Go skiing and snowboarding, celebrate New Year with guys from all over the world or forget about the cold and go to sunny California–all this together with the study and practice of the language!
StudyLab experts told, what foreign schools and camps offer this winter–for those who want to plan their holidays in advance and have time to book a place. In the selection–programs of English, German and French for children from 7 to 17 years old.
Intensive English in England
Short Term Language Programs in Newbury and Sherbourne
When:6 - 26 January 2019 (7-13 years old); December 16–January 26 (13-17 years old).
Where:Newbury, England; Sherborne, England
Students age:
7-13 (Sherborne), 13-17 (Newbury)
Winter to lessons in England are ideal for those looking to improve their English in just 1-2 weeks. Sherbourne schools offer t intensive language practice for children 7-13 years old, and Newbury- for adolescents 13-17 years old.
The program for children includes 21 hours of English per week, workshops and a project work ... Students every week unite in groups and prepare projects on a variety of topics: from the life of insects to the theater of Shakespeare, and on Wednesdays they go on excursions (to London, Oxford, Reading) to consolidate the studied vocabulary and get acquainted with life, architecture, history and traditions of Great Britain.
For adolescents, the program is built around skills that will come in handy at the university. Debate, research, public speaking, IELTS preparation - all this will help high school students communicate more confidently in English and adapt to the British educational system. At the same time, there will be time for rest: study is supplemented by interest clubs (photography, cooking, gardening, singing, fashion) and sports sections (football, basketball, badminton, table tennis, swimming, gym, kickboxing and aerobics).
Bell St. Albans
When: January 6 - February 16, 2019
Where:St Albans, England
Duration:
1-6 weeks
Students age: 11-17 years old
Combine language learning, rest and acquaintance with England will help winter program at Bell St. Albans, a classical school with beautiful building Victorian era. Every week students are waiting new topic, project and study tour.
You can choose a week with a theme you like and come to its start, or you can stay for the entire period of the course. English lessons are held every day for 3 hours, and sports activities (archery, football, fitness or traditional British games) - 4 times a week.
European Holidays: Activities and Languages
Snowboarding and skiing in Switzerland
When: December 16, 2018 - February 16, 2019
Where:Verbier, Switzerland
Students age:
7-18 years old
Duration:
1-2 weeks
Do you want to get into a real snowy tale? Welcome to Camp Les Elfes! Here children and adolescents will be able not only to effectively pump English, but also with learn alpine skiing from scratch and whether snowboard.
The program is scheduled by the minute: in the morning - breakfast and ski lessons with a professional English-speaking instructor, then lunch with a view of the Alps and again on snowboarding. And in the evening - games, discos or get-togethers with the guys from different countries, hot chocolate and marshmallows.
French and skiing with the Ceran school
When: December 29, 2018 - January 5, 2019
Where:Siviez, Switzerland
Students age:
9-17 years old
This time, the Ceran school is waiting for students in cozy town two hours from Geneva, next to the famous ski resort “Four Valleys”. Celebrate the New Year in a new way, ride alpine skiing and improve your knowledge of the French language - all this can be done here in one vacation.
The school week lasts from Monday to Friday - every day students attend 6 French lessons and 3 hours skiing. Training will improve pronunciation and listening comprehension, learn to read and write as well use language in real life situations. Classes pass in mini-groups of 3-4 people.
And on December 31, the school is preparing a magical New Year's Eve party for students with a DJ and treats.
German with Humboldt-Institut
Course start dates:
23, 30 December 2018, 6 January 2019
Duration:
from 2 weeks
Where:Lindenberg, Germany
Students age:
13-17 years old
One of the best language centers in Germany, the Humboldt-Institut is located in scenic location at the foot of the Alps. From here, students can go on an excursion to the romantic resort town on the island of Lindau, Meersburg, Lake Constance, Munich, Stuttgart, and v austrian city Bregenz.
The winter program of the school provides an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in the study German language and do your favorite sport.
