Young Learner English Language Summer Programme, Edinburgh
Our international summer school, based at the scenic Craiglockhart campus of Napier University, has been providing English language courses to 12-17 year-olds in Edinburgh for almost 30 years.
In 2012 the programme is running between 1st July and 11th August and courses can be booked for either 2 or 3 weeks. We welcome bookings from both groups and individuals, with individual students in 2011 making up almost 50% of the total numbers. We also maintain a good blend of nationalities each year, with the mix in 2011 including students from Spain, Italy, Poland, China, France, Russia, Holland, Czech Republic, Romania, Germany, Switzerland, Kuwait and Turkey.
Edinburgh Summer Programme Course Details:
School location
Craiglockhart campus forms part of Napier University and offers a superbly-resourced learning environment. Modern architecture has been attractively blended with the listed buildings on site and the campus provides modern classrooms, excellent study facilities and dining amenities set in a spectacular location overlooking the city of Edinburgh. Just 20 minutes by public transport from the centre of town, the campus also hosts evening activities for students and is within walking distance of some of the timetabled local excursions.
For more information on Edinburgh, view our Location Page
Accommodation
Our Young Learner Summer Programme students are placed with host families, who play a key role in helping to ensure their guests settle quickly in Edinburgh and take home fond memories of their time at Hamilton.
Our homestay providers are parents themselves and provide a caring environment within which our students are encouraged to live as part of the family. A healthy interaction between the school and our homestay providers has been established over the years, with children of host families invited to join us for afternoon and evening activities, including our annual barbeque.
What’s included
The programme includes the following within the standard course fees;
- 18 hours of English language tuition each week, including 3 hours of projects
- All transfers to and from Edinburgh International Airport or train station
- Host family accommodation in a twin room
- Breakfast and dinner with host family
- Lunch each day
- End of Course Certificate and Pupil Progress Report
- All teaching materials
- All excursions including admission charges
- All scheduled activities.
For more information on excursions within Edinburgh, view our Location Page
A typical week
Our summer programme timetable provides a great balance between language study and holiday enjoyment.
English lessons are supplemented by project work and a wide range of sporting activity, arts, crafts, movies and quiz nights. Students have also been known to enjoy a Scottish music and dance evening! An excellent selection of local excursions and trips outwith Edinburgh are also included during each week of the course. A full example timetable can be accessed here:
For more information on excursions within Edinburgh, view our Location Page
Getting to and from campus
Travelling to and from campus each day is an important part of the learning experience for Hamilton students and all students are accompanied to the school on their first day by a member of their host family. Each student is required to purchase a local bus pass on their first day at the school, which costs approximately £20 per week.
Edinburgh’s comprehensive bus network makes reaching the Craiglockhart campus a straightforward affair. Lothian Buses offer a number of services which stop at or very close to the school. The numbers 4, 10, 27 and 45 run regularly via Colinton Road, while the No 23 stops on campus. Timetable and route maps are provided for all bus services on the first day of the course.
Download brochure
You can download a copy of our Summer Programme brochure, which includes comprehensive details of programme content, dates, fees and bookings here:
Young Learner Edinburgh Brochure
Dates & Fees
Programme Dates 2012:
| TWO WEEK COURSES: |
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| Course | Dates | Cost |
| H201 | 1 July – 14 July | £1,090 |
| H202 | 8 July – 21 July | £1,090 |
| H203 | 15 July – 28 July | £1,090 |
| H204 | 22 July – 4 August | £1,090 |
| H205 | 29 July – 11 August | £1,090 |
THREE WEEK COURSES: |
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| Course | Dates | Cost |
| H301 | 1 July – 21 July | £1,635 |
| H302 | 22 July – 11 August | £1,635 |
Enrolment Process
To enquire about enrolling on a particular course please click on “Check Availabilty” and complete the simple form, by providing us with a few basic details.
We will review your enquiry and quickly let you know whether we can accept your enrolment. If places are available on the course requested these will be provisionally booked for you immediately. Our detailed enrolment form plus terms and conditions of booking will then be sent to you for completion and return. Once you return the completed enrolment form and pay the course deposit, a final booking confirmation will be issued. We would advise that flights should not be booked until a final booking confirmation is issued.
