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ELAC Horsham Summer Centre: Residential English Camp at Christ's Hospital School

Horsham, United KingdomELAC Study Vacations

Latest published dates: Jul 8 – Aug 4, 2026
Duration: 2, 3, or 4 weeks
Ages: 11–17

2026 price

$1,347

Course price for 1 week

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ELAC Discovery Programme at Christ’s Hospital School, a traditional boarding school with its own train station in the Sussex countryside south of London: English lessons with skills development, creative and physical activities, evening entertainment, educational excursions to London and Portsmouth, full board boarding-house accommodation and travel insurance included. Ages 11-17, 8 July - 5 August 2026.

Language

English

Program type

Language Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

Students follow the ELAC Discovery Programme by age band (Voyagers 11-14, Trailblazers 14-17): an English level test on arrival, communicative language lessons, functional English, 21st-century skills development and environmental awareness topics. 27 academic hours over 2 weeks, max 16 per class, zig-zag model. End-of-course certificate; optional Trinity GESE exam.

What’s Included

The programme fee includes tuition, activity programme, educational excursions, evening entertainment, full board accommodation and travel insurance. Flights and airport transfers are not included (group transfers included; individual transfers at a supplement). Registration fee £50. Season: 8 July - 5 August 2026, arrivals on Wednesdays (8 and 22 July), minimum stay 2 weeks.

Accommodation

On-site accommodation in five boarding houses with single, twin, triple and quad rooms, shared bathroom facilities and access to comfortable communal areas.

Meal Plan

Full board in the school’s magnificent dining hall: continental breakfast daily and cooked breakfast once or twice a week, varied menus with vegetarian options, and packed lunches on educational excursions. Allergies and diets catered for.

Activities & Excursions

Creative activities (drama, design, arts and crafts), physical activities (swimming in the indoor heated pool, cricket, tennis, sports on extensive playing fields and astroturfs), workshops (music and rhythm, photography, circus skills) and evening entertainment: discos, talent shows, murder mystery, quizzes and sports tournaments.

Facilities

Christ’s Hospital School offers extensive playing fields, an indoor heated swimming pool, six hard tennis courts, two full-size astroturfs, spacious classrooms with interactive whiteboards, a drama studio and a theatre replicating Shakespeare’s Globe.

Camp Experience

A traditional British boarding school on a private countryside estate with its own train station, near the market town of Horsham. A two-week programme includes two London excursions and Portsmouth (HMS Victory entry); three-week students also visit Brighton (Pavilion entry) and Arundel.

Language Camp prices

Discovery Programme (Residential Standard)

15 Lessons · 11–17 yrs · All levels

2026 price

Discovery Programme with standard boarding-house accommodation: English lessons, creative and physical activities, workshops, evening entertainment, educational excursions, full board and travel insurance included. Price £1030 per week.

27 academic hours over 2 weeks (3 lessons per day, 09:00-12:30 or 14:00-17:30 in the zig-zag model), maximum 16 students per class. English level test on arrival; end of course certificate.

English plus 21st-century skills, creative and physical activities and cultural excursions

Daily Schedule

Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30

Included items

24/7 supervision
International students

Arts & Crafts
Disco
Drama Workshop
Excursions

Outdoor fields
Residence accommodation
Smart classroom
Student lounge

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Trinity GESE spoken English exam

Optional Trinity Graded Examination in Spoken English: includes 3 hours of preparation lessons, the exam entry fee and an electronic certificate.

Registration fee

One-off registration fee per student (all ELAC courses), per official Dates & Prices page.

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School

ELAC Study Vacations

ELAC Study Vacations is an independent British summer school operator with 35 years of experience, running residential Discovery Programmes for young learners aged 7-17 at seven summer centres across England (Ardingly, Bath, Cirencester, Eastbourne, Horsham and Nottingham). Programmes combine English lessons with 21st-century skills development, creative and physical activities, evening entertainment and educational excursions, welcoming 32 nationalities. Accredited by the British Council and a member of English UK and Young Learners English UK.

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elac.co.uk

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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. ELAC is British Council accredited and a member of Young Learners English UK, with a dedicated student welfare policy, supervised activities and residential staff on site. Travel insurance is included in the programme fee.

Tuition, the activity programme, educational excursions, evening entertainment, full board boarding-house accommodation and travel insurance are included. Flights and airport transfers are not included (group transfers are; individual transfers at a supplement). Registration fee £50.

Travel insurance is included in the programme fee. ELAC has a dedicated Student and Staff Welfare policy; details can be confirmed directly with ELAC.

Horsham accepts students aged 11 to 17 (some 10 or 18-year-olds as part of a larger group), following age-based programmes: Voyagers (11-14) and Trailblazers (14-17). An English level test is held on arrival.

More about this camp

The ELAC Horsham Summer Centre delivers the ELAC Discovery Programme at Christ's Hospital School, a traditional boarding school set in the West Sussex countryside south of London. Programme and activities. The Discovery Programme combines English lessons with skills development, creative and physical activities, evening entertainment and educational excursions. The campus is large and self-contained, so much of the programme runs on site. An unusual practical detail: the school has its own railway station. For a boarding-school campus in the countryside, direct rail access is genuinely rare and simplifies both arrival and day excursions, since students are not dependent on coach transfers to reach the network. Accommodation. Students are accommodated on site in five boarding houses, with single, twin, triple and quad rooms, shared bathroom facilities and access to communal areas. The spread from single to quad is wide, so families with a preference should ask what will be allocated and whether a single carries a supplement. Ages, dates and duration. The centre accepts students aged 11 to 17. Three sessions are listed, beginning in early July — fewer start dates than most of ELAC's other centres, so families with fixed holiday windows should check availability early. Location and travel. Christ's Hospital is near Horsham in West Sussex, around an hour from London by train and close to Gatwick, which makes it straightforward for international families. The campus's own station connects directly. Who the programme may suit. This centre may suit families who want a historic English boarding-school campus with easy travel in and out, and students who would value the countryside setting without feeling stranded. The rail link is a practical advantage over comparably rural centres. Families needing more choice of dates should look at ELAC's Eastbourne, Cirencester, Nottingham or Bath centres, all of which list five sessions.