Every week - 30 hours of German in class, ski and snowboard lessons and amazing excursions. Entertainment - indoor pool, sauna, mini golf and discos. Children who are passionate about creativity will also find something to their liking - the school has Arts & Crafts rooms.
Return to Summer on the Sunshine Coast of the USA
Winter Camp in San Diego CISL, California
Start dates:6, 13, 20 January 2019
Where:San Diego, California
Students age:
13-17 years old
Duration:
2-4 weeks
Just imagine: in Moscow, everyone sculpts snowmen and wraps themselves in down jackets, while you windsurf, roller-skate and travel around America, studying its language and culture.
Program winter camp San Diego features 20 hours of English per week, American homestay accommodation, exciting travel and daily entertainment. If desired, students can visit Los Angeles, Hollywood, Disneyland, Las Vegas and see the Grand Canyon. But the main goal of such an adventure is to improve your speaking skills and immerse yourself in the language environment.
Eckerd College ELS, Florida
Traditional winter activities like making a snowman, snowballing in a makeshift snow fortress, playing hockey, sliding down the ice slides, and skiing, ice skating and sledging are fine. But in the 21st century, more modern fun is in play. And they are suitable for everyone and at any age!
Everyone to the park!
Life is in full swing in city parks today. Somewhere they arrange skating rinks with music and lighting right under the ice, somewhere they set up slides for snowboarding or snow tubing (riding down the slides on an inflatable cheesecake). In other places you can ride snowmobiles and ATVs, as well as ride an inflatable “snow banana” tied to a snowmobile in a fun company.
In addition, the parks have extensive entertainment programs... Musical concerts in the open air, funny performances with life size puppets and buffoons for children of primary school age and toddlers are arranged, exhibitions of ice sculptures are held somewhere, as well as horseback riding in sleighs and even dog sledding rides. In general, there is where to roam! By the way, there are some attractions in the parks in winter. Riding a Ferris wheel, when everything is white and white below, is very romantic and will appeal to both adults and children.
So don't sit at home, go to the parks! And you won't stay hungry - all parks have cafes where they serve warm tea and coffee and hot pancakes and other goodies.
Charge, fire!
Of course, you won't go to the park every day. But even near the house in the city or at the dacha, you can find a lot of interesting fun. Great fun for children over 3 years old - to run after the enemy, holding a snowblaster, a toy weapon that shoots snowballs. Even girls will appreciate this game! Well, very quiet people at this time can paint with gouache or food paints directly on the snow, either with a large brush, or, which is more fun and simpler, with a water pistol filled with paint of juicy flowers. And if you paint home-made snow sculptures with paints, you can even arrange an exhibition! And invite guys from a neighboring yard to its opening.
Hill to slide
Some, however, like it hot. So to teenagers - amateurs extreme sports- you will surely like snowkiting, skiing, snowboarding or skating with a kite (special kite). Windsurfing fans can learn iceboarding - all the same, only not on water, but on snow. Cyclists will love the snow bike, which has a ski in front and a special wheel in the back that can easily move in the snow. Today, in addition to snowboarding, a snow scooter is also in vogue, on which you move like on a board, but at the same time perform bicycle tricks. There is also a snowskate (which differs from a snowboard in a smaller size and lack of bindings). There is even a snow scooter - not on wheels, of course, but on skis. If you want - ride it on the plain, if you want - fly from the mountain, doing tricks like on a snowboard. You don't have to buy all the equipment, you can rent it.
Family gathering
Winter vacation is a great time to bring your family together. Mom and Dad will finally have free time that they can share with their children. It is these happy days that grown-up children will later remember as the best time his childhood. Therefore, try to spend the winter holidays all together: go to parks, to the forest, to the skating rink, to the cinema, to exhibitions. If it is not very cold, you can, for example, go to the forest for a barbecue. Or, as it gets dark, have a picnic in the city forest park, or right at the summer cottage, or even in the courtyard of a house in the city. Sandwiches and warm tea from a thermos are much tastier on a light frost. And for beauty and a magical winter mood, you can build a "Scandinavian flashlight" of snow the size of a child's height. Or even much higher! It is done simply - a pyramid is assembled from snowballs, in the center of which a large candle is placed. Simple and soulful! And the memories will last for a long time!
