Mill Hill. Summer School. London in the countryside. Academic Summer courses for boys & girls aged years

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1 Mill Hill London in the countryside Summer School Academic Summer courses for boys & girls aged years

2 I fell in love with Mill Hill and with London during these four weeks a wonderful place and an unbelievable city. ELINA, RUSSIA free Set within the campus of Internationally renowned Mill Hill School, we are able to offer first rate facilities Mill Hill Summer School provides the perfect setting for learning and enjoyment. 03Welcome Uniquely located in beautiful parkland, just 30 minutes from Central London, Mill Hill Summer School provides the perfect setting for learning and enjoyment. Our courses are aimed both at students who will be joining British Boarding Schools and at those who wish to sample British education in the summer. We offer Junior courses to ages and Senior courses to ages 15 17, combining learning with academic subjects, including mathematics and science. These core elements are complemented by a varied programme of Creative activity classes including music, drama, IT, film-making and art. Although the focus of our courses is on academic progress, the varied social programme and the exciting range of activities and excursions ensures that students find their summer at Mill Hill stimulating and rewarding. Set within the campus of internationally renowned Mill Hill School, we are able to offer first rate facilities, including indoor heated swimming pool, newly refurbished classrooms, a comfortable and homely boarding house and extensive sports facilities. The safety and well-being of our students is of paramount importance and our suitably trained staff ensure the welfare of pupils from the moment we meet them at the airport to the final farewell on departure.

3 Courses Plus Programme (Includes Sports) 04 Typical Timetable Time 08:00 09:00 09:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:30 12:30 13:30 13:30 15:00 15:00 15:30 15:30 16:15 16:15 17:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 19:00 Monday fast Art Sport 1 Sport 2 Tuesday fast IT Sport 1 Sport 2 Wednesday fast Music Sport 1 Sport 2 Thursday fast Full-day excursion eg: Shakespeare s Globe Theatre, Buckingham Palace, The National Gallery, River Boat Trip to Greenwich Friday fast Film making Sport 1 Sport 2 Saturday fast Drama Sport 1 Sport 2 Sunday fast Full-day excursion eg: Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Stratford Upon Avon, Windsor, Harry Potter Studio Tour 05 19:30 21:30 Quiz night Swimming gala Movie night Homework Soccer/tennis Talent Show Homework 22:00 22:30 15 hours per week Sport 7.5 hours per week Creative 7.5 hours per week Intensive Academic Programme (Includes Maths and Science) Courses last either 2, 4 or 8 weeks and enable young learners to consolidate their knowledge of academic. The Mill Hill Summer School timetable comprises 15 hours of per week, with a further 15 hours per week divided equally between creative activity classes and either maths and science or sports. Creative activities include music, art, drama, IT and the wide of sport options, which are on page 13. Courses last either 2, 4 or 8 weeks and enable young learners to consolidate their knowledge of academic, whilst gaining an insight into life in a British boarding school. Classes are divided between Juniors aged 12 to 14 and Seniors aged 15 to 17 and there is a placement test on arrival to establish levels. The maximum class size is 12 students and lessons take place in the newly refurbished campus of The Mount, Mill Hill International. The science and mathematics classes combine the learning of subject specific vocabulary with practical experiments in well equipped laboratories. Typical Timetable Time 08:00 09:00 09:00 10:30 10:30 11:00 11:00 12:30 12:30 13:30 13:30 15:00 15:00 15:30 15:30 16:15 16:15 17:00 17:00 18:00 18:00 19:00 19:30 21:30 22:00 22:30 Monday fast Art Maths Science Quiz night Tuesday fast IT Maths Science Swimming gala Wednesday fast Music Maths Science Movie night Thursday fast Full-day excursion eg: Shakespeare s Globe Theatre, Buckingham Palace, The National Gallery, River Boat Trip to Greenwich Homework 15 hours per week Maths/Science 7.5 hours per week Creative 7.5 hours per week Friday fast Film making Maths Science Soccer/tennis Saturday fast Drama Maths Science Talent Show Sunday fast Full-day excursion eg: Oxford, Brighton, Cambridge, Stratford Upon Avon, Windsor, Harry Potter Studio Tour Homework

4 Our maths teacher was funny and kind the best maths teacher I have ever had. NICOLAS, FRENCH The balance of course elements offers a formula which is both academically enriching but also great fun. Lessons are learned not only in the classroom, but also through the varied programme of cultural and sightseeing visits, and interaction with other pupils from a wide range of countries and cultures. Our enthusiastic and welcoming staff ensure that their lessons are engaging and rewarding. Our courses build confidence, develop core skills and prepare the foundations for future learning and later life. 06 Foundations for the future 07 Our Intensive Academic and Plus programmes are designed to provide the ideal preparation either for a UK boarding school education or for continued studies in.

5 The creative art classes were very entertaining our teacher is an extremely professional actress. PIM, THAI Play 08Creative 09 All courses include a creative activity programme, which helps to develop speaking and listening skills and encourages students to express themselves. Creative activity classes complement the more formal lessons, encouraging speaking and listening through drama, music, IT, art and film-making, as well as building confidence and developing self expression. All pupils are presented with a full academic report including CEFR language grade and course certificate.

