Studio Cambridge Sir Laurence (Ages 13-16)
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For students aged 13-16, Studio Cambridge’s Sir Laurence program offers intensive English courses at all levels in an international university setting. Living and studying in a Cambridge University college allows students to experience life as a Cambridge student. The course also offers themed lessons which cover the university’s traditions and history.
Cambridge is one of the most famous cities in the world. It has been a center of learning for 800 years and is the international symbol of academic excellence. With 20,000 university students, the whole city is designed for young people. It is the ideal place for the international English language student – international in outlook but very English in character, steeped in history but looking to the future, big enough to spend weeks exploring, but small enough to be relaxed and friendly.
Lucy Cavendish College is one of Cambridge University’s 31 colleges. It is a modern college, with good teaching and social facilities, very high quality residential accommodation and excellent food. It is just 10 minutes’ walk from the center of Cambridge. The Sir Laurence summer camp has been running at Lucy Cavendish College every year since 2009.
SIR LAURENCE PROGRAM AT A GLANCE
- Location: Cambridge
- Age Range: 13 – 16
- Maximum number of students: 80
- Number of lessons per week: 28 lessons = 21 hours
- Maximum class size: 16
- Ratio of staff to students: 1 : 6
- Number of excursions per week: 1
Lucy Cavendish College: Lucy Cavendish College, Lady Margaret Rd, Cambridge CB3 0BU, United Kingdom
I have very enthusiastically been booking all of the Studio Cambridge junior programs for my clients since the beginning of my career. The Sir Laurence program stands out in particular because it is a small program with an intensive English course that does not accept large groups, making it suitable for students who are motivated language learners, who appreciate the opportunity to make friends with children from all over the world, and who wish to receive personal attention from the staff. As with all of the Studio Cambridge junior programs, the number of students that the program will accept of a single mother tongue are limited, so students are really forced to speak English with each other the whole time they are there. Cambridge as a location is also ideal for young students. It’s a beautiful, compact city that is perfect for exploring with the program staff, it is less than an hour from London, and even closer to Stansted airport, where many low-cost flights are available for the older teenagers on this program and for adults who may wish to accompany them. Another unusual aspect of the Studio Cambridge junior programs are the fact that except for the cost of the flight, and some pocket money for the students, the program price is truly complete. It includes the course, accommodation and meals, all activities, and the transfers to and from three of the main London airports at any hour on the given arrival and departure dates. Most junior programs limit these hours to the central part of the day, often rendering the cost of those flights much more expensive than the early morning or evening flights (which are sometimes the only ones left available in high season at any price.) These programs also go from Sunday to Sunday, allowing for an extra Saturday excursion at the end of a child’s stay (many programs don’t offer that possibility) and finally, medical, travel, and cancellation insurance is also included. The only negative aspect of this program is that it’s often sold out by the time I try to book it!
Studio Cambridge Sir Laurence
Why study English at Studio Cambridge Sir Laurence?
- Sir Laurence is intended for mature, motivated individual students or small groups only
- Sir Laurence is small campus course that offers a real feel of university life and a very personal atmosphere.
- With its fantastic nationality mix, students will have the opportunity to make many friends from many different countries in their English classes, on the social activities, and in the accommodation.
- The English courses and accommodation at Sir Laurence are only 10 minutes away from the Cambridge city center.
- The English course is intensive, and lesson topics include famous Cambridge alumni, its scientific discoveries, its sporting traditions and its debates.
- The social activity program choices include hunting for “hidden” Cambridge and guided tours of the college.
- 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 Laurence program is of excellent value for everything that it offers.
The facilities
THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AT A GLANCE
- City-center campus with modern architecture and facilities
- Lovely, quiet gardens
- High level of safety and security
- 6 classrooms
- Student common room
- Dining hall
- Computers with free Internet access
- Free Wi-Fi
MORE ABOUT THE FACILITIES AND 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. There is one staff member for every ten students.
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 personally.
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 TIMETABLE
The program is available for learners of all levels, from beginner to advanced. The program includes 20 lessons (15 hours) of English lessons and 8 lessons (6 hours) of University Discovery per week. There are additional sports and social activities during the evenings at no additional cost, and a 1 full-day excursion on Saturdays.
The programs provide
- An entry test on the first Monday of the course
- International classes
- Classes from 9:00 – 15:15
- All educational materials
- Academic report and certificate of studies from teachers at the end of the student’s stay
A sample timetable:
The main residence has approximately 50 comfortable residential beds in good-sized modern rooms. These rooms are usually twins, with 4 students sharing bathrooms and showers. Other residences have twin and single rooms with shared bathrooms on corridors. All the residential accommodations have modern facilities. Studio staff members live on campus and provide 24-hour supervision.
Meals
All meals are provided in the large dining room at Lucy Cavendish. 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
Laundry facilities are available on site. One wash per week may be done free of charge. Bed linen is provided at the residence and will be changed and washed once each week.
Evenings
Each evening students on the Sir Laurence program will have activities organized for them by our Studio staff. All students must be in their rooms by 23:00 at the latest.
Keys
Students will be given keys to their room and to the entrance to the residences. A small deposit will be taken when the keys are issued, in case the keys are lost.
Dates and Fees
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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 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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