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Location:
All courses are held in:
OISE Newbury Hall, Enborne Road
Newbury, RG14 6AD
Courses available:
The Complete programme IELTS
Exam preparation Compact programme
General information
- Newbury Hall, an impressive Victorian building
built in 1859 as a primary school for local children, has been modernised
recently to combine the atmosphere of a traditional English school with
the comfort and faciliites of a modern college.
- Located in the county of Berkshire, 60 miles
(96 km) west of London Newbury is a prosperous, traditional English
market town with excellent leisure and shopping facilities, surrounded
by picturesque hills, valleys and woodlands. Oxford is only 30 minutes
away by car. Historic Stonehenge, the cities of Winchester, Salisbury
and Bath are all within easy reach, whilst the South Coast is only 1
hours drive.
Complete Programme:
22.5 hours tuition per week |
| Dates 2008 |
1 week: homestay
26.10; 28.12 |
2 weeks: homestay
24.02; 30.03; 06.04; 08.06; 06.07; 20.07; 03.08; 17.08; 24.08 |
3 weeks: homestay
08.06; 15.06; 22.06; 29.06; 06.07; 13.07; 20.07; 27.07; 10.08 |
| Courses also available starting every Sunday
throughout the year |
Compact Programme:
30 hours tuition per week |
| Couse Length |
Dates 2008 |
Price (£) |
| 1 week |
Starts every Sunday |
810 |
| 2 weeks |
Starts every Sunday |
1380 |
| 6 weeks |
20.04-31.05 |
3500 |
01.06-12.07 |
21.09-01.11 |
02.11-13.12 |
| 12 weeks |
06.01-29.03 |
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09.03-31.05 |
20.04-12.07 |
21.09-13.12 |
| Fact file |
| Target language |
English |
| Age range |
14 - 17 years |
| Accommodation |
homestay |
| Nearest airport |
Heathrow, Gatwick |
| Town population |
40,000 |
| Sample activities and excursions |
team games eg. volleyball
sports games eg. tennis
bowling |
film night
talent show |
visit to London
visit to Oxford |
Accommodation
All students are accommodated in homestays in Newbury and surrounding
areas, namely Wash Common, Greenham and Thatcham. Students under the age
of 14 years are brought into school by car or acccompanied to and from
school by the host family. They are not allowed out unaccompanied. All
host families are thoroughly inspected by school staff. Only one student
of the same mother tongue is allocated to each homestay.
A typical day at OISE
Newbury
| 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: essay, presentations, explanations.
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| Lunch 13.00 – 13.45
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| Lunch is taken at the school in the form of a
packed lunch. |
| 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
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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 |
| Students return home at 17.30 to have dinner
and spend the evening with their host family. |
| Evening programme 19.00 –
22.00 |
| On one evening per week a social activity such
as a disco or a barbecue or a party is organised for all students. |
| 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
Arrival sunday, depart saturday
From London Heathrow - approx 1 hour
From London Gatwick - approx 2.5 hrs
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