8 English General Courses for adults in Shrewsbury

Optional activities per week: - Dance: GBP 150 - Tennis: GBP 150 - Coding & Tech: GBP 180 - Golf: GBP 2501 - Adventure sports: GBP 275 - Horseriding: GBP 275.Shrewsbury is well-known as a traditional independent school. It was founded in 1552 and has Charles Darwin amongst its famous 'old boys'. It is situated across the River Severn from the lively market town of Shrewsbury. Manchester and Birmingham airports are approximately 1.5 hours by road; London Heathrow 3-4 hours. It has an impressive campus with both traditional and modern buildings. The school's impressive sporting facilities include sports pitches, an astroturf, tennis, squash and fives courts, an indoor sports hall and a 25m 6-lane swimming pool. There are large IT suites, an art studio and a theatre. **3 Academies at Shrewsbury** 1. English Academy – Mornings: 5 hours' Active English + Multi-Activities per week. Afternoons: 15 hours' English Skills + Workshops per week. An intensive programme of English tuition + Active English study - total 20 hours per week. 2. Sports/Dance Academy – Mornings: 12 hours of intensive golf, tennis, horse-riding, tech or adventure sports (all at extra cost) per week. Afternoons: 15 hours' English Skills + Workshops per week. Professional sports/dance coaching, designed to improve skills, confidence, personal fitness and performance level. 3. Coding & Tech Academy – Mornings: 12 hours of coding/tech tuition (at extra cost) per week. Afternoons: 15 hours' English Skills + Workshops per week. Learn the fundamentals of code, robotics and game design or take your skills to the next level. **English Skills** On arrival, you'll be given a written and oral test and placed into an English Skills class appropriate for your age and level Improve core skills, technical accuracy and enhance spoken fluency through engaging and collaborative sessions *e.g. Life in a British School - research famous British Schools and design your own!* **English Workshops** In these fun, task based sessions, you'll explore new topic areas. Learn through researching, discussing, collaborating and creating Workshop topics vary week to week *e.g. Book Design, Drama, Discovering Darwin, Engineering, Journalism, Video Blogs, Visual Poetry!* Choose a Workshop (on arrival) that interests you! **Activity Programme** - Wide choice of afternoon activities including sports, fitness, arts & crafts, tech, drama - Evening activities include fun team challenges, mystery nights, talent shows, traditional British games, relaxed nights in houses and discos - 2 excursions per week e.g. Liverpool (Beatles and World museums), Birmingham (Art Gallery, canal walk, Bullring shopping), Chester Zoo, Drayton Manor Theme Park.)