The King's School Canterbury - UK Summer School - Canterbury
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The King's School Canterbury - UK Summer School
The King's School Canterbury is located in the centre of Canterbury, one of England's most beautiful cities, with a history dating back to 597. It is also one of England's most established and prestigious boarding schools. The school, located right next to Canterbury Cathedral, offers summer camp opportunities to international students during the summer months, in addition to the high school education it provides year-round.
The historic school campus, which includes both St Augustine Monastery and Canterbury Cathedral, both UNESCO World Heritage sites, features modern classrooms, dormitories, music and performance rooms, indoor swimming pool, outdoor sports fields, tennis court and indoor sports hall. It is 90 minutes by car from London and only 70 minutes from Gatwick Airport.
The King's School Canterbury Summer School, offered under the organisation of St Giles International (St Giles Juniors), one of England's most successful language schools, is open to students aged 08-17. Accommodation is offered on a full board basis at the school campus.
Education
General English
20 lessons / 16.5 hours of English lessons per week are provided. In addition to general English programmes, students can include 5 hours per week of Performing Arts or Speaking & Writing lessons included in English Plus options. In addition, students who wish can take 5 hours per week of Fencing or 5 hours per week of Tennis lessons in addition to English lessons for an additional fee. (Opening classes for English plus alternatives depends on meeting the minimum number of students.)
Accommodation
On-campus residence, shared rooms for 1,2,4,6 people, shared bathroom (1 bathroom for every 5 people)
Meals
Three meals per day are provided.
Activities
Activities such as Disco, Film Night, Karaoke, Canterbury River Tour, Sports Activities, Bollywood Dance, Trampoline, Arts and Crafts, Water Olympics and Mini Olympic Games are offered for times outside of classes.
Trips
1 full day and 2 half day trips per week are offered. Sample Trip Programme: London, Brighton, Hastings&Rye, Cambridge
Schools provide the trip programme as an example and reserve the right to change trip destinations due to weather conditions, availability or other external factors. There is no participation in trip programmes on school arrival and departure days.
Airport Transfers
Students are met and sent off from London Gatwick or Heathrow airports for an additional fee. Arrivals and departures are on Sundays.
Airport transfer hours and days are fixed. Extra fees are charged outside these hours and days. You can get detailed information from your consultant regarding transfers.
Health Insurance
Health insurance is provided free of charge by the school.
Extra Fees
Flight tickets and visa expenses are not included in the fees.
