English Language Programme

for international students
aged 8-17

  • English Language Programme for international children

Language, culture and adventure for juniors

Our unique programme for juniors, offering a mix of English Language classes, excursions and adventure activities, brings learning to life.

We are accredited by the British Council for the Teaching of English in the UK, and all our residential centres are managed by trained and experienced PGL staff.

How does it work?

English Classes: Students receive 15 hours of teaching each week in enjoyable, interactive classes with no more than 15 students per class. All teachers are qualified.

Courses are taught at four levels, (Elementary, Lower Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper Intermediate) with students assessed on arrival and streamed into classes according to ability. Each student receives a specially designed workbook containing modules and exercises based on their course. A certificate of achievement is presented to each student at the end of the course.

Cultural Excursions: A full-day and half-day each week are allocated for excursions to world-famous landmarks and historical sites. These visits allow students to improve their fluency and confidence in English, while seeing the sites, or even doing some shopping. PGL centre staff lead each excursion and provide support, information and the benefit of their local knowledge.

Adventure Activities: Every PGL centre has an exciting range of on-site adventure activities such as climbing and abseiling, zip wire, giant swing, raft-building and canoeing - all supervised by experienced English speaking activity instructors. Your students can develop their conversational English while enjoying fun, outdoor activities.

Evening Entertainment: Every evening our teams provide an entertainment programme filled with games, quizzes and other activities to keep the group occupied. There is also the potential for students to mix with English-speaking children and further develop their English skills.

When? 

Closed programme: groups remain closed and do not integrate, although there may be English-speaking children on-site. Programme is fixed and available all year round. Minimum group size: 15

Mixed nationality programme: students are integrated with other nationalities at every opportunity. Programme is fixed and available during the UK summer. Multiples of 7 night stays. No minimum numbers.

Activities

We can arrange an exciting programme of outdoor activity sessions to develop your students personally and socially, all supervised by trained PGL staff. Activities available can vary between PGL centres.

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A typical itinerary for this course

Sample programme for a 7-day English Language Course
  Morning Afternoon Evening
Day 1   Arrival, orientation & time to settle in Welcome Session - Ice Breakers/Team Challenges
Day 2 English Lessons Adventure Activities- Raft Building Ambush
Day 3 English Lessons Adventure Activities - Orienteering & Archery Robot Wars
Day 4 English Lessons Adventure Activities - Zip Wire and Trapeze Campfire
Day 5 English Lessons Half day excursion Passport to the World
Day 6 English Lessons Adventure Activities - Rifle Shooting & Climbing Wacky Races
Day 7 All Day Excursion All Day Excursion Disco
Day 8 Departure Day    

Learning outcomes

Our English Language courses run throughout the year. Learning outcomes include:

  • Improved spoken and written English from formal classroom learning
  • Improved confidence and enjoyment from using English in real-life situations, such as shopping and sightseeing
  • Integration with children from other countries also learning English
  • Direct experience and understanding of Britain’s historical and cultural heritage from excursions
  • Personal organisation and responsibility
  • Supporting and encouraging others
Barton Hall

Barton Hall

London Heathrow airport - 3½ hours
Bristol airport - 1¼ hours

Bawdsey Manor

Bawdsey Manor

London Heathrow airport - 2 hours
Ashford International - 2¼ hours

Beam House

Beam House

Bristol airport - 2 hours
Heathrow airport - 3½ hours

Boreatton Park

Boreatton Park

Birmingham airport - 1½ hours
Manchester airport - 1½ hours

Caythorpe Court

Caythorpe Court

London Heathrow airport - 2 hours
Birmingham airport - 2 hours

Dalguise

Dalguise

Glasgow airport - 1½ hours
Edinburgh airport - 1 hour

Ford Castle

Ford Castle

Opening in March 2023! Near Berwick-upon-Tweed.

Liddington

Liddington

Gatwick Airport - 1¾ hours
Heathrow Airport - 1¼ hours
Bristol Airport - 1¼ hours
St Pancras (Eurostar) - 1½ hours

Little Canada

Little Canada

Gatwick airport - 2½ hours
London Heathrow airport - 4 hours

Marchants Hill

Marchants Hill

London Heathrow airport - 1 hour
Gatwick airport - 1½ hours
Ashford International - 1½ hours

Newby Wiske Hall

Newby Wiske Hall

NEW! Opened in March 2023, a new PGL adventure camp in the North of England.

Osmington Bay

Osmington Bay

London Heathrow airport - 2 hours
Gatwick airport - 2½ hours

Windmill Hill

Windmill Hill

Gatwick airport - 1 hour
Ashford International - 1 hour

Winmarleigh Hall

Winmarleigh Hall

Manchester airport - 1 hour
Birmingham airport - 2 hours