Harrow House International College

INTRODUCTION

Harrow House was founded in 1969 and provides educational courses for students from more than 60 different countries. The College is accredited by the British Council and is a member of English UK. We also support Education UK, which is the Prime Minister's initiative encouraging all accredited institutions in the UK to work together and promote the benefits of British education abroad.

Harrow House is a member of the local regional association, the Recognised Accredited Language Schools Association (RALSA).

The care and attention given to students by our qualified and experienced teaching staff, both inside and outside the classroom situation, contributes greatly to the friendly and happy atmosphere at Harrow House.

The name Harrow House stands for quality and professionalism.

OUR MISSION STATEMENT

“We at Harrow House are dedicated to providing our students, employees and partners with the highest standards of learning and personal development in a fun and culturally diverse environment.

With constant improvement of our programmes, facilities and services through continuous innovation and creativity, we are committed to being the 'Premier English Language School'.”

COURSES

Harrow House offers General and Intensive English courses for adults aged 16 plus, as well as Cambridge examinations.

Juniors, from 8 to 17 years of age, can partake in a variety of courses, the most popular and long-running of them being the Junior English plus Sports which has been successful since inception in 1969.

All courses can be booked with either College or Homestay accommodation. College accommodation is available for students of our adult courses from 16 years of age in twin-bedded study bedrooms from the middle of March to the middle of June and from the end of August to the middle of September.

ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS

College accommodation is available for students of our Junior Courses from 8 to 17 years of age in dormitories during the Easter and Summer Junior Course Dates.

Homestay accommodation is available for adult students from 16 years of age in twin-bedded rooms from the middle of March to the middle of September. Homestay accommodation is available for Junior students from 15 years of age during the Easter and Summer Junior Course Dates.

In the College, single rooms as well as en-suite single and en-suite twin rooms can be booked at extra charge by adult students during non-summer dates only.

In the Homestays, single rooms can be booked at extra charge except during Summer course dates.

Single and / or en-suite rooms are dependent on availability.

College accommodation for students of adult courses is with half-board, which includes breakfast and dinner from Mondays to Fridays and brunch and dinner at weekends. Students can buy lunch at the College from Mondays to Fridays.

College accommodation for students of the Junior Courses is with full board, which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner from Mondays to Saturdays and brunch and dinner on Sundays. Junior Course students who live in the College receive a luncheon voucher during their full-day Saturday excursion in place of their usual lunch.

Homestay accommodation for students of the Junior Courses is with full-board, which includes breakfast and dinner with their homestay from Mondays to Fridays, lunch from Mondays to Fridays at the College, and breakfast, lunch and dinner with their homestay at weekends. Junior students who take part in the full-day Saturday excursions receive a packed lunch from their homestays.

SOCIAL PROGRAMMES

Harrow House students live in an ideal environment in which they can study, relax and have fun. Harrow House staff organise evening activities seven evenings a week.
Due to the unrivalled facilities at Harrow House, which are open until late in the evenings, students are spoilt for choice and can participate in a selection of evening activities.
They can compete in sports activities, train in the fitness studio, play games, participate in competitions and organised theme parties, take part in lively discussions, go to the disco and dance the night away, or sing their hearts out at Karaoke.
Or they can simply relax, read a book, write home, send and receive e-mails, surf the internet, play the piano, immerse themselves into self-study in the learning centre, watch satellite TV or a DVD, chat with friends or listen to music.

EXCURSIONS

Regular excursions for Junior students, accompanied by our teachers, take place on Saturdays.
For all Junior Course students the full-day Saturday excursion and half-day Sunday excursion are included in the course fees and are obligatory.

Students of the Junior One-Week Mini-Stay Taster Course have 1 half-day Sunday excursion which is included in the course fees and is obligatory.

Junior excursion destinations include:

Bath
Winchester and Beaulieu
London (on request for closed groups with group leaders only)
Longleat
Oxford
Salisbury and Stonehenge
Portsmouth

Adult students can book excursions at extra cost. This cost is approximately £35 to £45 for a full-day excursion. Excursions for adult students are booked through an independent student travel agency and include a variety of options from full-day excursions to overnight and week-end trips throughout the UK and Europe.

STUDENT WELFARE

Harrow House prides itself on its high degree of student welfare. Our experienced residential staff oversee the welfare needs of all our residential students. In addition, we have qualified in-house welfare officers.

INSURANCE

You are required to take out insurance for your own financial, personal security and healthcare when you are intending to study in the UK. Cover will commence from the date the policy is issued. This will, therefore, provide cover should you have to cancel your course for an insured reason, such as illness or serious accident preventing you from travelling.
You can take out your own insurance or you can take out the Endsleigh International Student Policy which has been specially designed for overseas students studying in the UK.
The Endsleigh International Student Policy covers:
• emergency medical expenses
• repatriation
• cancellation or curtailment charges
• baggage
• personal money, passport and documents
• course fees
• personal liability
• legal expenses

TRANSFERS

From the middle of March to the middle of September we operate bus transfers to and from Harrow House on Saturdays for flight arrivals at London Heathrow airport between 10:00 - 18:00 hours (UK time) and for flight departures from London Heathrow airport between 11:00 - 18:00 hours (UK time).
The same flight arrival and departure times apply for bus transfers between Harrow House and Gatwick airport on Saturdays. However, Gatwick bus transfers only operate during the Junior Summer Course dates.

From the middle of March to the middle of September taxi transfers to and from Harrow House operate Saturdays and can be booked for