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STEM Experience

English language summer camp with additional STEM workshops

10-13 year-olds

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Coming for 2023!

STEM Experience students combine an immersive English syllabus and full activity and excursion programme, with specialist workshops in science, technology, engineering and maths. Workshop themes include aircraft and boat design, rocketry, jet propulsion, and mechanical arms. Available as a two-week programme for 10-13-year-olds at Plumpton College.

Key Facts

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Hours of tuition per week

15 English + 7.5 STEM

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Max Class size

11

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Weekly Excursions

2.5 days

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Accommodation

Full-board

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Minimum Language Level

A2 (Elementary)

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Workshops

Expert-led STEM Workshops

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Students in Architecture Workshop
Students in Engineering workshop
Student in STEM workshop
Students in classroom
Students in STEM workshop
Student building motor vechile
Students building hover craft
Students testing hover craft
Students in Science workshop
Students launching a rocket

Academic Information

With 15 hours of English language tuition each week and a maximum class size of 11 students, plus 7.5 hours of STEM classes per week, STEM Experience offers the opportunity for students to improve their English both in the classroom and also with a truly international community during the afternoon workshops.

Course Requirements

Language Level

STEM Experience can cater for all levels of English, from beginner through to advanced.

Age Range

The age range for students at STEM Experience is 10-13.

Course content

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TUITION STEM WORKSHOPS
Overview

Students share English lessons with students on Bucksmore Summer. During some periods of the week, students are separated from the main group to take part in their chosen specialism.

Lessons are taught through a combination of general English tuition, project sessions, academic English, conversation classes and excursion link lessons.

Aims

This course will help students to build language skills and confidence gradually through our multi-level syllabus and spark an interest in science, technology, engineering and maths as future options.

LINK LESSONS

To provide students with an even greater holistic language learning experience, we provide lessons specifically linked to the destinations they visit on their excursions.

PROJECTS

Project sessions enable students to use English for the completion of real-world tasks with an authentic purpose. Students receive vocabulary and grammar input in the first part of the project session and are then placed into groups. Groups are provided with a project guideline which they should follow and aim to complete in the preparation session. The weekly project culminates in a presentation evening in which groups display and present their work.

Overview

We work with external experts to help bring topics to life. Past providers have included Learn by Layers who provide interactive 3D workshops where student are taught how to create a 3D printed customised smartphone case.

Bucksmore Assessment

Taken at the end of the course, the assessment is designed to complement the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) and to provide learners with a realistic determination of their English ability. It can be applied against other international English exams such as Cambridge ESOL & IELTS. Students will leave the course with a certificate of recommended English level measured against the CEFR scale.

ACTIVITIES & EXCURSIONS

The social programme is an important part of any summer school experience and is great way for students to socialise and practise their English with each other.

Organised by a dedicated Activity Manager, each week students will have two full days and one half-day excursion to destinations across the UK, plus an on-site activity programme.

Sample Social Programme

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Excursion

Hever Castle

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Excursion

Central London Walking Tour & London Dungeons

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Excursion

Thorpe Park

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Activity

Drum Workshop

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Activity

Team Sports Tournament

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Activity

Scavenger Hunt

Sample Timetable

 MorningAfternoonEvening
TuesdayArrivalsArrivalsWelcome Games
WednesdayTesting

Intro Lesson to Bucksmore Assessment		ExcursionActivity
ThursdayExcursionExcursionFilm Night
FridayMain Syllabus Lesson 1

Academic Skills 1

Conversation Class		STEM WorkshopActivity
SaturdayExcursionExcursionActivity
SundayMain Syllabus Lesson 2

Academic Skills 2

Conversation Class		STEM WorkshopProject Presentations
MondayMain Syllabus Lesson 3

Academic Skills 3

Conversation Class		STEM WorkshopActivity

Graduation

Dates & Fees

Age RangeLocationLength of StayDates2023 Price Per Week
10-13King's Edward's School1 to 4 week options availableTBATBA

Safety & Welfare

We take great pride in the excellence of our academic content, the excitement of our social programme, and most importantly, the safety and wellbeing of all Bucksmore students.

Welfare

Every Bucksmore location has a residential management team, and a minimum staff-student ratio of 1:7. There is always a trained first aider on-site, and students are supervised 24 hours a day.

Airport Transfers

Bucksmore offers a complimentary airport transfer service on transfer days for flights arriving/departing between 10:00 and 20:00. We can also provide an Unaccompanied Minor service for pick-up and drop-off. Students are looked after from when they land to when their flight departs.

Staff

Each location has a Centre Manager, Activity Manager and Director of Studies available for all students to approach with any problems. Bucksmore Counsellors are more than just teachers; they provide a high level of care and guidance for all students. All staff are background checked.

Pastoral Care

High staff to student ratios ensure all students are looked after. Bucksmore summer schools strive to create a warm and welcoming “family atmosphere” where all students and Counsellors know each other well.