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Glenalmond College Language School in Partnership with BLISS

28th June - 25 July 2020

The excursionsare great!Paco, student 2019

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Who are BLISS?Brownlee Language International Summer School.

We at We at BLISS aim to provide students from all over the world with the unmissable opportunity to spend their summer broadening their minds, expanding their skill set and creating incredible memories to last a lifetime.

It’s impoIt’s important to us that every student has a BLISSful experience, so we always aim to strike the right balance between leisure and learning. We know that with this approach we can encourage students to speak English, in a natural, authentic way.

Who are we at GLENALMOND COLLEGE?Nestled in the countryside just outside Perth, Scotland, and within touching

distance of the Scottish Highlands, only an hour from Edinburgh and Glasgow, Glenalmond o ers the best of both worlds.

Glenalmond College and BLISS are working in partnership to ensure, with hills and glens behind, and maybe a monster to discover, this summer is going to be

the best yet!

Join us on a summer adventure that will enhance, enrich and encourage.

Our students will tell you that themselves... in English.

Why choose BLISS and GLENALMOND? Personal growth and discoveryLifelong friendships with kindred spirits from around the globeTeam-building skillsConfidence in speaking EnglishOutstanding memories made Outstanding memories made for life!


Our programme is flexible, action packed and full of fun, while still being educational, interactive and full-immersion.

BLISS programmes have evolved from feedback given to us from schools, parents, partners and students - along with years of experience.

We only work with the best of partners to ensure students have a unique and truly valuable experience.

We We recommend a minimum stay of two weeks, but you can stay up to four weeks with us, as our syllabus ensures no lessons are repeated, along with weekend adventures that are dierent every time.

What does the week look like at BLISS?

Monday to Friday mornings allMonday to Friday mornings allow time for the students to dedicate time in the

classroom, with experienced and qualified teachers, following our unique, specially developed BLISS syllabus, accredited by the

British Council.

Our Our academic sta are committed to inspiring our students with a broad range of exciting lessons and activities. We ensure that students feel thoroughly engaged and

ready to try something new.

EEveryone attends classes based on age and level. We use the CEFR to help us grade

students.

Our Our Director of Studies has been teaching English as a Foreign Language since 2001 and has run four dierent language schools across the UK and abroad. With a diploma in TESOL, she is fully qualified to ensure that high-quality lessons are being delivered at

all times.

Due to the nature Due to the nature of our syllabus, students are assured that across all levels they will study the same subjects on the same day, ensuring interactive opportunities outside,

as well as inside, the classrooms.

English Learning at Glenalmond College Language School and BLISS in 2019, 100% of

surveyed participants scored BLISS English lessons as “Extremely” and “Very”

well organised

We are very proud to be accredited by the British Council

Our course is based on the Theory of Natural Acquisition, pioneered by Stephen Krashen. We want the language to stick in the minds of our students and we want them to see learning the language as a pleasure. In this way, we have designed our course to have formal elements, as well as informal ones. When you learn your first language, you do so through listening, repetition and then understanding; this is Natural Acquisition. That is our aim for our learners.

While students might While students might come to us not familiar with certain vocabulary, grammar or accent, they will certainly leave with a more familiar connection with English, as they will have full-immersion English when they are with us. Through working with the daily routine, following instruction and interacting with others, they will start to absorb and use language, which they didn’t have before.

IIn the mornings, students will have their lessons in the classroom setting, where they will benefit from an interactive style of teaching and learning. They will work towards a weekly project at their own level and they will be able to ask their teacher and peers for support.

Out Out of the classroom, students will be communicating in the common language with students from the UK as well as from many dierent nations. Sta only speak English and so, in order to be understood, students have to speak to us in English. Whether they are in the common rooms, the rugby pitches or in the sports halls, students have to communicate in English to ensure they can connect with others.

AAll the teachers follow the same syllabus, which means that all students are learning the same topics, but in dierent age groups and at dierent levels. In this way, all students can converse about their lessons in the morning, no matter what class they are in. Classes have a maximum of 16 students and have as diverse a range of nationalities as possible.

