10-15 year olds, girls and boys (English level: Elementary to Advanced)
All-in English Immersion Summer Courses allow students to immerse in a wide range of unique summer activities alongside an intensive and interactive English language academic programme. Local British children will join students across the course to create a truly international and immersive summer experience.
Designed for students who are overwhelmed by the number of English ‘Plus’ options to choose from, All-in English Immersion Summer Courses offer extensive ‘academic’ social programme outside the classroom, which all students can freely explore and experience. The breadth of uniquely designed extra-curricular activities foster exploration of interests and character development, and build great transferable skills, such as communication, teamwork, problem-solving, leadership, time management, and public speaking. These are important life skills that lead to the all-round development of students which prepare them for facing the competitiveness of the present times and the future.
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. The programme includes 20 hours per week structured English lessons including interactive project based learning and presentations, extensive academic social programme, and 2 full-day excursions per week. Students will be taught by highly experienced tutors in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teaching who have ability to make language learning fun. Activities will vary each week, including at least:
- Animal Care Workshop – spend time looking after Plumpton’s vast collection of wildlife
- Archery & Wall Climbing
- STEM Workshop with practical, hands-on projects
- Water Sports and Outdoor Adventure Activities
- E-Sports Class with professional tutor
- “Next Top Chef” farm-to-table cooking classes in Plumpton’s world-class Agri-Food Hub
All students will receive online introductory classes and pre-arrival information from tutors before the summer, as well as extending their summer experience with their fellow students with 4 x 45 minute group EFL online classes (one every 3 months) after the summer, and also receive optional 1:1 specialist consultation with a Higher Education specialist for any student interested in studying at a top UK school or university.
The course is based in Plumpton College in the magnificent English countryside at the foot of the South Downs, and only 20 minutes away from the popular tourist resort of Brighton. Students live, study and play in an English speaking, safe and secure multinational environment, where they have fun, make new friends from around the globe, practise their English with local UK based students, and enjoy every opportunity to improve their English ability.
Course essentials:
All-in English Immersion Summer Courses consist of a well-balanced programme of English tuition, specialty activities, sports and excursions. The structured programme includes:
- 20 hours of tuition per week
- A full ‘academic’ social programme every week
- 2 full-day excursions per week
- Full afternoon and evening activity programme
- Maximum class size of 11 students
- Insurance and Airport transfers (Heathrow & Gatwick airports between 10:00-20:00 GMT)
Activities:
Outside the language study and academic social programme, students will improve language skills through a broad range of sporting, cultural and entertaining activities, such as:
- Camp Fire
- Tennis
- Swimming
- Football,
- Drum
- Bowling
- Arts & Crafts
- Summer Fete
- BBQ at the Beach
- Sports Tournaments
- The Cube
- Trash Fashion Show
- Scavenger Hunt
- Family Fortunes Quiz
- Badminton
- Discos
- Film Evenings
- Inflatables
- Musical & Dance
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Table Tennis
- Talent Shows
Excursions:
Excursions are a vital part of the summer experience for international students to gain a cultural understanding of the UK alongside English language study. Students will have 2 fully day excursion and trips each week to experience the rich cultural heritage of Britain. The choices include:
- Buckingham Palace
- Houses of Parliament
- West End Musical
- Natural History Museum
- Hyde Park
- London Eye
- British Museum
- Southbank Walking Tour
- Camden Market
- Oxford Street
- Hever Castle
- Hastings
- Bognor Regis
- Thorpe Park
- Guildford
- Bath
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- Portsmouth & Spinnaker Tower
- Windsor Castle
- Eton College
- Brighton beach
- Leeds Castle
- Stratford Upon Avon
- Warwick Castle
- Canterbury Cathedral
- Ely/Ely Cathedral
- Chessington World of Adventure
The sample timetable below is a typical two-week programme of All-in English Immersion Summer Courses at Plumpton College.
Boarding:
Students will stay in the college’s single and twin bedrooms with shared bathrooms. Girls and boys are accommodated separately. 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:
Well balanced, nutritious cooked meals are provided in the beautiful dining hall. Packed lunches are provided for excursions.
Facilities:
Indoor facilities include 5-a-side football, netball, badminton, cricket, basketball, volleyball, hockey and indoor tennis and a popular climbing wall. Outdoor facilities include a sports field, two tennis courts, football, rugby and cricket pitches. Horse riding stables including two indoor riding rings. Working farm with farm animals, and an animal care unit. 3 student computer rooms. Free Wi-Fi access.
Laundry:
Laundry is done once a week. All bed linen is provided and is laundered once a week. Towels are not provided.
Plumpton College is located in the magnificent English countryside at the foot of the South Downs, and only 20 minutes away from the popular tourist resort of Brighton.
The College has one of the largest agricultural estates of all Colleges in England, covering over 890 hectares of farmed land and woodland, which also includes ancient semi-natural woodlands, chalk downland, a network of small streams. Its proximity to the South Coast with its varied coastal habitats is also an advantage. The estate is managed for habitat conservation, agriculture, forestry, gamekeeping as well as general recreation. Setting in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the centre of the South Downs National Park, the Plumpton College offers a tranquil, safe, and state-of-the-art learning environment.
The College is an agricultural college during the academic year and as such it has an on-site working farm; an Animal Care Centre; stables including one of the best horse-riding schools in the country; beautiful grounds for outdoor activities; and a new Children’s Rural Education Centre opened by HRH The Princess Royal in 2008.
The College specialises in providing a wide variety of highly-respected, practical, land-based courses. In association with the University of Brighton, the college also offers degree courses, international students can study a work-focused degree course such as BSc Viticulture and Oenology – the only undergraduate degree in wine production delivered in English in Europe, or BSc Equine Sports Performance. Accommodation on campus is guaranteed for all international students.
Plumpton College has been awarded the highest National Honour in education, a Queen’s Anniversary Prize 2023 for its work in wine education and wider impact on the English and Welsh wine sector. Granted every two years by the reigning Monarch, the Prizes celebrate excellence, innovation and benefit for the wider world in Further & Higher Education.
“The Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher and Further Education are an integral part of our national Honours system, shining a light on the groundbreaking work taking place in universities and colleges across the UK. All 22 Prize-winners demonstrate excellence, innovation and impact, with many tackling some of the toughest problems we as a society face today. They are to be commended for reaching this pinnacle of achievement in the tertiary education sector. Congratulations!”
– Sir Damon Buffini, Chair of The Royal Anniversary Trust
