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Adventure Sports
Summary
Centres: Windlesham, Dicker, Lancing and Brighton
Venue: External venue
Hours: 4½ hours per week (3 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Three days out of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 11–20
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: In small groups, depending on the sport
Fee: £250 per week
Dates
Windlesham, Dicker and Lancing
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Brighton
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• To exercise your own judgment to assess and control risk
• To be aware of your own abilities and limitations
• To challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
• To feel a sense of excitement
• To improve self-confidence
• To enhance your fitness level
• To feel satisfaction for achieving a challenge through your own effort
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to the sports undertaken
Further information
Academy consists of three sports per week which may include:
Abseiling, Canoeing, Climbing, Kayaking, Paddle Boarding,
Raft Building, Target Sports, Wake Boarding.
See our Academy Adventure Sports Flyer.
Flying
Summary
Centres: Lancing
Venue: At a flying school based at Shoreham Airport,
close to Lancing
Hours: 1½ hours per week (2 x 45 minute lessons)
Days: Usually Monday and Tuesday
Ages: 13–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One fully-qualified flying instructor per student
Fee: £650 per week
Dates
Week 1: 1–7 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Objectives
• To learn the basics of flying
• To understand the correct use of checklists
• To master take-off procedures
• To develop your knowledge of the use of the power and flaps
• To be taught the effects of the primary controls
• To maintain straight and level flight
• To execute the climb, descend and landing
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to flying
Further information
• You must have perfect vision (glasses or contact lenses are acceptable) and be in good general health
• Your level of English must be at least Pre-Intermediate (A2)
• In addition to your own flying lessons, another student or staff member will usually sit in the back of the plane while you are receiving your flying instruction
• The plane has dual-controls, so the instructor can take control at any time
• There is no personal insurance cover for flying lessons
• You will receive a logbook that officially records flying hours; this can go
towards gaining a Pilot’s licence
See our Academy Flying Flyer.
Football
Summary
Centres: Windlesham, Dicker, Lancing and Brighton
Venue: Football pitch at a central location to the Bede’s centres
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 11–20
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One coach per 12 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Windlesham, Dicker and Lancing
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Brighton
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul-4 Aug
Week 7: 12-18 Aug
Objectives
• To learn the rules of football
• To master ball control and passing techniques
• To raise fitness level and agility
• To improve your ability to make quick (and the correct) decisions
• To increase your positional and spatial awareness
• To enhance your shooting techniques
• To develop position-specific control and movement
• To encourage team work and communication
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to football
Further information
The academy will include a full Bede’s & Swerve Soccer branded football kit including shorts, t-shirt, jumper and socks. In addition, during free time on one of the afternoons, students may receive a tour of the Brighton & Hove Albion Amex Stadium where they host many Premiership League football matches throughout the season.
See our Academy Football Flyer.
Golf
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Venue: At a golf club close to the centre
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One coach per 10 students
Fee: £250 per week
Dates
Week 1: 1–7 Jul
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Week 7: 12–18 Aug
Objectives
• To develop your knowledge of the fundamentals of golf
• To enhance your course knowledge and management
• To practise the mechanics of the golf swing
• To increase the long game and the short game
• To know the different golf formats
• To play some holes of the course
• To progress further around the golf course
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to golf
See our Academy Golf Flyer.
