English Language Experience and Action (ELEA) at UWC Atlantic
Highlights
- Experience a UWC College
- Castle campus by the sea in South Wales
- Global friendships & intercultural teamwork
- Leadership, resilience & real-world skills
Focused on Languages for an enriched camp experience.
Overview
ELEA will take you on an inspirational language-learning journey where you will build lifelong memories. Alongside a network of students from all over the world, you will enjoy challenging lessons, experience action activities, make new international friends and have a fantastic time – and we will help you to do all of this using only the English language.
We offer a full daily schedule combining language classes, physical activities and full-day excursions, developing valuable skills for both your studies in your home country and your future. At Peartree ELEA, you will have the chance to improve your confidence in English and your personal competencies while having the summer experience of a lifetime!
12-17 yo
From July 18 to August 1, 2026
2 weeks
From $3,616
Max 80 campers
Co-Education
Shared
Activities
There will be a range of activities over the two-week experience, including archery, climbing, pool kayaking and bushcraft. You will enjoy visits to local areas of natural beauty including hiking along the Glamorgan Heritage Coast on which the campus sits. Leisure activities on campus include sports, team games and a tournament challenge.
On various days throughout the programme, we will travel away from the campus for full-day excursions to visit new places in the U.K. This includes:
– An excursion to the historical city of Bath in England to visit a popular cultural attraction
– A visit to the capital city of Wales, Cardiff, to explore Welsh culture and enjoy a shopping opportunity in safe pedestrianised malls and historical arcades, including the oldest record shop in the world!
– A full-day cultural or historical excursion in South Wales linked to themes explored as part of the curriculum.
Dates & Pricing
Fee: £2,600 GBP per person
Discounts:
£2,500 GBP per person if you apply before 31st January 2026
£2,525 GBP per person if you apply before 31st March 2026
Siblings: Additional discount of £75 GBP per person applies*
Repeaters: Additional discount of £50 GBP per person applies*
From July 18 to August 1, 2026
From $3,616
Academics
You will join English language group classes, divided by level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for language competence (B1, B2 etc). Participants must be able to demonstrate a minimum level of B1 (pre-intermediate) and maximum level of C1 (advanced), including speaking skills, to be eligible to join the course.
The ELEA 2026 programme places a strong emphasis on developing communicative English language skills, confidence and fluency in a collaborative, fun and inclusive classroom environment, aligned with British Council standards for the teaching of English. The lessons and workshops focus on five key 21st Century skills: collaboration, leadership, digital literacy, global citizenship and critical thinking. Each skill is linked to a contemporary global issue, while also helping students make connections with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UWC Mission and Values. By working on authentic communication, teamwork, and reflection, students gain the language, skills and self-belief to apply their knowledge in a final team task, bringing together all elements of the course.
Language lessons
You will join English language group classes, divided by level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for language competence (B1, B2 etc). Participants must be able to demonstrate a minimum level of B1 (pre-intermediate) and maximum level of C1 (advanced), including speaking skills, to be eligible to join the course.
The ELEA 2026 programme places a strong emphasis on developing communicative English language skills, confidence and fluency in a collaborative, fun and inclusive classroom environment, aligned with British Council standards for the teaching of English. The lessons and workshops focus on five key 21st Century skills: collaboration, leadership, digital literacy, global citizenship and critical thinking. Each skill is linked to a contemporary global issue, while also helping students make connections with the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the UWC Mission and Values. By working on authentic communication, teamwork, and reflection, students gain the language, skills and self-belief to apply their knowledge in a final team task, bringing together all elements of the course.
15hours of lessons per week
Schedule
View our sample programme here: https://uwcatlanticexperience.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ELEA-2026-Sample-Programme.pdf
Accommodation & facilities
You will live in houses containing dormitories where up to four students share a room. Houses are allocated by gender, and rooms within the houses are assigned according to age and a deliberate nationality mix. Each house has a common room with plenty of space to relax and a kitchen stocked with daily supplies such as fresh fruit, bread, spreads, biscuits and cereals.
All houses are located within the grounds of the College, with wonderful views of the sea and woodland and are an easy walk to all facilities (dining hall, lessons, activities, pick-up points).
There will be three full meals per day – breakfast, lunch and dinner. Meals will be enjoyed in the spectacular castle dining hall, giving students the feeling of being in a real-life Harry Potter movie! On excursion days a packed-lunch will be provided.
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Q&A
ELEA is dedicated to providing the highest level of pastoral care for its participants,
while also giving you the freedom to enjoy the UWC Atlantic campus. ELEA has the
same rules for all participants of all ages, allowing you independent time on campus
within clearly defined boundaries and areas, with clear codes of behaviour, which
will be explained when you arrive and repeated during the welcome meetings on
your first full day. This means that during free time you can discover designated
areas of the College campus, make new friends, and enjoy the communal and sports
facilities available on site.
