Lines - Downe House
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80 SCHOOL	Lines - Downe House
Address	Downe House School
Address 2	Cold Ash
City	Thatcham
County	Berkshire
Post Code	RG18 9JJ
Country	England
Telephone	+32 478 134148
Fax	+32 87 341734
Email	Dirkvn@village.uunet.be
WWW	www.lines.ac
UK Region	Southern and Channel Islands
Map of School	Click here for a map of the school's location
SCHOOL FACILITIES	SCHOOL FACILITIES
Location of School	Downe House School is one of the most prestigious schools in England. It is 40 minutes from Heathrow, 1 hour from Central London. It is set in its own grounds of 110 acres, and boasts 6 playing fields, 17 tennis courts, 3 glass-backed squash courts, an indoor heated swimming pool, a new sports centre
School Description	Students are accommodated in pleasant and comfortable study-bedrooms (singles or doubles). Girls and boys are strictly segregated into separate houses and age groups. Students enjoy the concert hall for the Thursday night entertainment and the Friday night disco
Number of Classrooms	35
Student Lounge	10
Canteen	Beautiful dining room where three cooked meals a day are served
Computer Room	Yes
Language Laboratory	Yes
Library	Yes
Bookshop
Garden	Yes
Other Facilities	Art room
Email/Internet Access	Yes, free
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP	PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
ABLS Association of British Language Schools
ENGLISH UK (Language Schools) Association of Recognised English Language Services	Yes
BALEAP (University Colleges) British Association of Lecturers in English for Academic Purposes
ENGLISH UK (State Colleges) British Association of State English Language Teaching
British Council	Yes
EIBAS English in Britain Accreditation Scheme
Other Accreditation
COURSES	COURSES
FCE
CAE
Proficiency
TOEFL	Yes
IELTS
One to One Tuition
Academic Purposes	Yes
Academic Year
Art and Design
Au Pairs
Aviation
Banking/Finance
Beginners’ Courses	Yes
Business
Christmas’ Courses
Computing/IT
Engineering
Executive English
Foundation courses
General English All Year
Adult English Vacation
Home Tuition
Hotel and Catering
Journalism
Juniors and Junior Vacation	Yes, between 8 and 20: 8-10, 11-14, 15+
Law
Literature
Management
Marketing
Medicine
Retired/Mature students
Science and Technology
Secretaries
Sport and Leisure
Teachers Courses
Translating/Interpreting
Travel and Tourism
Work experience
ACCOMMODATION	ACCOMMODATION
Residential accommodation on campus	Yes
Homestay accommodation
STUDENT PROFILE	STUDENT PROFILE
Number of students per week Sep - June
Number of students per week July/August	180
Average age of students Sep - June
Average age of students July/August	8 - 20
Main nationalities Sep - June
Main nationalities July/August	More than 40 different nationalities, but main markets are: Spain, Italy, Turkey, Germany, France, Poland, Russia, Korea, Venezuela, Israel, Ecuador
Maximum number of students in class Sep - June
Maximum number of students in class July/August	10, average 6
Minimum age of students	08

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