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Location:
All courses are held in:
Llandovery College, Llandovery, Carmathenshire,
SA20 0EE
Courses available:
Complete programme Children's course - 2 weeks starting on 06.07
General information
Llandovery is a small market town situated in the heart of Wales, lying
between the rugged scenery of the Brecon Beacons National Park and the
gentler upper Towy Valley. The OISE school is set in 55 acres of grounds
and has excellent sports, recreational and fitness facilities, including
a nine-hole golf course. Our school also enjoys new state-of-the-art
classroom facilities.
| Dates 2008 |
Weeks |
College |
| 06.07 – 19.07 |
2 |
Llandovery |
| 20.07 – 02.08 |
2 |
Llandovery |
| 03.08 – 16.08 |
2 |
Llandovery |
| Llandovery fact file |
| Target language |
English |
| Age range |
7 - 13 years and 14 - 17 years |
| Accommodation |
College |
| Nearest airport |
Heathrow, Cardiff, Bristol or Gatwick |
| Town population |
2,200 |
| Sample activities and excursions |
sports eg. swimming, tennis, golf
board games
art and crafts |
film night
photography |
visit to Cardiff
outing to a nature park |
Accommodation
• Accommodation is in dormitories which sleep 2 to 6 in
a room. Special care is taken to put students of a similar
age in the same rooms.
• Meals are provided in the school dining hall. Special dietary requirements can be considered and a vegetarian option is always available.
A typical day at OISE Llandovery - Complete programme
For 7-13 year olds see timetable on Children's page
| Morning programme 09.30 to 13.00
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The morning lessons are designed to develop accuracy
in the language and cover:
• 09.30 to 11.00 – the
grammatical structures of the language – vocabulary building
• 11.00 to 11.30 – morning break
• 11.30 to
13.00 – formal comprehension training exercises – structured
expression training exercises:
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| Lunch 13.00 – 13.45
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| Lunch is taken at the school in the form of a
hot meal for those who live in the college. |
| Afternoon programme 13.45 – 15.15
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Afternoons are devoted to workshops designed
to encourage fluency and a spontaneous use of the language:
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guided debate practice
• presentations
• exchange
of ideas and experiences
• active listening practice
• letter, memo, note writing |
| Afternoon break 15.15 – 15.45
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| Late afternoon games 15.45 – 17.15 |
To relax after concentrating on language learning
pupils take part in games and sports activities; the range of which
will typically include:
• team games such as football, cricket,
volleyball
• sports games such as tennis or squash
•
treasure hunts
• board and card games
• film or
computer games
• photography
These group activities encourage pupils to make new friends. |
| Dinner 18.00 – 19.00 |
| College boarders have a choice of a hot meal
or salads at the college refectory. |
| Evening programme 19.00 – 22.00 |
College
A full programme of recreational activities is offered every evening
to include for example:
• sports-based activities such as
tennis, football
• photography projects
• music
mixing – DJ experience
• internet – website
design
• board games
• film night
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drama rehearsal
• talent show |
| Saturday: excursion and culture familiarisation |
Saturdays are devoted to a full day excursion
to a place of interest and fun.
• visit to a capital city
• visit to a place of historic or architectural interest
• outing to a theme park |
 Airport
transfer
Cardiff - 1 hour
London Heathrow – 5.5 hours
London Gatwick – 5.5 hours
Bristol – 2.5 hours
Laundry
A laundry service will be provided for students in residential accommodation.
Although bed linen is provided in the student residence, students are
asked to bring their own towels.
Clothes/sports equipment
Students are recommended to prepare for good and bad weather and bring
enough warm clothes. British summers are not very predictable! Students should bring suitable sportswear, whitesoled
footwear for sports halls, swimwear, towel and a sports bag.
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