English Plus Sport & Activities
English Plus Sport & Activities Overview
This package provides an integrated English plus Sports & Cultural Activities programme and includes English tuition, full-board accommodation plus a full programme of day-time, evening activities and sight-seeing excursions.
Activity Programme
We offer a fully-supervised Activities Programme seven days a week. Afternoon and evening activities are an integral part of the language experience. Typical activities include Treasure Hunts, Berlitz Fun Quizzes, swimming, rounders and discos & Talent Shows. Enough to keep the most active minds busy!
We will give you the opportunity to discover exciting towns and beautiful landscapes during your stay with us. We offer a range of half-day and full -day excursions which have been carefully selected and planned by our team. Typical excursions include visits to the beautiful Lake District and historic town of Chester; in addition to visits to fun locations such as Blackpool Pleasure Beach and Alton Towers. Please see Activities & Excursions for more details.
English Tuition
Our vacation courses provide 15 or 20 hours of language tuition per week. All our teachers are qualified and the tuition programmes focus on active language skills, especially fluency (speaking and listening), vocabulary extension, grammar and project work.
All students are tested on their level of English on arrival and placed in the appropriate level and age group in each class. Reports and certificates are issued at the end of the course. Classes will usually contain a maximum of 15 students.
Package includes:
- First-day placement test
- English language programme 15 hours per week or 20 hours per week
- Full-board residential accommodation including 3 meals per day
- Sport and Cultural activities programme 4 days a week.
- Fully supervised activities every afternoon and evening
- Two excursions per week:- 1 full day (Saturday), 1 half day (Wednesday)
- All learning materials
- End-of-course certificate
- Free internet access supervised by our staff
Daily schedule
All students follow a daily timetable of 3 or 4 hours of English lessons and three or four multi-activity sport sessions, allowing students to get the most from the programme. We have designed our schedule to ensure that students are fully-active with interesting and fun activities combined with educational and cultural excursions to ensure you make the most of your programme experience in the UK.
Multi-sport Activity Camp Overview
Our multi-sport activity camp is designed for students interested in combining practice of Sports with English language study. We have several options available:
English Plus Horse Riding
All horse lovers can 'saddle up' for BERLITZ MANCHESTER Horse Riding Plus course. This exciting and informative experience will provide the rider with elements of stable management, flatwork, jumping, hacking and gymkhana games. For three half day sessions per week, children are safely transported to a stables approved by the Association of British Riding Schools.
English Plus Tennis
For two hours on three days per week, children are coached in small groups to improve their skills.
Players are assessed and placed into groups according to age and ability.
Coaching explores all aspects of the game including stroke play, serving, mobility, positional play, volleying and development of spin techniques.
English Plus Golf
BERLITZ MANCHESTER's Golf programme looks at every aspect of the game. Students receive an individual assessment from our golf tutor and then gets tuition in driving, chipping, bunker shots and putting, advice on stance and swing, fault and correction analysis,and discussions on golf etiquette and equipment. At the end of the week participants can take part in an optional competition after which certificates are awarded.
English Plus Watersports
Our watersports programme offer a variety of options to our participants to choose: Canoeing, Sailing, Fishing, Windsurfing. All activities and tuition are organized with experienced coaches and the centre is registered with the Adventurous Activities Authority (AALA) and is regularly inspected for standards of instruction, equipment, facilities,and staffing.
English Plus Karate
Karate enthusiasts can participate in this unique programme designed to cater for all levels of experience and ability. The programme covers all aspects of Kihon (Basic Training), Kata (Formal Exercise), basics of Kumite (Sparring) and Basic Self-Defence. The programme focuses on correct dojo etiquette and the principles of Respect and Perseverance. At the end of the programme, certificates of participation are awarded.
English Plus Basketball
Students participate in 3 x 2 hour sessions per week in high-energy sports sessions. Berlitz Manchester's Basketball programme covers all aspects of the game. In addition to sessions focusing on vital basketball techniques such as shooting, pivoting, passing, rebounding, and dribbling; sessions develop an awareness of team-work techniques for playing zone defense, and person-to-person defense and Offense. At the end of the programme, there is a competition and certificates are awarded.
All programme options are subject to a minimum group size of 12 students.
PACKAGE INCLUDES:
- First-day placement test
- English language programme 15 hours per week or 20 hours per week
- Full-board residential accommodation including 3 meals per day
- Sport activity camp programme 3 days a week
- Fully supervised activities every afternoon and evening
- Two excursions per week:- 1 full day (Saturday), 1 half day (Wednesday)
- All learning materials
- End-of-course certificate
- Free internet access supervised by our staff