Study at any age
It’s true you know, you are never too old to learn new things and that includes a foreign language. We have found, yet again this year, that our senior 60 plus English programme has been very popular. Many of these senior citizens are over 55 and from European countries as well as Japan and Russia. Most of our students on this program arrive with a basic knowledge of English learnt from their school days. They simply have a desire to rekindle it. If people are still working, they may need English for professional purposes but the majority want to have the experience, just for fun.
Study and leisure
Mornings are usually taken up with the structured, sit down English lessons. Our senior students usually opt for two hours of study with their home tutor. This, gives them ample opportunity to revise their grammar, comprehension, listening skills and of course conversation. Speaking which is ongoing in and out of the lessons, plays a big part in the development of communication . In the afternoons, students have the opportunity to choose an activity or an excursion with the teacher. There is of course plenty of free time to go and explore the local attractions and countryside. Students can select their own tailor-made excursions once they have arrived.
Our friend Hans
Hans, from Switzerland, was one of our senior 60 plus visitors this year. Hans was particularly interested in the wine industry and so went to visit the English wine centre at Alfriston in Sussex. He also had a guided tour of the wine department at Plumpton College. Hans also had a passion for vintage steam engines and was able to go to a steam train fair in a nearby village, with his hosts.