Kent
Summer Course
Benenden School
Kent
Key Facts
9 – 17 years
15 contact hours per week
Groups
Boarding school
330 max beds per week
6 hours free teacher training
Highlights
- Exclusive and prestigious boarding school with Royal alumni
- Stunning and private setting with extensive outdoor and indoor sports facilities
- Beautiful school in the wonderful Kent countryside
About the programme
- English levels: Elementary – Proficiency (the programme can be adjusted to lower English levels)
- Young learners’ syllabus available for students aged 9-11*
- Maximum class size: 18
- 3 full-days to Brighton, Canterbury and London
- 1 half-day to Royal Tunbridge Wells
- On-site activities include sports, discos and karaoke
- Free Science and Drama workshops will be offered as part of afternoon and evening on-site activities
- Full Group Leader Programme included. Download here.
*subject to demand and minimum student numbers required
ACTIVITY CHOICE
Sign up in advance required. Spaces limited.
- For a supplement, music lessons are available with professional Kent Music teachers. Wide ranges of instruments are available.
- Horse riding lessons are also available at this campus during onsite activities
Oxford International Junior Programmes understands that occasionally slightly young/older siblings or friends may wish to come in a group. Oxford International Junior Programmes reserves the right to accept students who are slightly younger or older than the advertised minimum/maximum age. These exceptional requests must be approved by our admissions team in advance. Appropriate welfare and safety provisions will apply.
Download FactsheetDates
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Turn 1
6 July – 20 July2
Turn 2
20 July – 3 AugustBenenden School
FACILITIES
Sports: Extensive outdoor and indoor sports facilities including tennis courts, indoor swimming pool, playing fields and newly built multi-functional sports pitch
Other: State-of-the-art teaching facilities, stunning 300-seat theatre complex set within a unique mix of contemporary and traditional buildings
Accommodation: A mixture of single and multi-bedded rooms, with shared bathroom facilities
LOCAL TRANSPORT
Rail: Direct trains from Staplehurst to London Charing Cross which take approximately 1 hour
Bus: Bus 297 goes between Tenterden and Tunbridge Wells via Benenden
Benenden School
Greenwood Cottage, Cranbrook Rd, Benenden, Cranbrook TN17 4AA, UK
Staplehurst Train Station
Staplehurst, Staplehurst, Tonbridge TN12 0QR, UK
Central London
Charing Cross Underground Station, Charing Cross, London WC2N 5DR, UK
Canterbury
Old Sessions House, N Holmes Rd, Canterbury CT1 1NX, UK
Brighton
31 Meeting House Ln, Brighton BN1 1HB, UK
London Heathrow Airport
Condor Way, Longford, Hounslow TW6, UK
London Gatwick
North Terminal, Departures Rd, Horley, Gatwick RH6 0NP, UK
Stansted Airport
Stansted Airport, Bassingbourn Rd, Stansted CM24 1QW, UK
Location guide
Benenden School
Staplehurst Train Station
Central London
Canterbury
Brighton
London Heathrow Airport
London Gatwick
Stansted Airport
Sample Programme
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | Arrivals | Arrivals | Campus tour and ice-breaker activities |
| Day 2 | Placement Test and Lesson 1 | Half day excursion to Royal Tunbridge Wells | Welcome Disco |
| Day 3 | Lesson 2 | On-site Activities | On-site Activities |
| Day 4 | Lesson 3 | Half day excursion to Battle Abbey | Karaoke/Lip Sync Battle |
| Day 5 | Lesson 4 | On-site Activities | On-site Activities |
| Day 6 | On-site Activities | Lesson 5 | International Evening |
| Day 7 | Full day excursion to Canterbury | Entrance to Canterbury Cathedral | On-site Activities |
| Day 8 | On-site Activities | Lesson 6 | Disco |
| Day 9 | Full day excursion to London by train with Politics and Royalty walking tour | Entrance to British Museum and shopping in Covent Garden/Piccadilly | Evening in London with late return to campus |
| Day 10 | Lesson 7 | Lesson 8 | On-site Activities |
| Day 11 | iPad Treasure Hunt | Lesson 9 | On-site Activities |
| Day 12 | On-site Activities | Lesson 10 | Talent Show |
| Day 13 | Full day excursion to Brighton | Entrance to Sea Life Centre | On-site Activities |
| Day 14 | Optional Excursion | Optional Excursion | On-site Activities |
| Day 15 | Departures | Departures | Departures |
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