Earlscliffe is a private sixth form college during the academic year and offers an intimate, highly-personalised environment. Earlscliffe was built in 1870 and underwent complete renovation and refurbishment in 2012-16.
It is located in the desirable West End of Folkestone, within walking distance of the elegant Leas promenade, the high-speed train link to London St Pancras and the town centre’s shops.
Global English is designed not only to maximise a student’s language development but to do this through using UNESCO’s ‘Four pillars of learning’: learning to know; learning to do; learning to be and learning to live together.
By investigating and discussing global themes using various methods, students improve all four language skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), their critical thinking skills and indeed both their independent and collaborative learning.
The global themes will excite and extend all abilities, from Glastonbury, climate change and the rights of child refugees to blogging, healthy lifestyles and fashion.
Earlscliffe’s Global English programme is truly ‘global’ in all senses of the word.
Earlscliffe offers a balance of sports, cultural events,
arts and crafts, fun games, walks and competitions, so there is something for everyone
on the programme. Our staff organise and supervise all these activities from
mid-afternoon, after the day’s lessons have finished.
Students play volleyball, basketball, badminton, billiards and
table tennis on-site. Our supervised afternoon and evening activities include
karaoke nights; football; softball; Earlscliffe’s Got Talent; swimming; themed disco
nights; tennis; rounders; ‘Jeux sans Frontières’ and quiz nights, to name but a
few. Regular daytime and evening beach walks are a popular part of the week’s
activities.
We are fortunate to be close to both Folkestone’s town
centre and its shops, the artistic Creative Quarter, the beach and seafront, all
of which offer our students moments of discovery and relaxation. We use the
excellent facilities provided at the Three Hills and Folkestone sports centres.
Older students may use the fitness centre unsupervised, after an initial
introduction to the facilities.