Monday 9 December (afternoon) Board Games at ELC
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15:30
Free
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 10 December (afternoon) Christmas Decoration
Help us decorate the school and put the Xmas tree up!
Meet: Reception
Time: 15:30
FREE
Wednesday 11 December (afternoon) