Study Centre

Study Centre


	Moreton Hall Study Centre offers intensive English and academic preparation programmes for pupils intending to enter British Independent schools. Four courses are offered each year starting in September, January, April and July. Students may choose to come for one or more terms depending on their level of English. On arrival students are tested and placed in groups according to their language ability. Motivated and able students rapidly progress to a higher group as the course progresses. Teaching groups are kept small. All of our staff are trained and experienced in teaching English as a Foreign Language.
	CURRICULUM FOR 10 WEEK INTENSIVE COURSES, STARTING SEPTEMBER, JANUARY AND APRIL (GIRLS ONLY)
	• English (22 hours per week) All students have 22 hours of English tuition a week with a strong focus on grammar, communication and study skills. Homework sessions are approximately 1½ hours pernight. Spoken English is developed through a wide range of activities both inside and outside the classroom. All of our students are encouraged to take English Speaking Board Examinations. In addition IELTS examination preparation is offered in more advanced classes. • Science (4 hours per week) Science is taught by specialist science teachers with experience,in EFL teaching. A combination of theory and practical work gives our students the grounding in the necessary vocabulary to be able to study science along side British students.		• Maths (2 hours per week) Maths teaching concentrates on the vocabulary needed to study this subject at GCSE and Advanced Level. • Business Studies (2 hours per week) Many of the students attending MHSC wish to take Business Studies as an examination subject. The MHSC course gives students a thorough grounding in the background and vocabulary needed to begin a Business Studies course at GCSE or Advanced Level. • Information Technology Our IT centre is equipped with state of the art computers and software. Students have free email and internet access.
	• Excursions To add to the learning experience our students are taken on visits to places of cultural and historic interest such as Oxford and CambridgeUniversities, London, Chester, Shrewsbury, castles and museums. These visits are used to form part of the learning of English language and British culture. Those attending the September, January and April terms are also encouraged to participate in the weekend activity programme of the main school, giving them the chance to socialise and integrate with the British students. In the July term, a special weekend and afternoon activity programme is laid on for the Study Centre.		• Sport Moreton Hall Study Centre is set in 100 acres of landscaped parkland, the school facilities include a 9 hole golf course, a heated swimming pool, an allweather sports pitch, 5 tennis courts (3 floodlit), a fitness suite, and sports hall for volleyball, badminton, etc. Horse riding is also popular. Students are encouraged to participate in these activities.


		CURRICULUM FOR 8 WEEK INTENSIVE SUMMER COURSE, STARTING IN JULY (BOYS & GIRLS)
		The summer course runs for 8 weeks, and follows a similar curriculum to the 10 week courses, but with increased time for important cultural and educational visits. Classroom tuition is 30 hours a week in total, with an additional 1½ hours of homework and study each evening.
	• Beyond Study Centre
	When students have completed a course at the Moreton Hall Study Centre they will be assisted in making choices to enter prestigious English boarding schools. Female students may be offered immediate entry to Moreton Hall - one of England’s leading girls only boarding schools. Male students who have attended the intensive Summer term course may be offered places at leading English boys only or co-educational schools,including nearby Shrewsbury School. Former students of the Moreton Hall Study Centre have continued their education after ‘A’ levels at prestigious UK universities including Oxford, Cambridge, Nottingham, Durham, London School of Economics, UCL and Imperial, London.
	• Accommodation Accommodation is provided in our superb, new, purpose-built boarding house. All rooms are either single or double, each with en-suite facilities and internet access. We have a spacious dining room, catering for all dietary requirements and including Eastern and European cuisine.
		Moreton Hall Study Centre
		is located at Moreton Hall boarding school, in the beautiful, historic county of Shropshire. The school is in 100 acres of parkland which includes a 9 hole golf course, a heated swimming pool, 5 tennis courts, an all-weather sports pitch, numerous grass pitches, plus a gym and fitness suite. The school is within easy reach of Chester, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool.
	For further details contact Moreton Hall Study Centre, Moreton Hall, Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire, SY11 3EW, United Kingdom Email: admin@moretonhall.com Tel: +44 (0)1691 773671 • Fax: +44 (0)1691 778552
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