The residential houses will be supervised at all times by a member of the pastoral
staff team. Participants will be permitted to walk across the campus directly to
lessons, activities and take meals in the dining hall with other friends without direct
supervision. Participants must complete all compulsory activities on the course, but
will be permitted freedom to move independently around the campus during
unstructured free time, but must strictly follow any curfews or other restrictions
communicated by staff and only access specifically designated areas. During these
times there will be members of staff assigned to support and monitor participants
around the campus.
There will be times when all participants can relax in their accommodation. There is
a day room, a TV room and also a study room with computers in each house, in
addition to a large space outside the houses to play games or relax outdoors. We
suggest that you use free time to also prepare for your next activity or work on your
class projects. Socialising in mixed-gender groups will be encouraged in communal
spaces such as the Moondance Café and the Sports Hall. Participants will also be
able to spend time in their own house common rooms for more relaxed social
interactions.
Boys and girls are not allowed in each other’s houses under any circumstances.
Participants should not access rooms which are not their own.
If you are close to one of your friends, or another course participant, think about how
your behaviour with them may make others feel. For example, heavy public displays
of affection may make others feel uncomfortable. You must only use the parts of the
campus specified for your free time.
OFFSITE
During the offsite activities and excursions, all participants will be given the
opportunity to enjoy free time with friends, which is not directly supervised.
Participants will be given a very clear area in which to spend their time, and must
stay in pairs or groups at all times. There will be a staff member monitoring the
designated area and another staff member in a centrally identified location at all
times. The parents/guardians of participants who are aged 12 will be contacted to
discuss if unsupervised free time is appropriate. Additionally, participants of any age
who have demonstrated unsatisfactory behaviour will not be allowed to enjoy
unsupervised free time and will be chaperoned on excursions.
Our teachers, all qualified to the standards of the British Council for the teaching of
English in the UK, use a range of classroom methodologies that place the student at
the centre of the learning experience and incorporate ICT, audio-visual and realworld resources into the classroom materials.
All staff are enhanced DBS checked.
Our code of conduct is written to protect everyone on the ELEA course and make sure
that we all have a happy and supported experience.
We will not tolerate:
Forceful projection of opinions
Breaking our ELEA course rules
Raised voices due to anger or strong feelings
Impersonation or mockery
Possession or use of cigarettes, electronic vapes, alcohol or illegal drugs at any
time either on or off campus (the College is a completely smoke-free zone)
Bullying or persecution of any kind
Inappropriate or foul language
Violence
Lack of respect for the general rules of the school
Breach of health and safety rules and regulations
Theft
Anyone who breaks this code of conduct and causes distress to a fellow student or
member of staff will be subject to the levelled rule breaking policy of the school.
Atlantic Experience is a College department with specific responsibility for outdoor
and adventure activities. As part of its safe management, our qualified staff will
provide risk-managed activities. Our safety management system is externally
inspected by the Adventurous Activities Licensing Authority as per UK Regulations
and Legislation (License number R0118). In addition, we are an Approved Training
Centre offering Royal Lifesaving Society Awards and Qualifications.
Should you wish to discuss any aspects of the outdoor, adventure and physical
activity or if you have any questions about the delivery of the programme and/or
service you can contact the Head of Atlantic Experience. Parents/guardians are
entitled to withdraw the participant’s consent for any aspect of our
services/activities at any time by stating so in writing to UWC Alantic:
elea@uwcatlanticexperience.com
To ensure all participants and staff make the best out of this experience, we would
appreciate it if you could reflect on these expectations, which are to be respected
and followed by everyone at all times. Should participants fail to adhere to these,
parents/guardians would be informed and a decision of withdrawal from the
programme may be taken without prior warning. We hope you appreciate that the
physical, emotional wellbeing and safety of all participants and staff is our priority.
Participants travelling independently are required to be contactable on a mobile
phone. Therefore, you must ensure the participant is provided with a suitable device
that can either be connected to wifi or has credit for international calling.
Participants arriving and departing with a parent/guardian, a mobile phone is not
compulsory, however, during excursions participants without a contactable device
will remain chaperoned at all times by a member of the ELEA team and will not be
permitted independent free time when off campus.
To ensure participants are engaged and immersed in the ELEA experience, we
encourage participants to limit phone use for personal use to free time in evenings
only. Please be aware, phones or tablets are often required for lessons to access
material, carry out research and benefit from educational tools, however,
appropriate use is monitored by teachers at all times. Phones may be confiscated by
the teacher if not used appropriately.
Please support our phone use policy and contact participants only during the
evening free period, unless you need to contact them urgently. Phones and tablets
are not required at any time during campus activities and participants will be
expected to leave their devices in their dormitories. Any devices used on activities
may be confiscated. While on excursions, participants will not be permitted to use
their devices while walking around on guided visits for safety reasons.