Horse Riding
Summary
Centres: Eastbourne, Vinehall, Handcross, Windlesham, Dicker and Lancing
Venue: At riding stables near the centre. There may also be the opportunity for students to go on a hack (horseback walk) close to the riding stables
Hours: 3 hours per week (3 x 1 hour sessions)
Days: On three days out of Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 6–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: Students receive instruction in small groups
Fee: £250 per week
Dates
Eastbourne and Dicker: All Weeks
Vinehall: Week 2: 8–14 Jul, Week 4: 22–28 Jul, Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Handcross and Windlesham: Week 3: 15–21 Jul, Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Lancing: Weeks 1: 1–7 Jul, Week 4: 22–28 Jul, Week 6: 5-11 Aug, Week 7: 12–18 Aug
Objectives
• To understand and achieve safe position and handling of a pony or horse
• To demonstrate control and give effective signals to the pony or horse when mounted
• To recognise the importance of balance in walk and trot
• To be able to mount, ride and walk in trot independently
• To practise the canter transition (if possible)
• To experience riding on different terrains
• To ride over poles and fences (if possible)
• To develop riding skills and build your confidence
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to horse riding
Qualifications & Certified Awards
• Certificate of Achievement of Individual Level of Attainment
• Souvenir rosette
Further information
Students will be given additional tuition, extra to the three hours of riding,
in Stable Management (horse care) at the riding stables.
See our Academy Horse Riding Flyer.
Indoor Rock Climbing
Summary
Centre: Handcross and Windlesham
Venue: External venue
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1.5 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 10–15
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 8 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Handcross
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Handcross
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• Demonstrate awareness of safety rules and hazards
• Put on a harness correctly
• Tie a retied figure of eight knot with a stopper knot
• Descend from a route correctly
• Belay safely under supervision using an appropriate belay device
• Hold a top rope fall confidently
• Demonstrate awareness of the auto belay rules
• Use the auto belay safely
See our Indoor Rock Climbing Flyer.
Sailing
Summary
Centres: Windlesham and Lancing
Venue: External venue
Hours: 8 hours per week (4 x 2 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 11–18
Levels: Beginner and Elementary (for Intermediate and Advanced please contact us)
Instruction: In small groups
Fee: £250 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Objectives
• To exercise your own judgment to assess and control risk
• To be aware of your own abilities and limitations
• To challenge you to step outside of your comfort zone
• To feel a sense of excitement
• To improve self-confidence in the water
• To acquire practical knowledge of all aspects of dinghy sailing
• To enhance your fitness level
• To feel satisfaction for achieving a challenge through your own effort
• To achieve confidence and competence in sailing a triangular course, rigging of a vessel, tacking, gibing and be able to recover the boat from a capsize
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to sailing
Qualifications & Certified Awards
• RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Internationally recognised qualification
in dinghy sailing
• Recorded hours in logbook to be able to gain further experience worldwide
See our Academy Sailing Flyer.
Scuba Diving Beginners
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Venue: Swimming pool on campus
Hours: 8 hours per week (4 x 2 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–18
Levels: Beginner and Elementary
Instruction: In small groups
Fee: £400 per week
Dates
Dicker:
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Lancing:
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Further information
• You need adequate swimming skills and be in good physical health
• Your level of English must be at least Pre-Intermediate (A2)
• No prior experience with scuba diving is required
• There is no personal insurance cover for Scuba Diving
Objectives
• To begin the process of becoming a PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) qualified Open Water Diver
• To use basic scuba gear including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and tank
• To learn the basics of recreational scuba diving within confined water
• To understand basic principles of scuba diving
• To build confidence in the water and gain knowledge of water safety
• To enhance your fitness level
• To feel satisfaction for achieving a challenge through your own effort
• To increase your vocabulary relating specially to scuba diving
Qualifications & Certified Awards
• PADI Open Water Diver Referral – this does not qualify you to dive without an instructor
• Online Independent E-Learning Certification – to be completed at home prior to the commencement of the course in the UK
• Official PADI Diving Logbook – recorded confined water diving hours can go towards gaining the full PADI Open Water Diver Qualification at your leisure at any certified PADI centre worldwide
Please note, the full PADI course training pack will be supplied to complete the E-Learning, of which multiple languages are available.
See our Academy Scuba Diving Beginners Flyer.
