English Week: 5 days of English immersion for school groups
A five-day residential stay on the Costa Brava where your group lives in English from morning to night, with 50 native monitors and water sports and adventure activities. Over 25 years organising it for schools across Spain.
No commitment. We’ll reply with a proposal tailored to your group. How to book
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- 50 native monitors
- Over 25 years
also 3 and 4
native monitors
maximum students per monitor
beachfront campuses
What is English Week
English Week is a five-day stay designed so that students practise English in a real communication context, what we call Real English: the real thing, the English you use to communicate with another person. This is how they discover that everything they study at school has a purpose in the end.
To make that happen, we create an environment where practising English comes naturally. Our whole team speaks to the students only in English, from the director to the activity monitors.
- A programme tailored to the age and level of each group
- Water sports and adventure activities included in the programme
- Teachers can take part or not: for most of the day we take charge of the group
It’s not a school English week moved somewhere else. It’s a residential stay away from school, on our own campuses, where English is used to do things and not just to study it.
What those who have already been say
Has your school been?
If you’ve brought your group to English Week, we’d love to hear what you thought. Write to us using the contact form.
How English is lived during the stay
7 hours of programme a day
Three hours in the morning and four in the afternoon with their monitors. Before each activity, the monitor explains in English what is going to happen, and the students put it into practice by doing it. Outside the programme they stay with the monitors at the ping pong table, in the pool or at the disco.
Carefully chosen native monitors
The whole team is selected by the management of Grupos Organizados. Each group has its own monitors throughout the programme, from Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon. They speak only English and the ratio never exceeds one monitor for every ten students.
This is how the connection is built, the bond, which gets students talking.
A programme for every level
We find out the group’s level through their teacher and prepare the programme accordingly. Age doesn’t always indicate level: what counts is the actual hours of English they get at school and their quality.
Trained to teach English without it feeling like a class
In their training, English in all its forms is the basis of the work. Monitors learn to speak slowly, to be expressive, to use body language and to pitch things at the students’ level, along with other language teaching techniques. The human touch is one of the most carefully developed aspects, season after season.
Bilingual schools fit in too
There are more and more bilingual schools where subjects are taught in English. These students already get many hours of spoken English, so the programme is adjusted so that they keep progressing and have fun.
Our aim is for students to learn to live English and love it, and that only happens by having a good time and adapting the language to their abilities.
Certificate of attendance
Before leaving, each student receives a certificate confirming their stay, signed by the company director, Christopher Bradshaw Martínez, a qualified teacher and English teacher, graduated from the Universitat de Girona and the Escuela Oficial de Idiomas.
A day at English Week, from morning to night
Morning
Self service breakfast
A bit of free time before we start
Ping pong, football, volleyball, tennis.
The Grupos Organizados programme begins
The monitor explains the morning in English. Morning activity: water sports and games on the beach.
Back to the campsite
Shower and getting ready for lunch.
Self service lunch
Free time to relax
Pool, bungalow and rest. Students enjoy the pool, the ping pong tables and the multi-sport court, and we provide the equipment, such as balls and rackets.
Afternoon
The afternoon begins with Grupos Organizados
The monitor explains the afternoon in English. Afternoon activity: song and dance, sketches and role plays, and games in the pool.
Free time for them
The programme ends. They go back to the bungalows, shower and enjoy a little more time to go to the beach, shop at the supermarket or phone home.
Self service dinner
Night
Disco with a DJ
Music for all tastes with our DJ and always three native monitors on the dance floor so the English practice never stops. The disco is inside the campsite and only English Week students can go in. One night of the week (Wednesday or Thursday), the monitors put on the Monitor’s show: dances and songs the students have learned during the week.
End of the disco
The music ends so everyone is in the bungalows before 00:00.
Silence at the campsite
From this time on you can only hear the night watchmen doing their rounds, so that everyone is rested the next day.
English Week activities
Water sports
Kayak, pedalo, paddle surf and Big SUP. These are the star activities: the ones students enjoy most and in which they pick up new vocabulary without realising it.
Adventure sports
High ropes course, climbing wall, zip line, archery and air rifle shooting, in our own adventure parks on both campuses.
Games and teamwork
Problem-solving games, orienteering, beach and pool games, excursions and shops and shopping. Here the emphasis is on play and collaboration, always in English.
Language projects: English that doesn’t feel like a class
These are projects done entirely in English, with an approach that has nothing to do with school lessons. We work with music, dance and roles that the students enjoy, and the language reaches them through several channels at once, the psychomotor, the musical and others, activating their multiple intelligences.
