Brighton13-17 years

The morning Global English Skills sessions build overall language proficiency across all four core skills while exploring modern global issues. Students sharpen their public speaking and presentation techniques by analysing inspiring TED Talks and creating their own presentations, all while expanding their vocabulary around contemporary global topics.

These collaborative sessions prepare students for dynamic team debates. Through hands-on workshops focused on internet research, media literacy, and critical thinking, students investigate modern challenges, such as digital ethics, mental health and social equality and learn to evaluate sources, construct logical arguments, and propose practical solutions to the issues that impact their lives and futures.

Throughout the week, students collaborate to research and analyse a modern global issue, exploring how large-scale societal challenges connect to their own lives as older teenagers. Working in teams, they present their insights through creative media, such as blog posts, original songs, podcasts, or digital presentations. These sessions aim to develop not only students’ speaking and communication skills but also their social and interpersonal skills, as well as broaden their perspectives on life in the future.
A friendly competitive element adds to the excitement of Global Projects, with the Academic Manager or Centre Director judging the final presentations and awarding prizes to the winning team.

After lessons, students participate in a range of sports and recreational activities. This provides the opportunity to carry on learning outside the classroom in small, supervised groups at the same time as having some fun. Students will be able to choose their preferred sport or activity.

Aims

1. Enhance students' fluency in English.
2. Awaken students' curiosity by explore new sports, activities and games.
3. Enhance students' skills and technique in sports.
4. Encourage participation and self-confidence.
5. Teach students new vocabulary related to sports, games and popular leisure activities.

Examples

Arts & Crafts, Tennis, Bracelet Making, Rounders, Football, Bag Designing, Dream Catchers Making, Volleyball, Pottery, Baking, Basketball, Athletics, Runners Club, Yoga, Painting, Afternoon Tea Party

A full programme of organised and supervised social events is offered every evening to encourage students to make new friends and develop their social skills. By actively encouraging the mixing of nationalities, we are helping to create a harmonious international community in which students can live, study in a safe and comfortable environment and enjoy themselves.

Aims

1. Promote students' relaxation and enjoyment.
2. Explore some typically English social events, games and activities.
3. Nurture social skills in an environment of different cultural traditions.
4. Use English in natural real-life speaking situations.
5. Forge new friendships.

Examples
Disco, Karaoke, Escape Rooms, Games Night, Mini Olympics, Scavenger Hunt, Capture the Flag

Excursions are a mandatory part of the programme. We offer students the opportunity to visit places of cultural and historical interest, as well as the chance for sightseeing, shopping and amusement. There are two mid-week excursions that are extended half-day and two full-day excursions at the weekend. 

Tuesdays 

Tuesday trips are an extended half-day afternoon/evening visit to Brighton and may involve visiting a local place of interest, such as Sealife Brighton, Brighton Pier, Brighton Museum, Royal Pavillion etc., or an off-site activity, such as: crazy golf, laser tag, bowling, beach volleyball in Brighton. 

Thursdays 

Thursday trips are an extended half-day afternoon/evening visit to London by train and may involve visiting a place of interest such as the British Museum, or a venue allowing the students to futher explore the topic of global modern issues - such as Camden Market, Covent Garden, Frameless Immersive Art Experience or Borough Market and Southbank Walking Tour. 

Saturdays

Saturday excursions are a full day trip and include a cultural, touristic or recreational visit to London or another place of interest such as the British Museum, Buckingham Palace, London Dungeons, London Eye, London Zoo, Madame Tussauds, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey.

Sundays

Sunday excursions are often more relaxing trips to a local attraction, such as Thorpe Park Theme Park, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard & Gunwharf Quays, Port Lympne Safari Park, Windsor, where students can have fun or do some shopping.