Bucksmore Summer Programmes

Bucksmore Head Office now in ROYAL Borough of Greenwich

bucks — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 09:59:25 +0000

The Queen officially declared Greenwich a royal borough of London in February to celebrate her Diamond Jubilee. Greenwich has been an important borough and linked to British royalty since medieval times. It is now one of only FOUR boroughs in the whole of the UK which is officially a royal borough.

In July and August, it will be one of six boroughs used to host the London Olympic Games, making 2012 a very important year for Greenwich! Buildings in Greenwich linked to royalty include: Greenwich Palace (now the Old Royal Naval College); Eltham Palace; the Royal Observatory; and the National Maritime Museum.

Bucksmore’s Head Office is therefore now officially royally approved! Over the summer, our London excursions will also allow students to visit the new royal borough and to see the Royal Naval College, Royal Observatory & the National Maritime Museum. It’s just one of many exciting days out during a Bucksmore summer!

20 Nationalities Already Confirmed

bucks — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:45:53 +0000

It’s only the beginning of February and we already have students booked from over 20 different countries and 3 continents! One of the best things about all our Bucksmore summer centres is the internationality and the limited nationality mix from each country.

Bucksmore is a great opportunity to make new friends from all over the world. A lot of our students go to stay with their new friends after the summer so it’s also a brilliant way to vistit new countries and to go on holiday with your friends!

Have a look at the flags in the picture – how many countries can you name? If you don’t know, ask someone because you might meet someone from that country in the summer!

Flickr Photo Competition

bucks — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:10:30 +0000

To celebrate the launch of Bucksmore’s Flickr stream we are delighted to announce our first photo competition.

Theme: YOUR HOME TOWN. At Bucksmore we are always interested in where our students come from. We welcome people from all over the world and we want to find out as much as possible about the international Bucksmore community. Send us the photo you think best shows your home town and why it is such a special place. Please send your photo with your name, where the photo was taken and a short caption explaining what your photo shows.

Deadline: 29th Februrary 2012. The winner and other highly commended entries will be told within 48 hours and will be posted on our website. All entries will be posted on Flickr.

Prize: £25 iTunes voucher plus immortal fame on the Bucksmore website and Flickr site!

Photos will be judged by an independent panel based on the most interesting, unusual and artistic interpretations of your home town.

Royalty at Corpus

bucks — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:57:23 +0000

On Tuesday, The Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip (The Queen’s husband!) was at Corpus Christi college for a meal to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of Captain Scott’s expedition to the South Pole. He ate in the very hall where all our Young Leaders and WUP students have all their dinners (see picture). If you want to read more, click here: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/Home/Prince-Philip-visits-Cambridge-for-first-time-since-his-heart-scare-18012012.htm

Captain Scott is a very famous English explorer who died after losing a race to the South Pole. Wikipedia him if you want to know more!

Maria (Lebanon)

bucks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:49:43 +0000

“It was great! It was one of the best experiences in my life. I learned a lot of things and made a lot of friends from different countries.”

Giulia (Italy)

bucks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:36:11 +0000

“I like Bucksmore because I met a lot of nice people and saw a lot of interesting places. I learnt English and a lot of thing about differents countries and cultures, I’m very sad to leave. I’d like to come back next year.”

Konstantin (Russia)

bucks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:33:48 +0000

“I made a friendship with many people from another countries. Now my English is better and I’m going to come back. I hope that next year I will be on a higher level in English.”

Miriam (Germany)

bucks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:27:51 +0000

“Brilliant Bucksmore. I liked the Casino evening, the cinema, the cities, the sport time, the trash fashion show, the people, the supermarket, the disco, the lessons….”

Mr Paul & Mr Tom at Plumpton again

bucks — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 13:46:24 +0000

Plumpton ‘s 2011 Centre Manager and Activity Manager will be reunited in 2012 to bring you another amazing summer. This is Mr Tom’s 4th year with Bucksmore and amazingly this will be Mr Paul’s fifteenth summer with us! Wow.

Full list of confirmed returning staff for 2012:

Plumpton: Mr Paul, Mr Tom, Miss Naomi, Mr Dan, Miss Laura (from King Edward’s), Mr Adam, Miss Suzie
King Edward’s: Mr Gareth, Mr Hendrik, Miss Jess M
Corpus Christi: Miss Katie, Mr Josh, Miss Yasmin, Mr James (from 2010)
Fitzwilliam: Miss Gail, Mr Matt

Mr Gareth back at King Edward’s for 11th year

bucks — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:32:23 +0000

Everybody’s favourite Irish Centre Manager is back at King Edward’s for yet another year! Gareth is just one of the many centre staff who return year after year to make Bucksmore Summer Programme’s truly special.