Scuba Diving & Open Water
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Venue: Swimming pool on campus (Week 1) and Diver’s Cove diving lake (Week 2)
Hours: Week 1: 8 hours (4 x 2 hour sessions) Week 2: 12 hours (includes 4 x open water diving experiences)
Days: Week 1: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Week 2: Sunday and Wednesday
Ages: 12–18
Levels: Beginner and Elementary
Instruction: In small groups
Fee: £550 in total
Dates
Dicker:
Weeks 2–3: 8–21 Jul
Lancing:
Weeks 3–4: 15–28 Jul
Objectives
• To complete the PADI (Professional Association of Diving Instructors) Open Water Diver qualification
• To use basic scuba gear including a mask, snorkel, fins, regulator, buoyancy control device and tank
• To learn the basics of recreational scuba diving within confined and open water
• To understand basic principles of scuba diving
• To build confidence in the water and gain knowledge of water safety
• To enhance your fitness level
• To qualify you to dive with any diver at the same level or higher anywhere in the world up to a maximum of 18 metres in water conditions the same or better than where you trained (maximum of 12 metres for students under 13 years)
• To feel satisfaction for achieving a challenge through your own effort
• To increase your vocabulary relating specially to scuba diving
Qualifications & Certified Awards
• PADI Open Water Diver Qualification
• PADI Open Water Diver Certificate Card (P.I.C.) – this is your passport to your future worldwide diving
• Online Independent E-Learning Certification – to be completed at home prior to the commencement of the course in the UK
Please note, the full PADI course training pack will be supplied to complete the E-Learning, of which multiple languages are available.
Further information
• You need adequate swimming skills and be in good physical health
• Your level of English must be at least Pre-Intermediate (A2)
• No prior experience with scuba diving is required
• This course is for two weeks and must be fully completed to gain the full PADI Open Water Diver qualification
• Open water dives will be completed on Sunday and Wednesday afternoons at a local diving venue. These will replace the normal timetabled excursions
• There is no personal insurance cover for Scuba Diving
Swimming
Summary
Centres: Eastbourne and Vinehall
Venue: Swimming pool on campus
Hours: 3 hours per week (3 x 1 hour lessons)
Days: Monday, Tuesday and Thursday
Ages: 6–12
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One coach per 10 students
Fee: £150 per week
Dates
Eastbourne
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul-4 Aug
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Vinehall
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Objectives
• To build your confidence in the water
• To improve arm and leg technique within the four main strokes (front crawl, back crawl, breast stroke and butterfly)
• To understand body position within the four main strokes
• To ensure the correct breathing technique is used
• To practise key skills such as gliding, floating and kicking
• To achieve swimming out of your depth
• To encourage jumping and diving into the water
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to swimming
See our Academy Swimming Flyer.
Tennis
Summary
Centres: Eastbourne, Vinehall, Handcross, Windlesham,
Dicker, Lancing and Brighton
Venue: On the outdoor hard tennis courts on campus. Eastbourne: at a local tennis club
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 6–20
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One coach per 10 students
Fee: £150 per week
Dates
Eastbourne:
Week 1: 1–7 Jul
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Vinehall:
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Handcross
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Week 7: 12-18 Aug
Windlesham:
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Dicker & Lancing:
All Weeks
Brighton
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul-4 Aug
Week 7: 12-18 Aug
Objectives
• To establish ball sense skills and apply them to tennis
• To use first and second serves effectively
• To learn about court positions and where to stand when competing
• To become more tactically aware and effective in playing the game of tennis
• To develop match play techniques, skills and fitness
• To practice specific techniques to enhance consistency
• To improve your standard of game play
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to tennis
See our Academy Tennis Flyer.
Windsurfing
Summary
Centres: Dicker
Venue: External venue
Hours: 8 hours per week (4 x 2 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–17
Levels: Beginner and Elementary (for Intermediate and Advanced please contact us)
Instruction: In small groups
Fee: £250
Dates
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• To exercise your own judgement to assess and control risk
• To be aware of your own abilities and limitations
• To challenge you to step outside your comfort zone
• To gain practical knowledge of all aspects of windsurfing
• To achieve confidence and competence in sailing upwind, downwind, tacking, gibing, rigging and self-rescue
• To obtain a good understanding of keeping safe
• To feel a sense of excitement
• To improve self-confidence in the water
• To enhance your fitness level
• To feel satisfaction for achieving a challenge through your own effort
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to windsurfing
Qualifications & Certified Awards
• RYA (Royal Yachting Association) Internationally recognised qualification in windsurfing
• Recorded hours in logbook to be able to gain further experience worldwide
See our Academy Windsurfing Flyer.
