Some great classroom activities happened today. Passionate teachers and engaged students is a very good mix.

Kinesthetic, active learning
Exceptional food is of course always an excellent catalyst for learning.

Today’s afternoon activity was special: A trip to Hereford, with its gorgeous cathedral and a very old world map (mapa mundi), dating from the 1290s!

And who doesn’t love roasting marshmallows by the campfire?

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Saturday is just as jam-packed as any weekday at More Than English.

After breakfast and the daily classes, our students engaged in a variety of activities, in and out of the classroom, that train both the mind and the body.

Both of which need energy in order to work, so good food is always a priority.

Today, we made our first trip off-campus to go to the cinema and watch the Apollo 11 documentary. On July 20 we celebrate 50 years since this incredible human achievement – the first time a human walked on the Moon. We celebrate the people who made this dream come true through ingenuity, perseverance and collaboration and we are certain that our students were inspired and have set their own great goals in life. At More Than English, we are dedicated to helping them dream big and achieve their goals in life – no matter how big.

At the start of every week students start their new 9 hour afternoon ‘Get Ahead’ study options. 9 hours might not sound like a lot of time. However, time limits make us more focused in our work. It’s incredible what we can achieve with focused minds and a looming deadline!Some examples of new study options starting today:

Get Ahead Art

Get Ahead Art started today. Our teacher Shirley, who has 40 years’ experience teaching art to high school students, has a fantastic technique that involves slowly building up works of art stage by stage in small steps. Keep reading future blogs… you will be AMAZED by the fantastic art work that your children will produce.

Also starting today:

Get Ahead Film Making

This project involves students working together to storyboard, shoot and edit a film. Next week we’ll be screening the final film in the cinema.

Club Time

After their study options students have time to relax doing a range of activities during Club Time (between 1630 and 1800)

Of course, in the middle of summer, it’s good to cool down in the pool:

Evening events

Now for a very different kind of ball game…After all that activity, it’s time to eat with your new friends:Day two is now over… time to relax, spend some time with House Parents choosing tomorrow’s activities and go to bed!

For the journey

Anxious parents. Nervous students. Today started very early for young teenagers around the world from Mexico, Canada, Greece, Romania, Poland, Czech Republic, Germany, France, Italy, the Ukraine, Lebanon and Spain.

As if by magic, suddenly these young people from different cultures and different places found themselves together in a strange new world.

What better way to break the ice than with balloons?

Some nice food can help you relax also and Niko from Greece especially liked Summer Pudding. Thank you chef Tom for cooking roast dinner to make everyone feel a little more at home.

Well there’s not much point in traveling half way across the world to speak with people from your country, so students divided themselves into three mixed nationality teams: Harry Potter, Robin Hood and Sherlock Holmes.

With the ice broken the students were ready for some bad news. Tomorrow they have to wake up at:

Well they say that challenges bring people together. The journey on the plane was great. But the journey of friendship across borders is going to be the real source of memories that will last a life time. Welcome dear students to More Than English summer school at Moor Park, Ludlow. Your journey has just begun.