A Taste Of Summer
11.04.16 Here are some ideas for your children in Britain in July and August
Sailing School in June
06.03.16 This privately-run sailing school is based on a unspoiled, small island 10 minutes off the south coast of Ireland.
Christmas is Coming
18.12.15 “Christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat……..”
HAPPY HOLIDAY HOMEWORK
16.07.15 Whether returning from a school or camp in Britain or preparing to go, here are a few ideas for children (or parents) to keep up their English during the holidays – and beyond…..
A Touch of Shakespeare
01.06.15 King Lear is coming to Paris. This week, from 2nd-7th June, there will be the annual Shakespeare performance in the open-air Théâtre de Verdure (Jardin de Shakespeare) in the Bois de Boulogne
MY FIRST TIME AT SUMMER CAMP
06.05.15 School Britannia talked to Flavien, 13, about his stay at a small summer school in England
HAPPY SUMMER DAYS
31.03.15 Here are some ideas of ways your children can improve their ENGLISH this summer (whilst having fun, making friends and widening horizons)
A traditional Christmas
December 2014 Here are a few of the ingredients – edible and non-edible – which make up a British Christmas
THE CHEF
December 2014 School Britannia talked to Paul Woodman, Head of Catering at Foremarke Hall prep school. He has been a chef at the school for 11 years
FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD
19.12.14 I am generally met with three observations on learning that I am English:
The old school tie
November 2014 Although I find it hard to believe that my parents ever went to school (no reflection on their intellect, of course) if we think about it, pretty much all of us have one thing in common: we are all former school pupils.
A true gentleman: Boarding school life before the Second World War
November 2014: Gyles Longley, 96, remembers his years at Tonbridge from 1932-1935
Learning Support
16.10.14 “Understanding our children’s frustrations with dyslexia and giving them the tools to blossom will give them the confidence to reach their true potential. We can help our children channel their interests and talents and ignite the passion within.”
In Conversation: a bit of extra help
October 2014 Toby, 13, has just been awarded a drama scholarship at a top British boarding school
The British school system
September 2014 A quick guide to the British school system
In Conversation: A new boy
September 2014 School Britannia talked to Théophile, 13, before he set off for a year at a boarding school in England
The school sports field
July 2014 “I think that, if you sit kids down, day after day, doing passive activities, you shouldn’t be surprised if they fidget.” Sir Ken Robinson
Sporting snippets
July 2014 SCHOOL SPORTS EQUIPMENT Here are a few of the items your child may need when going to boarding school in Great Britain
In Conversation: Then and now
June 2014. Charlotte Wetton, mother of three teenager daughters, went to an all-girls boarding school in Essex in the 1970s/1980s. She has been an art surveyor for an insurance company for 25 years
Boarding schools on the big screen
June 2014 Games, jokes, loyalty, laughter, tears, adventure, mystery, castles and magic……British boarding school life as portrayed in TEN FILMS
Who went where?
June 2014 “Constantly late for school, losing his books and papers and various other things into which I need not enter. He is so regular in his irregularity that I really don’t know what to do”
The Laws of Cricket
May 2014 10 quick steps to understanding cricket…
In Conversation: Pony Camp
May 2014 Sarah Robertson runs a residential riding camp in Suffolk during July and August for young riders of all abilities
School Britannia: the name
April 2014 – School Britannia is a cheeky pun on the well-known British patriotic song, “Rule, Britannia!”
In Conversation: A French boy in an English boarding school
April 2014 Constantin, 20, went to boarding school in England from the age of 14 to 19. He is now reading Eastern European studies and German at Nottingham University.
