Students aged 13 - 17
Earlscliffe
Think Global!
This course drives language development by encouraging its learners to adopt “the values, attitudes and behaviours that support responsible global citizenship” (Unesco).
Think Global!
Looking to boost your world language skills whilst learning to be a responsible global citizen?
Think Global! is designed not only to maximise your language development but to do this through using UNESCO’s ‘Four pillars of learning’: learning to know; learning to do; learning to be and learning to live together.
Earlscliffe’s Think Global! programme is truly ‘global’ in all senses of the word.
Think Global!
At a Glance
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Price
£3,665
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Ages
13-17
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English Level
A2+ (Pre-Intermediate and Above)
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Duration
2 weeks
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Maximum Class Size
12
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Academic Content
20 Hours Per Week
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Starting Dates
30th June, 13th, 20th, 27th July, 3rd August 2024
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Location
Earlscliffe School, Folkestone
Think Global!
What's Included?
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Academic
20 hours of subject-specific academic content per week with an experienced subject tutor, delivered through interactive seminars and hands-on practical workshops
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Social Programme and Excursions
Students will enjoy full-day trips on Wednesdays and Sundays. Visits can include world-famous cathedral city of Canterbury and Central London
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Course Report and Certificate
All students receive an end-of-course academic report and certificate for attending
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Airport Transfers
Our course includes airport transfers from Gatwick and Heathrow
What you'll learn
- Rise and Fall of Civilisations: a week revolving around a huge game of ‘diplomacy’, where students study culture, peace & conflict, and global issues to help debate, negotiate and strategise foreign policy
- The 21st Century citizen: students look at what it means to be a citizen of the 21st century, with a focus on mental health, social issues, media, and identity
- STEM Week : from practical challenges to theoretical debates, students study the impact of science and tech through the ages – from the industrial revolution to the near future
- The Earlscliffe Echo – the week where Earlscliffe students become journalists and content creators – studying the news and propaganda, creating culture & travel blogs, and writing critical reviews
- The Earlscliffe Festival in Art, Film and Media
- Mini PPE : through a series of simulations of major global events, students look at the application of politics, philosophies and economics to our complex world
Why choose this course?
Students will develop in key areas through a series of skills-based workshops, lectures, independent learning, and study tours.
During the course, students will practise and improve their writing by constructing an academic essay on a topic of their choice, to help put into practice the skills that they have developed.
You will get to enhance your team-working by doing research projects in small groups with fellow students from all around the world.
What you'll get
Think Global is a course which will motivate students with its global themes and will excite and extend all abilities.
From looking at climate change to the rights of child refugees, Think Global is a highly relevant course which is drawn up from topics in which students are familiar with, including: the role of an influencer, healthy lifestyles, discussing the impact of celebrities, and the potential impact of the plant-based diet.
This course is fantastic for young learners who are inquisitive and would excel at the challenge of developing their language skills via an alternative and less traditional path.
Think Global! at Earlscliffe
Dates & Prices
Sample Timetable
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Earlscliffe Think Global A FAQs
Is Think Global a challenging programme?
Think Global is a dynamic programme designed to challenge students. However, if students are finding it a little too hard, then the teacher can modify it so that every student feels involved in the class. At SBC we take great pride in delivering a Think Global course which delivers for a broad range of ability levels.
What level of English is required?
A2 level is required at a minimum to fully benefit from the Think Global programme.
Do Think Global students receive a certificate?
To mark the end of the programme each student receives a certificate of completion.
Do students learn from a coursebook?
Throughout each course, our mentors give students their own materials.
What should students bring to class?
Students should come with their own pens to class, but don’t need to worry about folders and notebooks.
Is any pre-reading necessary for Think Global?
Despite the fact that prereading is not necessary to participate in the course, it would benefit students to perhaps review what they have learned this year to feel even more confident with their English, but only if they feel it is necessary.
No better opportunity to exchange ideas with like-minded students
No better opportunity to exchange ideas with like-minded students. For our son there was no better opportunity to exchange ideas with like-minded students from all over the world and to immerse himself in this broad field of interest.
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