Children's Residential Courses (9-13 years)
CAE at Moreton Hall

Key Points

  • Residential accommodation
  • 24-hour supervision
  • Children aged 9-13
  • Elementary level and above
  • 15 hours of lessons per week
  • Maximum 60 children, in classes of 12 students
  • Staff: student ratio of 1:6
  • No large groups from one country
  • Wide choice of afternoon activities/sports
  • Private tennis courts, sports hall, football pitches and heated swimming pool
  • 1 full-day and 1 half-day excursion per week
  • All costs included in course price

Course Structure

  • Students can enrol for 2 or 4 weeks
  • Lessons take place every morning from Monday to Friday
  • Learn vocabulary, grammar, speaking and listening using projects
  • Learn the English you need by doing the things you like to do
  • Students have lessons in the morning and social activities in the afternoon and evening
  • 30 minutes homework every day
  • There are excursions every weekend- usually shopping trips or visits to London or a theme park.

Social programme

What can you do at Moreton Hall? It has fantastic playing fields, an indoor sports hall and swimming pool. There is lots of space and there are so many things to that you'll never be bored. Here are some examples of what you can do.

In the afternoons, choose from:

Sports

  • Football
  • Basketball
  • Baseball
  • Volleyball
  • Badminton
  • Tennis
  • Ten-pin bowling
  • Cricket
  • Rugby

Art and Craft

  • T-shirt painting
  • Face painting
  • Drawing
  • Hair braiding
  • Mask making
  • Playground art

Activities

  • Juggling
  • Acting
  • Singing
  • Music
  • Drama
  • Dance

In the evenings, take part in:

  • Cinema visits
  • Discos
  • Theme parties
  • Quizzes
  • Competitions

Location

  • Moreton Hall is a private boarding school, which in summer becomes the centre for CAE's junior residential course. It is in Bury St Edmund's, which is a small, friendly market town 35 minutes east of Cambridge by car.

Accommodation

  • Students sleep in dormitories with between 3 and 9 other children.
  • Teachers sleep in bedrooms next to the student dormitories and are on duty throughout the night.

Transfers

  • Students are escorted to and from Moreton Hall for all airport transfers
  • On the Sunday before the course starts, all students are met at the airport by a CAE representative
  • On the Saturday at the end of the course, students are taken back to the airport, and helped with their check-in
  • There will be an additional charge for any arrivals, departures or extra nights outside our set days and times.

Frequently Asked Quesions (FAQs)

How much money should I bring with me?
Only pocket money. Everything else is included in the cost.

What are the teachers like?
They will all be energetic, qualified and experienced in looking after children. They will not only teach English, but also sports and other activities.

What is the nationality mix?
The students come from all over the world.

How much pocket money do students need?
Students only need enough money for sweets, souvenirs and presents- everything else has already been paid for. The Course Director can keep students’ money safe until they need it.

What happens if a student is ill?
We have staff with first aid training available at all times to deal with emergencies. All but the most minor problems are referred to the local doctor. In the most serious cases arrangements are made to fly the child home.

What’s the food like?
All the meals will be in the school so students and teachers can eat together. Breakfast usually includes cereal, toast and fruit juice. For lunch and dinner the menu is varied and includes meat, fish, cheese, potatoes, rice, pizza, fruit and vegetables. On excursions, everyone will have a packed lunch.

What happens if children feel homesick?
This is quite normal for the first day or so, especially if the children have never been away from home before. However, our staff are very experienced in dealing with this problem. A full and varied programme always means that homesickness is quickly forgotten.

Do the children have their clothes washed?
Children’s clothes and towels are cleaned regularly.

Why is this course so special?
It gives children the opportunity to make friends from all over the world.

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