6 Indoor heated swimming pool 2. All-weather sports pitches 3. Tennis courts 4. Mill Hill School (dining hall) 5. Collinson boarding house 6. Mill Hill village 7. The Mount, Mill Hill International (classroom and lunch hall) 8. Assembly hall and theatre Key

7 Sports choices Soccer Basketball Tennis Table Tennis Dance Aerobics Swimming Fitness Badmington Croquet Ultimate Frisbee Volleyball Students are occupied and entertained each evening. Sports and Social Programme 12 Sports & Activities With 120 acres of space, an indoor heated swimming pool and superb sports facilities, students on both courses have the opportunity to choose from a wide range of sports. A lively programme of sports and social activities ensures that all students are occupied and entertained each evening, with two sports-based events each week, a weekly evening trip to London and a range of social activities such as; talent show, quiz, disco and movie night. Students opting for the Plus Programme participate in 90 minutes of sports activities each day, choosing from a wide range of options. Students on the intensive academic programme benefit from the evening sports on offer twice a week. 13

8 Brighton is always a popular visit, combining the attractions of a typical seaside resort with the historical interest of the Royal Pavilion and craft shops of the narrow streets of the Lanes. Punting in Cambridge London visits may include Shakespeare s Globe Theatre, Buckingham Palace, The National Gallery, River Boat Trip to Greenwich, The Tower of London, Madame Tussauds and The London Eye. Brighton is always a popular visit, combining the attractions of a typical seaside resort with the historical interest of the Royal Pavilion and craft shops of the narrow streets of the Lanes. The ancient university cities of Oxford and Cambridge offer the opportunity to take a College tour and to try punting on the river. The Harry Potter Studio tour is conveniently located less than half an hour s drive from Mill Hill, and offers a fascinating insight into the making of the movies, with many original props, sets and costumes. Stately Windsor Castle, steeped in a thousand years of royal history, is less than an hour away and offers a great opportunity to discover more about British Kings and Queens. There is also a weekly evening trip to Central London, a great chance to soak up the atmosphere of our capital city, and just half an hour s journey using the London underground. All visits are led and supervised by our staff, with students aged 12 to 14 accompanied at all times, whilst those aged 15 to 17 are given the opportunity to have short periods of unsupervised time to encourage them to immerse themselves in their surroundings. Sightseeing, cultural visits and even shopping provide contexts within which speaking and listening skills are put to the test; they are also great fun and provide memories to last a lifetime. 14 Discover 15 Each week there are two full-day excursions, one to nearby London and the other to attractive destinations such as Brighton, Oxford, Cambridge, Windsor and the Harry Potter Studio Tour.

9 I found the boarding house very cosy the kitchen, the common room and our spacious bedroom. MARIA, SPANISH Feel at home Relax 16 The safety and well-being of our students is our key priority and all staff, from the Course Director to the teachers and Activity Leaders, play their part in ensuring their welfare. Some of our staff have first aid training, and where necessary students are taken to the local doctor or hospital for medical treatment, in the unlikely event that this is required. 17 The boarding school experience, whether for 2, 4 or 8 weeks, is a great lesson in independence and co-operation. Students are accommodated in comfortable single, twin and triple rooms in Collinson boarding house, with separate sections for girls and boys and with a shared common room with television, games and DVD player. Boys and girls may not enter each other s boarding sections or bedrooms. There is an appropriate level of supervision in the boarding house, which is comfortable and homely. The boarding school experience, whether for 2, 4 or 8 weeks, is a great lesson in independence and co-operation for all students, and also an ideal preparation for those planning to continue their education in a British boarding school.

10 The course was brilliant. There is a lovely atmosphere in the school, facilities are excellent and the environment is calm and secure so that students feel at home and are able to concentrate and learn in perfect conditions. LYNNE, ENGLISH TEACHER 18 Next steps How to Book Fees & Dates 2017 Juniors (ages 12 14) and Seniors (ages 15 17) Fees include: > Return London airport transfers > Full board accommodation > All tuition and materials > Excursions and entry fees It is recommended that students take out insurance to cover medical care and personal possessions; we will be happy to assist in arranging this if required. WATFORD M1 LUTON A1 MILL HILL BARNET M25 A10 STANSTED M11 CHIGWELL A12 For information regarding the admissions process please contact the Registrar: registrar@millhillinternational.org.uk + 44 (0) Or visit our website for online application: WEMBLEY STRATFORD Contact us 3 JULY 10 JULY 3RD JULY 17TH JULY 17 JULY 24 JULY 31 JULY 07 AUGUST 14 AUGUST 21 AUGUST 28 AUGUST M25 HEATHROW M4 RICHMOND LONDON A13 A13 M25 The Mount, Mill Hill International Milespit Hill Mill Hill Village London NW7 2RX 17TH JULY 31ST JULY 31ST JULY 14TH AUGUST 14TH AUGUST 28TH AUGUST M3 CROYDON BROMLEY +44 (0) registrar@millhillinternational.org.uk 3RD JULY 31ST JULY 31ST JULY 28TH AUGUST A3 EPSOM M23 For details of our Summer School please visit the website. 3RD JULY 28TH AUGUST M25 2 WEEKS 2,400 4 WEEKS 4,800 8 WEEKS 9,000 Please visit our website for terms and conditions. GATWICK

11 Mill Hill millhill.org.uk Contact us The Summer School The Mount, Mill Hill International Milespit Hill London NW7 2RX +44 (0) Mill Hill Summer School forms part of The Mount, Mill Hill International, one of the four schools in the Mill Hill School Foundation.