Adult and Junior Year Round Groups
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Welcome... ...to the latest Year Round Group factsheets folder, which holds all of our latest new and exciting programme ideas for your group! At Oxford International, we strongly believe that travel not only broadens the mind but it also provides the students with one of the most lifeenhancing experiences. We create a wide range of programmes to suit your needs, all of which centre around a first-class English education. Our core values have been at the heart of everything we have done over the last 30 years. We are proud of what we do and what we have achieved but we never stand still and are always looking to create and innovate with exciting new lessons and programmes.
So, where can I go with my group? From the sun in San Diego to the beautiful architecture and history of Oxford, we have a choice of 6 beautiful destinations for you to choose from in both the UK and North America!
When can I go? Any time of the year, start on any day for any length of time!
Do you have a minimum group size? A group must be at least 5 people, and remember if they are a junior group, they must travel with a Group Leader. If your group has a mix of junior students and adults this is also fine for us but we encourage the lessons to all be at the same
time so the group can stay together during excursions and activities.
Benefits of sending a group • Sending a group is so much more cost effective than sending an individual student • We will have an opportunity to design a bespoke, tailormade academic programme, that will be as exciting for your students, as well as for our experienced teachers • Together with our client we will carefully plan a programme of visits, work-shops and other activities to enhance the learning experience in subjects, such as Business & Employability, Sustainability, Fashion, Architecture
• When joining as a group, you will still be able to mix up with other international students, or choose to have a focused sessions just for the group participants • Groups can study not only in the class, but also have lessons on locations, whether it is a museum, business enterprise or science laboratory Please use this folder as an opportunity to explore what we have to offer, but remember we are constantly developing new and improved ideas – so if you have an idea of what you’d like to do, make sure you tell us, as we would love to create it with you!
Examples of previous programmes we have created and run!
English and Leadership skills
English, Fashion and Design
English and Biology
English and Architecture
English and Baking
Luxury English programme for senior students
English and Hairdressing
BEC exam preparation: Cambridge English Qualifications for business
English and the Wine Industry
Academic Information Our accredited schools have been providing English language courses to students over 26 years with over 50,000 students travelling to our campuses every year. We have the tools, reputation and passion to help students achieve their learning and academic goals. We teach using communicative methods, so our classes are very interactive. There are lots of speaking and collaborative work, allowing students to learn through doing. A group can choose between general English, career-focused business English or exam preparation courses. Alternatively, we also offer very exciting English plus programmes or English for specific purposes, so students can deepen their academic knowledge while learning English. We do offer level testing upon arrival as well as continuous monitoring of learning progress and diagnostic feedback. Our adult students also benefit from access to our online platform with a wealth of material to improve their English in their study time and at home. This will include grammar and vocabulary quizzes, video lessons with accompanying exercises and study resources for exam preparation.
Accommodation We offer a range of great accommodation options in both the UK and North America – all suited to different needs and budgets! Homestay One of our most popular accommodation methods is Homestay, which allows the students to experience life in a local family. It is also a fantastic way of enhancing the students’ language skills in everyday situations. Students will make their own way to school each day using public transport as well as eating breakfast
and often dinner with the hosts also. All of our homestay providers are accredited by either the British Council (UK), Languages Canada (Canada) or The Commission on English Language Program Accreditation (CEA) (USA). These accreditations ensure our standards are met every year and we are always working with people who strive for our own high standards. For more information on what Homestay is and what to expect from staying with a homestay family, please check out our UK guide: oxfordinternationalenglish.com/ student-life/accommodation
Residential Alternatively, we also have a great range of residential accommodation and hotel options, which are
available year round, meaning that the students can all stay in the same location together! Many of our residential options are close to the year round schools, which makes it easy for our students to make their way into class. We also have a great selection of full board residential packages with lessons, transfers, activities, excursions and public transport passes (where applicable) all in amazing locations. Examples of these would include University campuses – often a great way for students to sample whether they would like to study in this environment in their future! Spaces fill fast, so do let us know when your group are travelling and then we can check the availability for you!
Sample timetables UK - London Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Day 1
Arrivals
Arrivals
Relax at accommodation
Day 2
Lessons & Testing
Orientation Tour including entrance to the Royal Observatory
Relax at accommodation
Day 3
Lessons
Politics & Royalty Walking Tour. See Westminster, Buckingham Palace & Trafalgar Square
Relax at accommodation
Day 4
Lessons
Ride on the London Eye
Relax at accommodation
Day 5
Lessons
Visit the British Museum & Covent Garden
Relax at accommodation
Day 6
Lessons
Explore Leicester Square, Covent Garden & Piccadilly Circus
Relax at accommodation
Day 7
Full day excursion to Oxford by coach with walking tour
Entrance to a University College
Relax at accommodation
Day 8
Departures
Departures
Departures
USA - San Diego Morning
Afternoon
Evening
Day 1
Arrivals
Arrivals
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 2
Placement Test and Induction
San Diego Walking Tour & Seaport Village
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 3
Lessons
Balboa Park
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 4
Lessons
USS Midway Museum
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 5
Lessons
Old Town San Diego
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 6
Lessons
Mission Beach
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 7
San Diego Zoo
San Diego Zoo
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 8
Departures
Departures
Departures
Canada - Vancouver Morning Day 1
Arrivals
Afternoon Arrivals
Evening Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 2
Placement Test and Induction
Vancouver Walking Tour
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 3
Lessons
Fly Over Canada & Gastown
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 4
Lessons
Granville Island
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 5
Lessons
Capilano Suspension Bridge
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 6
Lessons
Lynn Canyon Hike
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 7
Whistler
Whistler
Free Time / Time with Host Family
Day 8
Departures
Departures
Departures
Map Key: OIEG Schools Vancouver
Summer Residential Programmes
CANADA
Toronto
UNITED STATES
San Diego
New York City
UK Residential Programmes Bedales School, Petersfield Benenden School, Kent Bradfield College, Reading Christ Hospital School, Horsham University of Worcester, Worcester University of Brighton, Eastbourne
North America Residential Programmes Simmons University, Boston, USA California State University Northridge (CSUN), Los Angeles, USA
Royal Holloway, Egham Goldsmiths, London University of Greenwich, London Oxford Brookes University, Oxford Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
San Diego State University, San Diego, USA
University of Surrey, Guildford
Kean University, New York, USA
Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester
Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Contact us
Sparsholt College, Winchester
SCOTLAND
Web: oxfordinternationalenglish.com/product/ bespoke-group-courses UK: groups@oxfordinternational.com USA & Canada: juniorsna@oxfordinternational.com
Accreditations:
ENGLAND
Oxford London
Brighton