Shrewsbury
Sports Academy
11-16 Years | Residential
Beginner to Advanced
CEFR (Common European Framework) levels
A1* | A2 | B1 | B2 | C1 | C2
*Beginner classes only offered up to age of 14
15 hours per week
2 July - 30 July (2, 3 or 4 weeks)
A fabulous campus, close to Shrewsbury town.
Shrewsbury Sports Academy
Each week you select one sport option:
- Tennis
- Golf
- Horse Riding
- Adventure Sports
All sports coaching is designed to improve skills, confidence, personal fitness and performance level.
Why Choose This Programme?
At Shrewsbury we offer 3 academies on one campus:
- English Academy
- Sports Academy
- Coding & Tech Academy
You can choose a different option each week or continue with one throughout your stay.
What To Expect?
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15 hours' tuition per week
(including English Skills, English Workshops and end-of-week presentation)
Maximum class size: 12 international students**
** In exceptional circumstances, in order to place students at their correct level, maximum class size may be exceeded. -
English Skills
On arrival, you'll be given a written and oral test and placed into an English Skills class appropriate for your age and level
Improve core skills, technical accuracy and enhance spoken fluency through engaging and collaborative sessions e.g. Life in a British School - research famous British Schools and design your own!
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English Workshop
In these fun, task based sessions, you'll explore new topic areas. Learn through researching, discussing, collaborating and creating
Workshop topics vary week to week e.g. Book Design, Drama, Discovering Darwin, Engineering, Journalism, Video Blogs, Visual Poetry!
Each week choose a workshop that interests you.
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Trinity Exam
The Trinity Exam in Spoken English is offered on 15 July and 29 July 2025. It is an optional extra, but recommended, £130
Sports Academy
12 hours of intensive sports coaching on four mornings each week. Each week you select one of the choices below. All sports coaching is designed to improve skills, confidence, personal fitness and performance level.
- Mornings: A choice of sports, team challenges, arts and crafts, dance and drama games on 2 mornings per week
- Evenings: Exciting range of evening activities e.g. mystery nights, talent shows, British games, discos and relaxed nights in houses
- Special events: Pool party, Ceilidh (traditional dancing)
- Excursions: 2 per week e.g. Chester, Warwick Castle, Severn Valley Railway, Blists Hill Victorian Town
- Free time: Relax and enjoy time with your new friends
See Also
Residential Courses in Shrewsbury
English Academy Teens (11-16)
An intensive programme of 15 hours' English tuition plus Active English study trips (total 20 hours)
Coding & Tech Academy Teens
(11-16)
Designed for students interesed in learning the fundamentals of code, robotics and game design.
Suitable for all levels from beginners to advanced.
Level Check
There are many Discovery Summer programmes for you to choose from! Our online level test helps us to direct you towards our most appropriate Discovery programme.
What Our Students & Parents Say
My three weeks with Discovery Summer was a great experience. I had a lot of fun. I liked meeting new people from all over the world, from UK, Spain, Myanmar, Italy, and Denmark.
- Pierre, France