Animal Management
Summary
Centre: Eastbourne
Venue: Animal Management at a local farm, zoo or activity centre
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 6–11
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 10 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Objectives
• To stimulate your curiosity for the natural world
• To increase your sense of responsibility towards animals and other living beings
• To learn about animal biology, typical animal behaviour traits and conservation
• To master the fundamentals of exotic animal management and aquarium management
• To acquire hands-on experience handling and looking after animals
• To develop awareness of animal welfare issues
• To exercise your own judgement to assess and control risk relating to animals
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to animals and animal management
Further information
There is a range of mammals, invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish such as African Grey Hornbills, Yellow Mongoose, Long Nosed Potaroo, Tree Shrews, White Faced Owls, Kinkajou, Boa Constrictor, Royal Python, Chilean Rose Tarantula.
See our Academy Animal Management Flyer.
Commercial Pop Dance
Summary
Centres: Windlesham, Dicker, Lancing and Brighton
Venue: In the dance studio on campus
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 11–20
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One coach per 14 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Windlesham:
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Dicker:
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Lancing:
Week 1: 1–7 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 7: 12–18 Aug
Brighton:
Week 1: 1–7 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• To improve awareness about posture and position in Commercial Pop dance
• To develop greater balance, flexibility and strength
• To lose inhibitions and increase confidence
• To gain co-ordination
• To learn dance moves and footwork specific to Commercial Pop dance
• To choreograph and perform Commercial Pop dance routines
• To enhance musicality and performance progressively
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to Commercial Pop dance
Further information
Each academy will conclude with the filming of a music video to the latest pop tracks. The choreography will be learned and perfected during the week and each participant will perform and star in the video on the Friday afternoon. Students will be sent a copy of the edited DVD after the academy course has been completed.
See our Academy Commercial Pop Dance Flyer.
Drumming
Summary
Centre: Dicker and Lancing
Venue: Location on campus
Hours: 4 hours per week (4 x 1 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One-to-One lessons
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Dicker
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Lancing
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• To enhance your self-confidence when playing a musical piece
• To learn and/or improve playing technique and instrument understanding
• To develop individual style and flair
• To develop your knowledge of music theory according to your level
• To improve your posture and positioning when playing
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to drumming and music theory
See our Academy Drumming Flyer.
Fashion Design
Summary
Centre: Lancing
Venue: Location on campus
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1.5 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 13–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 10 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Lancing
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Objectives
• To learn the basic principles of designing an illustrated capsule fashion collection
• To inspire your imagination and your fashion creative process
• To motivate you to take a thorough and considered approach
• To encourage you to think how you communicate with the outside world
• To enable you to draw fashion figures and fabrics
• To understand the importance of a collection theme and subsequent research
• To discover how trends are formulated in advance
• To develop mood boards and subsequent design ideas
• To gain knowledge of fabrics and their suitability within your range
• To create high standard fashion figure templates for your collection
• To experiment with various media appropriate for your own illustrative style
• To communicate thoughts in a group environment
• To increase your knowledge of the fashion industry and relevant terminology
See our Academy Fashion Design Flyer.
Fashion School
Summary
Centre: Vinehall and Handcross
Venue: External venue
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1.5 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 8–14
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 5 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Vinehall
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Handcross
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Week 7: 12-18 Aug
Objectives
• To learn basic sewing principles using a sewing machine and by hand
• To inspire individual creativity
• To develop personal confidence and self-esteem through fashion
• To celebrate your own unique style
• To communicate ideas within a group
• To work within a team environment
• To master various fashion and haberdashery equipment and techniques
• To create exciting garment shapes from fabrics to use and wear
• To understand the importance of design deadlines
• To complete a garment for the red carpet
• To style your design
• To exhibit design to an audience
• To learn how to organise a fashion show
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to sewing and fashion
Further information
Each academy will conclude with a fashion show of the designs each student has created. The designs will be created during the week and each student will participate in the show on the Friday afternoon. Students will be given a copy of photographs of the fashion show after the academy course has been completed.
