Archive for March, 2009

Summer Camp facebook page

Tuesday, March 31st, 2009

Our summer camp at XUK now has a facebook page which everyone can follow Please enjoy it.

We are working very hard to make this summer the best residential summer camp we have had!! If you have any ideas, comments or other feedback we’d love to hear from you.

How to decide what to do in the holidays

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

You’ve done the hard bit.  Your son or daughter is starting Nursery School.  Lets call her Susy.  You’ve registered her and are pleased with your choice.  You breathe a sigh of relief.  And after a few weeks you become preoccupied with a second issue.  What should she do during the holidays? (more…)

Going to a summer camp

Tuesday, March 24th, 2009

We believe that summer camps are a healthy way for children to take part in activities and meet friends from all sorts of different cultures around the world. XUK  is proud to promote summer activity camps and suggest it is a great experience for every child to do at least once!

The following article by Sarah Holder at Camp Motorsport is a great and interesting read.

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Staff at all our camps

Wednesday, March 18th, 2009

Our day and residential camps need the best staff possible to give the children a fantastic time for every minute of their stay with us.

The qualifications we look for are wideranging! We need teachers, managers, lifeguards, swim teachers, sports, art and Drama instructors, outward bound trained staff, nurses and many more! That means there may well be a position in our camps that suit you!!

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Our outstanding XUK report in summer 2008

Thursday, March 12th, 2009

In Summer 2008 we were inspected by OFSTED at our residential camp. A full days inspections took place on our premises, office, activities, staff, equipment and all other aspects of XUK.

A very rare grade was given to us… OUTSTANDING!! And folllowing is the text version of it so you can see the report for yourself.

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