Winter English Language Programme

English language, culture and adventure for juniors

Our winter programme for juniors combines classroom-based study with exciting excursions where students practise their language skills and develop their vocabulary and understanding in real-life situations.

Add some fun adventure activities, such as climbing, abseiling and archery, and it all adds up to an experience they’ll remember for the rest of their lives.

We are accredited by the British Council for the Teaching of English in the UK, and all our residential centres are managed by trained and experienced PGL staff.

How does it work?

Fixed duration and dates: – Sunday arrivals and departures. (minimum 1 week - maximum 6 weeks)

English Classes: Students receive 15 hours of teaching each week in enjoyable, interactive classes with no more than 15 students per class. All teachers are CELTA (or equivalent) qualified.

Cultural Excursions: Two full-days and a half-day each week are allocated for excursions; one to London and one to either Oxford, Windsor, Bath or Stratford-upon-Avon. These visits allow students to improve their fluency and confidence in English, while seeing the sites, or even doing some shopping. PGL centre staff lead each excursion and provide support, information and the benefit of their local knowledge.

Adventure Activities: Every PGL centre has an exciting range of on-site adventure activities such as climbing and abseiling, zip wire, giant swing, raft-building and canoeing - all supervised by experienced English-speaking activity instructors. Your students develop their conversational English while enjoying fun, outdoor activities.

Evening Entertainment: Every evening our teams provide an entertainment programme filled with games, quizzes and other activities to keep the group occupied. There is also the potential for students to mix with English-speaking children and further develop their English skills.

What's included

Accommodation and all meals
Airport transfers on scheduled dates from London Heathrow and Gatwick airports
All entrance fees to attractions
Language-level test, workbook and certificate
Project/culture day

Activities

Our exciting outdoor activity sessions, supervised by trained PGL staff, develop your students personally and socially.

Select an activity for a full description

A typical itinerary for this course

Morning Afternoon Evening

Sample programme for an 8-day English Language Course
	Morning	Afternoon	Evening
Day 1		Arrival, orientation & time to settle in	Wacky Races
Day 2	English Lessons	Adventure Activities - e.g. Archery	Passport to the World
Day 3	Full-day excursion to London		Team Challenge
Day 4	English Lessons	Adventure Activities - e.g. climbing	Campfire
Day 5	Full-day excursion to Oxford		Quiz
Day 6	English Lessons	Adventure Activities - e.g.Giant Swing	Ambush
Day 7	English Lessons	Adventure activities - e.g. Mini Olympics	Disco
Day 8	Project/Culture Day	English Lessons

Excursion 1 Excursion 2

Sample full-day excursions
	Excursion 1	Excursion 2
Week 1	London British Museum & Oxford Street	Oxford Walking tour & visit to Christ Church College
Week 2	London Visit the London Eye. Walking tour of South Bank & Covent Garden	Bath Walking tour & visit to the Roman Baths
Week 3	London Madame Tussauds & Hard Rock Café	Windsor Windsor Castle & shopping
Week 4	London Tower of London & walking tour	Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare’s birthplace & walking tour
Week 5	London Visit the London Eye. Walking tour of the South Bank & Covent Garden	Oxford Walking tour & visit to Christ Church College
Week 6	London Natural History Museum. South Kensington & Chelsea walking tour & Thames river cruise	Bath Walking tour & visit to the Roman Baths

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Learning outcomes

Learning outcomes include:

Improved spoken and written English from formal classroom learning
Improved confidence and enjoyment from using English in real-life situations, such as shopping and sightseeing
Integration with children from other countries also learning English
Direct experience and understanding of Britain’s historical and cultural heritage from excursions
Personal organisation and responsibility
Supporting and encouraging others

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Location

Barton Hall Bawdsey Manor Beam House Boreatton Park Caythorpe Court Dalguise Liddington Little Canada Marchants Hill Osmington Bay Pestalozzi Windmill Hill Winmarleigh Hall