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English Plus+ Young Learners at Benenden

Benenden, United KingdomDiscovery Summer

Latest published dates
Jul 10 – 31, 2026
Duration
1, 2, or 3 weeks
Ages
9–12
2026 price

$2,512

Course price for 1 week

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A residential English Plus+ summer course for young learners on the campus of Benenden School in Kent, run by Discovery Summer. Students take twenty hours of English tuition a week in classes of up to twelve, from beginner to advanced, and spend their afternoons and evenings on a programme of activities, sports and excursions. Accommodation is on site in shared rooms of two to six, with full board and round-the-clock supervision.

Language

English

Program type

Language Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

Twenty hours of English a week, taught in classes of no more than twelve international students. Students sit a written and oral placement test on arrival and join an English Skills class matched to their age and level, then add English Workshop sessions and an end-of-week presentation. Levels run from beginner to advanced.

What’s Included

The course fee covers English tuition, accommodation in a boarding house on the Benenden campus, three meals a day with snacks, the activity and excursion programme and round-the-clock supervision by resident house parents. Special sports options are charged separately and are listed under Extras.

Accommodation

Students live in the school's traditional boarding houses, in bedrooms of two to six beds with shared bathrooms. Resident house parents look after students throughout the stay, supervision is close at all times and the staff-to-student ratio is at least one to four. Access to mobile phones is restricted to encourage students to mix, with WiFi available at set times.

Meal Plan

Three meals a day plus snacks are provided on campus. A healthy range of food is offered and all diets are catered for, including halal.

Activities & Excursions

Afternoons and evenings are given to a varied activity programme on the school's grounds, with sports, games and excursions. Tennis, horse-riding and trampolining are available as special sports options for an extra charge.

Facilities

The course runs on the campus of Benenden School in Kent, a safe self-contained site with extensive grounds for sports and games, classrooms and boarding houses. The campus is within easy reach of London Gatwick.

Camp Experience

A British boarding-school summer with a wide mix of nationalities, including British children who join as resident English Student Hosts, so English is used all day and not only in class. Staff are used to looking after children who are away from home for the first time.

Language Camp prices

English Plus+ Young Learners

20 Lessons · 9–12 yrs · All levels

2026 price

Twenty hours of general English a week in classes of up to twelve students, from beginner to advanced, combined with an afternoon and evening activity programme.

Twenty hours a week made up of English Skills classes and English Workshop sessions, finishing with an end-of-week presentation. Students sit a written and oral test on arrival and are placed in a class matched to their age and level.

General English for young learners: developing the core skills needed to communicate effectively in spoken and written English, in lively classes grouped by age and level.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:00–08:00

  2. Classes

    08:30–12:30

  3. Lunch

    12:30–13:30

  4. Dinner

    18:30–19:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:00–22:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • 24/7 supervision
  • International students
  • Small groups
  • Arts & Crafts
  • Disco
  • Drama Workshop
  • Excursions
  • Games area
  • Outdoor fields
  • Residence accommodation
  • Swimming facilities

Optional Extras

Other3

School

Discovery Summer logo

Discovery Summer

Discovery Summer is a British summer school operator with its head office in Kensington, London. It runs residential English Plus+ courses for young learners and teenagers at its Benenden, Marymount and Winchester centres, together with Global Young Leaders and Pre-University programmes, and non-residential day courses in central London. Every residential course combines English tuition with an afternoon and evening activity programme, full board and round-the-clock supervision.

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Location

Map showing camp locationBenenden

More about this camp

The English Plus+ Young Learners course at Benenden is a residential English programme on the campus of Benenden School in Kent, run by the British operator Discovery Summer. Teaching is twenty hours a week and covers English Skills, English Workshop sessions and an end-of-week presentation; students sit a written and oral placement test on arrival and are grouped by age and level, from beginner to advanced, in classes of no more than twelve. Outside lessons there is a varied programme of sports, games, evening activities and excursions, with tennis, horse-riding and trampolining available as paid sports options. Students live in the school's traditional boarding houses in rooms of two to six beds with shared bathrooms, under the care of resident house parents, with a staff-to-student ratio of at least one to four and three meals a day plus snacks. British children join the course as resident English Student Hosts, so the language is used all day and not only in the classroom. The campus is self-contained, with extensive grounds for sport, and is within easy reach of London Gatwick.