Junior School Overview
Earlscliffe is a specialist provider of residential English language and academic preparation programmes for international boys and girls aged 8 to 17.
Earlscliffe is based in Folkestone, in the county of Kent, ‘The Garden of England’, close to London and its airports. We are situated on the coast and on a clear day you can even see France!
Since 2002, Earlscliffe has been running courses for young people from all over the world to come together to learn English in England and gain a better understanding of each other’s cultures.
School offers a choice of stimulating courses for teenagers from early July until mid August plus their traditional Easter course for 8-17 year olds in late March.
Course Options
- Global English: 13-17yo, minimum level A2
- Mini-MBA: 15-17yo, minimum level B2+
- Uni-Prep: 16-17+, minimum level B2+
What is the main focus?
Its students regularly gain places at the very best universities. The most recent government (Ofsted) inspection in June 2017 judged all areas of the school to be ‘outstanding’. In 2018, we were one of the five schools shortlisted for the ‘ST Star Award — High School’ category.
What the school offers
All accommodation, meals, lessons, sports, activities and events, excursions including admissions costs, Wi-Fi, weekly laundry service, travel insurance, airport transfers*, Earlscliffe water bottle and T-shirt are included in the package.
Facilities
- Own resident and each of the boarding houses
- Common rooms with sofas, TV, games, game consoles
- Various sporting facilites such as pool, snooker, table tennis, air hockey
- Tea & coffee facilities
- WiFi
Accommodation
Earlscliffe does not use host families. All
students live in own, supervised residences
which are located within a few minutes’ walk of
both the main building and the School House
classrooms. All our buildings were originally
built between 1870 and 1910, with three being
late Victorian in style and the other three
Edwardian. All have recently been refurbished.
Girls and boys live in separate,
supervised accommodation.
Most rooms are spacious twin
or triple rooms and all have
en-suite WC and shower. A very
small number of single rooms are
available. All rooms have Wi-Fi.
The accommodation is attractive:
modern, light rooms within historic
façades. Earlscliffe is an ‘in-town’
campus of buildings meaning that
students can easily walk between
classes, meals, accommodation
and activities.
Meals are taken in the college
dining room and prepared by
our own chef and team. Meals
are varied and often international,
such as Chinese, Mexican or
Indian, but not forgetting the
occasional British fish and chips!
Formal dinners every two weeks
give our students a chance to
dress up and enjoy a three-course
meal by candlelight. Any special
dietary needs can be catered for
including vegetarian, non-dairy
etc. Students are given packed
meals on day trips.
Activities & Excursions
Earlscliffe offers day trips on Wednesdays
and Sundays, half-day visits to Ashford
Designer Outlet or Folkestone on Saturday
afternoons, and evening bowling, laser tag
or cinema trips. Earlscliffe is well-located, with
London and the many cultural destinations in
Kent and Sussex within comfortable travelling
distance. All trips are supervised and students
are given a pre-trip briefing.
Earlscliffe offers a balance of sports, cultural
events, arts and crafts, fun games, walks
and competitions, so there is something for
everyone on the programme. Our staff organise
and supervise all these activities after the day’s
lessons have finished.
Students play volleyball,
basketball, badminton, billiards
and table tennis on-site. Our
supervised afternoon and evening
activities include karaoke nights;
football; softball; Earlscliffe’s
Got Talent; swimming; themed
disco nights; tennis; rounders;
‘Jeux sans Frontières’ and quiz
nights, to name but a few.
Regular daytime and evening
beach trips are a popular part
of the week’s activities.
How to Apply?
UK summer junior school placement service is provided by our sister company UK Study, you can apply by contacting us today.
For more information:
Email: summer@ukstudy.com
Call: +44(0)1273 72 55 77
Visit: www.ukstudy.com
