Page 51 of English French German and Spanish Language Courses and Schools 2006 by OISE

accommodation homestay integration into family life is essential to make the student s stay in the country enjoyable and to make the learning process complete living with a family gives students the opportunity to practise what they have learned during the lessons all families meet oise s standards the houses are comfortable the hosts are welcoming and above all are genuinely interested in receiving young guests and helping them to develop fluency in the language students share the family s way of life by having breakfast and dinner with them and joining in other activities such as sports and discussions a packed lunch is eaten at school oise also ensures that each pupil gets the maximum opportunity to practise their language by not accommodating two students of the same mother tongue in the same home college most schools are set in their own grounds and offer excellent sports facilities tennis courts swimming pool sports hall with courts for volleyball basketball badminton etc the days are packed full of activities with a full evening social programme to complement the daytime programme all meals are provided on both homestay and college courses it is sometimes possible to extend the duration of the accommodation this is charged on a per night basis see below extra nights homestay college £ 26 38 40 60 travel from the moment they arrive at the destination airport students are looked after by trained oise staff except in cases where parents have informed oise that students will be arriving independently oise couriers meet students as they enter the arrivals hall at the airport oise couriers travel with the students to the school where they are met by the school staff this high level of supervision is maintained throughout the course and includes the departure day up to the point where the students enter the airport departures lounge airport transfers airport transfers are arranged by oise on standard dates and times outside of standard times a personal taxi service is available standard arrival times sundays 11:00 ­ 19:00 standard departure times saturdays 13:00 ­ 19:00 airport london heathrow london gatwick dublin frankfurt madrid destination all uk schools all uk schools carlow heidelberg and würzburg segovia taxi transfer £145/220 one way please note in order for oise to arrange an airport transfer oise must receive full flight information date time and flight number at least 14 days before the date of travel if these details are not received the transfer may be cancelled 51

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