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Learn English while enjoying a great summer in Spain. Lessons are highly intensive, but fun!

Price

1300€ per week - All inclusive

Extras

• Academic file: 50€: we produce a special file for every student, with books and pedagogical materials adapted to their age and level which the students will take away with them
• 100€ refundable security money
• Every two weeks, we organise an optional daily excursion to the Warner Brothers amusement park at the cost of 100€, which includes entrance and transfer and which has to be paid on site.
• Transfers From and to Barajas International airport (Madrid): 100€ one way.

Dates

From 18.07 to 14.08.2010
Minimum stay 2 weeks, maximium 4 weeks
Students can start on the 18th July for two or four weeks, and on the 31th July for two weeks

Norms and Regulations of the Camp

The main rule is the Complete Immersion rule. This must be adhered to at all times. Alcohol is strictly forbidden at all times for all students. Smoking is only allowed at certain times in designated areas, and only for senior students. No mobile phones on campus!

Groups - Ages 

Students from 10 to 19 years old.
They are divided into 2 groups and live completely separated with different timetables and programmes.

JUNIORS = 10 to 14
SENIORS = 15+

The School 

The school was established in 1972, bringing to fruition the reality of a state of the art architectural and educational marvel, meriting special mention from UNESCO for its facilities and academic environmental design.

It is 40 km away from Madrid International Airport (Barajas), 15 km from  the heart of Madrid.
It is set in its own grounds and boasts playing fields, outside basketball courts, football pitches, tennis courts, horse-riding facilities, an indoor gymnasium, an indoor heated swimming pool, a golf driving range

Accommodation 

• Students are all accommodated in very nice en-suite double bedrooms.
• Boys and girls are strictly segregated.
• All rooms are of course air-conditioned

Academic programme 

Our concept is “Immersion in Spanish at all times.” This means that the students have to speak Spanish at all times, during classes, but also during meals, activities … lessons are highly intensive, but fun!

Each student has 32 lessons (45 minutes each) a week for everybody & daily workshops for the Seniors.

Every weekday, (with the exception of the academic excursion) will consist of nine 45 minute lessons:

Four lessons per day will be devoted to core language training skills – reading, writing, speaking and listening, (including grammar). We will be using the ‘Cutting Edge’ books in class and students will have their own workbook.

Lesson 5&6 will be devoted to one of six topics which students may choose to study over the two week period. These are detailed below.

The six elective topics that students will be able to choose from are:

Teens: Film Making, School News, Team Exams - FCE Exams – KET/PET, Music, Craft, Design, Technology

Juniors: Film Making, School News, Team Exams – FCE Exams – CAE, Music, Film Studies, Business Spanish, Spanish for Academic Purposes

Seniors: Film Making, School News, Team Exams, Film Studies, Business Spanish, Spanish for Academic Purposes

Lesson 7 will deal with electronic communication in what we call E-com lessons. The aim of these computer-based lessons will be to improve students’ knowledge about the use of computers and computer programs as well as their writing skills.

Lesson 8 will be devoted to tutorials and preparation for entertainments evening.

Entertainments evening is a central feature of the weekly program at LINES. Every class has to present an item which is devised and written by themselves. All students have to be onstage and each one should have a speaking part, however brief. Teachers play a vital role in motivating, organising and producing these entertainment items. The Entertainments Evening is run on competitive lines and all teachers and AOs vote for the best item to be announced at the end of the evening. There are two sessions a week for entertainments preparation Entertainments Evening takes place on Friday nights from 7pm for Kids and Teens, and 7.30pm for Juniors and Seniors.

Tutorial periods are to provide time for students to be with their ‘home base’ teacher. It is an opportunity to do homework pre-excursion and post-excursion work, student evaluations and all other ‘housekeeping’ tasks.

Classes contain a maximum of 10 students, with the average size being 7, of the same age and level.  

Sports & activities 

After class, everyone participates in a wide variety of activities - squash, tennis, swimming, football, mountain biking, basketball, water polo and many more sports and crafts of all sorts, music, art classes, drama club etc.

For more information on optional activities click here.

Transfers

• Pick up and transfers from and to Barajas International airport: 100€ one way.
• Time of arrival: we recommend to arrive on Saturday afternoon between 3 and 6 pm.
• Time of departure: we recommend to leave on Saturday morning around 10 or 11 am.

Excursions 

Students go out twice a week for two full days excursions, and trips. All entrance fees are of these trips are included in the price.

Every two weeks, we organise an optional daily excursion to a fun park at the cost of 100€, which includes entrance and transfer and which has to be paid on site.

What to Pack:

Clothes

It can be very warm during the summer. Students all dress very casually and jeans are fine. Cold weather clothing may equally well be needed, especially for the evening. Please include some smart clothes for the farewell evening! Bring a dressing gown for going to the showers or bathroom. Some students like to have slippers to wear in the bedroom area. When packing, bear in mind that it will not be possible to have clean clothes every day …Shoes for the squash courts and gym must be white-soled and non-marking, and must be reserved for indoor use only.

Sports & Leisure Clothes & Equipment

You may also bring your travel clock, camera or video camera, a radio, musical instruments, your tennis and squash racquets if you wish to play these sports, not forgetting your swimsuit and pool towel.

Equipment for class

A Spanish dictionary with translations into his/her own language will be most helpful.

Medical Assistance

There will be qualified first aiders on the camp at all times. There is a doctor in the village and the hospital is 20 minutes away by car. Medical insurance is strongly advised.

Security

Visitors are strictly not allowed on campus without prior notice.

We strongly advise students not to bring valuable objects to the school, but if they do, they should be kept in a locked suitcase in the student's room. LINES takes no responsibility for stolen property.

Various 

• Opportunity for optional extra outings (at an extra cost to be paid on site) on Tuesday or Friday evening, Cinema – Ice skating – football match…
• Weekly Disco
• Weekend: (when not on excursion) full day of sports and adventure
• Computer room with free access to internet and e-mails
• Clothes should be labelled with students’ names.
• Students can make their first phone call home, free of charge as soon as they arrive at our Madrid centre. They can purchase phone cards during the day and there are telephones on every floor of each boarding house. Students can also use their personal email free of charge.