Monday 8 December (afternoon) Christmas Movie at ELC
Get into the festive vibes!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15:30
Bring your own snacks!
Meet friends, have fun and keep speaking English
The social programme is a weekly offering of activities which complement your English language lessons.
A social activity gives you an opportunity to meet new friends and discover everything Brighton and the UK has to offer, and it’s a great way to extend and practise your English. Some activities are free of charge, some are with a Social Activities Organiser while others are suggestions for you to do with friends or on your own, some have a fee which depends on the duration, the distance and the cost of the activity itself.
We offer a wide range of activities, local tours and weekend excursions:
- activities include sports, quizzes, conversation club and a walking tour of Brighton on your first day. Typical costs are £5 to £20.
- local tours include visits to Lewes, Arundel, Rottingdean, Seven Sisters and Beachy Head. these tours typically cost £10 to £30.
- full-day weekend excursions are to destinations such as London, Oxford, Cambridge, Bath & Stonehenge, Canterbury & Leeds Castle. Typical costs are £40 to £85.
We employ a full-time member of staff - Social Activities Organiser - to organise the programme. When you arrive at the school in Brighton on your first day, we’ll explain how activities work, introduce you to the Social Activities Organiser and what you have to do to sign up (reserve a place) on the activities, trips and excursions that you’re interested in. We also offer weekend excursions through a local company Discovery Tours.
Once you’re in school, we can also help you to plan other things you might like to do independently.
Social programme
Tuesday 9 December (afternoon) Table Tennis
Good chance to meet new people!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15.30
Free
Wednesday 10 December (afternoon) Gingerbread Decorating
Come decorate something that won't last!
Meet: Common Room
Time: 15.30
£5
Thursday 11 December (afternoon) Xmas Arts&Crafts
Have a chat with other students while getting creative and having fun!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15:30
£3
Friday 12 December (afternoon) Artbox Cafe (Hello Kitty)
Sweet Talks & Sweet Treats 🎀
Suggested activity!
Pay at venue
Saturday 13 December (evening) Drone Light Show
Meet: Sussex County Cricket Club
Time: 17:30
Suggestion!
£24
Monday 15 December (afternoon) Xmas Movie
Get into the festive vibes!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15.30
Bring your own snacks!
Tuesday 16 December (afternoon) Table Tennis
Good chance to meet new people!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15.30
Free
Wednesday 17 December (afternoon) Hot Chocolate
Hot chocolate, mince pies and new friends!
Meet: Common room
Time: 15.30
£4
Thursday 18 December (afternoon) Xmas Arts&Crafts
Create, celebrate and feel at home this Christmas!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15:30
£3
Friday 19 December (morning) Christmas Party
Meet: Lecture Hall
- Drinks and snacks
- Pantomime
- Just Dance and Karaoke
Have a great holiday and see you in 2026!!
Free
Saturday 20 December (evening) Burning the Clocks
Local people make their own paper and willow lanterns, using our kits, and after parading through the city, they pass them into a blazing bonfire on Brighton beach, as a token of the year’s end.
Suggestion!
Free, unticketed public event.