Price Includes
Tuition, accomodation, activities and excursions, all meals, airport transfers, insurance, certificate and report at the end.
Beginners
Beginners Welcome
Class Size
12 maximum
Course Length
1 weeks - 10 weeks
Town / City & Region
Cambridge , Eastern England
Tuition Style
Group
Tuition Hours Per Week
21.0
Ages
13 - 17
Course Type
Junior
Other Information
Held at our main school in Station Road. The Victorian buildings are more than 100 years old. Just 15 minutes’ walk from the shopping centres, old university colleges, river Cam and several parks. Most accommodation is residential with private bathrooms offcampus, in easy walking distance of the school. Homestay is also available for ages 14+.
FACILITIES
Impressive Victorian buildings
Studio Café providing hot and cold lunch options
Learning Centre with free Internet access
Free Wi-Fi available (in certain areas)
Garden
Indoor and outdoor sports facilities, including swimming pool 10 minutes’ walk away
ENGLISH CLASSES
20 lessons (15 hours) or 28 Lessons (21 hours) of English language teaching per week
All levels - depending on course options
International classes
Average class size 13
Maximum class size 16
All educational materials
Placement test
Certificate of Studies
Academic Report
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS
Residential
Minimum age 13
All residences, within 3 to 10 minutes’ walk of the school
Single rooms with ensuite private bathroom
Free laundry facilities (students do their own washing)
A change of bed linen once per week
All meals - at the residence or at school
Packed lunches on excursion days
Homestay
Minimum age 14
House or flat accommodation 20 to 40 minutes’ away, travelling by bus, bike or on foot
Rooms usually shared by two students of the same sex who do not speak the same language (unless requested)
Shared bathroom and toilet
Laundry and change of bed linen once per week
All meals - at the homestay or at school
Packed lunches on excursion days
SIR MICHAEL CLASSIC
What’s included?
Residential or Homestay accommodation
All levels from elementary to advanced
20 lessons (15 hours) of general English language teaching per week
13 sessions of activities per week (Residential) or 5 sessions of activities with 3 optional evening sessions per week (Homestay)
SIR MICHAEL INTENSIVE
What’s included?
Residential accommodation only
All levels from elementary to advanced
28 lessons (21 hours) of general English language teaching per week
9 sessions of activities per week
SIR MICHAEL CODING
What’s included?
This is a 2 week course with set start dates
Intermediate to advanced English levels
Beginner to intermediate coding experience
Residential accommodation only
20 lessons (15 hours) of general English language teaching per week
8 lessons (6 hours) of coding workshops per week
9 sessions of activities per week
Coding workshops include:
Fundamentals of coding - variables, functions and objects
Explorations of coding concepts - arrays and indexes
Interactive web-based coding platform
Visual-based coding puzzles
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills
SIR MICHAEL GLOBAL LEADERS
What’s included?
This is a 2 week course with set start dates
Intermediate to advanced levels
Residential accommodation only
20 lessons (15 hours) of general English language teaching per week
8 lessons (6 hours) of Global Leaders workshops per week
9 sessions of activities per week
The aim of this course is to develop language, teamwork, cultural understanding, internationalism, social confidence and leadership skills (see page 16 for more details).
Global Leaders workshops include:
Leadership and teamwork skills
Cultural awareness
International understanding and respect
Interview skills
Building confidence
Decision making and creative solutions
Mini-UN debates
Preparing and giving presentations
Negotiating and persuading
SIR MICHAEL CREATIVE SOCIAL MEDIA
What’s included?
This is a 2 week course with set start dates
Intermediate to advanced levels
Residential accommodation only
20 lessons (15 hours) of general English language teaching per week
8 lessons (6 hours) of Creative Social Media workshops per week
9 sessions of activities per week
The aim of this course is to develop language and creative skills through social media. In an international setting, it teaches useful IT and life-skills, while promoting cross–cultural communication (see page 16 for more details).
Creative Social Media workshops include:
Combining social media and English language skills
Engaging with the online global community
Producing a weekly project through social media channels
Using authentic, digitally-sourced materials
Studying online English language trends
Producing your own digital content
Examining effective ways to build an online presence