See our Academy Fashion School Flyer.
Film & Animation
Summary
Centre: Dicker and Lancing
Venue: Location on campus
Hours: 8 hours per week (4 x 2 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 7 students
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Dicker
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Lancing
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Objectives
• To learn some of the principles of stop motion animation with clay
• To use aluminium wire and animation clay to produce a clay model with armature for animating
• To learn what features make a clay model good for animating
• To produce an animation stage set using an animation theatre, props and backdrops
• To learn the fundamentals of how to operate animation software so this can be built on after the academy
• To learn how to photograph a stop motion animation so it is smooth and realistic
• To learn how sounds enhance animations and how to add sound using a sound library and animation software
• To improve your understanding of the many uses technology can have today
• To produce a short animated sequence with sounds and music
• To gain skills which can be built on after the Academy
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to Film and Animation
Further information
Each academy will conclude with the filming of a short animated sequence of the clay model each student has created. The designs will be created during the week and each student will participate in creating their animation. Students will be given a digital copy of their animation after the academy course has been completed, as well as, their very own clay model to be kept for further animating.
See our Academy Film & Animation Flyer.
Performing Arts
Summary
Centres: Eastbourne, Vinehall and Windlesham
Venue: In the drama studio on campus
Hours: 8 hours per week (4 x 2 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 6–15
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £150 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Further information
Each academy will conclude with a New Era Academy assessed performance to be taken on the Friday afternoon followed by a participation presentation. The choices of assessed performances are:
• Choral Speaking: choose two poems suitable to the age of the group and learn them to perform as a spoken choir
• Devised Drama: take a theme, proverb or fairy story dependent on age and devise a prepared improvisation to perform together
• Creative Movement: based on a story, use facial and body expression to re-tell the story through movement not voice. Music will be used
Objectives
• To appreciate the importance of a warm-up
• To build self-confidence and social skills
• To learn about acting, improvisation, choral speaking and/or creative movement
• To enhance the control of the body, voice and expression
• To use intonation to develop emotion, character or story
• To express an idea using your whole self
• To develop team work abilities
• To improve awareness of the importance of rehearsal and learning lines, moves or character development
• Further development of English language skills including pronunciation, speaking in public and confidence in discussion and collaboration
• To take part in an assessed performance in a friendly, comfortable environment
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to drama, choral speaking and creative movement
Qualifications & Certified Awards
• New Era Academy (NEA) Examination Grade and Certificate Please note, all NEA Examinations are recognised by Ofqual (The Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation).
See our Academy Performing Arts Flyer.
Photography
Please note all students must bring their own DSLR camera. If you do not have one, please contact us for more information.
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Venue: Various locations on campus
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–18
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 9 students
Fee: £150 per week
Dates
Dicker:
Week 1: 1–7 Jul
Week 3: 15–21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Lancing:
Week 2: 8–14 Jul
Week 4: 22–28 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• To use a DSLR (Digital Single Lens Reflex) camera creatively using the Manual Mode (I.E. not relying on automatic exposure)
• To understand the essential functions of a DSLR camera (including ISO, aperture, shutter speed and focusing modes) and how to use these to obtain technically competent, creative photographs
• To create attractive, well-composed photographs
• To build an exciting image folio
• To establish a wide repertoire of photographic skills
• To expand the capacity for reflection and to develop critical-thinking skills
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to photography
See our Academy Photography Flyer.
