Discovery Summer English Plus Activity Program at ACS Cobham

Course Description

ACS Cobham is a private estate located 24 kilometers from central London, surrounded by lovely countryside and accessible to all of London's attractions. This magnificent international school is located on a secure campus with superb academic, creative, and recreational facilities. The boarding houses provide hotel-style accommodations. The airports of Heathrow and Gatwick are 45 minutes away.

Cobham's academic program consists of 22.5 hours of courses each week. English Skills, English workshops, and end-of-week presentations are among the topics covered. The maximum number of students in each class is 12.

English Skills

When you come, you'll be given a written and oral exam, and you'll be placed in an English Skills class that is appropriate for your age and level. Through enjoyable and interactive programming like generating infographics about a well-known London landmark, students may improve key skills, technical correctness, and spoken fluency.

Workshops in English

You'll learn about new topics in these engaging, task-based lessons. Learn through conducting research, debating, collaborating, and creating. British Tea Traditions, Healthy Cooking, Design Your Own Sport, Portrait Photography, TED Talks, Video Blogging, 3D cities, and more are just some of the workshop themes that change week to week.

Activities Offered

• Archery
• Arts & crafts
• Badminton
• Basketball
• Ceilidh
• Circus skills/Magic
• Cooking
• Cricket
• Dance
• Disco/karaoke
• Dodgeball
• Drama
• Fencing*
• Film making
• Football
• Geocaching (GPS treasure hunt)
• Lacrosse
• Netball
• Photography
• Punting
• Real Tennis
• Softball
• Squash
• Survival skills
• Swimming
• Table tennis
• Tag rugby
• Tennis
• Tennis coaching*
• Unihoc
• Volleyball (* available at an addition fee)

Food and Accommodation

The newly renovated boarding house is fantastic. All students have en suite bathrooms and sleep in twin 'luxury' study rooms. The spacious and bright common rooms of the camp are excellent for relaxing home evenings. It is a secure campus with a security gate and a guard on duty 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The resident team keeps a close eye on everything. The price includes full board. Wireless Internet access is provided (at specific times).

Campus facilities

An amazing indoor 25m 6-lane swimming pool, sports hall, a dance studio, a contemporary gym, an Olympic-sized athletics track, football grounds, and 6 tennis courts are among the great sporting facilities. A contemporary 500-seat theatre, a theater and art studio, and IT suites are also available.

Outside trips

Students will go on two excursions per week. Previous destinations include London, Oxford, Warner Bros Studios, Hampton Court Palace, and Brighton.

Transportation

The camp's 'Meet & Greet' service is professional and polite. When you exit the Customs Hall with your bags, you will find one of the airport representatives carrying a Discovery Summer sign with your name on it. Coaches/taxis will pick you up at regular intervals and transport you to your destination. They will also check you onto your aircraft and accompany you to departures.

On specified arrival and departure dates, airport transfers by coach or taxi are included in the fees for flights scheduled to arrive or depart between 09.00 and 15.00 hours from/to Heathrow and Gatwick airports.

• Private transportation (at an additional cost) can be arranged at any time and from any airport. This is only required if your flight arrives or departs outside of our free transfer window of 9:00 to 15:00 on the scheduled arrival/departure dates. The fee is GBP 120 to Cobham from Heathrow or Gatwick. Prices for rides to and from Birmingham and Manchester are available upon request.