Can't see the woods for the trees?

Are you lost in a sea of possibilities for your child this summer? Too much choice? Don’t know where to start? May I suggest the following:

1) Consider your priorities- eg. dates*, activities, prices**;

2) Take a look at a selection of ideas School Britannia has come up with;

3) Contact School Britannia to take the next step – or to find other options.

*DATES

JUNE There are no summer camps in Britain until the end of the month. Short-term boarding school stays possible or a few options in Ireland.

JULY Summer camps/summer schools, mainly 100% international until c. 22nd July.

AUGUST Summer camps/summer schools, with a mix of British and internationals.

**PRICES are as accurate as possible but may vary according to transfer charges

1) PRIORITIES/DECIDING FACTORS

Dates* Beginning June – end August

Age range 6-18+

Activity Inside, outside, sporty, academic, specialised

Sports Tennis, riding, sailing, golf, foot, rugby…

Specialised Music, technology, film, art, drama, cuisine….

Size 20-500 per week

Academic Debating, culture, law, preparation for university

Qualification IELTS, Cambridge exams

British children Mainly from mid July – end August

Price £675 – £2,000 per week

Length 1 week – 6 weeks: some camps have set numbers of weeks

Boarding school Possible in June in a limited number of schools

Classic Summer schools run by boarding schools

Location North, South, East, West: a few possibilities in Ireland & USA….

Family Stay with a family (not chosen by SB) + activities

A bit different A multi-lingual camp in Britain or a select language school in a château in France

2) IDEAS

BEGINNING JUNE

Boarding school

10-17

4 June – 1/8 July

£850+ = 1 week

Family + day school, Ireland

9-13

June

£750+ = 1 week

Family on a farm

10-17

All year round

£995 = 1 week

Sailing school, Ireland

14-17

5th June onwards

£750 = 1 week

END JUNE ONWARDS

Small, family-run summer school

8-16

25 June onwards

£1,645 = 2 weeks

International summer school

10-16

27 June onwards

£2,000+ = 2 weeks

Summer school en Ecosse

8-17

25 June onwards

£1,590 = 2 weeks

Summer camp in the outdoors

15-19

26 June onwards

£2,000 = 3 weeks

Academic summer school in Oxford

15+

18 June onwards

£2,000+ = 2 weeks

END AUGUST

Prepare for school

15-18

21 August – 3 Sept

£1,800 = 2 weeks

Back to school

13-18

19 August – 26 August

£1,010 = 1 week

Prepare for English BAC (in France)

15-18

20 August -27 August

£1,000 = 1 week

YOUNGSTERS

Summer school

6-11

2 July – 12 August

£2,050 = 2 weeks

Summer school + sport

6-11

9 July – 20 August

£2,520 = 2 weeks

First summer camp

7-10

11 July – 25 July

£2,020 = 2 weeks

Academic Summer school

7-13

8 July – 26 August

£2,100 = 2 weeks

OLDER ADOLESCENTS

Advanced studies

16-19

2 July – 29 July

£3,180 = 2 weeks

Advanced English

15-20

2 July – 19 Aug

£2,750 = 2 weeks

Tennis

15-21

2 July – 30 July

£1,690 = 2 weeks

Cambridge programme

16-18

23 July – 19 Aug

£3,995 = 2 weeks

SPORT

Equitation

6-17

9 July – 6 Aug

£2,520 = 2 weeks

Rugby

9-17

2 July – 20 July

£1,750 = 2 weeks

Golf

12-17

7 July – 5 Aug

£2,400 = 10 days

Tennis

10-16

5 July – 2 Aug

£1,860 = 2 weeks

Sailing

14-17

5 June onwards

£1,500 = 2 weeks

ARTS

Film

12-17

6-20 Aug

£2,500 = 2 weeks

9-17

30 July – 25 Aug

£1,850 = 2 weeks

Music

10-18

17 July – 29 July

£2,000 = 2 weeks

Art/Fashion

13-16

2 July – 29 July

£3,200 = 2 weeks

SMALL SIZE

Academic studies

13-18

1 July – 26 Aug

£2,100 = 2 weeks

Small, select summer school

8-14

16 July – 29 July

£3,000 = 2 weeks

Tennis

8-17

2 July – 19 Aug

£2,000 = 2 weeks

ACADEMIC

Mini MBA

15-17

2 July – 12 Aug

£2,500 = 2 weeks

Leadership

14-17

4 July – 15 Aug

£2,920 = 2 weeks

Oxbridge

14-18

2 July – 20 Aug

£2,995 = 2 weeks

ENGLISH QUALIFICATION

IELTS

13-18

8 July – 19 Aug

£2,700 = 2 weeks

Cambridge exams

12-18

2 July – 19 Aug

£2,150 = 2 weeks

Trinity exams

6-11

9 July – 20 Aug

£2,670 = 2 weeks

BRITISH CHILDREN

Summer camp multi-activity

7-16

22 July – 2 Sept

£1,500 = 2 weeks

All-girl summer school

8-17

15 July – 12 Aug

£2,050 = 2 weeks

Film school

14-17

10 July – 23 July

£2,500 = 2 weeks

BUDGET

Family + summer school, Ireland

11-17

3-24 July

£1,750 = 3 weeks

Summer camp multi-activity

7-16

22 July – 2 Sept

£1,500 = 2 weeks

Sailing school, Ireland

14-17

5 June – end Aug

£1,500 = 2 weeks

Summer school classic with sport

9-17

2 July – 13 Aug

£1,750 = 2 weeks

Summer school in Scotland

8-17

25 June – 22 July

£1,590 = 2 weeks

3 WEEK PROGRAMMES

Activities outside

15-19

26 June – 25 Aug

£2,000 = 3 weels

Dynamic summer school programme (4 weeks)

13-18

9 July – 5 Aug

£3,900 = 4 weeks

£3,400 = 3 weeks

Top-quality international programme

13-18

2 July – 16 Aug

£4,200 = 3 weeks

Preparation for International BAC

15-17

2 July – 22 July

£3,840 = 3 weeks

SUMMER SCHOOL RUN BY BOARDING SCHOOL

Sport

8-16

9 July – 5 Aug

£2,100 = 2 weeks

More sport

10-16

7 July – 4 Aug

£2,320 = 2 weeks

Watersports

11-17

3 July – 26 Aug

£2,000 = 2 weeks

Classic

7-17

1 July – 2 Sept

£2,400 = 2 weeks

STAY WITH A FAMILY

With individual English lessons

10-17

27 June – 15 Aug

£2,500 = 2 weeks

+ summer school

11-17

3 July – 24 July

£1,500 = 3 weeks

CLASSIC

Academic English + activity

12-17

2 July – 19 Aug

£2,150 = 2 weeks

English + multi activity

13-16

27 June – 15 Aug

£2,020 = 2 weeks

LOCATION

Ireland

11-17

3 July – 24 July

£1,500 = 3 weeks

USA

13-18

16 July – 6 Aug

$6,600 = 3 weeks

North

8-16

7 July – 7 Aug

£5,300 = 3 weeks

South

11-17

2 July – 5 Aug

£3,000 = 2 weeks

East

9-17

9 July – 6 Aug

£2,400 = 2 weeks

West

7-17

10 July – 6 Aug

£1,850 = 2 weeks

SOMETHING DIFFERENT

Multi-language camp

12-17

23 July – 5 Aug

£1,600 = 2 weeks

Individual tuition in Oxford

15-19

All summer

£2,400 = 2 weeks

Select language school in France

11-15

5 July – 31 July

£1,700 = 12 days

Can’t see the woods for the trees?