13 – 17 year olds
Minimum English Level: B1 Intermediate
London Performing Arts Summer Camp at Kings College London is an industry certified summer programme designed for students who want to gain a first-hand experience of the performing arts industry in central London. Taught by top professionals from London’s West End, students learn West End performance through practical demonstrations and exercises.
Based at Kings College London, students will receive 50 hours of specialist training and workshops, taught by cast members from the top West End shows. Students will learn and gain a firsthand experience of West End performance through tuition in Acting, Singing, Dancing, Stage-combat and Puppetry, as well as taking part in West End Workshops and watching West End Shows.
The course also offers students the means to gain industry certification of West End On Demand and a a true taste of West End Theatre. At the end of the 2-week course there will be a final performance followed by an award ceremony.
Course Essentials:
London Performing Arts Summer Camp consist of a well-balanced programme of specialist tuition, activities and culture excursions. The structured programme includes:
- 50 hours of specialist training and workshops
- Capstone Industry project with final performance
- 4 full-day and 2 half-day excursions, including theatre tour
- Full social and activity programme in the evenings
- West End On Demand Certificate of Completion
- Insurance
- Airport transfers (between 9:00 – 19:00 GMT)
Course Outlines:
Activities:
Outside language tuition, students will improve language skills through a broad range of sporting, cultural and entertaining activities, such as:
- Banzai
- 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
- Climbing Wall
- Discos
- Film Evenings
- Inflatables
- Musical & Dance
- Volleyball
- Basketball
- Table Tennis
- Talent Shows
- You Bet
Culture and Social Programme
Students will also enjoy a full cultural and social programme including excursions and trips. Possible excursions include:
- Buckingham Palace
- Houses of Parliament
- West End Musical
- Natural History Museum
- Hyde Park
- London Eye
- British Museum
- Madame Tussauds
- Southbank Walking Tour
- Oxford Street & Soho
- London Dungeon
- Olympic Park
- Oxford
- Thorpe Park
- Hampton Court Palace
- Harry Potter World,
- Cambridge
- Brighton
- Sherlock Holmes Museum
Below is a typical two-week sample programme and a typical day of London Performing Arts Summer Camp.
Boarding:
Classes take place in King’s College London’s Virginia Woolf Building on Kingsway, next to Holborn underground station. Accommodation is provided nearby in a private residence with single en suite bedrooms. Girls and boys are accommodated separately. All students are given a free travel-card, and students will never travel between the accommodation and campus without supervision from staff members.Meals:
Well balanced, nutritious cooked meals are provided at the College. Packed lunches are provided for excursions.Facilities:
Auditorium, high-quality classrooms with smart boards and projectors. Wi-Fi is available throughout the college and accommodation. Shared kitchen facility for hot water and fridges at the accommodation.Laundry:
Laundry is done once a week. All bed linen is provided and is laundered once a week. Towels are not provided.King’s College London is a world-renowned university in the heart of London. It is consistently ranked among the top 20 universities in the world, and is one of the oldest and most prestigious in England.
King’s was founded in 1829 by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington and received its royal charter in the same year. King’s is generally considered part of the ‘golden triangle’ of research-intensive English universities alongside the University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, University College London, Imperial College London, and The London School of Economics. King’s is home to six Medical Research Council centres and is the largest centre for graduate and post-graduate medical teaching and biomedical research in Europe, and is regarded as one of the leading multidisciplinary research universities in the world.
King’s has an outstanding reputation for world-class teaching and cutting-edge research. KCL is a research-led university that is credited with major discoveries such as the structure of DNA and groundbreaking research in radio, television and mobile phones. The University is ranked sixth in the UK for its quality and quantity of research activity; 84% of the research is ‘internationally excellent’ according to the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014).The College performs highly in international rankings. King’s has always been one of the top-ranked UK universities according to all major university league tables. It is a top three London university and is placed 31st in the world according to the popular QS World University Rankings 2021. It is a top 5 London university and is placed 35th in the world according to the esteemed Times Higher Education University Rankings 2021. In the term of employability, King’s is ranked fourth in the UK and 31st in the world for graduate employability prospects according to the Times Higher Education University Rankings (2021).
King’s offers an intellectually rigorous environment supported by welcoming and caring traditions, and the opportunity for students to be taught or supervised by academics who are often leaders in their field. The College’s main campuses are King’s campuses are strategically located besides iconic landmarks like the London Eye, Big Ben and Tower Bridge. Having a campus in central London allows students to enjoy the dazzling and historic sites of the city; the world-class galleries, libraries, museums and theatres. Its central position brings outstanding advantages, and King’s students will enjoy the excellent social and cultural opportunities of the capital.
King’s has educated numerous foreign heads of states, governments and intergovernmental organisations; nineteen members of the current House of Commons and sixteen members of the current House of Lords, and is known for its several noted alumni and staff, including 12 Nobel Prize laureates.