The problem of health and an active lifestyle worries everyone every year large quantity of people. Of course, there is no more happiness than being healthy when relatives and friends are full of energy and strength, joy and optimism. Unfortunately, in our time, not every person can boast of excellent health.
In the coming year new year holidays will continue for many days again, so many people have a question: how to spend the winter holidays with health benefits? Of course you can try to buy inexpensive voucher and go on New Year's holidays to warm countries, or, on the contrary, to where you can practice winter sports and enjoy pure winter nature. Nice to go to Thailand, United Arab Emirates, on Maldives or to Israel - there you can swim and sunbathe when it's winter, cold and snow.
Active holidays in the Alps or Northern Finland are more to the liking of many of our compatriots, even beginner skiers: after all, this is the very peak of the ski season.
By the way, you can go to Finland to have a rest not only with your family, but also with the company of your best friends. It is very convenient - you can rent a cottage there for an inexpensive price, and all of them can be accommodated in it with comfort. Comfort and low prices are also found in other places: for example, in the Czech Republic, in the Baltic States, in Turkey or Egypt.
Well, if, after all, New Year's holidays abroad, even not very expensive ones, do not fit into your family budget - then what? How to organize your vacation? And what do we imagine when we talk about rest?
So today, in the midst of the winter New Year holidays, we will talk with you about how best to spend time with health benefits.
Unfortunately in new year holidays most of us rest by lying on the couch, eating all sorts of goodies, and watching holiday TV shows. Does this rest our body, our nervous system, exhausted by the fuss and long series of working days? Unlikely. Such "rest" will only worsen the state of health and mood, and after the holidays, depression will not slow down.
Holidays with benefit
What to do and how to spend the New Year's winter holidays with the health benefits of your family and your family? First of all, you need to abolish lying on the couch, gluttony and dullness in front of the TV. Start moving more, do not overeat, and try most spend days outdoors - at least when the weather permits.
Of course, this can cause rejection among many: after all, they were waiting for the holiday so that they could finally sleep off, relax and calmly watch their favorite TV programs! And what now, to waste this rare opportunity on some walks, to go somewhere - why? You don't need to go to work ...
And what do experts think about it? Most of them are sure that The best way to spend the winter New Year's holidays is leisure Outdoors. If you walk through the forest on skis for at least one hour, the body will rest and relax much better than for a whole day of “rest” on the sofa. This will be true even if you are very tired and want only one thing - to lie down and not move. Both psychologists and doctors are sure that just one hour of walking in the coniferous forest will bring great benefits to your body.
At the same time, the option of relaxing on the couch in front of the TV will load our already overloaded psyche even more. You can relax emotionally, psychologically and physically only in the fresh air, in nature. So don't waste your precious time - let's make the most of the New Year holidays!
Leisure
Of course, right after the New Year, January 1, most of us hardly succeeded in going for a walk in the forest, but in the following days it is quite possible to organize an active holiday. The easiest is to go to the ice rink, but this is more suitable for those who have their own skates.
Renting skates on New Year's holidays is almost unrealistic, so it is worth considering other ways to have fun and relax.
Another easy option is to get together with family or friends and go to the nearest forest. If you don't have a car, you can go by train: there are enough forests in most regions of our country. Of course, not everywhere there are recreation centers, but an independent trip has its advantages: you can relax calmly, with your company, and choose any place you like.
Be sure to take with you to the forest everything you need for fun winter fun: sledges, skis, and of course, a video camera. Believe that for many months to come, your spirits will rise every time your whole family is watching these truly unique shots!
By the way, for sports entertainment in the forest wide skis are more suitable - forest skis. Of course, you can't rush on them with the breeze, but it is very convenient to move on them through deep and untouched snow.
