BritTeen Adventure Summer Camps

Would you like to offer your children an unforgettable experience this summer holiday? What if they could practise their English while having fun and developing practical skills?

British Council invites secondary school pupils to register for one of the three BritTeen Adventure camps this summer, which will take place during the following periods:

• 24 – 29 June
• 22 – 27 July
• 19 – 24 August

Accommodation will be provided at the three-star pension Floarea Soarelui in Cheia resort, in rooms for 2 or 3 children with en-suite bathroom and balcony. The rooms are equipped with central heating, TV, telephone, hair dryer and the facilities available include internet access, radio and a restaurant.

For each camp there are 20 places available. Registrations for the BritTeen Adventure Summer Camp will be made during British Council’s Customer Services working hours and will end 5 days before the starting date of each camp (19 June, 17 July, respectively 14 August). Fill in the registration form and either send it by email (scanned version), if paying by bank transfer, or come to our office in Calea Dorobantilor nr 14 with the printed version.

The fee can be paid in installments following this scheme:

			a 25% advance of the fee is required to book a place for the camp
			with maximum 2 weeks prior to the camp, you can pay the rest of the amount in 1 or 2 installments (the sums will be decided by you)
			if you do not pay the full registration fee with maximum 2 weeks prior to the camp, your seat will not be kept and the refunds policy applies (see the registration form)

You can also pay through bank transfer into our account with the following details:

beneficiary: British Council
opened at: Citibank Europe plc - Dublin sucursala Romania
                (Bd. Iancu de Hunedoara, Bucuresti)
account number: IBAN RO07 CITI 0000 0008 2601 2005
        C.U.I. / C.F.: 9000 0000 26598 / 22.02.91

Please write your name on the ordin de plata field and BritTeen Adventure Camp in the reprezentand field.

Send proof of payment by e-mail, together with the filled out registration form at contact@britishcouncil.ro.

In the morning of the departure, you will have to bring a standard medical certificate for camps from the child's doctor. The transport is provided by the British Council and is included in the fee. There will be 3 meals and 2 snacks provided daily, also covered by the registration fee.

The camps will include the following workshops:

			June: In focus (with Alex Popovici) and Improvising (with Lavinia Carcu)
			July: So you think you can help? (first-aid, with Vlad Maltazeanu) and Fun & Games(with Ada Nicolae)
			August: Logic and experiments (with Lavinia Carcu) and Creative writing  (with Alexandra Popa)

Thus, BritTeen Adventure Summer Camp will merge practicing English through skill focused activities with hands-on fun, adventure and trivia games. Your children will develop their language and social skills through practical workshops, as well as enjoy the impressive natural surroundings through hiking trips, treasure hunts and many more interactive activities.

Spring module of BritTeen

The British Council invites children and teenagers (grades III-XII) to register for the spring module of BritTeen.

Registration will take place between 20 March 2012 - 3 April 2012. The period 20 – 26 March 2012 is dedicated to current BritTeen members.

Before registration, on 26 March 2012, new members will sit an English language admission interview.

The BritTeen sessions will take place on the following dates:

Each child can register for one or two workshops.

The BritTeen club’s main objective is to help the participants to improve their personal and social abilities by practising English.

The registration fee for one workshop is 250 lei (220 lei for siblings) and can be paid directly at the British Council, during the registration period. Continuing members also receive discounts. There is a limited number of 16 seats for each workshop!

Download the application form.

BritTeen workshops

This spring, the BritTeen club invited you to register for new and very interesting workshops on themes ranging from logic, storytelling, comics, creative writing, etiquette and manners, origami and many more!

A workshop lasts one and a half hours and the participants can attend one or two workshops.

Download the schedule and description of the workshops.

The teachers who lead the BritTeen activities are selected based on the British Council professional standards. The BritTeen members enjoy a free library membership during the whole period of their studies. Those wishing to become BritTeen members must possess knowledge of English at an intermediate level.

But apart from BritTeen, the British Council has also created a conversation club for adults.

Should you need further details, please contact us at contact@britishcouncil.ro or at 021 307 96 00.