St Mary's School, Cambridge
7th July - 18th August
Home to one of the world's greatest universities, Cambridge has a lively student culture. Many of the college buildings are architectural masterpieces, both ancient and modern. There are theatres, concert halls, music venues and cinemas in the city. Many of the chapel choirs sing evensong every day and also perform public concerts. The city has a wealth of bookshops, a fine museum, The Fitzwilliam, a number of art galleries, the best being Kettle's Yard.
Dining Hall Garden and Tennis Court Hard court for outdoor games
Cambridge has an attractive pedestrianised city centre with many interesting, individual shops and a large mall all within 5 minutes walk of the school. A cup of coffee will cost about £2.00, a pint of beer about £2.80. The train station is very close which allows easy access in to London if you want to travel on your days off.
Typical Classroom Hall for performances Homerton College Bedroom
The school is a self-contained boarding school in the heart of Cambridge with the classrooms, the hall, dining hall and some bedrooms for some staff and the younger students all in one building. Extra accommodation for staff and older students is at Homerton College about 10 minutes walk from the School and at St. Chad’s College, about 25 minutes walk.
Cambridge Leisure Homerton College Residence St. Chad’s Residence
All residential staff have their own bedrooms. Most rooms have shared facilities. There are no cooking facilities in the bedrooms. At St. Chad’s there is a kitchen and common area for staff but three meals a day are provided in the school dining room and there is a coach each day to take staff and students to and from the school. There is a staff common room with internet access for relaxation and tea / coffee making facilities. Laundry facilities are all on site.
Teachers have their own preparation area with a wide range of up-to-date academic resources specifically designed for young learners and teenagers. Concorde International has invested heavily in its academic resources in the last couple of years to ensure both teachers and students receive the best possible quality of learning.
Activity staff have ample sports equipment, arts and crafts materials, microphones and amplifiers and other resources available to create the perfect activity programme.
Sports facilities
The Cambridge centre is not a sports centre as there are not many facilities on site, but it has an outdoor hard court for five-a-side football, basketball and volleyball, one tennis court and a large garden for socialising and BBQ’s. We use the famous local park, (Parker’s Piece), for larger sporting events and there is an excellent public swimming pool and gym in the city centre.
Useful Documents
- Academic Schedule
- Homestay Day-by-Day Programme of Events
- Residential Day-by-Day Programme of Events
Things to bring with you if you are living in residential centres
Teachers are expected to appear in clothes which are in a good state of repair when in contact with students or Group Leaders.
- Men are asked to wear clean smart trousers, collared shirts and shoes. Women are asked to avoid any revealing items of clothing.
- Stomach, chest and upper part of legs must be covered.
- Teachers must not wear jeans, shorts or flip flops in the classroom.
- Laundry facilities are provided at all residential centres and we expect you to maintain a professional appearance at all times.
- Teachers need to have more formal shoes for the classroom (no trainers) and trainers / comfortable shoes for sports, activities and excursions.
- We will provide you with a Concorde International polo shirt to wear for activities and excursions so you can be clearly identifiable.
- Teachers do not need to bring any stationery or academic resources as this is all provided unless you prefer to do so.
Activity Staff will be provided with a Concorde International polo shirt which you need to wear for activities and excursions so you can be clearly identifiable and at all times while you are on duty. You can choose to wear jeans (no ripped jeans), sports trousers, shorts etc. and trainers are preferable as you will be moving around a lot!
Directors need to dress in a smart-casual manner and remember that they need to portray a professional image at all times while on duty.
Everyone should consider bringing the following items:
- Comfortable clothing for when you are off duty
- Jacket / coat for those rainy days (hopefully not too many of these!)
- Swimming costumes
- Sports clothes
- Nightwear
- Towels – you might prefer to buy these in Cambridge when you arrive as these are relatively cheap and might save you money on excess baggage
- An alarm clock!
- Toiletries – again, you can purchase these locally if you prefer not to carry too much
- Laptops, MP3s, jewellery, mobile phones etc. are all brought at your own risk and you remain responsible for your own possessions at all times.
Cambridge average daily temperature in July is 23ºC / 73ºF, evenings 15°C / 59°F.