For those who like to ride with the breeze, there are other, more mastered options - where a lot of people ride. Both experienced athletes and beginners can ride on the rolled slopes of slides, hills and hills. There you can also go sledging and other simple sports equipment.
Those who nevertheless decide to get to the recreation center are advised to take enough money with them in order to easily pay for the rental of equipment or the use of the ski lift.
It is hardly worth taking animals with you to the recreation center. In the forest, the dog will feel free, but on ski base she can be injured, and she herself can become the cause of injury, getting caught in the path of a skier quickly sliding down the slope of a hill.
If you plan and conduct several such excursions into the winter forest during the winter New Year's holidays, then the feeling of good rest and holiday will remain with you for a long time. After all, you can ride, play snowballs, play funny winter games, or just wallow in the snow, and then drink hot tea and eat potatoes baked in the ashes of a fire.
So that the moments of relaxation leave even more positive impressions especially with children, and looked good in photos, you can take rain, tinsel, balloons with you, and decorate the trees near your parking lot.
Just do not forget to take everything with you, as well as the garbage, and eliminate the remnants of the fire so as not to spoil the beautiful kingdom of the winter fairy tale. After all, many people want to rest in the forest - so let them, too, fully experience this fabulous winter splendor.
In a village or camp
There are other options for how to spend your winter New Year's holidays with benefit. If you have relatives in your village or village, for example, grandparents, then going to them is a great choice. You can combine business with pleasure: help your family with the housework, breathe plenty of fresh air, and walk up, and generally get a long charge of vigor and good mood.
If there is a children's health camp or sanatorium nearby, you can go skiing there by renting skis. Many children's camps offer this service today: it is profitable for them, and city dwellers can go for a ride and improve their health.
But even this option sometimes causes difficulties, so you can just go sledding from the slides located near your home, and you can even do this with guests who have come to celebrate the continuation of the holiday.
Rules of conduct
In general, the basic rules to spend the New Year holidays with benefit are a positive attitude and activity, movement and fresh air. Our children are a great incentive to spend more time in nature, play and have fun: after all, we are always busy with work, and we put off communication with them "until later."
Most often, children spend time playing computer games or watching TV, and adults hardly try to take them away from this activity, because this way they distract less from business. However, then problems arise: with health, learning, behavior and in many other areas.
So make the most of your winter holidays to take part in games, run with your children, laugh, wallow in the snow. You can even arrange a competition for the quick sculpting of snowmen, and involve not only your children, but also their friends in this, preferably together with their parents.
Such New Year's holidays will not only help you get closer, but will also give you a wonderful boost of vivacity and energy for several months in advance.
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Have no idea how to spend your winter holidays? To visit Santa's residence, go skiing in the Carpathians, check out the surreal nature of the winter Baltic and swim in the warm baths of Budapest in the middle of winter - together with life :) we have compiled a selection of 10 exciting options. Not all of these places are good for you, but affordable tickets and great roaming deals will help you save money.
Finland
It is still cold in Finland in summer, so in order to fully experience the spirit of this country, it is better to go there in the appropriate season. Ski on the creaky snow, go ice-skating in the cold, bask in the famous Finnish sauna, and if you're lucky, you can see the northern lights. A separate point to visit should be the residence of Santa Claus in Lapland. True, just at this time Santa has an influx of guests - on holidays they fly to the village almost by charters. The traditional Scandinavian high cost can be compensated for with cheap tickets - pick up best options from Airbaltic.
Vilnius - Helsinki| Air Baltic, € 136 | To buy tickets
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Germany
Germany is, of course, not only Berlin. And if you always regret your summer vacation to visit this country, use the winter vacation to go to one of the destinations where low-cost airlines invariably fly. - a small, but progressive and thought out city to the smallest detail, where life is in full swing around the clock thanks to the student get-together, flea markets and cultural centers... You can plunge into the business atmosphere of a real financial capital, and in Cologne, on the contrary, you can feel the spirit old Germany with its gothic architecture, beer and chocolate. And if you don’t slow down with tickets, you will also find yourself in one of the fabulous German castles.
