Cambridge Junior English Course
Abbey College Residence & Homestay
Cambridge is world famous for its historic colleges and beautiful architecture. Our centre is located in the modern Abbey College a short walk from the city cente. Students stay in an ensuite residential accommodation next to Abbey College. The college is in a modern part of the prestigious city centre close to the University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge Central Railway station and an array of shops and leisure facilities.
Abbey College is a modern, cosmopolitan British secondary school with new buildings and recent refurbishments all around the spacious and secure site. Featuring nearby sports fields and adjoining leisure centre, the school has great facilities for our young learners.
The college is in a modern part of the prestigious city centre close to the University Botanic Gardens, Cambridge Central Railway station and an array of shops and leisure facilities.
Key Facts:
Price:
Abbey College, Tripos Court (Single en-suite): £985 (price includes tuition, trips, activities, accommodation and full board)
Homestay: £835 per week (price includes tuition, trips, activities, accommodation and full board)
Day Programme: £580 per week
Location: Abbey College, Cambridge
Dates: 2 July - 13 August
Ages:
Residence programme: 12 – 18 (18 year olds accepted as part of a group with a leader)
Homestay programme: 13–17
Accommodation: Single en suite room (private bathroom)
Sample Excursions: London, Oxford and Warwick Castle
Day programme: 4 July - 12 August. Always starting on a Monday including tuition, activities and lunch. No accommodation included. Contact us for more information
RESIDENTIAL
- Abbey College has residence in the next door Tripos Court. It is a secure purpose built student accommodation featuring modern, single en-suite rooms with social space and all rooms include a desk, wardrobe and chair with WiFi throughout.
- Laundry service available in residence for £3. There is a washing machine and tumble dryer in each house and live in staff will schedule laundry sessions where the students are helped
- Bedrooms cleaned weekly
On-site activities are scheduled on weekdays in between lessons, with full-day excursions three times a week. All activities are designed to continue learning in a fun and enjoyable way, encouraging students to develop life skills and make new friends through sport, activities and socially interactive games.
Activities
Sports: with a choice of football, mini Olympics, rounders, table tennis, volleyball and basketball.
Daytime activities: drama and performance workshops, scavenger hunts and photo quiz.
Evening: Activities such as karaoke, talent show, and team games.
Full-Day Excursions
London: Visit London several times, seeing places such as: the British Museum, the Science Museum, the Natural History Museum, the National Gallery, Oxford street shopping and Hyde Park
Oxford: Students can get to know the other famous university city and visit one of its most famous colleges
Stratford Upon Avon: Visit this beautiful town, the birthplace of Shakespeare
Half-day Trips:
Our students only go on local visits to Cambridge to explore the charming city on a walking tour or a city quiz.
Students will get to punt on the River Cam, experience the wonderful King’s College and Chapel
Cambridge University Botanical Gardens is an extremely beautiful excursion included in this programme
The classroom is at the heart of your Cambridge Junior English Course. English Lessons are student-centred and encourage the development of relevant language skills.
- Lessons are taught by friendly and professional English teachers
- 20 x 45 minute lessons per week morning, or afternoon
- Placement test on day 1 to ensure students in appropriate level
- Maximum 17 students per class
- Students will be placed in an international class with students of different nationalities
- Curriculum with emphasis on communication skills
- Many classrooms have interactive whiteboards
- Materials included as well as an end of course report and certificate
- Classrooms are located at Abbey College
Travel times to nearest airports
| (LGW) London Gatwick Airport | 2 hrs |
| (LHR) London Heathrow Airport | 1 hr 45 mins |
| (STN) Stansted Airport | 45 mins |
| (LTN) Luton Airport | 1 hr |
Travel times to nearest train station
| St Pancras International (Eurostar) | 1 hr 45 mins |
Each 14 night stay will include 2 local visits by foot or local transport to Cambridge with activities and 6 full-day excursions to other sites such as London, Oxford and Warwick Castle.
Students also do full-day excursions in Cambridge to explore King’s College, try punting on River Cam, Duxford IWM and Granchester Meadows, among other places. Transport for trips may be by private coach or public transport.
This programme is for illustrative purposes only and is subject to amendments or alterations.
Cambridge Programme 2022 (Residential)
| Week 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday | |
| Morning | Arrivals On-site activities Optional trip to Norwich |
Testing/Induction Lessons |
Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Lessons | Full-day excursion to London with Westminster walking tour and Covent Garden |
| Afternoon | Walking tour of Cambridge | Indoor sports Arts & crafts - Cambridge theme |
Half-day visit to King's College X-Factor Karaoke |
Mini-Olympics | Cambridge Botanical Gardens | ||
| Evening | Welcome games On-site activities |
Capture the flag | Kahoot Quiz Night Culture Club |
Talent show | Big Game Bingo Photo Scavenger Hunt |
Disco | Film Night |
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