Pro Dance12-17 years

English Skills lessons are designed to improve students’ general language skills, extend their vocabulary and better their understanding of grammar, to improve accuracy and confidence when producing spoken and written English.

Aims

1. Improve students' receptive (reading and listening) and productive (speaking and writing) English skills.

2. Extend students' knowledge and range of vocabulary.

3. Deepen students' understanding of grammatical concepts in English.

4. Build students' confidence to use the English they know in speaking situations.

5. Improve students' pronunciation.

6. Train students to be effective learners.

During Enrichment sessions, students will further enrich their language skills by deepening their cultural understanding of the places they visit during excursions, using real-world materials such as leaflets, word searches, adverts and articles to develop their productive and receptive English skills pre and post excursions. 

Aims

1. Prepare students for the cultural visits during excursions. 

2. Enhance students' knowledge of cultural aspects of the UK. 

3. Familiarise students with authentic learning materials (leaflets, magazines, adverts, films, TV).

4. Increase the sense of learning for communication.

5. Develop students' self-learning skills.

6. Develop students productive (speaking, writing) and receptive (listening, reading) skills in English.

This Intensive Dance programme includes 12 hours of Dance per week and is open to students who are trained in Classical Ballet/ Contemporary Dance from Intermediate to Advanced levels. 

Conditioning/Pilates

Students learn to develop and improve strength, flexibility,posture and coordination.

Classical Ballet

Focuses on musicality, strength, alignment, extension, travelling, jumps.

Contemporary

Exploration of various Contemporary Dance techniques.

Choreography

Students learn the choreographic tools needed to create their own dance routines

Paul Liburd (MBE) is a former member of London Contemporary Dance Theatre, Rambert Dance Company and Scottish Ballet as a soloist and he has danced works by some of the world’s most prominent contemporary-modern choreographers. 

He has numerous awards and was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in 2009 for services to Dance. After retiring from performing, Paul now teaches at Rambert School of Ballet and Contemporary Dance and London Studio Centre.

On the last Friday of the course, students will perform a demonstration and sharing of the work covered in both Classical Ballet and Contemporary training sessions in front of an audience. The performance will include new choreography, created in participation with the students during the course. Parents who are in the area at the time of the performance are welcome to attend it. 

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
Bede’s Got Talent, Disco, House Competitions, Fashion Show, Formal Dinner & Dance, Karaoke, Messy Games, Music Quiz, Musical Workshop, Pool Party, Soft Ball Sports, Tennis, Tournaments.

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 is one mid-week excursion that is half-day and two full-day excursions at the weekend. 

Wednesdays

Wednesday trips are a half-day afternoon/evening visit and may involve visiting a local place of interest in a nearby town or an off-site activity, such as Adventure Golf, Beach Volleyball, Castle, Country Park, Indoor Rock Climbing, Museum, Pier, Skating, Street Markets.

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 British Museum, Buckingham Palace, London Dungeon, London Eye, London Zoo, Madame Tussauds, National Gallery, Natural History Museum, Science Museum, Thorpe Park, Tower of London, Westminster Abbey.

Sundays

Sunday excursions are often more relaxing trips to a local seaside town, such as Brighton, Chichester, Eastbourne, Hastings or Worthing, where students can stroll along the beach, have lunch in the park or do some shopping. Sometimes students will partake in off-site activities.