Vilnius - Bremen | Ryanair, from € 35 one way, from € 50 round trip | To buy tickets
Vilnius - Frankfurt| Ryanair, from € 33 one way, from € 46 round trip | To buy tickets
Vilnius - Cologne| Ryanair, from € 15 one way, from € 30 round trip | To buy tickets
Roaming from life :) | from 2.9 rubles per package | To plug
Italy
Minsk-Vilnius | BZD, € 27 | To buy tickets
Roaming from life :) | from 2.9 rubles per package | To plug
Czechia
Many go on New Year's, but wait a bit and arrange a romantic trip with your “half” on February 14 to wander the narrow old streets together, drink hot wine or mead, climb one of the hills and see all the details of the city through the transparent winter air.
Warsaw - Prague| Flixbus € 27 | To buy tickets
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Turkey
In - the former capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman empires- everyone should visit at least once in their life. The city, which arose at the intersection of European and Asian civilizations, keeps in itself the memory of these great eras. To warm up and recover from long walks among mosques and palaces, head to the traditional Turkish bath- hammam, - and a glass of freshly squeezed pomegranate juice will give you a boost of vivacity and strength.
Kiev-Istanbul| € 137 | To buy tickets
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Hungary
The combination of imperial austerity and Balkan carelessness can be found in. Explore the hilly, relaxed, cottage Will and sleepless, shopping, pompous Pest, end the evening, and the next day go to - after all, where else to swim in winter?
Still not sure how you will spend your winter holidays? Where to go with a child in warm countries which ski resort or country boarding house is better to choose and what to do in hometown with the whole family, if no trips are planned? We have prepared 5 best ideas for winter family vacation that will definitely come in handy for you.
Overseas countries - we bask in the winter under the summer sun
What could be better than flying out of the cold winter into summer? For lovers of the hot sun and warm sea most best view winter holiday- warm countries.
When choosing a country for families with children in such countries, pay attention to the flight time, since it is often very difficult for little fidgets to sit for more than 10 hours on an airplane. Basically, winter family holidays are spent in the following countries: Egypt, UAE, Thailand, Turkey, Dominican Republic.
A significant disadvantage of such a vacation is acclimatization, because the difference in climatic conditions, water, food can adversely affect children's health. Winter holidays last about 10 days, and according to doctors, it takes more than 14 days for a child to successfully pass acclimatization and improve his health.
Therefore, such a vacation will not bring much health benefits, and the resulting stress for the body can be enormous. It should also be noted that such winter vacations are far from budget option rest, and only families with an income above average can afford it.
Snow, frost and fresh air - we go to the ski resort
Of course, it would be fabulous to leave the slushy winter to the beautiful snow-capped mountains. Ski resorts in Austria, Finland, Poland, Bulgaria and the Carpathians are in demand among our tourists. In Austria, spending a winter vacation with your family will be very expensive, if the level of service is not high enough.
Bulgaria, on the other hand, is ideal for family ski holidays: the slopes of its mountains are wide and flat, the prices for food and accommodation are real for middle and high incomes, there is no obvious language barrier, and a good level of service.
In addition, almost all ski resorts there are children's rooms with animators who, for a small fee, can sit with small children while you conquer the mountain peaks.
Winter holidays spent in the mountains will certainly have a positive effect on the health of the child. Fresh air, active sports, good food, and a beloved family nearby are the main components of an excellent winter holiday.
The disadvantages of such a vacation include the financial component, since the rental ski equipment, instructor fees, rental housing, meals and tickets will devastate your wallet substantially.
Country boarding house or sanatorium. Why not?
If there is no time and financial opportunity to travel to distant countries, and I really want to take the child out of the city, why not go to a sanatorium or a boarding house? Good food, the mass of available entertainment, fresh air and a sea of interesting acquaintances - this is all inherent in a winter vacation in a boarding house outside the city.
There are many advantages to such a vacation: from affordability to health benefits. Just imagine how you and your family are walking in a fabulously beautiful winter forest, how frost decorates your children's cheeks with a blush.
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