English Country Schools is a British Council Accredited summer school organisation for children and teenagers. English Language teaching is combined with a programme of sports, social activities and excursions in beautiful countryside locations. We promise to provide 'fun friendship and learning in a healthy natural environment' to the young people in our care.

We aim to offer:

• High levels of supervision
• A friendly, family atmosphere
• International mix: a maximum of 4 boys and 4 girls are accepted who share the same mother tongue. This encourages children to speak English together and become 'internationally-minded' through contact with others from different countries and cultures.
• Effective, enjoyable English lessons from specialist teachers
• A fully inclusive programme of teaching, sports, workshops, excursions and insurance
• Regular inspection through the British Council's 'Accreditation UK' scheme

We want students who attend English Country Schools to:

• Learn a lot of English
• Learn more about themselves and other people
• Have a great time and develop confidence and social skills
• Return home healthy and refreshed
• Return to their studies with renewed enthusiasm and determination

We want staff to:

• Work to the best of their ability within a supportive and professional working environment
• Enjoy working with the young people on the course
• Develop personally and professionally, formally and informally during the course
• Leave with a sense of achievement and a desire to return in the future.

Centres

Our Summer 2008 residential junior vacation courses take place at Port Regis School, set in large, private grounds in beautiful Dorset in the South of England, about 2 hours from London.

Our residential English course for teenagers takes place at Sibford School, set in large private grounds in the Oxfordshire countryside.