Posts Tagged ‘Summer Camp’

Starting Young

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Most people will tell you that the younger you are, the easier it is to learn a new language. Theorists claim that after the age of 12, children rarely acquire native-level proficiency in a second language (although there are some exceptions).

Between the ages of 2 and 4, children are at the peak of their language learning. At this receptive stage, they learn tens of words per day, at a rate quite astonishing to most adults. (more…)

Short Courses

Friday, June 3rd, 2011

Many teenagers come to the UK in summer to take short courses to improve their English. These courses range from 1-4 weeks, and are designed to give students experience of British life and culture as well as language. (more…)

Learning English through doing

Monday, February 7th, 2011

Some people learn through watching, others through listening, but we believe that the best way to learn something new is to try it!

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XUK residential camp video

Tuesday, November 16th, 2010

Please enjoy our XUK video made during the 2010 camp.

We hope this shows you all the amazing activities we do at XUK and gives you some idea of the first class atmosphere and all the friends we make.

Do give us a call if you want to chat about XUK 2011…

Why do children and teens make ‘summer camps’ part of their lives

Friday, October 8th, 2010

Millions of children and teens across the world spend some of their summer holidays going to camp.  It’s practically a tradition in America and is becoming more and more popular across the globe.

There are many different reasons why children and teens make camp a part of their lives each year and we thought it would be useful to list a few here:

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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…)