Song and dance
They learn choreographies to songs that are in fashion and the lyrics to sing them.
Sketches and role plays
They prepare short scenes from everyday life, with a moral and human side as well as the English. Then they dress up and perform.
Projects
Projects with names of their own such as My Wedding, Blind Date, My Rap Song, My Monster and My Superhero. They are done in groups by age and level, and work on spoken, written, listening and reading English.
Outings and excursions
From Tossa de Mar
Excursion to the medieval town of Tossa de Mar and a glass-bottom boat trip to enjoy the Costa Brava.
From Santa Susanna
Outing to Rancho Mestres and a horse ride.
Safety and insurance
The activities are carried out by the monitors with the group, in compliance with European regulations and with all our public liability insurance policies and those covering the activities themselves.
In risk activities, safety comes before English practice. That is why each session in the natural environment begins with an explanation in English of the vocabulary and the rules.
See what it’s like inside
Can you picture your group living the week like this?
Tell us the school year, number of students and approximate dates, and we’ll prepare a proposal for you.
Duration: English Week of 5, 4 or 3 days
3
Days
A first intense immersion, for groups who want to try the format.
4
Days
More practice time with a tighter budget and calendar.
5
Days
The full programme, Monday to Friday, with all the activities. It’s the most popular format.
Which school years it’s designed for
English Week is designed for students aged 10 to 16, that is, from primary and secondary school. For each group we adapt the programme to the age and level of English their teacher tells us, because age doesn’t always indicate level: what counts is the actual hours of English they get at school and their quality.
- Primary
- Secondary
Where it takes place: two beachfront campuses of our own
Tossa de Mar campus
Sea Green campsite is our centre in the “Paradís blau” of the Costa Brava, with the Mediterranean on the doorstep and our own adventure park.
Santa Susanna campus
Bon Repós campsite has been our flagship centre for over 25 years, with the sea on the doorstep, our own adventure park and a train stop right outside the gate.
Accommodation, meals and safety
At both Santa Susanna and Tossa de Mar, the group stays in high quality bungalows of different capacities and designs. The beds are made on arrival, and a few weeks beforehand we tell the teachers the size of the accommodation so they can organise the groups.
We serve breakfast, lunch and dinner every day, always as an open buffet, with balanced menus that include vegetables, fruit and meat or fish. We cater for allergies and intolerances.
- A maximum of one monitor for every ten students
- The disco is inside the campsite and is only for English Week students
- Night watchmen doing rounds from 00:00
- Public liability and accident insurance for the activities, and adventure parks with the corresponding safety certificates
You now know the campuses and the accommodation
The next step is to tell us when you’d like to come.
How your group gets to the campuses from anywhere in Spain
Saint Susanna
The campus is inside Bon Repós campsite, right on the beach.
The campsite has a stop on the coastal line right opposite the entrance gate: the “Santa Susanna” stop, on the Barcelona Sants to Blanes route. From Barcelona it takes about 75 minutes. You can reach Barcelona Sants from anywhere in Spain and change there onto the coastal train.
Towards Palafolls, take the exit “Calella, Pineda, Malgrat, Santa Susanna”. You drive through the towns along the road and, just after the bridge that marks the entrance to Santa Susanna, take the side road opposite the Carrefour to head towards the beach. At the end of the speed bumps and after the last roundabout, go straight on to the railway tracks. Turn right and, on the way down, left to go under the tracks. It is 500 metres along that small road to the campsite gate.
Towards France, exit Hostalric / Blanes Costa Brava. At the big roundabout, instead of continuing towards Blanes, turn right towards Barcelona. After a petrol station on each side, take the exit on the right signposted “Santa Susanna playas”. Go under the main road and head straight towards the beach. The rest of the route is the same as via the C-32, from the speed bumps to the campsite gate.
Tossa de Mar
The campus is at Sea Green campsite, on the road from Tossa de Mar to Lloret de Mar.
Towards France, exit Maçanet de la Selva, and continue towards Sant Feliu de Guíxols and Llagostera. At Llagostera there is a right turn to Tossa de Mar. Once in Tossa, take the direction of Lloret de Mar. After about 3 km there is a turn to the left with signs for Sea Green campsite.
Take the last exit, the one for Blanes. Follow the signs for Blanes, drive through it, follow the signs for Lloret, drive through it and leave towards Tossa de Mar. About 8 km later, after a winding stretch, there is a turn to the right with signs for Sea Green campsite.
