You are landing at Manchester Airport and will spend a bit of time in Manchester before coming to York!
Please make sure you collect your luggage. If any is missing, you must complete a missing luggage form before leaving the security area.
You have an exciting week ahead of you!
5th November 2023 at 11:15
You are landing at Manchester Airport and will spend a bit of time in Manchester before coming to York!
Please make sure you collect your luggage. If any is missing, you must complete a missing luggage form before leaving the security area.
They are looking forward to welcoming you.
5th November 2023 at 18:00
Your families will collect you from Holgate Park, or a taxi will collect you and take you to meet your host family at home.
We will keep the families updated about your flight and journey, so they will be there to meet you as soon as possible!
Staying safe and speaking English
You have a great opportunity to practice your English!
Once you are home in the evening, please do not go out again unless there is an activity in this programme.
Travelling safely
6th November 2023 at 09:00
Please try to get to College for 09:00 on your first day. Your family may bring you, or you may be making the journey on your own. There is a bus pass on the back of your Melton College ID Card if you live further than walking distance from the College.
Remember, in England we drive on the left so be very careful crossing roads! Use a Pedestrian Crossing, if possible!
Time to learn
6th November 2023 at 09:30
Your teachers have planned a range of lessons to help to develop and practice your English Skills!
We want you to become a confident speaker of our language. We will help you as much as we can. We ask you to help yourself by ONLY SPEAKING ENGLISH IN THE COLLEGE!!
Find out about Britain's best historic City!
6th November 2023 at 14:00
This is our chance to show you some of the highlights which make York one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe!
We will also show you the bus stops, where to change money, the main shopping areas and our meeting points for activities in the City.
Time to learn
7th November 2023 at 09:30
Your teachers have planned a range of lessons to help to develop and practice your English Skills!
We want you to become a confident speaker of our language. We will help you as much as we can. We ask you to help yourself by ONLY SPEAKING ENGLISH IN THE COLLEGE!!
The largest Medieval Gothic Cathedral in Northern Europe!
7th November 2023 at 14:00
York Minster dominates the city skyline and is the biggest tourist attraction in the region!
We will have a look round, including a guided tour and do some project work based round our visit.
Time to learn
8th November 2023 at 09:30
Your teachers have planned a range of lessons to help to develop and practice your English Skills!
We want you to become a confident speaker of our language. We will help you as much as we can. We ask you to help yourself by ONLY SPEAKING ENGLISH IN THE COLLEGE!!
The only surviving part of York's castle.
8th November 2023 at 14:00
From the top of Clifford's Tower you can see 360 degree views of our city and the land around it, so you can imagine how useful it was for spotting groups of invaders.
The Tower has been used as a keep, a prison, and a royal mint throughout its history, and has recently been redeveloped for visitors.
Step back in time!
8th November 2023 at 15:15
York , or Jorvik, as the Vikings used to call it, was a very important city for the Vikings. Ride through a reconstructed Viking street and see how the residents of Jorvik used to live.
Nowadays, Jorvik is one of the city's most popular tourist attractions.
Time to learn
9th November 2023 at 09:30
Your teachers have planned a range of lessons to help to develop and practice your English Skills!
We want you to become a confident speaker of our language. We will help you as much as we can. We ask you to help yourself by ONLY SPEAKING ENGLISH IN THE COLLEGE!!
A Castle MuseumÂ… but not a castle!
9th November 2023 at 14:00
Learn about how York has been shaped through different periods of history, walking through exhibits about warfare, toys, fashion, the 1960s, and the city's old prison cells!
The Castle Museum has got something for everyone.
Time to learn
10th November 2023 at 09:30
Your teachers have planned a range of lessons to help to develop and practice your English Skills!
We want you to become a confident speaker of our language. We will help you as much as we can. We ask you to help yourself by ONLY SPEAKING ENGLISH IN THE COLLEGE!!
Time to go home!
11th November 2023 at 14:30
Your hosts will bring you to Holgate Park.
Thanks for studying with us! Make sure you are packed and ready. Make sure you do not have sharp objects or liquids in your hand luggage!