What to bring

Clothes

Prepare for good and bad weather and bring enough warm clothes and a pair of good walking shoes.

Toiletries

Please bring enough soap, toothpaste etc. for your stay and include a swimming towel as well as one for personal use. Note: you must bring your own towels if you are booked on a residential course.

Money

We recommended that you bring a maximum of £100 for a two week course. Please note that under no circumstances can money be borrowed from other students or the school.

Medication

Please bring a sufficient supply of any medication you may need and let us know, preferably in advance, why you have to take it, how much and how often (please bring clear, written instructions).

Sports equipment

You should bring:

• suitable sportswear
• white-soled footwear for sports halls (no other footwear is permitted)
• swimwear and towel
• a sports bag

Other equipment

• a good dictionary
• writing paper (preferably loose-leaf)

The journey

General

• Before you leave home, make sure you have all relevant documents: passport and/or national identity card, visa, if necessary, for the country in which you are studying (plus visas, if required, for any countries you need to travel through to reach your final destination) and your accommodation address. Do not pack these items in your luggage.
• All luggage must be clearly marked with both your home address and your destination. If you travel by air, you will be allowed a maximum of 20 kilos, but however you travel you should not bring more than you yourself can comfortably carry.
• No one under 18 years is allowed to buy duty free alcohol on the journey.

 

If you have booked a transfer

• If you are travelling in a group, please be punctual. Stay with the group at all the times.
• After passing through customs, you will be met by a member of the Regent Travel team who will be holding a Regent sign. The Regent courier will escort you to the shuttle bus which will take you to the Welcome Centre.
• At the Welcome Centre, refreshments and activities will be organised until it is time for you to leave for your chosen school.
• Couriers will travel on the coach with you to your school and on arrival you will be met by the School Manager, who is responsible for accommodation and welfare.
• If the coach journey lasts more than 3 hours, there may be a stop at a service area.
• A packed breakfast/lunch is provided for your return journey to the airport on your day of departure.

Accommodation

• All clothing and possessions must be clearly labelled with your name in indelible ink.
• If you take any medicines, these too must be clearly marked with your name, medicine name, purpose and dosage instructions in English.
• You are advised not to bring valuable items of clothing or jewellery.
• You will be required to deposit your air tickets, pocket money and passport in the school bank for  safe-keeping. Withdrawals of pocket money can be made each day. As a guide a maximum of £50 pocket money per week are recommended.

Supervision

• On all outings, students are escorted by our Activity Leaders. We do not allow any of our Young Learners to go out in the evening, except when they join the group for organised, supervised activities, or in the event that parental consent is received.
• Please note that smoking will not be allowed if our parents have indicated “non-smoker” on the registration form. All Regent buildings are non-smoking.

Your course

The lessons

• On the first morning you will be given a test, which will enable academic staff to assign you to a class that is at the right level for you.
• You must attend all lessons.
• Sometimes the teaching will be a reinforcement of what you have already studied rather than the introduction of new language. Such reinforcement is designed to help you use the language more accurately and fluently.
• Homework is an important part of the course – always take time and care over it.
• If you have any problems connected with the lessons, discuss them with your teachers and, if necessary, the Academic Manager.