Practical information: arrivals, departures, luggage and responsibility
Arrivals and departures
The stay usually runs from Monday lunch to Friday lunch, on a full board basis.
- Arrivals on Monday between 9:00 and 12:00
- Departure on Friday at 15:00, after lunch
- Bungalows are vacated at 10:00 after breakfast, with empty bungalows to store luggage until departure
Who is responsible
The company takes 100% responsibility for the group during the programme, from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:30. The rest of the time is the responsibility of the teaching staff or accompanying adults.
We are not responsible for items the groups bring, such as glasses, phones, clothes or jewellery.
Mobile phones
We recommend that students don’t bring a phone. If they do, ideally teachers keep it during the day and give it back between 19:00 and 20:00.
What do I pack?
Students
- Sleeping bag or equivalent and a pillowcase
- Bath and beach towels
- Comfortable sports clothes and swimwear
- Clothes for the disco, if they feel like it
- Hairdryer, maximum two per bungalow
Teachers
- Bath and beach towel. The beds are made on arrival
- A photocopy of every student’s health card
Fund the trip with raffle books
With 100 tickets at 4 euros each, every student raises 400 euros and families pay nothing. For 5-day groups that pay the deposit before Christmas. The raffle conditions are explained in detail.
How to book English Week for your school
Request information
Tell us the school year, number of students and approximate dates.
Receive the proposal
A programme adapted to the age and level of your group.
Booking
Confirm the dates and book with a deposit.
Prepare the trip
We tell you in advance everything you need for the arrival.
Information for teachers
How groups are organised, which list of students to hand in and what the teacher does during the stay.
Frequently asked questions
How many hours of English do students do each day?
Seven hours of programme with the monitors, three in the morning and four in the afternoon. And outside the programme they keep practising with them in the pool, at ping pong or at the disco. Students are only out of an English-speaking context when they are asleep or with their teachers in the bungalows.
How many students are there per monitor?
The ratio never exceeds one monitor for every ten students. Each group has its own monitors assigned throughout the programme, from Monday to Friday, morning and afternoon.
Are there English lessons during the stay?
They are not classroom lessons. Before each activity, the monitor explains in English what they are going to do and the vocabulary needed. Then they put it into practice in the sea, on the beach, in the pool or in the group’s projects, with an approach very different from school lessons.
Do teachers have to come to the activities?
They can take part or not. The company takes 100% charge of the group from 10:00 to 13:00 and from 15:00 to 18:30. The rest of the time, free time and night, the students are under the teachers’ responsibility.
What if my school is already bilingual or the students have different levels?
We find out the group’s level through the teacher and prepare the programme for them. If you prefer to group by English level, hand us the lists when you arrive.
How does the group get to the campus?
By coach along the A-7 or the C-32. You can also reach Santa Susanna by train, with a “Santa Susanna” stop right in front of the campsite gate, about 75 minutes from Barcelona.
What happens at night?
At 21:30 there is a disco with a DJ and three native monitors on the dance floor. It ends at 23:30 so that students are in the bungalows before 00:00. From midnight there is quiet and night watchmen doing their rounds.
Can students bring their mobile phone?
We recommend they don’t. If they do, ideally teachers keep it during the day and hand it over between 19:00 and 20:00.
Do they receive a certificate?
Yes. Each student receives a certificate confirming their stay, signed by the company director.
What is the minimum number of students and when do we need to book?
Tell us how many students you are, from which school year and on what dates you’d like to come, and we’ll adapt the programme and the proposal to the size of your group. The sooner you write to us, the easier it is to find the dates that suit you best.
How is the stay paid for?
The booking is confirmed with a deposit. If you pay it before Christmas for a 5-day group, your group can fund the trip with the 100-number raffle book, and families pay nothing. We explain the payment schedule in the proposal.
Still have any questions?
Tell us about your case and we’ll reply with a proposal for your group.
Request information for your school
Tell us how many students you are, from which school year and when you’d like to come. We’ll reply with a proposal tailored to your group.
- A programme tailored to the age and level of your group
- Available dates in Tossa de Mar and Santa Susanna
- Everything teachers need to know before deciding
Phone +34 972 340 638
Enquiries: gruposorganizados@gruposorganizados.com
Bookings: reservas@gruposorganizados.com
No commitment. We’ll reply with a proposal tailored to your group.