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Summer School celebrates Award success Now in its 44th year, Marlborough College Summer School has gone from strength to strength, and can now lay claim to be the largest multi-generational Summer School in Europe. From 8 July to 4 August 2018 around 4,000 customers from home and abroad will arrive in Marlborough to enjoy over 500 fascinating courses, eclectic evening entertainment and possibly the best school dinners anywhere in the world! For the last couple of years, The School of English and Culture has run alongside Summer School providing 13-17-year olds from abroad with brand new experiences. The aim of this unique programme is to develop the student holistically while they develop their language skills, critical-thinking, creativity and ability to work collaboratively with people from all over the world. Visitors also get to spend their afternoons mixing with British teenagers on a wide range of Summer School activities.
Tom Burgess, Sam Ponsford and Grace Swordy from the School of English and Culture
The team behind these experiences were proud to bring home to Wiltshire not just one, but two, Silver South West Tourism Excellence
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Becky Graham and Rachel Wheeler with the Summer School award
Awards. Marlborough College’s Summer School won Silver in the category of Artistic, Cultural and Learning Experience while The Marlborough College School of English and Culture won the Silver award for International Visitor Experience of the Year. The top organisations in the South West Tourism industry were celebrated at a ceremony held in the Arena at the Riviera International Conference Centre in Torquay in February. The event was hosted by BBC news presenter Victoria Graham, with an inspiring opening address by travel journalist and Chair of The Family Holiday Association, Alison Rice. With a record of 647 entries for this year’s Awards, Marlborough College underwent a rigorous judging process which included a ‘mystery shopper’ visit. The judges described Summer School as “Action packed – something for everyone”. Director of Enterprises, John Blake, says he is delighted with the two awards. “For Summer School to achieve a Silver award for the second time and the School of English and Culture to win after only our second year of operation, is a wonderful reflection of all the hard work the team put in to giving our customers the best experience possible. We are now looking ahead to summer 2018 and will be going for gold!” For more information on Summer School courses, or the School of English and Culture, contact 01672 892388 or visit www.summerschool.co.uk, or www.mcsec.uk
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