Singing (Group)
Summary
Centre: Vinehall and Windlesham
Venue: Location on campus
Hours: 6 hours per week (4 x 1.5 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 8–15
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One teacher per 15 students
Fee: £150 per week
Dates
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul–4 Aug
Objectives
• To sing as part on an ensemble and build a repertoire of musical pieces
• To enhance your self-confidence whilst singing a musical piece
• To learn to sing a number of new music pieces at the correct tempo/beat
• To explore both classical and modern music
• To develop your knowledge of music theory according to your level
• To practise scales
• To improve your posture and positioning when singing
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to singing and music theory
Further information
Each academy will conclude with performing the group repertoire during the schools award ceremony to the rest of the students. The songs will be learned and perfected during the week and each student will participate in the performance on the Friday afternoon.
See our Academy Singing (Group) Flyer.
Singing (Individual)
Summary
Centre: Dicker
Venue: Location on campus
Hours: 4 hours per week (4 x 1 hour sessions)
Days: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–17
Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced
Instruction: One-to-One lessons
Fee: £200 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 7: 12-18 Aug
Objectives
• To enhance your self-confidence when singing a musical piece
• To learn to sing a number of new music pieces at the correct tempo/beat
• To explore both classical and modern music
• To develop your knowledge of music theory according to your level
• To practise scales
• To improve your posture and positioning when singing
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to singing and music theory
Further information
Each academy will conclude with the recording of a vocal track from the repertoire practised throughout the sessions. The melody will be learned and perfected during the week and each participant will record the track on the Friday afternoon. Students will be sent a copy of the edited CD after the academy course has been completed.
See our Academy Singing (Individual) Flyer.
Economics
Summary
Centre: Lancing
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Thursday and Friday
Ages: 15–18
Academic Level: A Level
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5–11 Aug
Objectives
• To gain an insight into real world economics and the dynamic nature of economic activity
• To acquire an understanding of some of the key concepts and principles relating to economics
• To discover the benefits of the practical approach to learning, that is, case analysis
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to Economics
Possible topics
• Microeconomics: how the market works
• The economic problem
• Competitive markets
• Macroeconomics: how the economy works
• Economic objectives of a government
• International trade, globalisation and protectionism
• How a country becomes more competitive
See our Economics Flyer.
English Literature
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday and Tuesday
Ages: 14–17
Academic Level: GCSE
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Objectives
• To read and study extracts from a number of novels, plays and poems and explore their meaning
• To gain an insight into and be able to identify different literary eras
• To study at least one Shakespeare play and be able to contextualise a scene
• To be able to understand idioms from a specific piece and re-produce them in your own writing
• To practise reading for both gist and detail
• To focus on the use of onomatopoeia in a poem
• To enact a scene of a novel or poem
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to English Literature
Possible novels, plays, poems
• Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
• Macbeth by Shakespeare
• Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
• Orange Juice by Michael Rosen
• The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
• Lord of the Flies by William Golding
• Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
See our English Literature Flyer.
History
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Thursday and Friday
Ages: 14–17
Academic Level: GCSE
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
See our Academy History Flyer.
International Relations
Summary
Centre: Lancing
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Thursday and Friday
Ages: 15–18
Academic Level: A Level
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul-4 Aug
Week 7: 12–18 Aug
Objectives
• To develop an understanding of some key terms, concepts and processes involved in International Relations
• To gain an insight into the history and structure of the contemporary international political and economic system
• To learn about some contemporary international issues and consider some daily headlines and topical news
• To study a number of vital research techniques
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to International Relations
Possible topics
• Introduction to contemporary International Relations
• Understanding global politics
• International Communication
• Gender and Society
• Democracy and Globalisation
• Europe in the World
• The Politics of the United States
See our International Relations Flyer.
