Hello again! The weather is so nice! We are 23 ºC so we can leave our jackets and sweaters in the wardrobe and wear shorts. Like always we have woken up at 7am, got dressed and had breakfast. Full of energy we have gone to class, today’s topic has been personality. Everyday, while we are in class, our group leader has a meeting with the rest of the staff. They discuss about the different activities we will be doing during the day and also solve any potential problem. After the lessons we have had lunch and a little bit of…
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Rathdown DAY 5 – English, English and English
Hello families! Welcome back to the Irish adventure Yesterday was a very complete day! As usually, we woke up around 8:00 to have a nice breakfast to charge our batteries for the English lessons. At 9:00 all kids were in their respective classes ready to learn a lot of things. Meanwhile ATC monitors started preparing the afternoon program activities. At 12:30 English classes were over and children had their lunch! Chicken, hamburgers, pasta with tomato sauce and cheese, salad, eggs… and of course a variety of potato dishes! This is Ireland guys! After the lunch time, the kids enjoyed their…
Oakham DAY 2 – Boat race
Hello everyone! What a fantastic day!! We have already been assigned to our corresponding classes and met our classmates. There are five different levels, from the lowest to the highest: elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper intermediate and advanced. We have three hours of English everyday, with a 15min break after each hour. We have two teachers, the first one during the first two hours and the second one in the last hour. The lessons are not only interactive but also fun and interesting. When the classes have finished, we have had lunch. Then, we have gone back to our bedrooms and…
Rathdown DAY 4 – Mondays mean disco!
Hey there! I’m back with more news! Today was Monday, so the kids started their first routine day. At 9:00 am, very punctually, there were split into different classes to do the English test. It lasted 2 hours, and it included a grammar test a reading and a little speaking interview. Teachers corrected the exams as fast as possible, and at 11:30 children were told their respective levels. From 11:30 to 12:30 they had the first class! At 12:30 – 13:00 we had lunch and thereafter kids could choose between sports or Arts & Grafts and drama. English Summer guys…
Oakham DAY 1 – We have arrived!
Good morning families, Our first day in the Summer Camp has been great! We have had a typical English breakfast with beans, eggs, bacon, sausages and hash browns, it was delicious! After breakfast, we have done a test divided in three main parts: writing, grammar & vocabulary and speaking. This will allow the teachers to divide us in different classes according to our English level. Lunch was also fantastic, we have tried for the first time garlic bread and loved it! During the evening some of us have played basketball while the others were doing arts & crafts. We have…
Rathdown DAY 3 – Deeping into the Irish culture
Hello families! Welcome back to the blog! Sorry for the delay, we had some troubles with the Wi-Fi connections, and it was impossible to upload the blog. Anyway… on Sunday kids learned a lot of new things about Ireland! We had the ‘Full Day Tour’ at the National Heritage Park in Wexford with the ATC Activities Leader (Jack). Wexford is a town that was founded by the Vikings in about 800 AD, and to get there had to took a 2 hours bus to the south of Ireland! When we arrived, the children had lunch and enjoyed a tour at…
Rathdown DAY 2 – Trip to Dublin
Hello everyone!! Saturday was a great day! It was the ‘Free day with Group leaders’ from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, so we decided to go to Dublin! After an energetic breakfast we got ready, we took the meal that Rathdown had prepared for us, and we all met at Palmer’s hall (the meeting point at the school) at 10:30. Austin, one of the ATC monitors came with us. He is studying mechanical engineering at Trinity College, so he knows very well Dublin city. He was our guide! We walked to the Glenageary train station to took the train that…
Rathdown DAY 1 – The arrival!
Dear Parents, Yesterday was a long journey! With a mixture of nerves and magic we landed in Ireland an hour and a half later than it was expected. The flight was long and tiring, but the kids were happy and exited. They spent the whole bus trip from the airport to the school observing and commenting how different Ireland was from our home. We had a great welcoming in Rathdown school. As we hadn’t eaten much since breakfast, and kids were starving, the kitchen staff prepared a delicious meal for us; Ham and cheese sandwich, crisps, chocolate and an apple.…
¿Qué pasa este fin de semana en English Summer S.A.?
A partir de hoy, cada viernes os explicaremos qué pasa en English Summer S.A. durante el fin de semana, tanto en nuestros campamentos como en los viajes al extranjero. De esta forma, podréis conocer de primera mano las entradas, salidas, excursiones y fiestas de nuestras casas y también las llegadas y salidas de nuestros cursos al extranjero. ¡Empezamos! ¿Qué pasa en nuestros campamentos? VALLCLARA ¡Este fin de semana empezamos con los primeros turnos de Vallclara! El 17V10, el 17V11, el 17V14 y el 17V15 serán los primeros en disfrutar de las nuevas instalaciones. ¡Welcome y esperamos que os gusten! POBLET…
Ready, steady, GO Summer Camps 2017!
¡Ya ha llegado el verano! Y eso si significa que comienzan los mejores campamentos de verano del mundo. En English Summer S.A lo tenemos todo listo para pasárnoslo genial, con muchas novedades y muchas ganas de hacer que este verano sea increíble e inolvidable. Este 25 de junio, damos el pistoletazo de salida con los primeros turnos en nuestros centros. A través de nuestras redes sociales iremos informando de los campamentos para que no os perdáis ningún detalle. Además, disponemos de un blog de cada casa donde podréis seguir de cerca los turnos de vuestros hijos: Blog Vallclara – Blog Prades – Blog Poblet – Blog Tamarit – Blog Cerdanya Recordamos…