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	Marlborough College
Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 1PA			MAP
tel: (01672) 892 388
email: summer.school@marlboroughcollege.wilts.sch.uk

A summer school which sees around 3,000 visitors a year over the three weeks it operates from mid July into August. There are both courses for adults and for 'young people and children'. Evening entertainment includes two Gala Performances plus lectures, recitals and other options.
Younger visitors are divided into Junior Troopers (3-6 years) and Children's Activities (6-10 years), Young Adventurers (10-12 years), and teenagers (13-17 years) although these last may be sub-divided for some activities so that they can find their level.

Location

Marlborough in Wiltshire.

Dates

Three weeks from mid July into beginning of August.

Activities

A wide range from pottery to clowning, cooking fly fishing, jazz dance, shooting, photography, multi-sport, paper engineering, outdoor adventure, golf, karate, tennis, graphic design, woodland installation and style and makeup for teenage girls. For the adults the range is around three times as large with options including arts and crafts, landscapes and architecture, literature and creative Writing, Languages, history, art history and culture, music, theatre and dance, technology and science, body and mind, life skills and careers, sport, a games, hobbies and country pursuits.

Accommodation

Modern purpose-built or recently refurbished houses with kitchenettes, meeting areas, TV and games rooms, with a choice of single or twin rooms, young people's dormitories and family rooms.

Sample Price

£140 per person for accommodation and board plus a further fee for each course from £93 for five half days.