Wide variety of activities – It is set in its own grounds of 110 acres, and boasts playing fields, 13 tennis courts, an indoor heated swimming pool (25m), a new gymnasium with fitness room, 3 glass-backed squash courts and an art room as well as a theatre.squash, tennis, swimming, football, mountain biking, basketball, water-polo and many more sports and crafts of all sorts, music, art classes, drama club etc.It is set in its own grounds of 110 acres, and boasts playing fields, 13 tennis courts, an indoor heated swimming pool (25m), a new gymnasium with fitness room, 3 glass-backed squash courts and an art room as well as a theatre.

Downe House is one of the most prestigious boarding schools in England. It is 45 minutes away from Heathrow International Airport, our hour from Central London and half an hour from Oxford.Accommodation: students are accommodated in pleasant and comfortable study – bedrooms -singles for the Yanks (our oldest students) -doubles & triples for the Brits -doubles, triples & quads for the Springboks -2 to 5 students per room for Kiwis & Aussies (our youngest students) Boys and girls are strictly segregated into separate houses and age groups Bed linen is provided and changed weekly Bathrooms are located conveniently near the bedrooms A Free laundry service is provided once a week.Our concept is “Immersion in English at all times.” This means that the students have to speak English at all times, during classes, but also during meals, activities… Lessons are highly intensive, but fun! KIWIS, AUSSIES & SPRINGBOKS have 32 lessons a week in groups of average 6-7 students (max. 10) from the same level. BRITS & YANKS have the same programme, but can add, if they choose to, 8 optional workshops a week either to prepare for exams (FCE, TOEFL…) or to work on specific needs and goals. The staff are all trained and EFL(English as a Foreign Language) experienced.

The Location

Town:	Newbury (0 inh.)

Nearest city:	(0 inh.) 5 miles distance

The Course Offerings

Max. language-levels:	10
Participants per year:	700
Avg. participants per course:	200
Max. participants per course:	250
Participant's min. age:	8

Courses:
intensive English courses for teenagers

Our concept is “Immersion in English at all times.” This means that the students have to speak English at all times, during classes, but also during meals, activities… Lessons are highly intensive, but fun! KIWIS, AUSSIES & SPRINGBOKS have 32 lessons a week in groups of average 6-7 students (max. 10) from the same level. BRITS & YANKS have the same programme, but can add, if they choose to, 8 optional workshops a week either to prepare for exams (FCE, TOEFL…) or to work on specific needs and goals. The staff are all trained and EFL(English as a Foreign Language) experienced.

Accommodation

Homestay:	no
Apartments:	no
Campus-dorms:	yes

Other:

Accommodation: students are accommodated in pleasant and comfortable study – bedrooms -singles for the Yanks (our oldest students) -doubles & triples for the Brits -doubles, triples & quads for the Springboks -2 to 5 students per room for Kiwis & Aussies (our youngest students) Boys and girls are strictly segregated into separate houses and age groups Bed linen is provided and changed weekly Bathrooms are located conveniently near the bedrooms A Free laundry service is provided once a week

Activities

Regular activities:

Sports and activities: Badminton, swimming, tennis, volleyball, football, cricket, squash, mountain biking etc. as well as arts and crafts. Two full day excursions a week, and one day of sports and adventureStudents go out twice a week for two full days excursions, and trips include London (Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, Mme Tussaud etc. and shopping in Oxford Street and Harrods) as well as Windsor, Oxford, Bath, Bristol… Students go on visits accompanied at all times by the staff. All entrance fees are included in the price.

Possible activities:

Opportunity for optional extra outings (at an extra cost to be paid on site) on Tuesday or Friday evening, Cinema – Ice skating

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