Academic

This course is for your child if you:

1. are looking for a well supervised course aimed at young learners
2. are seeking a course that offers English and other academic subjects suitable for the primary age group
3. want your child to have a Harry Potter boarding school experience
4. are thinking of sending your child to a UK preparatory school and you want to see how your child gets on for a short period of time
5. are looking for a stimulating and enjoyable summer learning experience for your child
6. want your child to meet and communicate with other children from a wide range of countries and cultures

Our Adventurers programme offers a full curriculum of subjects in classes of up to twelve students.

The medium of instruction is English.  
The timetable typically includes the following subjects:                     This is what the day looks like:

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  English,
• Mathematics,
• Science,
• History,
• Geography,
• Religious Education,
• Technology,
• Art,
• Music,
• Dance and Drama

Lessons are cross-curricular, your child will study a topic or participate in a project that may include, for example, Science, Mathematics and Geography. Your child might be in a history lesson whilst developing their skills in drama, design technology or even geography. They  will be taught by experienced primary school teachers who know how children learn best.

Students, from beginners to native speakers of English,  have enjoyed great success on our adventurers programme due to its inclusive, nurturing yet challenging style. 

We see each person as an individual with the potential to develop and to help others develop. We want to help Adventurers to learn how to achieve their personal best.

We encourage students to set targets and to keep a diary and folder of their work. Through praise and encouragement we will help our students to see how far they have come and how much they can do if they continue to work hard. We believe that this will help all of the students to achieve success in all areas of academic and social life.

The Personal Best philosophy is shared by all staff of Academic Summer and Academic Juniors and as a team we help students to achieve their personal best.

    

CLIL: Content and Language Integrated Learning

CLIL has been described as 'a major methodological revolution' in language teaching and at Academic Juniors we have responded to the changes and challenges.  It is about students learning content that interests them which results in an unconscious improvement of their language aquistion.  We make learning fun and age appropriate which gives their learning a sense of purpose and engages them in a way that rote learning and reciting grammar doesn't allow.

Content and Language Integrated Learning is based on the 4cs:

• Content - the curriculum subject itself
• Culture - raising aware of our culture and the culture of others
• Cognition - thinking and learning skills
• Communication - sharing our knowledge with others
   

At Academic Juniors, you will explore the 4Cs with the guidance of qualified primary school teachers and experienced teachers of English.

The Academic Juniors programme is designed to help students widen their subject knowledge and develop their language skills and to be better able in future to follow a course of academic study delivered in English.  
 

Would you like to know what trips are planned during the weeks you want to join us? Contact us on info@academicsummer.co.uk for detailed schedule.