The World English Experience

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Welcome toThe World English

Experience

Contents

World English Experience introduction 5

Student/Teacher BenePts 6

The Programme at a Glance 7

I ACADEMIC 7

II CoMPETITIonS 8

III onE WEEk SAMPlE ProGrAMME 9

VI TWo WEEk SAMPlE ProGrAMME 10

Participation, Eligibility and Awards 11

locations 1�

Culford School 13

Sparsholt College 14

Clifton College 15

Royal Hospital School 16

Student Welfare 17

other Study options 18

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THEWORLD ENGLISH EXPERIENCE

About usThe WEE is run by oxford International Education Group,(formerly ISIS Education). With over �0 year’s experienceas a leading independent education provider, we offer awide range of study programmes for Uk and foreignstudents.

oxford International Education is fully accredited by theBritish Council.

one of our most popular and exciting programmes, the World English Experience is a once-in-a-lifetimeopportunity for school groups from around the world to come to the Uk during Spring break’ toparticipate and compete against other schools in an exciting one or two week residential programme’.The WEE combines a General English language course, Trinity exam preparation, a series of mental andphysical challenges in English and a full British cultural and activity programme. It takes place at some ofthe most prestigious private boarding schools in the Uk.

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Students

• Develop their English in all four core language skills: reading, writing,listening and speaking

• Increase their vocabulary, improve pronunciation and develop theirEnglish grammar skills

• Improve their Quency in English as they speak English ��-7.

• Gain an official qualiPcation as they prepare for and sit the Trinity GESEspeaking exam.

• Gain in conPdence when they are speaking in English.

• Make friends from all over the world

• Experience the best of British history and culture.

• Achieve a portfolio of work and achievement to take home and show toparents and schools.

• Develop important life-long skills in the competitions, such as teamwork, risk-taking, creativity and perseverance to overcome obstacles.

• Experience life in a typical British boarding school

Teachers

• See your students develop and grow, both in their English languageskills and as people, as they become more conPdent, independentyoung individuals.

• Share experiences with other teachers from around the world.

• Visit some of Britain’s most beautiful and historical cities and places ofinterest.

• Participate on our Teacher training programme during the programme,which focuses on the latest methodology and current language-teaching trends in the Uk.

• return to your school with a Teacher Training certiPcate, as well as acertiPcate for accompanying the students, both of which will enhanceyour CV and your Continued Professional Development (CPD).

Student & Teacher Benefits

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THE PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE

I AcademicUpon arrival, students sit a written and oral placement test, to ensure that they are correctly placedaccording to their level.

During the World English Experience, students follow our new oxford International Junior syllabus;a well-structured framework for lessons, that focuses on speaking, reading, listening and writing skills.It promotes and increases language Quency, whilst also providing opportunity to improve accuracy.

Two-week WEE students take the the Trinity GESE exam while staying with us in the Uk. Studentsreceive Trinity exam preparation as part of their lessons to help them get ready for the exam day. Wehave developed our own preparation materials which are speciPcally tailored to the needs of ourstudents. They include detailed information for each grade and exercises to be used in the preparationlessons as well as additional self-study materials for the students.

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The programme at a glance

II CompetitionsThe competitions on the WEE give students the unique opportunity to compete against international students from different countries. The skills that students will need and useduring each of these competitions will not only build conPdence in their English language abilities but also help them to develop other skills, which will serve them throughoutthe rest of their school and university careers.

QUICK WIT (WEEIntelligenceTest)

• Series of 5 minute‘buzzer’ rounds• Students compete in pairs against

opposing school• After Pve minutes the total correct answers

are counted• Schools can swap students for each battle

Talent Show• Each school showcases their talent in a

5 minute performance• Judging panel and audience engagement• Enthusiasm and creativity are essential!

Spelling Bee• Traditional Spelling Bee format• School selects participants• Each student told a word & dePnition• If spelling is wrong student is eliminated• Words increase in difficulty

Think on your Feet• Series of physical challenges• Students compete in their school groups• Each challenge contributes to total score• Mixture of competitive and‘just for fun’

activities

Mystery Big BrainChallenge

• Series of mental challenges• Students compete in full school groups• Each challenge contributes to total score• Challenges not revealed until students enter

the hall

Regional Presentation• Students must promote their given region

to the audience• Can take any form, and last no longer than

10 minutes• Audio Visuals are allowed• Costumes and props encouraged

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The programme

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Day Morning Afternoon Evening

1 Arrivals Arrivals Film night and Campus Tour� Testing for all participants opening Ceremony Welcome Party

and induction lesson� lesson Half day excursion Mystery Big Brain

to Bury St Edmunds Challenge� Extended full day excursion Politics and royalty walking Extended full day excursion

to london tour with Professional Guide to london5 lesson Spelling Bee karaoke6 Full day excursion to oxford Walking tour and entrance Quick WIT

or Cambridge to Christ Church College7 lesson Think on your feet: Grand Final and Closing

