Hello families! Today the dining room was completely full as new students have arrived. They are from Italy and seem really nice. We have had typical continental breakfast including pastries and orange juice. Then, it was time to go to class! Today’s topics have been holidays and travelling. We have also learnt some vocabulary about Nottingham and its history because this afternoon we have gone to this amazing city. After 1h in the bus we have arrived at Nottingham and we have done a tour around the city. We have had some free time during which we have gone shopping.…
Rathdown DAY 7 – English classes!
Hey there! What’s the story? Thursday was a great day! As usual, kids woke up at 7:30 am to have breakfast at 8:00 and be ready for the English class at 9:00 very punctually. Some of you have been asking me for the English levels, so… yes, here I have a list with the classes, teachers and their respective levels according to the Cambridge system: Name of the group Teachers Cambridge level Blackrock Valerie/Megan B1+ Bray Megan/Valerie A2 Dalkey Adrian/Anna A1+YL Malahide Anna/Adrian A2 YL Trinity Sackey/Dermot B1 Phoenix Park Dermot/Mary B2+ Dublin Castle Mary/Sackey B2 Kids are enjoying their…
Oakham DAY 4 – Dances from all over the world
Hi there! It’s already Thursday, time goes so fast! We are really enjoying the lessons; it is so much easier to learn English having fun. Our speaking has thoroughly improved as we have to speak English at all times to communicate with the people from other nationalities. Lunch was exquisite! We have had veggie or chicken burger with curly fries. Today it was the boys’ turn to go to the swimming pool. Meanwhile the girls have done a carnival class which consisted of dancing and drumming. We have learnt typical dances from Brazil and the Caribbean. Then, we have all…
¿Qué pasa este fin de semana en English Summer S.A.?
Es viernes y eso significa que ¡estamos a las puertas del fin de semana! Como cada viernes, hoy os explicamos todo lo que va a pasar estos días dentro de English Summer S.A. por lo que respecta a los campamentos y a los viajes al extranjero… ¡Empezamos! ¿Qué pasa en nuestros campamentos? VALLCLARA Este sábado los alumnos de los turnos 17V10 y 17V11 disfrutarán de un día en el parque de PortAventura, Ferrari Land o Costa Caribe. Y el domingo… despediremos al turno 17V11 después de una semana con nosotros y daremos la bienvenida al 17V12 y al 17V13. Welcome! POBLET ¡En…
Rathdown DAY 6 – Chocolate and cinema!
Good morning families!! Yesterday was an extremely cool day! We had the half day tour to Bulters Chocolate Factory with the ATC Activity leader (Austin)! Children had their breakfast as usually and took their three hours lessons. After some free time, we had lunch and got ready for the excursion. The bus picked up us at 14:30 and drove us to the magic factory. The kids spent the whole trip singing so it seemed shorter. Once there the children had to dress up as chocolate workers. They all were very funny! We had a short film about chocolate’s history and…
Oakham DAY 3 – Fashion show night
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…
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…