The process The process of learning is a holistic one, where the students are able to benefit from a completely safe learning and living environment. Here they can advance, hone, or perhaps start their journey with English.

English Language is at the centre of everything we do – it is fundamental to the programme.


Mixed Sports

Glenalmond College Language School in partnership with BLISS o ers an enormous range of summer sports that international students can take part in: basketball, football, lacrosse, rugby, volleyball and swimming. This course is also open to local UK students, so gives maximum opportunity for interaction and English communication.

Outdoor Adventure

This afternoon option is simply fantastic, again open to UK students. We will learn bushcraft and how to make dens, making ample use of our outdoor classroom, where life skills are learned and team work is strengthened. Leadership skills will be learned, along with more practical adventure skills.

Arts and Crafts

The Art Department is huge, with ample space to be creative. We have our We have our own Art Leaders who will show you how to make crafts, from mood boards to clay models, or something you just dream up! You will have time and space to paint, draw, sketch from your own imagination or from the instructions of our Art Leader.

Afternoons at GlenalmondLanguage School & BLISS After English in the mornings, students can choose:

Mixed SportsOutdoor Adventure Horse RidingAArts and Crafts

“BLISS summer school is

fun, well organised and rewarding”

Parent, 2019

Horse Riding

GlGlenalmond College Language School in partnership with BLISS o ers students an opportunity to go horse riding in dedicated stables, where students can learn how to walk, trot, canter and gallop! Flat work, hacking, stable and horse management are all part of the programme. Jumping is also an option when confidence and level allow. Dedicated sta will look after students, ensuring they are working at an appropriate level, but also making sure that they are progressing.

Music and DramaIs singing your thing? Music or Drama? Apart from House Drama and our Talent Shows, we also have Music and Drama as an afternoon elective. In this option, students will work with a Drama Director to write, produce, act out, sing and prsing and provide music to a story of the students’ choosing, culminating on Friday afternoon. The students who choose this option will certainly see the limelight at the end of it!

Music and DramaScottish Sightseeing1-2-1 Extra EnglishGolf


Scottish Sightseeing

This option is open to those who want to see some of the historical sights of Scotland. Perth is a wonderful starting point for visitors to explore the past, present and future. Places of interest within 45 mins drive include the National Wallace Monument, Stirling Castle, Bannockburn, The Hermitage and Perth, to name only a few locations. This option is for the more adventurous student who loves to learn new things!

Afternoons at GlenalmondLanguage School & BLISS After English in the mornings, students can choose:

Mixed SportsOutdoor Adventure Horse RidingAArts and Crafts

Music and DramaScottish Sightseeing1-2-1 Extra EnglishGolf

1-2-1 Extra English

If you really If you really want to power up your English over summer, opt for this in the afternoons. Depending on your level and what you want to improve, your teacher will work with you on an individual level to ensure that you get out of these afternoons exactly what you hope for. This could be extra practice in conversation, or it could be exam prep for something specific. Whatever your needs, we will make and produce a tailored plan for you, with extensions and homework tasks to be done during your time with us and when you go home.

Golf

SScotland is, of course, the home of Golf. Glenalmond College encourages all to enjoy the game of golf, with our own 9-hole, 18-tee golf course. With its own James Braid designed course, the College has one of the best, and oldest, school courses in the the U.K. Boys and girls are o ered the opportunity to play; from the beginner right through to those wishing to become professionals like Carly Booth, who was a pupil at Glenalmond College. Our head golf coach is Tim Mitchell, a professional golgolfer.

What’s your overall impression of BLISS?

““Attention to student needs, staff excellence in preparation and overview, variety of activities, facilities, extremely human

environment and the impact that has on students”Agent, 2019

Glenalmond is set in a beautiful location, with its own 9-hole golf course, an indoor pool and an outdoor classroom, set in over 300 acres of perfect Perthshire scenery!

With rooms accommodating 1 – 4 students, this is the perfect school for a residential holiday of adventures! Glenalmond has its diving pool. You can go canoeing, or just chill out in the art department, taking inspiration from the scenery around.