Activate Sport Ceremony8 Departures Departures Departures

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The programme

Day Morning Afternoon Evening

1 Arrivals Arrivals Film night & Sports� opening ceremony Testing for all participants Welcome Party

and induction lesson� lesson Half day to Bristol Presentation Practice

Film night� Extended full day excursion Politics and royalty walking Extended full day excursion

to london tour with Professional Guide to london5 lesson Spelling Bee Football World Cup6 lesson Half day excursion to Bath Talent Show Heats7 lesson Mystery Big Brain Challenge karaoke8 Extended full day excursion london Eye Extended full day excursion

to london to london9 lesson Quick WIT regional Presentation

10 Full day excursion to oxford Walking tour and entrance Talent Show Finalsto Christ Church College

11 Think on your feet: Think on your feet: Play off - winner from A vs BActivate Sport Activate Sport in front of guest judges

1� lessons and Trinity lessons and Trinity Prize Giving , Discoexamination examination and Closing Ceremony

1� Extended full day excursion london Eye Extended full day excursionto london to london

1� Full day excursion Salisbury Walking tour and entrance Pack and relaxto Stonehenge

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Awards

• Students will each receive a WEE medal and certiPcate

• School teams will receive a school plaque

• The winning school and two runners up in each campus will receive a trophy.

AWARDS

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LocationsEvery year, we are lucky to be able to hold the

World English Experience in some of the

country’s top independent boarding schools in

the south of England. The campuses are set in

beautiful locations and all have Prst class facilities.

Students will stay in single, double, triple and

quadruple rooms in male and female boarding

houses with shared bathrooms and will receive

three delicious meals a day.

All of our WEE school campuses provide the ideal

setting for the students to experience life in a

traditional British boarding school.

Please note: additional boarding schools of the

same standard may be added, subject to student

numbers.

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Culford SchoolSet against the idyllic backdrop of a large lake and �80 acres of beautiful and tranquillandscaped park, 10 minutes from Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, Culford is a traditionalBritish boarding school, founded in 187�. The Grade II* listed buildings on the schoolcampus are beautiful and the site has benePtted recently with the refurbishment oftheir Prst class sports facilities.

Accommodation: Single sex boarding houses, consisting of single, double, triple and quad rooms.ration of 1:� students to a bathroom. All boarding houses have common rooms.

Meals: Three meals per day are included. Packed lunches on excursion days.

Facilities: - Beautiful space in Culford Hall and theatre used as performance spaces- State-of-the-art sports and leisure facilities including � court indoor tennis centre,6 outdoor tennis courts, �5m heated indoor swimming pool, 6 badminton-courtsports hall and a Ptness suite.

Internet: There are computers available in the accommodation for students to use in theirfree time.

Airports: lHr: 1 hr 50 mins , lGW: � hrs, STn: 1 hr, �0 mins.

laundry: 1 bed linen change during programme.

Excursions: Three full days in Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Half day Colchester and half day BurySt Edmunds . Three extended days to london.

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Sparsholt CollegeSet in the beautiful Hampshire countryside, Sparsholt College goes back over ahundred years and has become one of the largest land-based colleges in the country.It combines modern, well-equipped and spacious classrooms with a unique rurallocation amongst the college’s own farms. A large, green and secure closed campus, italso has extensive outdoor sports areas and is ideal for younger students.

Accommodation: The Quad:There are four houses in The Quad; Steele, Sturgess, Flint and rose.All rooms are twin ensuite at the college.

Meals: Three meals are included. Packed lunches on excursion days

Facilities: Exciting new sports centre which includes a full size sports hall (the size of fourbadminton courts). other sports available include basketball, tennis, volleyball andfootball.A Ptness suite is available onsite for group leaders only. Group leaders will need aninduction to join the gym, and a small weekly fee will need to be paid.

Internet: WiP is available across the campus and is available to group leaders in theiraccommodation. Payphone access is available onsite.

Airports: lHr: 1 hr, lGW: 1 hr �0 mins, STn: � hrs

laundry: Bed linen will be changed on a weekly basis. Two laundry services during theprogramme.

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Clifton CollegeClifton College successfully combines heritage with modernity.

landscaped greenery surrounds the magniPcent buildings, and, every quarter hour,the distinctive chime of the College clock can be heard echoing around theSouth Quad.

one of the most cherished buildings is the beautiful Grade II listed Chapel, wheregenerations of pupils have gathered to worship.

We also have our own Synagogue, testament to Clifton College’s proud Jewish heritage.

Accommodation: Single sex boarding houses, consisting of single, double, triple and quad rooms.ration of 1:� students to a bathroom. All boarding houses have common rooms.

Meals: Three meals are included. Packed lunches on excursion days

Facilities: - Specialised buildings, such as the Joseph Cooper Music School and the redgraveTheatre, ensure our WEE students have access to Prst-class facilities which enhancetheir educational experience- The superb sporting facilities include The Close, which has witnessed manymagniPcent sporting achievements.

Internet: Wi-P access and computer suites available

Airports: lHr: 1 hr, 50 mins lGW: � hrs �0 mins, BrISTol : �0 mins

laundry: laundry service provided

Excursions: Three full days in london, one trip to oxford, one to Bath and half day excursions toSalisbury and Winchester.

