Bede’s Summer School
Student Handbook
Types of Lessons ENGLISH SKILLS / ENGLISH FOR THE FUTURE These lessons are based on Bede’s syllabus and are designed to improve your overall language abilities, extend your vocabulary and pronunciation and enhance your understanding of grammar. STORYTIME Working on a different children’s story every day, these lessons develop your listening skills, extend your everyday vocabulary and stimulate creativity. EXPLORATIONS / LONDON EXPLORATIONS These lessons use CLIL methodology to enhance your general knowledge as well as your language skills, and are based around the following subjects: science, environment, ecology, space, energy, geography, technology and history. ADVENTURE ACTIVITIES These sessions offer practical lessons outdoors, focussing on productive and receptive communication skills such as orienteering, problem-solving, survival skills or bushcraft activities.
EXAMS As part of your course, you might have booked an exam course. Exam preparation classes will take place instead of the following lessons:
FUTURE THINKING These sessions aim at developing your debating and critical thinking skills. 21ST CENTURY SKILLS These task-based projects are designed to develop the following skills to help you reach your full potential: collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking (the 4Cs), imagination, information literacy, problem- solving teamwork. ENRICHMENT These lessons are based on authentic materials and are designed to improve your receptive and productive skills as well as broaden your cultural knowledge of the UK and the places you will visit during excursions. RESEARCH PROJECT / PROJECT FOR THE FUTURE You will be asked to work in groups and do research around a weekly topic and turn your findings into a project which you will present to your peers by way of a sketch, performance, poster, news story or short film, developing not just your English but also your interpersonal skills.
DEDICATED MINIMUM EXAM PREPARATION
CENTRE
EXAM
LEVEL REQUIRED
EXAM PREPARATION INSTEAD OF
Dicker
B1 Preliminary
B1 (Intermediate)
min 25 hrs/2 weeks
English Skills & Enrichment
Lancing
B2 First
B2 (Upper-Intermediate) min 25 hrs/2 weeks
English Skills & Enrichment
Lancing
C1 Advanced
C1 (Advanced)
min 25 hrs/2 weeks
English Skills & Enrichment
Eastbourne
Trinity GESE
A0-B1
min 5 hrs/2 weeks
Storytime
Brighton
IELTS
min. B1
min 30 hrs/2 weeks Academic English & Communication Skills
Afternoons On non-excursion days, sports and and activities take place after lessons. • Sports on offer might include: football, tennis, basketball, squash, badminton, rounders, volleyball and cricket. • There are always some non-sport options available such art, drama, dance, fitness or recreational activities such as chess or origami. • Some activities, e.g. indoor climbing, may take place at specialist venues nearby. • Academies take place instead of general afternoon sports/activities. At some centres, we will ask you to choose your afternoon activity at the start of the session. At others you will be asked to sign up in advance. The activity staff will let you know which system we are using in your centre. Some activities such as indoor climbing or swimming are only available for a limited number of students, so you will be asked to sign up in advance. If you haven't taken part in an activity yet, then we will give you priority.
Evenings Social events in the evenings are for everyone and it's time to make new friends and have fun. It might be a disco, karaoke or a house competition. Social Events may include: • Bede’s Got Talent • Disco • Fashion Show • House Competitions • Karaoke • Messy Games • Mini Olympics • Music Quiz • Nerf Wars • Pantomime • Photo Scavenger Hunt • Treasure Hunt
Both afternoon activities and evening social events are compulsory which means you must take part. You will enjoy your stay much more if you get involved.
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