Bowling

Last night we all went Bowling! Here are a couple of photos:

We were having so much fun that we couldn't get a photo that wasn't blurry :(



Bashar's turn at bowling, Hello Gregor!



The University Centre

During the week, students have their dinner at the University Centre where students have the choice of various meals. The food is really good!

Stratford and Warwick Castle

In the morning students were given a quick tour around Stratford and then had free time to explore the sights themselves. In the afternoon we drove to Warwick Castle as shown n the hoots below. We all had a really fun day and were lucky with the weather as the sun shone all day! We look forward to meeting new students who arrive tomorrow and as always, we are sad to see students leave us, we hope you will return to Studio again next year!

Jane's Group

Lunch on the Grass

One of the restored room of the Castle

Henry VIII and his six wives-can you guess which one is which?

There were many peacocks throughout the grounds

The Castle Chapel

Staff fun

Happy Birthday Tatiana!

Tomorrow is Tatiana's birthday but with all the excitemnt of tomorrow's excursion to Stratford and Warwick Castle, we presented her with a cake in her lesson. We hope you have a fantastic day tomorrow!!

The welcome and weather that you can look forward too if you are joining us at Sir John in the future!

Punting

Last night we all went punting!The last time that we went, there was a lot of rain but yesterday was extremely sunny and everyone had a great time. We had five chauffeured Sir John punts that did the tour, so all students had a unique experience learning about the history of the colleges that line the river. Here are a couple of photos:

Elena having a go at punting!

Claire struggling to move the punt...



Even the Course Director got involved although he wasn't too good at dodging the foilage (trees)

Tomorrow's activity will be charcoal sketching where students will have the opportunity to show their artistic qualities As usual, on Friday, given the early departure due to the excursion on Saturday we will be watching films in the residences as well as students having the opportunity to watch the Opening Ceremony of the Olympics!

T-Shirt Design on Saturday Evening and a Sunday Goodbye

One very happy and excited RAO!

Another very happy staff member! Lots of concentration from students...

The other half of the room..

Russian speakers and their T-shirts: L to R - Tatiana, Polina S, Polina U, Maria, Kate, Vera

Group photo of native Russian and English speakers!

A studio goodbye, Kate leaving on Sunday afternoon. We hope everyone that left over the weekend had a safe flight and aren't missing Studio too muchand that you all had a fantastic time!!

Photos from London

On Saturday our veteran (long standing) students had free time around the Oxford Circus area and then had the opportunity to explore the Natural History, Science and V&A museum. Here are some pictures from the V&A where I had a look around with some students:

Ergonomic chairs that you could spin around on-lots of fun!

 Photos of the fashion exhibition, past and present:

 All about tea from 1710-1760-how the British came to drink tea:

A courtyard within the V&A, a really nice atmosphere around a shallow paddling pool!

 Inside the Science Museum:

One of the entrances to the Natural History Museum



Marsha and Polina outside the Natural History Museum



On the coach ready to return to Cambridge-put your tongue away Alberto!

Tennis & Volleyball Activity

Action shots of Monday night's activity!! There was a really high standard of both tennis and volleyball, unfortunately the video recorded shows a really good point and then everyone seemed to get shy of the camera and weren't able to hold their serve. In the end, the team furthest from the camera won but there was a good effort from everyone!!

Student of the Week from the past two weeks were Ricardo Romeo who didnt want a photo and Chiara C who left us on Sunday (see below), watch this space for this weeks Student of the Week!

This Week

Its been another busy week at the Sir John School and luckily the weather has been improving! On Tuesday afternoon students learnt about English Culture in their lesson which we will be continuing in our movie night tonight where we will watch Billy Elliot and either War Horse or Get Him to the Greek depending on student preference.

On Tuesday, students spent the evning dancing at the studio disco! Wednesday was badminton and a little outdoor tennis once the rain had stopped. Staff also got really involved and the centre Course Director even made an appearance to show everyone his Badminton skills-well done Louise for giving him a run for his money!

Jorgan and Vince having a "dance off", moving so much that we couldnt get a non-blurry photo!!
Jorgen is dancing in he video below, white collar, Michael Jackson style

Yesterday students learnt a little more about Cambridge and its Colleges by taking part in a "Photo Chase". Get a picture in front of the colleges that were drawn on their answer sheet, write down the correct names and the first group back won a prize!

Tomorrow (Saturday) we are all off to London for the 2nd time so far. New students will go around some of the main sights and students who have already visit London will visit some of the famous London Museums including the Scince, Natural History and Victoria & Albert Museum-can't wait!

Hope you all have a great weekend!

The Weekend

On Saturday we all went to visit Windor which included lots of free time both inside the castle and in the town where students had the chance to go and see the world famous Etonian College (where Prince William and Prince Harry both undertook their secondary education).

Sunday was a busy day which saw 27 new students join the Sir John school and our first set of departures- we hope all of you that left us this weekend had a great time and are proud of how much your English has improved, we hope to see you again! those that were around for lunch had the option of a traditional English Roast Dinner which staff and students enjoyed. Last night's activity was our first cinema trip and we went to see The Amazing Spiderman!