St Andrew's College Summer English Course at Pepperdine University, Malibu

General English for teenagers, an average of 15 hours a week in lessons of one hour and thirty minutes, with a class-to-student ratio of 1:18. Students sit an entry test before placement and the school accepts levels from A1+ to C1+. Teachers hold a teaching certificate; all staff undergo a background check or the local equivalent and supply two references.

The base package is the Classic program: lessons, campus accommodation in twin rooms, meals, the evening activity program and the excursion program by private coach, with paid entry to the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures included. The school also prints Gold and Platinum programs for this centre as separate full-price programs rather than supplements, so they are listed here as named extras without a price. A damage deposit of USD 120 is collected on arrival and returned on departure.

On-campus housing in suite-style residences. Each suite has four double bedrooms, a shared bathroom with two sinks, two showers and two toilets, and a common living area; the school prints eight students to a flat. Rooms are twin with shared bathroom facilities. Linen is provided; towels are not. There is no kitchen — the only appliance is a fridge and utensils are not provided. Laundry is available on campus. The school prints a pre-arrival clean only, with no mid-stay clean.

Meals are served in the campus dining areas. For excursions the school provides pre-paid cards for packed lunches.

Three full-day excursions a week, all travel on the excursion program by private coach, plus evening activities every day, one activity day and a disco. Named destinations around the campus include the Malibu beaches, Santa Monica Pier, Hollywood and Beverly Hills.

A large green campus on cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, with modern classrooms, indoor and outdoor sports facilities, tennis courts, dining areas, a campus store, a common room, laundry facilities, vending machines and Wi-Fi. Swimming pool access is available. There is no games console room, no study room and no computer room, and no safe box. First-aid-trained staff are on site and there is 24-hour security at all campus entrances. Pepperdine University also runs a shopping shuttle to Malibu.

The campus sits on cliffs above the Pacific Ocean in Malibu, California, about forty-five minutes from downtown Los Angeles and its major airports. Malibu's shops are a little over a mile away — about thirty minutes on foot, or five minutes by coach or by the university shuttle; there is no train access. Los Angeles itself puts Hollywood, Santa Monica Pier, Venice Beach and Rodeo Drive within a short drive. The course is independently organised by St Andrew's College and is not officially endorsed by Pepperdine University.