Summer Camps United Kingdom
PLEASE CHOOSE A PROGRAM :
DESCRIPTION :
ELIGIBILITY : 12 to 17 years old.
LENGTH : 2 weeks summer camps.
ACTIVITIES : Summer multi-sports or uni-sports camps. A large range of outdoor activities is offered. In some summer camps, participants may choose to practise only one sport intensively.
LOCATION : Summer camp in France, Summer camp in Germany, Summer camp in Spain, Summer camp in England.
OBJECTIVES : The goal of the summer camp is to develop participant's knowledge of the local language in an international context. During the summer camp, participants share various sports with young people of many countries.
SUMMER CAMP: More than a summer camp, an ethic: We aim at developing a team spirit, empathy and a fair play attitude among the campers.
LANGUAGE LESSONS : The summer camp offers language courses in small classes of 12 to 15 , 2 or 3 levels. Average of 15 hours language tuition per week. Lessons are delivered by qualified teachers, native speakers of the language taught. Languages are French, English, Spanish and German. During the summer camp, emphasis is set on oral language practice though students will also have a full exposure to grammar and written language.
All our summer camps are based on a non smoking policy.
EVENINGS : Social evenings are organized every night during the summer camp: social games, karaoke, discos, etc.
EXCURSIONS : There is usually a weekly excursion to discover the area.
ACCOMMODATION : During the summer camp, students will be accommodated in multibedded bedrooms. The three meals are provided on site : both lunches and evening meals are hot meals.
ARRIVALS : Students must arrive on the fixed arrival date at the closest airport indicated for each program.
PROGRAM DATES : These summer camps are organized during the summer school vacations of the hosting country (July and August).
UNITED KINGDOM :
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK, or Great-Britain) is a country and sovereign state that is situated in west Northern Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain and in Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland, as well as numerous smaller islands in the surrounding seas. The United Kingdom is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and its ancillary bodies of water, including the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.
The official name of the UK is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent).
England - The capital is London.
Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh .
Wales - The capital is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland - The capital is Belfast.
AREA: 244,820 sq km
CLIMATE: Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
POPULATION: 60,6m
RELIGIONS: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
LANGUAGES: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
GOVERNMENT TYPE: Constitutional monarchy
CAPITAL: London
CURRENCY: British Pound
NATIONAL HOLIDAY: the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday.
GDP PER CAPITA (purchasing power parity): $30,100 (2005 est.)
France = $29,600 (2005 est.)
USA = $41,600 (2005 est.)
China = $6,800 (2005 est.)
Bresil = $8,300 (2005 est.)
