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CERAN JUNIOR UK (Sherborne)
Sherborne
80 students
ENGLISH
English Immersion Program
Courses for boys and girls aged 12 to 18
Every day, the program consists of seven lessons and five sports and leisure activities*.
This approach, based on continuous practice of English during the activities, meals and breaks supervised by members of the CERAN JUNIOR team, ensures that each student gains effective communication skills.
TEENS program ages 12 to 15
SENIORS program ages 16 to 18
* One afternoon a week, sports and leisure activities replace learning activities.
A typical day at CERAN JUNIOR
| 8:15AM - 9:00AM | Supervised breakfast |
| 9:00AM - 10:30AM | 2 Learning activities |
| 10:30AM - 10:50AM | Supervised break |
| 10:50AM - 12:20PM | 2 Learning activities |
| 12:20PM - 1:00PM | Supervised lunch |
| 1:00PM - 1:30PM | Free time |
| 1:30PM - 3:00PM | 2 Learning activities |
| 3:00PM - 3:20PM | Supervised break |
| 3:20PM - 4:05PM | 1 learning activity |
| 4:30PM - 6:00PM | 2 sessions of sports and leisure activities |
| 6:00PM - 6:30PM | Free time |
| 6:30PM - 7:30PM | Supervised dinner |
| 7:30PM - 8:15PM | 1 Project activity |
| 8:30PM - 10:00PM | 2 sessions of sports and leisure activities |
| 10:30PM | Bedtime |
Learning activities
During group lessons, students quickly develop their comprehension and oral expression skills. On arrival, they are divided into groups on the basis of a detailed evaluation.
Groups have a maximum of 9 participants.
During the workshops, students consolidate the linguistic elements they have been working on in the lessons (grammar, vocabulary, phonetics) and gain familiarity with the structures through activities such as language games.
Supervised study is devoted to preparing for the next day’s lessons, working on written exercises and revision activities.
TEENS and SENIORS have the option of complementing their programs with private lessons in order to satisfy specific needs, such as preparing for an exam, summarizing texts, analyzing literary texts, reinforcing the work done in group lessons, addressing certain grammatical weaknesses etc. (1 private lesson per day, 2 or 4 days per week).
The socio-cultural activity offers the students an insight into the culture associated with the English language through presentations, games, films or other activities.
Sports and leisure activities
Every day, and at weekends (for stays lasting longer than a week), CERAN Activity Organizers offer a variety of activities* inside or outside the center, conducted in English.
Sporting Activities
Mountain biking, tennis, football, badminton, aerobics, dance, table-tennis, volleyball, climbing, basketball, horse riding, swimming, aqua-gym, squash, athletics, handball, baseball, white-water kayaking or canoeing, etc. (Please note, there is a supplementary charge for some off-site activities such as horse riding).
Arts and Crafts
Drawing, t-shirt painting, glass painting, designing masks and jewelry, making videos, photography, sculpture etc.
Quiet Activities
Board games, reading, personal study etc.
Project Activities
Preparing for the Friday evening extravaganza (art displays, video editing, creating a newspaper, theatre, dance or musical performances etc.)
Recreational Activities
Visits to theme parks.
Cultural Activities
Visits to towns, museums and exhibitions: Bath, Bristol, Oxford, Salisbury, Bournemouth, etc.
These varied activities are an integral part of the learning program
* Non-exhaustive list of selected activities
Adapting to you
In order to put together the most suitable program for your needs and objectives, CERAN teachers carry out a detailed analysis of your needs, target language level and objectives at the beginning of the course.
Throughout the course, you are assisted by a tutor who daily assesses what has been learned and adjusts the personal objectives where necessary to enable you to get the most out of the course.
At the end of the course, the tutor draws up a new linguistic diagnosis, comparing the results obtained with the objectives that had been set.
After the course, a computer-generated report is sent to you containing personalized recommendations on how you can continue learning.