Young International English Learners Gather Annually At Bawdsey Manor
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on: January 29, 2010, 12:02 pm
Author:
Macarena Palacios/ IC School
Industry: Education
Suffolk (UK), 29 January 2010: English learners from all over
the world are continuing to attend summer school courses in the UK,
with a reach that extends worldwide, according to enrolment data
released by Alexanders International School. Despite the enrolment
figures in 2009 dropping slightly for the range of nationalities,
numbers were still well up and an impressive thirty nations were
represented at the school's summer programme.
Alexanders International School has consistently filled more than 2,000 student
placements in its weekly summertime courses that combine English language lessons
with enjoyable outdoor and creative activities. The scope and diversity of the
students covers a vast range of countries across Europe, Asia, North Africa, South
America, the CIS and the Middle East, however figures vary between the academic year
and summer course enrolments. While students from Germany, Spain and Italy prefer to
take shorter summertime study options, students from Japan and Korea tend towards
academic year courses. France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Russia have always been
well represented in the summertime courses, and in 2009 Russia emerged on top with
19% of Alexanders students, then France (18%), Germany (15%), Spain (13%) and Italy
(11%). Kazak, Japanese, Ukrainian, Greek and Chinese students held the remaining Top
10 positions.
Mr. Alister Laidlaw, the school's principle, considers the role of Alexanders
International School as that of "preparing young people to move on to schools,
colleges or universities in the UK [and] to give them confidence to cope with this
potentially daunting experience."
The English plus Holiday summer school has been running for many years, and has
proved popular among a diverse blend of young English learners - with some returning
year after year to meet old friends, or even helping out as Sports Assistants when
they're old enough. The courses are intended for students aged 11 to 17, and
involve a weekly schedule of 15 hours of General English and optional Art, Sailing,
Tennis, Golf, Horse Riding, Football or Music and Drama activities for 9 hours, or
Intensive English for 6 hours. The boarding school students reside on campus in fully supervised
boarding houses that are separated for boys and girls.
About Alexanders International School: Established as a boarding school UK in
1975 to provide general school subjects and high-quality English language tuition
for students aged 11 to 17, Alexanders International School is part of the SKOLA
Group of Schools. Situated at the Bawdsey Manor Estate on the Suffolk coast,
Alexanders International School provides summer school and academic year courses,
which are accredited by the British Council for the Teaching of English as a Foreign
Language. Alexanders is easily accessible from Central London by train or by road
from London Stansted, Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
Contact Details: Bawdsey Manor
Bawdsey
Woodbridge
Suffolk IP12 3AZ
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0) 1394 411 633
makypalacios@gmail.com
http://www.alexandersschool.com/
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