Summer Schools

Centres for 2012

Kingsley School
Kingsley School, Bideford, North Devon,
12-17 years, boys & girls | July 7 – August 4 | CHANGEOVER DAY SATURDAY

Stonar
Stonar School, Cottles Park, Atworth, Nr Melksham, Wiltshire.
10-16 years, boys & girls | July 8 - August 5 | CHANGEOVER DAY SUNDAY

Ashville
Ashville College, Green Lane Harrogate, North Yorkshire
12-17 years, boys & girls | July 9 - July 23 | CHANGEOVER DAY MONDAY

Dover
Dover College, Dover, Kent
12-17 years, boys & girls | July 8 – August 19 | CHANGEOVER DAY SUNDAY

Bruton
Bruton School for Girls, Sunny Hill, Bruton, Somerset
10-16 years, boys & girls | July 4 - August 8 | CHANGEOVER DAY WEDNESDAY

Sherborne
Sherborne Prep School, Acreman Street, Sherborne, Dorset
9-14 years, boys & girls | July 10 – August 7 | CHANGEOVER DAY TUESDAY

Cranbrook
Cranbrook School, Cranbrook, Kent
12-17 years, boys & girls | July 15 – August 12 | CHANGEOVER DAY SUNDAY

Christ College
Christ College, Brecon, Powys
12-17 years, boys & girls | July 8 - 28* | CHANGEOVER DAY SUNDAY

Abbotsholme
Abbotsholme School, Rocester, Uttoxeter, Staffs
10-16 years years, boys & girls | July 15 – August 12 | CHANGEOVER DAY SUNDAY

Wymondham
Wymondham College, Golf Links Road, Wymondham, Norfolk
10-16 years, boys & girls | July 14 - August 4 | CHANGEOVER DAY SATURDAY

Royal Wolverhampton
The Royal Wolverhampton School, Penn Road, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
12-17 years, boys & girls | July 8 - 29 | CHANGEOVER DAY SUNDAY

About Project International Schools

Our caring staff are on site 24 hours a day and are recruited for their ability to work with children and for their flair/qualifications on the teaching and/or activity front. There are senior staff specifically responsible for English, Activites, Excursions, Social Activities and Welfare/Pastoral Care.

Welfare and pastoral care are top priorities too and a doctor is always on call. We also place a huge emphasis on safety and security and are constantly reviewing these vital areas.

Each day is structured so that the students are occupied morning, afternoon and evening. There is appropriate variation and always an emphasis on fun and all round enjoyment and we have found, over the years, that this makes for a truly memorable programme for all concerned.

The international environment enables students from different parts of the world to exchange ideas and experiences, and to communicate in English.

Dates

For dates at each school see pages 6-11 under appropriate school.

Different schools have different changeover days. Note: 3 weeks is the ADVISED length of stay, though it is possible to book stays of less than 3 weeks (or more) as long as stay falls within the above dates and subject to availability. Please ask for further details.

Excursions

Students are taken on escorted coach excursions twice a week: Normally these are Wednesdays for half days and Saturdays for full days. Sundays are days when extra excursions can be organised and it is popular to lay on recreational, rather than cultural, trips on such days.

We have a Director of Excursions who liaises with foreign group leaders regarding their planned trips, coaching etc.. We cannot guarantee to send groups exactly where they want to go but we do our utmost.
The more warning we have the better!
Please also bear in mind that there are STANDARD excursions from each school; if groups want to go further afield from these destinations, an extra charge is made which is dependent on number in group and distance. There are standard entrances too (listed on each centre page in this brochure) that are included; be aware that if a different entrance is required (and can be accommodated) then a supplement may be payable.

Please also bear in mind that we have to maximise the occupancy of the coaches on excursions and therefore CANNOT send groups/individuals wherever they choose to go.For groups going to a centre where London is NOT a standard excursion, a London overnight stay may be ideal - this can be tagged on at the end of the stay, prior to departure and gives a group far more quality time in the capital with the possibility of a theatre trip as well as sightseeing. Project can organise the whole of this trip (see page 13).

Please note the recommended airports for appropriate centre given under relevant centre on pages 6-11. Supplements may apply if a different airport is chosen.

Evenings

There is a Director of Social Activities whose job it is to lay on a varied and popular schedule of evening entertainment.

These include discos, karaokes, BBQ s, Blind Date, Talent Shows, Fashion Shows, Film Shows, Lucky Numbers, Project Olympics, etc.. On certain evenings, there are two different activities one aimed at the younger students, the other at the older ones.

Meals

Meals are carefully planned with our on site chef/catering manager. A mixture of English and Continental Breakfasts are served. At lunch and dinner, there is always a salad bar with choice of hot meal (including a vegetarian option) and plenty of fruit. Students and leaders alike are urged to give us feedback on the meals; there is scope for flexibility and change!!

All food is freshly prepared on site and all dietary requirements are catered for (providing advance warning is given!!) Please bear in mind that the chefs are often having to cater for as many as 10 nationalities which is particularly difficult when children are involved as cultures/tastes vary so much.

Afternoon Activities

There is a wide range of activities on offer and we have a Director of Activities who plans each afternoon according to the demands of the students and in liasion with group leaders.

Students can sign up for preferred activities in the mornings or make their selection when the students congregate for activities at 2.15pm. The activity programme is designed for maximum participation and enjoyment; it is NOT a coaching establishment although, for an extra charge, we can organise 1:1 tuition in certain activities with coaches we bring in specially for this purpose.

Activities are many and varied and normally include: aerobics, archery, art/craft, badminton, boomerang, basketball, drama, frisbee, football, golf, handball, hockey, horse riding*, kwik cricket, lacrosse, netball, pool, rugby, shooting, short tennis, squash, table tennis, tennis, treasure trail, unihoc, volleyball, water polo etc...
(*) supplement payable.

Centre Information

General information on each school as well as details of accommodation are given on the appropriate centre page (pages 6-11).

More detailed information (ie. telephone numbers) will be sent out a month or so prior to departure. Please note that most schools provide a full internet service for staff & students but this cannot be absolutely guaranteed; some schools have emergency work to do on their networks & others are loathe to let outside groups onto their network. In the main, however, internet should be fully accessible to all students. A laundry facility (NOT necessarily service!) is provided in all our centres. However this should not be taken to mean that a bespoke laundry service is done for students! Some schools will do the laundry for the students, others just provide the facility.

Sample Weekly Programme 2012

Note this is a SAMPLE programme; possible excursion destinations are given under the appropriate centres pages.
For more details on the destinations, contact our Head Office in London.