LINES Queenswood (Ages 6 – 18)
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LINES Queenswood offers a premium English language summer immersion program for children and teens aged 6-18 in a traditional English boarding school located in a beautiful, peaceful area of Brookmans Park. The summer program combines intensive General English lessons with Acquiring Skills in English lessons so that students make the most of their learning experience. The programs also include evening activities, excursions and optional professional sports training and activities.
LINES Queenswood is located in Brooksmans Park, in the county of Hertfordshire. The school itself has private access and is set in idyllic surroundings in the English countryside. Hertfordshire is one of the home counties in southern England. The county’s landmarks span many centuries, ranging from the Six Hills in the new town of Stevenage built by local inhabitants during the Roman period, to Leavesden Film Studios. The volume of intact medieval and Tudor buildings located in Hertfordshire surpasses London, especially in St. Albans, which includes some remains of Verulamium, the town where in the 3rd century an early recorded British martyrdom took place.
LINES Queenswood is located approximately 1 hour from the center of London.
LINES QUEENSWOOD AT A GLANCE
- Location: Queenswood
- Age Range: 6 – 18
- Maximum number of students: 220
- Number of lessons per week: 32
- Maximum number of students per class: 10, average 7
- Ratio of staff to students: 1 : 4
- Number of full-day excursions per week: 2
LINES Queenswood: Shepherds Way, Brookmans Park, Hatfield AL9 6NS, United Kingdom
“I met the founder of LINES, Dirk van Nieuwenborgh, several years ago at ICEF in Berlin, an annual fair connecting educational providers and agencies worldwide. From 1987 to 1997, Dirk and his wife were directors at CERAN, one of my highest quality programs for juniors. He went on to found the LINES programs with many of the same advantages that CERAN offers (intensive language lessons in small classes, a high level of individual attention, and a wide variety of on and off-campus activities, including some professional sports training.) The program at Queenswood in the UK was founded in 2007 and is the second of the three LINES programs. A special advantage of the Queenswood program is that it is available to a wide age range, allowing for siblings or friends of very different ages to attend it, but the student body is narrowed down into two specific age groups which have their own classes and social activity calendars. For students who like London, Brooksman Park in Hertfordshire is not far from there, allowing for visits to the city, many of which are included in the price of the program.
One of the things I appreciate most about LINES is Dirk himself. In responding to inquiries for availability or more information about anything, he provides some of the fast replies I have ever seen despite the fact that outside the summer he is often traveling. He is more than enthusiastic about offering these programs to my clients, and has gone to great lengths to present information about them and render them easy for them to book. This is the type of behavior I value most in a service provider, as I know that discerning parents can rest assured that their children will be well taken care of, and that by enrolling them on what is also a very serious program, they will return with a high level of progress in their language learning.”
LINES Queenswood
Why study English on the LINES Queenswood summer program?
- The prestigious Queenswood boarding school is located in the beautiful Brooksmans Park in the county of Hertfordshire. It is equipped with modern facilities and has private access to it.
- The LINES English language summer program is a complete immersion program offering 32 lessons per week which combines language lessons with various skill acquiring lessons.
- The LINES English language program divides students into 4 age groups: Kids aged 6-9, Teens aged 10-12, Juniors aged 13-15 and Seniors ages 16-18, providing age-appropriate lessons, workshops and activities.
- LINES has a long experience offering summer language immersion programs for children and teenagers, including at its other locations of Downe House, England and Valbonne, France.
- LINES Queenswood guarantees small class sizes with an average of 7 students per class.
- Like all high quality junior program, LINES limits its attendance to 15% of a single nationality at one time. The school welcomes more than 25 different nationalities each year.
- LINES Queenswood has a staff to student ratio of 1 : 4, guaranteeing a high level of attention to each student.
- The summer school is fully residential, and students will be accommodated according to their age, gender and nationality.
- All staff at LINES Queenswood are police checked and child protection trained, providing a safe and secure environment for students.
- The LINES Queenswood summer program includes exciting daily activities, one academic excursion and one full-day excursion every week.
- LINES Queenswood offers an optional Professional Sports and Activities programs taught by qualified instructors.
- LINES UK is accredited by the British Council and is a member of English UK.
The facilities
LINES QUEENSWOOD FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Tennis Courts
- Swimming Pools
- Common Rooms
- Sports Pitches
- Computer Rooms
- Free Wi-Fi
- Theatre
- Indoor Gym
- Art Studios
MORE ON THE LINES QUEENSWOOD FACILITIES AND SERVICES
Student Welfare
On the campus, there is a dedicated office and staff for student welfare. Residential staff will be living on site with students to provide 24-hour supervision. All staff are child protection trained.
Medical Facility
Qualified first-aiders are available on site 24 hours a day.
Airport Transfers
Transfers to and from London airports (preferably Heathrow) can be arranged for an additional fee. The arrival must be on a Saturday (except for the opening day of the program, which is on a Sunday) and the departure on Saturday. Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to LINES Queenswood so that the airport transfers can be organized. Parents will receive detailed instructions on what the student should do when their flight arrives. It is also possible for parents to accompany their children to the campus personally.
When the program is over, staff will accompany the participants back to the airport and check them into their flights. If they are traveling as unaccompanied minors, they will hand over the children to airline staff.
The courses
COURSE CONTENT AND SAMPLE TIMETABLES
Intensive English Language Academic Program
The LINES summer program is an intensive, full immersion English Language program offering 32 lessons per week comprised of General English language lessons and various skill acquiring lessons. Skills lessons include development of personal skills, social and psychological skills, development of management skills and development of entrepreneurial skills.
The programs provide:
- Pre-course assessment
- International classes
- 32 lessons each week (each lesson is 45 minutes)
- Maximum class size of 10
- Progress monitoring
- All educational materials
- Daily evening activities
- 2 excursions per week
- Certificate at the end of the course
Sample Timetable:
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
The LINES Queenswood summer program includes residential accommodation on site. Teens will be accommodated in rooms of 2 or 3 and Juniors and Seniors in rooms of 1 or 2.
Meals
Residential accommodation includes a full-board meal plan (breakfast, lunch and dinner).
Laundry
Bed linen is provided and changed once a week. Laundry service is offered once a week.
Student Welfare
House Parents manage student residences and supervise students at all times.
Insurance
Insurance covering medical and travel assistance, personal liability and trip cancellation is not included in the price of the program. Marshall Language Services has a policy available through Guard.Me that covers these elements, as well as an additional policy through CareMed that covers cancellation under a wider range of circumstances, including the need to repeat school exams. A summary of these policies may be downloaded below.
Dates and Fees
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LINES Downe House offers premium English language summer immersion programs for children and teens aged 6 – 18 in a prestigious boarding school in the beautiful English countryside. The summer program combines intensive English lessons, skills lessons, activities, excursions and optional professional sports.
LINES Valbonne French Language Summer Program
LINES Valbonne, located in the beautiful French Riviera offers children and teenagers aged 10-18 quality French language summer programs combining academic tuition, workshops, hands-on classes, activities and excursions.
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