IT
Summary
Centre: Dicker
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–13 and 14–17
Academic Level: Pre-GCSE and GCSE
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul-4 Aug
Week 7: 12–18 Aug
Objectives
• To learn about the different types and components of computer systems
• To be able to process, analyse and present information in a range of different personal and professional contexts
• To gain an insight into current and emerging technologies and their social and commercial impact in the modern world
• To acquire an appreciation of the legal, social, ethical and environmental issues raised by IT
• To develop IT-based solutions to solve problems
• To recognise potential risks when using IT and develop safe, secure and responsible practices
• To become a confident, independent user of IT but also develop the skills to work collaboratively as part of a team
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to IT
Possible topics
• ICT Systems and Applications
• Operating Systems and User Interfaces
• Current and Emerging Technologies
• Website development
• Data handling applications
• Graphics production and image manipulation
• Monitoring and tracking systems
• Recognition systems
See our IT (Information Technology) Flyer.
Management
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday and Tuesday
Ages: 14–17
Academic Level: GCSE
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 1: 1-7 Jul
Week 3: 15-21 Jul
Week 5: 29 Jul-4 Aug
Week 7: 12–18 Aug
Objectives
• To understand how customers and consumers behave
• To study some of the practical aspects of motivating workers
• To gain an insight into the challenges of being a manager
• To develop an understanding of the psychology of human behaviour
• To recognise a range of different perspectives on leadership, including sociological, psychological, functional and critical
• To consider suitable ways by which businesses might recruit and retain their employees
• To learn about the core concepts of Total Quality Management
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to Management
Possible topics
• People in Business
• Leadership and Performance Management
• Motivating People
• Managing Knowledge
• Decision-Making
• Consumer Behaviour
• Human Resource Management
• Total Quality Management
• Managing Yourself
See our Management Flyer.
Maths
Summary
Centres: Dicker and Lancing
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Monday and Tuesday
Ages: 12–13 and 14–17
Academic Level: Pre-GCSE and GCSE
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11 Aug
Objectives
• To develop an understanding of some key mathematical concepts and principles
• To increase confidence in mathematics and recognise the importance of mathematics in society
• To acquire and apply mathematical concepts to solve everyday problems
• To reason mathematically, make deductions and inferences and draw conclusions
• To comprehend, interpret and communicate mathematical information in a variety of forms appropriate to the information and context
• To use mathematics to develop models of real situations
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to Mathematics
Possible topics
• Algebraic Equations
• Quadratic Equations (including the Quadratic Formula and Completing the Square)
• Equations of Straight Lines (including Midpoints of Line Segments and Parallel and Perpendicular Lines)
• 3D Shapes (including Volumes of Prisms, Cones, Spheres and Frustums)
• Calculations with Fractions (including Algebraic Fractions)
• Circle Theorems
• Transformations
• Area and Circumference of a Circle (including the Area and Perimeter of Partial Circles)
• Probability
• Indices and Surds
• Trigonometry (including the Sine and Cosine Rules)
See our Maths Flyer.
Science
Summary
Centre: Dicker
Hours: 3 hours per week (2 x 1½ hour sessions)
Days: Thursday and Friday
Ages: 12–13 and 14–17
Academic Level: Pre-GCSE and GCSE
Minimum English Level: B1 (Intermediate)
Instruction: One teacher per 14 students
Fee: £100 per week
Dates
Week 2: 8-14 Jul
Week 4: 22-28 Jul
Week 6: 5-11Aug
Objectives
• To develop an understanding of some key scientific concepts and principles within the disciplines of Biology, Chemistry and Physics
• To learn some essential aspects of methods, processes and uses of science
• To appreciate some of the complex and diverse scientific phenomena that exist in the natural world
• To expand upon and apply observational, practical, modelling and problem-solving skills both in the laboratory and in the field
• To establish an ability to evaluate scientific claims through a critical analysis of the methodology, evidence and conclusions
• To inspire curiosity about the natural world, how science works and its relevance to everyday life
• To increase your vocabulary relating specifically to Science
Possible topics
• Atomic structure and the periodic table
• Bonding, structure and the properties of matter
• Chemistry of the atmosphere
• Acids and Alkalis
• Energy
• Collision Theory
• Cell Biology
• Infection and Response
• Ecology
See our Science Flyer.