Studio Cambridge Sir Richard (Ages 10-16)
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For students aged 10-16, Studio Cambridge’s Sir Richard summer camp offers intensive English courses for all levels at Leighton Park School, set in a beautiful parkland in Reading, England. The program offers Harry Potter-themed lessons, mixed or dance activities after class and weekly excursions to the famous attractions of Britain.
Founded in 1890, Leighton Park School is set in 24 hectares of beautiful parkland just 3 kilometers from the center of Reading. It is the ideal location for students wishing to combine English language study with mixed activities or dance. The Sir Richard summer camp has been running at Leighton Park every summer since 2010.
Dating from the Eighth Century, the town of Reading is in the Royal County of Berkshire and situated on the River Thames. Reading is a vibrant and prosperous town, and is considered one of Britain’s top 10 shopping cities, with several retail facilities including the riverside Oracle Centre.
Reading is only 65 kilometers from central London, and 45 kilometers from London’s Heathrow airport.
SIR RICHARD AT A GLANCE
- Location: Reading, England
- Age Range: 10 – 16
- Maximum number of students: 220
- Number of lessons per week: 20 lessons = 15 hours
- Maximum number of students per class: 16
- Ratio of staff to students: 1 : 7
- Number of excursions per week: 2 full day and 1 half day excursion each week
Leighton Park School: Leighton Park School, Shinfield Rd, Reading RG2 7ED, United Kingdom
Studio Cambridge added this junior program in Reading, near London, in 2010, and like all of their programs, has been a bestseller ever since. The younger age group on this program will enjoy the traditional English Harry Potter-themed activities, while at the same time staying on a campus with modern, comfortable facilities. Young dance enthusiasts will be able to appreciate the dance course taught by professional instructors, and with Sir Richard’s 220 participants overall, the program is large enough even for students attending it by themselves to make many new friends, and to have a wide selection of afternoon activities. The Leighton Park School campus is large, green and spacious, and beyond it, students will be able to go to the Reading town center with the program staff. Then for the off-campus excursions, they will enjoy visits to the classic destinations of London aimed at younger students, and of course, shopping in the city. Parents can also appreciate that like with all good junior programs, Studio Cambridge does not accept more than 25% of a single group of mother tongue speakers on its programs, allowing their children the opportunity to speak English with children of many different nationalities.
Studio Cambridge Sir Richard
Why study English on the Studio Cambridge Sir Richard program?
- The Leighton Park School provides the ideal location for students wishing to combine English language study with exciting after-class activities.
- The Sir Richard summer camp program offers specific afternoon options of a mixed choice of activities or a dance course option with professional instructors.
- With its fantastic nationality mix, students will have the opportunity to make friends from many different countries in their English classes, on the social activities, and in the accommodation.
- The Sir Richard camp runs popular Harry Potter-themed classes and activities throughout the program, ensuring students have a fun learning experience.
- The Sir Richard summer camp includes 2 full-day and 1 half-day excursion every week, more than many other programs at this price.
- The Sir Richard summer camp offers superb accommodation on campus with staff living on site.
- Airport transfers are included in the fees on the scheduled dates—students can arrive and depart from London airports Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted without the timetable restraints imposed by most other schools.
- The price of this program also includes insurance, which is not the case with most other programs; for those programs, if insurance is desired, it has to be added on by the agency at an additional cost.
- The price of the Sir Richard program is of excellent value for everything that it offers.
The facilities
LEIGHTON PARK SCHOOL FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- Lovely green campus situated in 24 hectares of parkland
- Large and modern classroom facilities
- Free Wi-Fi
- Dining room with great food choices
- Indoor swimming pool
- Student common rooms
- 10 acres of sports pitches
- Artificial turf pitch
- Sports gymnasium
- Dance studio
- Theatre for plays, announcements and productions
- Safe and secure environment
MORE ON THE SIR RICHARD SERVICES
Student Welfare
On the campus, there is a dedicated office and staff for student welfare, and an emergency 24-hour telephone number that will be provided to parents along with the enrolment confirmation. Residential staff will be living on site with them to provide 24-hour supervision.
Airport Transfers
Marshall Language Services will need to furnish the participant’s flight information to Studio Cambridge 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 in person.
Transfers to and from Heathrow, Gatwick or Stansted airport on Sundays are included in the price of the course. When the program is over, Studio Cambridge 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
The Sir Richard summer camp runs a popular “Harry Potter” theme and activities relating to the books and movies form part of the camp’s English lessons, its afternoon activity options and some evening activities. The program is available for learners of all levels and includes 20 lessons (15 hours) of English lessons every week. The program also includes 2 full day excursions and 1 half day excursion every week.
The program provides:
- An entry test on the first Monday of the course
- International classes
- Classes from 9:20 – 12:50
- 15 hours of lessons per week
- All educational materials
- Academic report and certificate of studies from teachers at the end of the student’s stay
A sample timetable:
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
The Sir Richard summer camp offers comfortable student accommodation in residential buildings on the Leighton Park School campus. There are single or shared rooms by a maximum of 4 students of similar age, with separate areas for boys and girls. All bathrooms and showers are shared.
Meals
All meals are served in Oakview, a large dining hall that provides lovely panoramic views over the countryside. There is a wide choice of hot and cold food and a vegetarian option for every meal. Vegetarian and non-pork options are always available. Packed lunches are offered on excursion days.
Laundry
Leighton Park school staff will wash students’ clothes once per week. Bed linen is provided at the residence and will be changed and washed once each week.
Evenings
Each evening students on the Sir Richard program will have activities organized for them by our Studio staff. All students must be in their rooms by 22:00 at the latest.
Dates and Fees
Calculate your own approximate quote
The following tool will help you to get a good idea of the cost of a language course and accommodation, if requested, at this school. It may not include all the courses and accommodation options available or take into account promotional offers or costs associated with student visas, insurance, study materials or exam fees. For these reasons, the availability of any course, accommodation option (especially in the high season) and the final price of a package will always have to be verified with Marshall Language Services prior to enrolment.
Other Programs by this School
Studio Cambridge also offers the following programs:
- The summer program Sir Laurence in Cambridge for students aged 13-16
- The summer program Sir Michael Global Leaders and Creative Social Media in Cambridge for students aged 14-17
- The summer program Sir Christopher in Cambridge for students aged 16-19
- English language courses year round at the Studio Cambridge adult school in Cambridge
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