During the mornings, students on the English with Art course study General English. This is a lively and interesting course that will help you to communicate confidently and fluently in everyday English. During the English lessons, you will focus on the skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing, allowing maximum time for you to learn and practice new vocabulary, grammar, colloquial English, and idioms.
The art section of this course is over 2 to 3 afternoons each week and consists of lectures, educational visits, and practical work. You are also encouraged to explore your creative potential during your free time by developing a range of photography projects, painting, and/or mixed media skills in response to various ideas and subject matter. It is designed to stimulate your appreciation of the arts while providing a valuable opportunity to practise your English language and art skills with like-minded students and tutors.
As well as developing your personal and theoretical responses to the arts, you will explore a variety of themes and be introduced to a range of processes, styles, and techniques, including sketchbooks, photography, and screen printing. This will enable you to develop your personal and theoretical responses to the arts through various forms of expression and mediums.
Loxdale’s unique teaching programme offers you the chance to personalise your learning experience depending on your academic needs and interests. As part of the course, you will focus in more detail on various aspects of English for four lessons per week. This is called “Applied English,” and you can choose from subjects such as speaking, pronunciation & fluency, grammar, film, art appreciation, business English, creative writing, music & lyrics, etc. If you have B2 level and above, you will have these classes alongside students with C1 and C2 levels. If you have B1+ level of English and below, you will have these classes with your normal class.
As part of our commitment to making study time as stimulating and enlightening as possible, our students enjoy a weekly lecture on a Friday morning, which focuses on various aspects of British life. Popular past lectures have included Homelessness, Things to do in London, British History, HIV and the Terence Higgins Trust, Presentation Techniques, Brighton Music Scene, London Architecture, Street Art, Acupuncture, and Nutrition.
Each Monday afternoon, you will be able to enjoy a 45-minute talk. These lively and interesting talks explore topics such as Stonehenge, London Museums, Brighton Music Venues, St George's Day, Guy Fawkes, Cambridge, The South Downs, and Christmas in Victorian England.
Through our “Britain Today” programme, you will find out more about British society. You will have two lessons each week on different aspects of modern Britain, with subjects including the welfare, educational, political, and legal systems.
One of the advantages of studying at Loxdale English Centre is that your course is about more than just English. We want you to make the most of your time here, and during your course at Loxdale, you will both experience and learn about life in the UK and British culture, as well as personalise your studies—all this at no extra cost! We have a passion for encouraging life-long learning and have designed our unique teaching syllabus over the past 40 years with feedback and input from our staff and students. We are sure you will enjoy it.
Please note, as the main learning focus of the Art lessons is NOT English, these are NOT accredited by the British Council.
*COURSE PRICES ONLY
| 1 week | 2 weeks | 3 weeks | 4 weeks |
|---|---|---|---|
| £300 | £600 | £900 | £1,200 |
| 5 weeks | 6 weeks | 7 weeks | 8 weeks |
| £1,450 | £1,740 | £2,030 | £2,240 |
| 9 Weeks | 10 weeks | 11 weeks | 12 weeks |
| £2,520 | £2,800 | £2,800 | £3,240 |
| 13 weeks | 14 weeks | 15 weeks | 16 weeks |
| £3,510 | £3,780 | £4,050 | £4,320 |
| 17 weeks | 18 weeks | 19 weeks | 20 weeks |
| £4,590 | £4,860 | £5,130 | £5,400 |
| 21 weeks | 22 weeks | 23 weeks | 24 weeks |
| £5,670 | £5,670 | £5,865 | £6,120 |
| 25 weeks | 26 weeks | 27 weeks | 28 weeks |
| £6,375 | £6,630 | £6,885 | £7,140 |
| 29 weeks | 30 weeks | ||
| £7,395 | £7,650 |
Additional weeks are £240 per week
EXTRAS
OPTIONAL EXTRAS
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| Accommodation Options | Breakfast with hosts | Lunch at school | Dinner with hosts | Dinner at weekends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bed and Breakfast £148 per week | Yes | No | No | No |
| Half board lunch £180 per week | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Half board dinner £180 per week | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Full board £212 per week | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Half-Board Lunch, Half-Board Dinner, and Full Board also include breakfast and dinner on weekends.
We cater for vegetarians, low-fat diets, and allergies at no extra cost. We also offer gluten-free, dairy-free, halal, and vegan options for an additional £20 per week.
For more information about accommodation, visit here.
Example Social Programme
The School is open until 17:00. You can stay at school to use the garden, computer room, self-study room or classrooms to continue your studies or just to socialise with your friends.
ART SYLLABUS:
On this course you can experience a variety of different materials and techniques to help develop your independent interests in Art and knowledge around the subject. At various points in the course, you will look at various aspects of art mediums including portraiture and ‘reality’ in photography, observational drawing, illustration and painting, textiles and printmaking.
Your tutor will hold practical sessions and you will also develop work for a personal project on a variety of themes including ‘Postcards from Brighton’
You will have access to the Art Store and next door class room during college hours, unless another class is using it.
All students will receive a sketchbook and you are encouraged to use it all the time! Sketchbooks should record your research, ideas and experiments.
Always be on the lookout for things to inspire you. It could be anything from a scrap of rubbish, the texture of a dry leaf, the colours of stones on the beach to music and poetry.
It’s also important to research other artists, look at their work and try out their styles and techniques.
Throughout this course we hope you will analyse the world around us and develop skills that will help reveal your creativity.
Drawing & Painting
Printmaking
Textiles
Illustration & Design
The tutor will provide some practical sessions and you will also develop work for a personal project on the theme of ‘Postcards from Brighton’
You will have access to the Art Store and next door class room during college hours, unless another class is using it.
All students will receive a sketchbook and you are encouraged to use it all the time!
Research
Sketchbooks should record your research, ideas and experiments.
Always be on the lookout for things to inspire you. It could be anything from a scrap of rubbish, the texture of a dry leaf, the colours of stones on the beach to music and poetry.
It’s also important to research other artists, look at their work and try out their styles and techniques.
Observational Drawing
This is a good foundation or starting point for all artists. It is drawing what you see not what you think you see or from your imagination. It teaches us to analyse the world around us and develop skills that will help reveal your creativity.
Printmaking
Using different techniques for creating pattern, textiles and prints on paper.
Design & Illustration Project
Develop ideas and designs throughout the course for your own project based on the theme ‘Postcards from Brighton’.
We will look at different approaches to this theme and you will be asked to develop your own ideas by recording your experiences of the city and local research.
Each student will have personal tutorials to review and support progress.
You could produce a collection of finished postcards/images/paintings or other work that illustrates aspects of your experiences of the city.
Exhibition
Each student will select some of their work and present it for a display at the end of term.
Materials
We have a basic selection of art materials which will be provided for the practical sessions.
You may need to buy some of your own materials.
Please see English with health and wellbeing course.
2025 Information
Out of the Summer Period:
6th January to 7th of June &
17th of August to 17th of December 2025
Within the first two weeks of course start apart from 3 March and 20 October.
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