Kaplan, Bournemouth, UK

After over 80 years of experience in the field, Kaplan International now runs language schools in ten countries that serve 40,000 students each year from 150 different countries. Due to this elite resume, the name "Kaplan" has become synonymous with academic excellence. At each Kaplan school, experienced teachers guide students through classroom activities as well as cultural excursions in order to make learning come alive as students strive to reach their language goals. Through projects that emphasize real world application, students are able to push past learning plateaus, become advanced speakers after only 50 weeks of intensive classes, and take on any of the main English proficiency exams. Kaplan International is so secure in their methods that four weeks of free tuition is guaranteed to any student in an intensive course who attends 95% of their classes and does not progress a full level every ten weeks, a very exciting and encouraging promise! The Kaplan Bournemouth campus is the largest in the UK and includes a garden, a student lounge, and a high-rise residence hall that overlooks the area. Students will be able to study General or intensive English, Business English, and IELTS preparation, all in an idyllic location just five minutes from the seashore. Students can stay close to home and enjoy the local beaches with all their offerings of relaxation and water sports, or they can explore further out by taking the ferry to Brownsea Island and the Isle of Purbeck to catch a view of the Harry Rocks. The Bournemouth Eye, a hot air balloon that stays tethered near the beach, gives students the chance to survey the whole area from 500 feet in the air. Students are free to explore the city on their own, or they can take advantage of the active social calendar put together by Kaplan in order to fully immerse themselves in local culture while making new friends.