8-17 year olds, girls and boys (English level: Elementary – Advanced)
English plus Performing Arts Summer Camp is designed for students who want to develop their theatrical performance skills in Drama and Dance, whilst also improving their English at one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the UK.
The Performing Arts are important vehicles of developing 21st century skills for children. It fosters children’s “emotional intelligence”, allowing them to express themselves, embrace their imagination and emotions, and simultaneously teach their language and cultivate their creativity, problem solving, communication and social skills.
The programme of English plus Performing Arts Summer Camp combines English Language tuition with drama and dance classes. Taught by subject specialist teachers, students have 15 hours specialist courses each week, which build skills in acting, singing, dance and stagecraft. The students work towards a final production of Musical Theatre, and perform it in the school’s own theatre at the end of the course. One highlight of the course is an optional visit to a London Musical show in a West End Theatre at an additional cost.
Alongside afternoon specialist courses, students will have 15 hours English tuition per week in the morning in small groups of 12 to 15, taught by qualified EFL (English as a Foreign Language) teachers. Students follow a structured communicative English Language syllabus with the emphasis on Speaking and Listening skills. After a full day of English lessons, specialst courses and sports in the evenings, students enjoy a lively programme of social activities. Each week there is a varied social programme with fun events such as a disco, barbecue, challenge event, treasure hunt, talent show, and sports competition or similar. The full package of social, culture activities and excursions offer great opportunities for students to socialise and make new friends from across the globe.
English plus Performing Arts Summer Camp takes place at internationally renowned Tonbridge School, which is part of the ‘Eton Group’ of schools. This course offers international students an exclusive opportunity to experience gracious school life of this great British independent school.
Course essentials:
English plus Theatre & Dance Summer Camp consists of a well-balanced programme of English tuition, performing arts instruction, activities and excursions. It includes:
- 30 hours of English tuition over two weeks
- 30 hours of specialist instructions over two weeks, building a final production of Musical Theatre
- 4 full-day excursions and trips over two weeks
- Visit to London Musical show in a West End Theatre at an additional cost
- Full activity, sports and social programme on non-excursion days
- Maximum class size is 15, and the average class size is around 12
- Insurance and Airport transfers are NOT included. (£150 per way from/to Heathrow & Gatwick airports)
Activities:
Outside morning classroom, students will improve language skills through a broad range of sporting, cultural and entertaining activities, such as:
- Arts & Crafts
- Badminton
- Barbeques
- Basketball
- Computer Based Activities
- Discos
- Drama
- Fancy Dress Parties
- Film Evenings
- Film-Making
- Karaoke
- Music & Dance
- Soccer
- Swimming
- Table Tennis
- Talent Show
- Tennis
- Volleyball
Excursions:
English plus Theatre & Dance Summer Camp has a wide range of interesting and enjoyable excursions to London and other places to experience the rich cultural heritage of Britain. The choices include:
- Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
- Buckingham Palace
- Big Ben and Houses of Parliament
- The National Gallery
- The Tower of London
- Covent Garden Market
- The Science Museum
- Shopping at Oxford Street
- Brighton
- Oxford
- Cambridge
- Leeds Castle
- Whipsnade Zoo
- Chessington World of Adventures
The sample timetables below include a typical weekly programme and a typical day of English plus Performing Arts Summer Camp.
Boarding:
Students stay in comfortable Tonbridge School’s boarding houses with single, twin, triple or quad rooms with shared bathroom facilities. Girls and boys are accommodated separately. Common rooms and kitchens provide the perfect environment for relaxation and socialising. A team of friendly staff will stay with the students within the boarding houses and are available at all times to provide assistance and a high level of supervision.
Meals:
Well balanced, nutritious three cooked meals a day with a wide range of salads and hot dishes are provided in the school dining room. Vegetarian meals are always available and are clearly labelled. Drinks and snacks are provided during break times. Packed lunches are provided for excursions.Facilities:
Tonbridge School boasts beautiful historic buildings in a 150 acre campus, with excellent sports facilities including modern classrooms, a recently refurbished library, a large chapel, lecture theatres and excellent sports centres – 24 tennis courts, 12 rugby fields, 9 cricket grounds, 7 hockey fields, 6 football fields, an indoor shooting range, an all-weather athletic track, as well as a large sports complex with a swimming pool. Wi-Fi is available throughout the school.Laundry:
Laundry is done once a week. All bed linen is provided and is laundered once a week. Towels are not provided.Tonbridge School in Kent is part of the ‘Eton Group’ of schools. Established in 1553 by Sir Andrew Judde and King Edward VI, the school is one of most highly-regarded and exclusive UK boarding schools with around 790 boys between 13 and 18 years. It is one of the top-10 all-boy public schools in the UK.
The school aims to provide a caring and enlightened environment in which the talents of each individual flourish. It encourages boys to be creative, tolerant and to strive for academic, sporting and cultural excellence. Respect for tradition and an openness to innovation are equally valued.
For over 450 years, Tonbridge School has established a formidable academic reputation. This is achieved by high quality teachers, assisted by dedicated support staff, who together foster a broad curriculum for able boys, which seeks to encourage intellectual advancement, curiosity and creativity in a stimulating, challenging but cooperative academic environment. Tonbridge encourages all boys to aspire to academic excellence, and their pupils achieve some of the best examination results in the country. In 2022, more than 85% of A-level results and 97% of GSCE results were A*/A or equivalent. And in 2021, more than 87% of A-level results and 96% of GSCE results were A*/A or equivalent. Their remarkable achievements lead to exceptional success in gaining places at top universities, with over 99% of boys secured admission to their first-choice university, mostly at top, high tariff universities worldwide including Oxbridge, Russel Group and Ivy League schools. 90% of their 2023 Leavers secured a place at Russell Group and higher tariff universities. The highly influential ‘Parent Power School Guide 2024’ ranked Tonbridge School as the sixth best independent school nationally, and placed the school in fifth place in the national A-level rankings, based on 2023 results, and joint 13th nationally for its GCSE performance in 2023.
The school has 24 tennis courts, 12 rugby fields, 9 cricket grounds, 7 hockey fields, 6 football fields, an indoor shooting range, an all-weather athletic track, as well as a large sports complex with a swimming pool. For comprehensive development, students are provided with scientific laboratories, a computer centre, a music school, a theatre, a weather station, a photo studio, and more recently, the school boasts its own large gallery.
Pastoral care is based on the strong house system which fosters a strong sense of belonging. Superb outdoor facilities are complemented by boarding houses benefiting from a rolling programme of refurbishment, new academic departments, a social centre, lecture theatres, and a major arts, music, creativity and technology complex linked to the near 400 seat E M Forster Theatre. The world-class Tonbridge School Centre has been used as an Olympic training venue and provides superb facilities for a range of sports.
