location near to the centre. All of our host families are monitored and vetted. Breakfast and evening meals will be provided by the family and lunch will be taken at the centre. Packed lunches will be provided for any trips. The family will also provide laundry service.

Facilities

• Classrooms: Equipped with Interactive whiteboards to aid learning.
• Sports facilities: On-site multi-purpose sports hall, football pitches, and tennis courts.
• Common areas: Satellite television, DVD player, X-Box, and table football.
• Dining Hall: : Modern cafeteria serving breakfast*, lunch and dinner*. Also selling a variety of snacks, fruit as well as hot and cold drinks. Our varied menu caters to a range of tastes and diets.

  * Homestay students receive lunch at the cafeteria – and other meals with their host family.

• Email: Free wireless internet access across all areas of the college with PCs in common areas.

Travel time to major airports and stations: †

Airport or Station	Transfer time
Stansted Airport (STN)	45 minutes
Luton Airport (LTN)	1 hour
St Pancras International (Eurostar)	1 hour
London Heathrow (LHR)	2 hours 30 minutes
London Gatwick (LGW)	3 hours

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† Travel times shown are average transfer times by road

Activities*

Daytime activities

• Sports: Football, Badminton, Basketball, Table Tennis and Tennis.
• Non-sports: Giant board games, Arts & Crafts, Drama and Music.

Evening activities

• Talent show, Discos, Barbecue party and Film night

* Examples of typical activities offered are shown

Excursions**

Included in the course price:

• One full-day by coach each week.
• Two half-day local visit to Cambridge each week.

Examples of typical included excursions:

• London: The UK capital offers an unrivalled choice of shopping, world-class galleries, museums and so much more.
• Oxford: Home to England's oldest university, you'll enjoy exploring Oxford's grand buildings, containing museums, shops and colleges.
• Stratford-upon-Avon: Famous as the birthplace of playwright William Shakespeare, visit historic English buildings dating back centuries.

Examples of typical optional excursions:

• Brighton: England’s favourite seaside resort is a vibrant and colourful city with great independent shops, pier, rides, ice cream parlours and restaurants.
• Norwich: A pretty and historic city with castle, cathedral and some great shopping.
• Windsor: Visit the Queen’s favourite weekend home. The oldest, and largest, inhabited castle in the world.

** Examples of typical excursions shown. Optional excursions require extra payment for travel and entrance

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Cambridge average climate

Cambridge summer school: Manor Campus

Activities: Punting on the River Cam

Cambridge city: Pretty shopping streets