Sir William

Course Summary

For ages 14 to 17

2020 Camp opens on June 21st and closes on August 2nd

The 2019 camp has now closed until summer 2020. Details will be updated soon on this website.

Thank you all for joining us on such a great 2019 summer camp. We look forward to welcoming you to Studio Cambridge again next summer but until then - keep practising your English!

Studio Cambridge's Sir William programme has been running since 2008 as a summer English school in London. All facilities and residential accommodation are on-campus in the beautiful grounds of "Richmond the American International University in London", in Richmond-upon-Thames.

As a prestigious international university in one of the great world capitals, this is the ideal setting for our 14-17-year-old students who are looking for a secure on-campus course, in London, with a taste of university life, in a perfect location. 

Sir William offers students a choice of a Classic or Intensive programme, with either 20 or 28 lessons per week. If you choose the Intensive Programme the extra hours of English lessons will take the place of some afternoon activities.  There is no difference in price between the Classic and Intensive programmes and you should confirm your choice of programme when you complete your application.

There is a wide range of nationalities and the ratio of staff to students here is high. The average number of students per class is 13 and the maximum class size is 16.

Sir William course centre:

• Town-centre campus in a traditional University college
• Lovely, picturesque gardens
• High level of safety and security
• Bedrooms on-campus
• Shared bathrooms
• Student common rooms 
• Dining room, with good hot and cold food at all meals
• 15 classrooms
• Hall for plays and social gatherings
• Computers with free e-mail and Internet access
• Arts and Crafts room
• 10-15 minute walk to Richmond town centre
• Sports facilities within easy walking distance.

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Teaching

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Content

London

Living and studying in a London gives you a feel for life in the English capital, but we like to show you more.The city's life, traditions and history. Activities relating to London form part of the camp's English lessons, its afternoon activity options and its evening activities.

Lesson topics include a focus on: Richmond's rich and famous; the fashion and culture scene; the English Premier league - London or Manchester;  literary greats - from Sherlock Holmes to James Bond.

The social activity programme choices include: hunting for "hidden" London; rowing on the river Thames; royal sights and landmark; museum treasure hunts. 

English tuition:

• A choice of 15 hours (20 lessons) per week (Classic Programme)
                     21 hours (28 lessons) per week (Intensive Programme)
• Mixed-nationality classes on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Classes always in the morning, unless on the Intensive Option
• Entry test on the first Monday of the course
• Course materials 
• Academic report  from your teachers at the end of your stay
• Certificate of studies at the end of your stay

Activities programme:

• **5 sessions of daytime activities per week - approx 2 hours per day on 5 days
• Sessions on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
• Sessions always in the afternoon
• Welcome orientation of the course centre on the first Monday of your course
• Wide choice of sports, arts & crafts, cultural and language activities - please see our Social Activities information for example activities
• **Numerous activity choices per session
• Evening activities 7 days a week
• Activities office & staff 

**Please note that if you choose the Intensive Programme option, you will be in afternoon lessons in place of some of your afternoon activities.

Excursions: 

• 2 full-day excursions each week, on a Wednesday and Sunday (except on the day of your departure)
• 1 half-day excursion each week to nearby places of interest such as Richmond Park and town centre

Accommodation and meals:

• Residential accommodation
• All meals provided at the centre
• Vegetarian and non-pork option always available
• Please inform us if you have special dietary requirements

Airport transfers:

• Meeting you at the airport on arrival and bringing you to the centre
• Taking you to the airport for departure and checking you into your flight back home
• Choice of London airports - Stansted or Heathrow.
• (London Luton, City and Gatwick airport transfers can be arranged at extra cost)
  
  

Registration:

• Reservation of your course
• Careful inspection and selection of your accommodation 
• Confirmation of your course before departure from your home country
• Letter for visa purposes (if required) 
• Travel and arrival information 
• Welcome pack on arrival

Welfare:

• Welfare office and staff
• Emergency 24-hour telephone number 
• Residential staff living on site providing 24-hour supervision
• High staff to student ratio

Insurance:

Comprehensive medical and travel insurance for the duration of your study with Studio

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Sir William - residential university accommodation is included in the course price

 The beautiful University campus at Richmond offers very comfortable student accommodation, with all students living on campus. Homestays are not available.

Sir William course accommodation:

• Campus accommodation in comfortable and secure buildings
• Studio staff living on-campus, providing 24-hour supervision
• Single bedrooms or sometimes a shared bedroom with 2 Studio students of the same gender who do not speak the same language
• Bathroom and showers - shared
• All meals included
• Free laundry facilities - you must do your own washing, but at no extra cost
• A change of bed linen once per week

Sir William residences are all on campus at the University site. There are up to 200 comfortable residential beds in good-sized modern rooms. Rooms are a mixture of singles and twins. Bathrooms and showers are shared.

Studio staff live in the residences, providing 24-hour care. The staff-to-student ratio is approximately 1:10 and they are never far away if you have any questions or need help. They will also organise activities for you every evening.

Meals

All meals are provided in the dining room at the University. There is a wide choice of hot and cold food and a vegetarian option for every meal. Please inform us if you have special dietary requirements. Packed lunches are provided on excursion days. At bedtimes, there is also a late snack (soft drinks, cookies and cake).

Evenings
Students will have some free time in the afternoon and must be back by 19:45. Each evening students on the Sir William programme will have activities organised for them by our Studio staff. Students may not go off campus in the evenings without Studio staff and must be in their residence by 23:00 at the latest. Students who fail to follow this rule will be spoken to by the Studio staff. This is an important rule for us and failing to comply is considered serious misconduct and action will be taken.

Laundry
Laundry facilities are available on site. Students are required to do their own clothes laundry. One wash per week may be done free of charge. Bed linen is provided at the residence and will be changed and washed once each week.

Keys
Students will be given keys to their room and to the entrance to the residences. A small deposit of £20 will be taken when the keys are issued, in case the keys are lost.

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Timetable

Free time and supervision

At all of our camps, we have high levels of staff-to-student supervision. To ensure proper supervision is maintained students must attend all lessons, activities, meals and excursions, unless you are unwell.

You are only allowed to leave the campus unsupervised between 15:30 and 17:30 on specified afternoons. Visits to Richmond town centre are permitted at this time. Unsupervised travel to central London is not permitted. During excursions you may have up to 2 hours of free time unsupervised.
All students must be in the residence by 22:00, when preparation for bedtime begins.

Sir William Classic - example timetable 2019

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Sir William Intensive - example timetable 2019

Sir William Example Activities 2019

The following are some of the activities that may be on offer at Sir William

Excursions

Excursions are included in the course price and come at no extra cost.

Example Excursions

These are a list of example excursions until next summer's excursions are finalised

Prices

2020 Course Prices

Extras

There are no hidden extras!

All summer camps include transfers to and from Heathrow or Stansted airport on Sundays. If you are arriving or departing on another day or from/to a different airport, we can still provide a transfer but an additional charge would be required, depending on the distance involved.

Registration is included in the package price for this course.