The onsite catering team will cook you up 3 meals a day and we will ensure that everything is just BLISSful for you.

There are few places as captivating as Scotland, especially in summer. A land of magical castles, highlands and glens – it even has its own type of cow! BLISS and Glenalmond o er the perfect combination, in the middle of Scotland.

Not far from Glenalmond, Stirling has its very own castle, the National Wallace Monument, battlefields on which kings of old fought, as well as some pretty good shopping! Sounds exciting? Opt for Scotland this summer and experience it for yourself.

“With its magnificent buildings and grounds, set in the breathtaking countryside of Perthshire, Glenalmond has been described as the most beautiful school in Scotland.”


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WEEK ENDS! Scotland is simply stunning. Any visitor who comes here will be captivated by the castles, the glens and the dramatic scenery all around. It is the land of the world’s shortest commercial flight (47 seconds on a good day!), the home of golf and the Loch Ness Monster, of Sean Connery and Ewan McGregor, of scientists and politicians, artists and musicians, and of castles that were home to kings and queens of castles that were home to kings and queens of old.

Glenalmond College, Scotland, is situated just outside the historic town of Perth, often called the Gateway to the Highlands. Stirling is not far, where William Wallace fought and where the National Wallace Monument now dominates the skyline. This dramatic landmark can only be outdone by Stirling Castle itself, only a few kilometres away.

Weekend Trips

Every Saturday and Sunday we all go together on a coach to a city, town or other attraction that is of cultural interest to our students. We know that many of our students come back year after year, so we make these trips varied, dierent every weekend and every year.

We leave the school at 10am, with a pacWe leave the school at 10am, with a packed lunch. We spend the full day out, led by our group leaders and activities sta and then we get back to school in time for dinner at six.

We also have a full schedule of evening activities at the weekend.


Catering, Campus and Accommodation Catering

As the winner of many Healthy Eating awards, Glenalmond Catering Team have a lot to be proud of! They will provide three meals a day, with hot and cold options, salad, soups and local cheeses and breads. They will also provide packed lunches for our full-day trips.

Dietary requirements are all looDietary requirements are all looked after, as long as we know in advance. Menus can also be provided in advance.

Breakfast, lunch and dinner are all served in our majestic dining room, where Dukes, Earls and Lords have eaten before us.

Campus

FFounded by William Ewart Gladstone, former Prime Minister of the UK, in 1847, Glenalmond’s history is as magnificent as the grounds themselves. First a school for boys, educating royalty, politicians, poets and actors, Glenalmond opened its doors to girls in 1990. Glenalmond College Language School in partnership with BLISS is fully co-ed and boys and girls live happily on our 330 acres of park. The River Almond flows through our grounds and students have ample space, full of woods and endless playing fields where they can grow and they can learn.

Once you visit Once you visit Glenalmond, you will be captivated.

Accommodation

We will be in Skrine’s boarding house, which We will be in Skrine’s boarding house, which was refurbished in 2014. Some of the rooms are single, some are Jack and Jill, some double and some sleep 4 or 8 students. When booking, please let us know your preference and we will try to cater for your request. There is a modern lift in the accommodation building to help with suitcases, plenty of chill-out space and even some kitchen where sta can make hot chocolate for students. Boys and girls are boarded separately.

The view from the boarding houses is outstanding; glorious glens stretching as far as The view from the boarding houses is outstanding; glorious glens stretching as far as the eye can see. All of the houses are checked for fire safety and have locks for overnight use.

Our boarding sta will stay on the same floor as the students.

We do have extra capacity at Cairnie’s house, which is not far from Skrines.

What’s included?

Glenalmond College Language School in Partnership with BLISS

Booking Process

To book your space, call now on +44(0)7514 806 800

or +44(0)1506 795 340

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Essential Info

15 hours of English a weekAfternoon and Evening activities included

10 hours of elective activities24 hour pastoral care from BLISS sta

2 weekend trips a week

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