9-11/12-17 year olds, girls and boys (English level: Elementary to Advanced)
Harrow School is one of the most prestigious boys boarding schools in the world. Harrow School Summer English Courses are Harrow School Short Courses which offer international students an extraordinary opportunity to learn English and experience exquisite boarding life of this world famous British public school with Serious Study and Serious Fun!
The Harrow School Summer English Courses are classic English summer school programmes carefully designed for students who want to learn and improve their English, experience an inspirational combination of varied social, culture activities and excursions alongside their structured English tuitions. Students live, study and play in a fully immersed English speaking, multinational environment, where they have fun, make new friends from around the globe, and enjoy every opportunity to improve their English ability.
Students are given an English level assessment on the first morning to make sure they are placed in the right class to really enjoy and learn as much as possible. They will be taught by qualified EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers who are friendly, fun, enthusiastic and experienced in teaching young students. These high quality summer English language courses help students improve their English speaking, listening and pronunciation skills, giving them confidence to communicate more fluently in English. The courses teach English language along with the soft skills that students need for success in modern life, such as teamwork, negotiation, debate, problem solving, presentation and leadership.
Students are split into Juniors and Seniors groups for English language lessons and activities. Juniors programms are for students aged 9-11 years old with 15 hours of English lessons per week plus Multi-Activity, aligned to themed activities and excursions. Seniors programmes are for 12–17 year olds, and have 17.5 hours of English lessons with academic options, themed multi-activity and excursions. Senior students also have options to take Projects & Presentations or English for Analysis and Debate courses in the afternoon to develop their preferred specialty skills. The weekly themes include British Culture & History, Arts, Our Natural Environment, Animal World.
Course essentials
Harrow School English summer courses consist of a well-balanced programme of English tuition, activities, sports and excursions. It includes:
- 30 hours (juniors) or 35 hours (seniors) of English tuition
- Themed Multi-Activitiy programmes
- Academic Options in debate, projects and presentations for seniors
- 2 full-day (juniors)/3 full-day (seniors), plus 3 half-day excursions
- A trip to a Musical show in a West End theatre.
- Social programme on non-excursion days
- Academic report at the end of course
- Photograph and course certificate
- Insurance and airport transfers
- Maximum 8-10 students per nationality per course
- Maximum class size is 12, and the average class size is around 10
Activities:
Outside morning classroom, students will improve language skills through a broad range of sporting, cultural and entertaining activities, such as:
- Archery
- Art
- Assault Course
- Badminton
- Barbecues
- Baseball
- Bowling
- Climbing wall
- Cookery
- Fencing
- Go-karting
- Golf
- Ice-skating
- Karaoke
- Rifle Shooting
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Water Skiing
- roller discos
- treasure hunts
- talent shows
Excursions:
The Harrow School summer courses offer students a wide range of interesting and enjoyable excursions to London and other places to experience the rich cultural heritage of Britain. The choices include:
- BBC Studio Tour
- Blenheim Palace
- British Museum
- Buckingham Palace
- Cambridge (inc. punting)
- Covent Garden Market
- Globe Theatre
- Hampton Court Palace
- Harry Potter Studio Tour
- Henley Festival
- Houses of Parliament
- Legoland
- London Polo Club
- Outdoor Activity Centre
- Oxford
- Real Tennis at the Queens Club
- The Shard
- Somerset House
- Theme Parks
- Thames Trip
- Tower of London
- Wembley Stadium Tour
- West End Theatre Show
- Westfield Shopping Centre
- Wimbledon Tennis Museum
The sample timetable for Junior Programmes of Harrow School Summer English Courses:
The sample timetable for Senior stuents of Harrow School Summer English Courses:
Boarding:
Students are accommodated in single or twin rooms with shared bathrooms in a Harrow School boarding house. Each house has its own beautifully landscaped gardens and recreational facilities, for example a five-a-side football pitch or basketball court.
Girls and boys are accommodated in separate boarding houses which are close to both the classrooms and the large dining room. In each boarding house, there is a senior member of staff who looks after the students in the evenings and is on duty throughout the night.
Meals:
All cooked breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided in the beautiful dining hall. Drinks and biscuits are generally available in the lesson breaks. Packed lunches are provided for excursions. Sometimes we pay for you to have a meal in a café or restaurant.
Facilities:
The school boasts the first rate facilities which include state of the art classrooms, extensive playing fields, a theatre, 12 modern tennis courts, a heated indoor 6 lane 25 metre swimming pool, a golf course, a new athletics track, sports hall and astroturf pitches.
The boarding houses have well equipped games rooms that are very popular with children throughout the day. Each House also has at least one TV room and there us usually a games room too.
Laundry:
Laundry is done once a week. All bed linen is provided and is laundered once a week. Towels are not provided.
Harrow School is an all-boys full-boarding school, founded in 1572 under a royal charter granted by Elizabeth I. It is one of seven English public schools, as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868, which are the oldest and most famous and respected secondary schools in the world, educating many sons and daughters of the English upper and upper-middle classes. Its famous alumni include eight former Prime Ministers, including Winston Churchill, numerous foreign statesmen and UK Parliament members, two Kings and various royal families, and a great many notable figures in both the arts and the sciences.
The School boasts 300 acres of beautiful grounds, and is located in the beautiful village of Harrow on the Hill, with stunning views of central London. The campus combines traditional buildings with modern facilities which includes six conservation areas, a registered park, a nine-hole golf course and even a working farm, offering specialist academies in tennis, golf and piano. Certain scenes of Harry Potter were filmed there.
Harrow is one of a very few schools still specialising in providing a high quality full boarding school education. As Tatler Schools Guide 2014 pointed – The School’s ‘super-curriculum’ which encourages independent learning, debate and scholarship, as well as lots of philanthropic activity make Harrovians continue to excel at everything they turn their hands to.
Harrow School’s academic education is first-rate with enormously passionate teachers. At A-level in 2022, more than 75% were A-grades and 75% were at 9, 8 or A* at IGCSE. Excellent A-level results make Harrovians taking up places at six of the world’s top ten universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Stanford and Chicago. Twenty-four Harrovians gained places at US universities and a record number take up places at a Russell Group university.
