An A-level school seeks UK partner for annual summer camps

Opportunity

A South China-based A-level school is seeking a UK partner to host study camps to allow their Chinese students to experience the learning environment in the UK.

The study camps should be two to three weeks in length and host 20-30 Chinese secondary school students (aged 15-17). The programme should offer the participants an immersive experience through sessions on English language, British culture, sports and other hands-on activities. If possible, they hope that the Chinese students will have the opportunity to study together with the local secondary school students.

Benefits

The partnering UK institution will:

• receive financial reimbursement for their programme delivery, to be further negotiated with the Chinese institution
• have the opportunity to build their brand among Chinese students, which may support with future student recruitment
• develop a long-standing partnership with a Chinese partner with the opportunity for expansion in future.

Areas of responsibilities for the two collaborating parties

Services to be provided by the UK partner

The study camps should include:

• two to three weeks of activities (including English language learning as well as cultural, sports and other hands-on activities)
• home-stay with families or dormitory accommodation for 20-30 students
• three meals a day
• extra-curricular activities and cultural sightseeing
• transport to and from the airport
• a letter of invitation to support the visa application process
• a certificate of completion at the end of the summer camp.

Services to be provided by the Chinese institution

The Chinese partner will be responsible for:

• all promotion and recruitment of students in China
• providing two supervisors to assist all students throughout the summer camps
• coordinating students’ UK visa applications and international ticket booking
• providing guidance for Chinese students before they leave for the UK.

Brief introduction to the Chinese institution

The Chinese institution is a certified and authorised Cambridge International Examination (CIE) centre, located in Guangdong province.

The Chinese institution was founded in March 2014, and welcomed the first batch of students in September the same year. Currently it offers IGCSE and A-Level curriculum programmes, and administers related examinations for students on the programmes. They currently have one IGCSE, one AS and one A2 class with a total student number of around 50.

Prior to becoming a CIE school, the centre provided programmes such as ACT, SAT and AP, the Singapore-Cambridge A-Level programme, and Edexcel A-Level programmes since 1997.