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Royal Hospital Schoolroyal Hospital is one of the most beautiful locations for a boarding school to be set. Aleading independent co-educational boarding and day school, it owes much of itsbreath-taking beauty to its spectacular setting: sitting on the banks of the magniPcentriver Stour in the heart of the beautiful English countryside. Interestingly, royalHospital is the only school in the country to be allowed to Qy the Queen’s Qag andthrough its strong links with the royal navy, the children have the privilege of wearingthe royal navy uniform.

Accommodation: recently refurbished boarding houses

Meals: Three meals are included. Packed lunches on excursion days

Facilities: Beautiful, elegant dining hall, a variety of spacious performance spaces, includingthe Great Hall. Sports facilities include a swimming pool, sports hall and tenniscourts.State of the art music facilities.

Internet: Wi-P is available within the main campus buildings

Airports: lHr: � hours, lGW: � hours, STn: 1 hour

laundry: Coin operated washing and drying machines on college premises

Excursions: Three full days in Cambridge, Great Yarmouth, Half day Colchester and half dayIpswich . Three extended days to london.

Student Welfare

During the World English Experience, the safety, security and wellbeing of allstudents is extremely important to us at oxford International. From the carefulselection of our partner campuses and recruitment of our staff to the academicand cultural programme design and delivery, student welfare is our numberone priority

We want our students to get as much out of the WEE experience as they can,both academically and culturally and although students will be required towork hard during the programme, it is still crucial that the students have a funand memorable time with us, whilst giving parents the peace of mind thatthey are happy and being well looked after.

• our experienced staff are on site and available �� hours a day. It is their roleto ensure that students settle in, make friends and use English throughouttheir stay in the Uk. They also accompany and look after students onexcursion and meet them at the airport when they arrive.

• The senior staff on campus will be able to provide you with any supportor information that you may need during your stay. Every group will alsobe supplied with a‘centre guidebook’on arrival which is designed to helpanswer questions about local area information, laundry facilities, internetconnections and religious centres.

• We also have at least one trained Prst-aider and doctor on call at the centre.Parents should notify us of any medical conditions in advance of arrival.

• Upon arrival, students will receive a compulsory induction during whichthey will receive information about emergency procedures and code ofconduct expected of them while they are here.

• We follow British Council and English Uk guidelines on welfarevery carefully.

• We are also founder members of Young learners English Uk . A specialinterest group run by English Uk, committed to maintaining highstandards for junior courses, with a strong focus on student welfare.

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Other study options with Oxford InternationalThe WEE is just one of a variety of study programmes that we organise for our Juniors throughout the year.

For information on any of the following courses, please visit www.oxfordinternational.com

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Description of course Where When Programme includes

The British EnglishOlympics

- High proPle academicand cultural olympiad

- residential- For students aged 1�-16

with min B1- Teams of 10-�0 students- over 1500 schools

competed in �01�,from more than 1�0schools & 10 countries

5-6 exclusive boardingschools in the south ofEngland, within an hourfrom london

Two Weeks atEaster

Students participate in aseries of academic challenges:- In front of a panel of judges- Different topical theme

every year- � Full day excursions to

london, one to Brightonand one to oxford

- A range of different trophiesand Medals to be won

- Glittering awardsceremony in london,attended by special VIPguests

The Masters

- residential- For stds 16-18 yrs old

with min B�- Mini MBA/

entrepreneurshipcompetition

- Sts. must participateas a group of 5+ sts.

Two boarding schoolsin the london area

Two Weeks atEaster/two weeks in thesummer

- Morning Business lectures.- Afternoons: Product

development sessions,including writing abusiness plan andpreparation for a Pnal pitch.

- Evenings: bespoke talksby Entrepreneurs

- 5 Full day excursions- Visit to company

18 Centres acrossthe Uk

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Junior SummerProgrammes

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Schools

Description of course Where When Programme includes

Past tours have includedParis, Amsterdam,Barcelona and Prague

All year round Tours are tailor-madeaccording to schoolgroup’s needs and brief.

Teacher TrainingMethodology Courses

- For English languageTeachers

- Professionaldevelopmentworkshops onteachingMethodology

- General languagetuition

Greenwich, Centrallondon, oxford orBrighton

All year round Workshops include:- Training and support for

teachers of English inteaching methodologythrough communicativeMethodology and currentEFl Teaching methods

- Provision of resources- General English

tuition if required- Uk primary/secondary

school visits

Bucksmore Education

- High end, exclusivespecialized Englishlanguage summerschool

- oxford and CambridgeColleges

- 11-17 Year oldsIndividuals

Cambridge & oxfordUniversity colleges

June-August - Between 15-�5 hours aweek of specialisedtuition

- Small tutorial groups- Full afternoon and

eveningSocial/excursionprogramme

- Trinity spoken Englishexam included

- Courses include ‘Youngleaders’ and ‘WorldUniversity Preparation’

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