Students' English Holiday Club
more than just a language holiday...
Optional Extras
Starlight Express, Miss Saigon, Buddy, Cats, Grease, Joseph, Blood Brothers… London is world famous for its diverse musicals, which appeal not only to the English public, but to London’s tourists too. London’s West End is renowned for the large number of high quality shows playing all year round to thousands of satisfied visitors.
Every year we try to arrange an optional visit to a musical in London (sometimes even two visits!). The experience of a London musical is often one of the highlights of a stay in England, and can be highly recommended.
IIn order to keep the prices of the musicals as low as possible, we try to order last minute group bookings allowing us to get tickets at very good prices. Students should keep around £15-20 for this evening aside. Although we cannot guarantee which show we can offer at an affordable price, until around 48 hours before we go, we can say from experience that almost every musical in London is worth seeing. Even shows which were unfamiliar in name or theme to previous students have proved to be exciting and memorable moments to all that saw them.
Weekend Excursions
Many host families try to organise weekend activities for their own students. Many students prefer to go together on an organised excursion with SEHC. These are optional excursions, and are not part of the paid course. Providing there are sufficient leaders willing to go, and enough students willing to pay, we will always try to offer an excursion that is a little cheaper (due to group discounts) than if the students had organised the trip themselves. Typical weekend excursion offers include: an additional trip to London, a visit to Guildford/Winchester or Stonehenge or a trip to a theme park. Depending on the number of students wishing to take part and additional entry fees (if applicable), a price of between £4-10 should be calculated.
Money for Optional Activities
Parents who wish their children to take part in optional activities, but do not wish their children to spend the extra money simply as “pocket money” on other things, may inform us in advance. We will hold the amount you declare only for extras, and return a written receipt of how this was spent when the child returns. Any change will be returned to the child at the end of the course.
