Posts Tagged ‘Playschemes’

Politeness

Thursday, June 9th, 2011

Strange as it may seem, politeness is not universal. International standards of courtesy vary considerably. Total immersion courses in the UK, or another English speaking country help students overcome not only differences in language, but also cultural differences. (more…)

We meet a meerkat!!!

Thursday, October 28th, 2010

What an amazing couple of days at camp!!

Yesterday, we met some of the most weird and wonderful creatures you can ever see include a beautiful meerkat and a smelly skunk!  We got to touch and stroke them, let them run across our legs and learn all about where they live and what they eat.  It was really informative and even a bit creepy when we saw spiders and snakes!!

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October Half Term camp is our biggest ever camp!

Tuesday, October 26th, 2010

This half term has seen record breaking numbers at Cross Keys for October with children taking part in our art, drama, sport and apprentices groups for five days of fun!   (more…)

What your 3 – 13 year old child can do in the holidays

Friday, October 1st, 2010

You’ve done the hard bit. Your son or daughter is starting Nursery School. Let’s call her Charlotte. 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…)

Choosing the Right ‘Summer Camp’ for your child

Friday, September 24th, 2010

You’re thinking of booking your child or teen onto a summer residential camp. You’ve seen the ads, brochures and websites. The pictures look lovely. It’s hard to distinguish between pages of smiling, sunny photos. (more…)

They think it’s all over….it is now!

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

We have only just stopped crying long enough to type a message to everyone to say our goodbyes to our online blog for this summer.  It was an amazing last night!  The show and disco were fantastic with plenty of dancing, singing and gunging of leaders!!

Thanks to everyone involved for a wonderful XUK 2010, including all our amazing campers, the stunning staff team, the lovely New Eccles Hall School staff, our brilliant instructors including fencing, taekwondo and archery and even our friendly Galloways coach drivers!  We will miss seeing everyone so much!   It’s only 364 days left until camp starts again, not that we’re counting!!