Queen Ethelburga’s International Summer School
Highlights
- Excellent English language lessons.
- Fantastic sport and accommodation facilities.
- Kind and supportive staff.
- Safe campus with everything onsite.
Focused on Languages for an enriched camp experience.
Overview
Summer with us, designed by you
The International Summer School welcomes students from around the world, offering a unique opportunity to experience life at a leading UK independent school, improve English skills, and make lifelong friends. Our academic camp is available for Junior (ages 7-12) and Senior (ages 13-17) students.
Junior Students (Ages 7-12)
– Enjoy a variety of camp activities with local native-speaking children
– Participate in a minimum of 10 hours of English lessons per week
Senior Students (Ages 13-17)
– Choose from four innovative elective modules in addition to a minimum of 10 hours of English learning per week
– Modules available: Explore, Innovate, Create, or Move
New for 2025: 7-Day Intensive Football Residential in Partnership with Mike Phelan Coaching
This course is designed for students aged 14-17 who currently play football on a team and want to enhance their skills on the pitch while expanding their knowledge of the professional football industry. Participants will have the chance to:
– Work with nutritionists and strength and conditioning coaches
– Meet the professional coaches from Queen Ethelburga’s performance sports programme
– Collaborate with Mike Phelan and his team
Plus, Even More Fun!
Mornings and evenings are packed with engaging activities and wellbeing sessions.
– Start the day with activities such as yoga, crafts, or mindfulness
– End the day with music sessions, team games, board games, swimming, badminton, yoga, or baking
Entertainment Programme
Our varied and exciting entertainment programme also includes:
– Outdoor theatre productions
– Cinema nights
– Sports tournaments
– Themed evenings
Accommodation and Trips
The price includes:
– Day trips to famous English cities
– An overnight stay in London
– Another overnight trip to an activity centre, where students can enjoy outdoor adventures and water-based fun!
7-17 yo
From July to July
2 weeks
From $4,093
English
Max 100 campers
Co-Education
Shared
Activities
The Junior programme includes a variety of activities organised through Camp QE (qe.org/campqe). These activities include (but are not limited to), Capture the Flag, competitive sport days, scavenger hunts, assault courses, pool parties, Zumba, tie-dying t-shirts, baking, pizza making, drawing, painting and giant Jenga. For the Senior programme, our International Summer School offers discos, pool parties, arts and crafts, film nights, yoga, mindfulness, specialist wellbeing workshops, music sessions, team games, board games, badminton, baking, drama, theatre productions, sports tournaments and themed nights.
Academics
Science, History, Geography, Maths, Cultural Studies, Business, Marketing, Technology, Computing, Art, Photography, Media, Theatre, Music, Design, Sport, Wellbeing, Fitness and an English Language course following the IELTS examination syllabus.
Language lessons
English IELTS examination syllabus.
30hours of lessons per week
Schedule
English Language Learning
• Students will have a minimum of 10 hours of English language learning per week.
• Some lessons will be in a traditional classroom setting, but most English teaching will be embedded within other lessons and activities.
• Cross-curricular teaching means English language learning is at the heart of all of what we do here at the International Summer School.
• Students have the potential to make huge progress in their spoken and written English, focusing on fluency and usability.
• The curriculum will loosely follow the internationally recognised IELTS examination syllabus and is taught by experienced English tutors.
• Students will be put into ability groups (based on a short test on arrival) to build foundational skills to be practised in activities and different scenarios.
International Seniors Programme (Ages 13-17)
• Students aged 13-17 will tailor each week of their academic summer school programme with one of four exciting pathways.
• Students can discover new subjects or develop existing skills while learning from our expert team of professional coaches and teachers.
• Students can change pathways on a weekly basis, and language learning will be embedded and enriched by participation in these classes.
Pathway Options
• Explore:
• Week 1: Forensic Science
• Week 2: Horrifying History
• Week 3: Rockets and Physics
• Week 4: Environment and Climate
• Innovate:
• Week 1: Inside Professional Sport
• Week 2: The Apprentice
• Week 3: Esport and Game Design
• Week 4: The Influencer
• Create:
• Week 1: Screen Acting
• Week 2: Fashion Week
• Week 3: Photography and Filmmaking
• Week 4: Musical In A Week
• Move:
• Week 1: Football and Nutrition
• Week 2: Track and Field
• Week 3: Gym and Swim
• Week 4: Interhouse Cup
Junior Students’ Afternoon Activities
• After a jam-packed English lesson, Junior students can look forward to an energetic afternoon with our Camp QE staff.
• Students will take part in activities such as water sports, footgolf, scavenger hunts, building challenges, and much more.
• We love team challenges and themed days at QE, and so do our students! Success is celebrated with end-of-week events, such as discos and pool parties.
• For students who prefer something more relaxing, there are activities such as arts and crafts or film nights.
• Our state-of-the-art facilities and high-quality, independent-school coaching staff ensure that your child has a safe, enjoyable learning experience they will always remember.
Accommodation & facilities
QE is a boarding school throughout the year and staff are highly skilled in offering students from around the globe the highest quality of care.Our accommodation is spacious, comfortable and modern. There are common rooms and leisure spaces where students are encouraged to relax and recharge whilst having the opportunity to socialise with others.All meals are included and students have access to our amazing activity centre and all the sports faciltiies which includes a fitness suite, swimming pool, table tennis, video consoles, a fast food outlet, and an entertainment suite.
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Q&A
International Summer School at Queen Ethelburga’s is an extension of the same exceptional standards in leadership and staffing that define our term-time programme. For all Summer School camps, the leadership structure has a Director of Curriculum and Quality – Extra Provision & Short Courses, a Director of Marketing and Staffing and a Commercial Manager.
Most of our staff are year-round teaching and boarding professionals. Our academic team consists of qualified teachers, while our house parents are skilled boarding staff. All staff undergo annual statutory training in safeguarding, KCSIE updates, health and safety, and major incident response, among other areas. Additionally, most of our team members are certified in Emergency First Aid.
All staff working at Queen Ethelburga’s must have an up-to-date Enhanced DBS certificate. An intensive background check is done on all employees within and outside the International Summer School programme.
All staff receive annual statutory training. Summer school staff receive specific INSET days for the summer school provision. CPD is hugely encouraged at QE and we host our own QE training academy for personal CPD opportunities.
QE is proud to be a multicultural and hugely diverse campus. We host staff and students from around the world. We celebrate cultural diversity as much as possible.
Please find the Code of Conduct on the International Summer School website.Alternatively, follow this link: https://queenethelburgaams.azureedge.net/Code_of_Conduct-804.pdf?version=638503214163400000
Seniors are allowed their mobile phones but must adhere to our acceptable use policy and instructions from teachers. Failure to comply results in phones being kept in boarding houses. Juniors are allowed access to their phones before breakfast and after dinner each day. Electronics are collected at lights out to encourage good rest for the students.
Location
The nearest airport to Queen Ethelburga’s International Summer School is Leeds Bradford & Manchester Airport. Airport pickup is available upon request. International Summer School has a departure/arrival day every Tuesday. On the Tuesday, we offer transfers to and from Leeds Bradford or Manchester Airport, with all students needing to fill out a form detailing flight times and flight numbers.
All the teachers and members of staff here are very kind and reasonable. They’re very warm and nice especially Jason, Sam, George. The basketball court is high-quality. I wanted to spend all week at the court.
I really enjoyed this summer camp, it was a very good experience, very different. I learned a lot of things and I loved making new friends. I hope I have the opportunity to come back next year!