International Junior and Teens English Summer School.
We strive to provide highest quality education, bridging your child's success with well formed infrastructure of knowledge and resources.
Edinburgh - Homestay Programme
- Age: 11-17
- Group Bookings
- Individual bookings
Summer School Homestay, Edinburgh
Edinburgh is Scotland’s capital with medieval Old Town and elegant Georgian New Town with gardens and buildings. The sights worth visiting are Edinburgh castle, Arthur’s seat or Edinburgh’s scary dungeon.
The school’s location is a walk away from cafes, restaurants and attractions of the centre. The social, cultural and sporting activities are usually in the afternoons and include a full-day excursion a week.
Highlights:
- Cultural and language experience in Scottish capital
- Balanced programme with lessons, activities and opportunities to meet other students from all around the world
- Well established school with experienced staff and teachers
International Summer school
Location
Nearby the school you will find shops, cafes, restaurants, supermarkets, newsagents and public transport.
Facilities
All our schools have state of the art facilities with free Wi-Fi. During the summer students may be taught in the main school or in nearby classrooms.
Accommodation
Selected host families. You may choose a single room or a double room. Individual students will be placed with other students from different nationalities. For students that book with 2 or more friends will be placed in the same homestay in twin or triple room.
Local Transport
Your accommodation is near the public transport with easy access to the school and amenities.
Internet
Wi-Fi internet is available across our homestay. Please refer to your host family for Wi-Fi access codes.
Academics
Average students per class: 16. English levels from Elementary to Proficiency (programme can be adjusted to lower English levels). (*PON and PCTO programme available)
Security
There is 24 hour emergency number available to all our students. Your host family will be there to help you with any issue you may have.
Laundry
There is a laundry room located on site. Your host family will wash your clothes once a week.Bed linen will be washed once a week by your host family.
Meal
Breakfast: 07:00 - 08:45. Toast, cereal, pastry, yogurt, fruit. Lunch: 12:30 - 13:45. Packed lunch - a sandwich (Cheese, ham, chicken, tuna, eggs and salad), a piece of fruit, crisps and water or juice. Dinner: 18:00 - 20:00. Meat or vegetarian main course with vegetables and dessert.
At a Glance
Immersion English learning for junior and teens.
Our international summer school strives to offer the best of teaching and cultural experience to all our international students. Our programmes are designed to get the full local cultural immersion by experiencing our homestay accommodation, moreover, the learning of the language is combined with excellent social activities.
Learn English, Experience the Local Culture and Have Fun
“Our homestay summer school programmes provide the comfort of being at home and experience a different culture while during the day the students learn English and take part in many social activities.”
Antonio M.
Manager, UKEDA
“The programme has been designed with high standard and the host families were very welcoming, my students felt at home from the beginning.”
Maria
Group organiser, Italy
Junior and Teens English Summer School Sample Programme
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening |
Day 1 | Arrivals | Arrivals | Evening with families |
Day 2 | Placement Test and Lesson 1 | Welcome Walking tour of the town | Welcome Disco |
Day 3 | Edinburgh with walking tour of Royal Mile and entrance to Edinburgh Castle | Shopping on Royal Mile | Evening with families |
Day 4 | Lesson 2 | Lesson 3 | Karaoke |
Day 5 | Lesson 4 | Fun quiz | Evening with families |
Day 6 | Lesson 5 | Free afternoon | International Evening |
Day 7 | Full day excursion to Glasgow with walking tour of city centre | Visit to Kelvingrove Gallery of Modern Art | Evening with families |
Day 8 | Lesson 6 | Edinburgh with visit to National Museum of Scotland | Evening with families |
Day 9 | Lesson 7 | Edinburgh with self-guided visit of Scottish Parliament and to climb Arthur’s Seat Calton Hill, tour of the Monuments | Evening with families : |
Day 10 | Lesson 8 | Edinburgh with visit to St Giles’ Cathedral | Evening with families |
Day 11 | Lesson 9 | Free afternoon | Evening with families |
Day 12 | Lesson 10 | Edinburgh. Visit to Writer’s Museum, Museum of Childhood and Museum of the Mound | Evening with families |
Day 13 | Full day excursion to Stirling by coach | Entrance to Stirling Castle with walking tour of Stirling and visit to Loch Lomond | Farewell Disco |
Day 14 | Optional Excursion | Optional Excursion | Evening with families |
Day 15 | Departures | Departures | Departures |
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Please note that the sample programme refers to the previous year programme, this year summer programme will be released 3 weeks before departure.