Latest News from Capital School in Bournemouth
Capital School expands...again!
Capital School of English, since its beginnings in November 2003, has had ambition to grow. From occupying the top two floors at its current address to now operating over the whole site which has seen our capacity grow from 5 classroom and 64 student places to 11 classrooms and 144 student places with additional facilities during the summer at the Arts University College Bournemouth.
All aboard for some Mad Hatters at Capital School
Eighty students from Capital School of English enjoyed an open top double decker bus trip to the Charity May Dance having started the evening off in Winton at The Talbot with a fancy dress event.
The Charity May Dance attended by the RALSA schools in Bournemouth in Aid of the Mayors Charity was held at Bliss club with a theme of the Mad Hatters Ball. More than 800 international language students from Bournemouth and Poole attended the evening.
Capital School actively encourages their students to join in on a range of activities throughout their stay in the UK studying the English Language as this is an ideal opportunity to practice their language skills.
Many students continue their studies in Bournemouth after they have qualified in their English Studies so their integration into Bournemouth life is an important aspect of their stay here.
During the summer Capital School of English will be host to over 700 students from around the world with specialist English courses for Juniors and Adults incorporating a wide range of events to keep everyone active and enjoying everything that Bournemouth and the UK has to offer.
Yellow Buses brighten Capital School of English
Summer is fast approaching and with it the number of overseas students arriving to study at language schools will steadily increase.
For the language schools a pressing issue is how to provide safe transport for their students. For some this could mean adding costly and sometimes unreliable private transport services, but for Capital School of English, a Bournemouth based British Council accredited school, this solution was simple: they opted to work with local public transport provider Transdev Yellow Buses.
“Capital School has been working with Transdev Yellow Buses for a number of years now and as our student numbers have grown we have found that the Yellow Buses have provided the most reliable means of local transportation for our students,” commented Spencer Fordham, Managing Director of Capital School of English.
“When students come to Bournemouth to study the English language part of the appeal of the town is the easy access to the many attractions and beaches. Transdev Yellow Buses provide this easy access with the weekly bus passes they issue that we provide as part of our summer package for our English language learners.
“We find this works best for all concerned; it saves students money and provides a safe and reliable means of transport during their stay.”
What’s more, this is a truly reciprocal relationship between the Bournemouth language school and the bus company. When Transdev Yellow Buses were looking to represent local language schools in their publicity, Capital School of English was their natural choice. Students from Capital featured in a poster campaign on some of the Bournemouth buses.
Jenni Wilkinson, Head of Marketing at Transdev Yellow Buses, added: “We have worked closely with Capital over a number of years, providing students with easy access to our extensive network of bus services.
“Working in partnership with the school to provide clear, easy to understand information to assist students enables them to travel both to learning and to other facilities the area has to offer.
“We aim to continue to be the trusted partner of key stakeholders such as Capital School of English, and look forward to developing our relationship with them in the future.”
For both Transdev Yellow Buses and Capital School of English the future looks bright and decidedly yellow!
Capital School launches Bournemouth residential English language summer courses
In keeping with the continued development of Capital School of English, the Bournemouth English Language school, they are happy to announce the launch of its newest venture – residential English language summer courses.
Throughout July and August 2010 the school will be offering residential accommodation to its Adult students, providing residential English language courses in Bournemouth.
Having established an amazing network of local home stay providers over the last seven years the school has reacted to the market forces where students are increasingly into greater independence.
The AUCB (Arts University College Bournemouth), home to Capital’s established Junior/Adult Summer Centre, is an incredible state-of-the-art facility and one the school is proud to call its second home. Capital School of English already has an established connection with AUCB and the addition of the student residence is the final piece of the jigsaw. It is the perfect location for these residential English language courses in Bournemouth.
Spencer Fordham, Capital School’s MD, said: “For us as a school we view the relationship we have with the AUCB as a very special one forged over the last four years, working closely to establish an incredibly marketable Bournemouth English language summer school. With the addition of the students’ residence the programme is now complete in terms of the provisions we offer our students. As a family run school we pride ourselves on the level of service and care we offer not only to our students but our partners and hosts. This is an amazing centre of which we are all immensely proud!
“AUCB gained University status in 2009 and the relationship forged between them and Capital is incredibly reciprocal. We have enjoyed taking many visitors around the university campus and they all leave with the feeling that the campus and all it offers gives their clients an incredible environment in which to study.”
Matt Desmier, Enterprise Manager at AUCB, commented: “We view the relationship we have with Capital School as an important asset to the university in terms of showcasing the wonderful facilities we have to offer. With the intended launch of further short courses to complement the English language summer courses offered by Capital in 2011 the AUCB is proud to call the school one of its valued partners.”
Spencer Fordham added: “We are already discussing plans for 2011 and beyond, where we are looking to launch a new summer programme, with the support of Matt Desmier and Hilary Colvey, Head of the International Office. The next few years are going to see the launch of some fantastic and innovative new modules utilising the environment and expertise the AUCB offers”
Capital School of English welcome a new Director of Studies
Mark Lewis recently joined Capital School of English in Bournemouth, an independent and fully accredited British Council English Language School, who are also a full member of English UK, as their new DOS (Director of Studies), having recently moved down from London to enjoy his new role by the sea.
Prior to that Mark lived in France for 6 years where he obviously enjoyed using his language skills having achieved a degree in French this was followed with an MA and Phd in Philosophy. Mark is married and enjoys literature, cooking and cycling – this included racing for a Division 3 team in France – he’s quick to add not in the Tour de France!
In welcoming Mark to the school, the MD, Spencer Fordham added “Mark chose the perfect time to join us – the summer rush is on and we’ve just implemented a new computer management system – the deep end is a good place to start”.
Capital School Celebrate 5th Anniversary
Based in Bournemouth, a well known centre for students wishing to learn English, Capital School of English is a relative newcomer but in the short space of 5 years they have established themselves as a leading English language school in Bournemouth.
Spencer Fordham, the Principal explained that “at Capital, being a small and friendly school, we like to treat all our students as individuals, after all they are leaving their homes and countries to come and live and experience the English way of life for up to a year. Students come to learn English in Bournemouth because it is such a vibrant town within easy reach of London, the Jurassic Coast and the New Forest. We often find students returning to us as they enjoy learning English in Bournemouth and especially at Capital School”.Having reached their fifth anniversary Capital are not resting on their laurels as they have developed links with the Arts Institute, Bournemouth to provide Summer Junior Courses for individuals and groups where they can enjoy learning English with other students aged from 14 – 18 in a fun environment. The fun doesn’t stop there as after class the students are then involved in a number of afternoon and evening activities that helps supplement everything they learn at their Bournemouth English school including beach games and activities, day trips to London, Bath, Oxford, the Purbecks and more.
Students usually stay with a Host Family or Homestay as they are known, here they will add to their English course in Bournemouth by integrating with local families learning about how we live and taking every opportunity to use the language they have developed in class.
Outside of the busy summer period students looking enhance their employment opportunities or further education often enrol for the academic year to learn English in Bournemouth and progress to taking one of the recognised exams that will improve their lives in this ever shrinking world where the English language still has an important role to play in worldwide business.
For further information regarding Capital School’s adult and junior English summer courses, as well as more details about our residential English language summer courses please contact Capital School by telephone +44 (0)1202 546875 or email
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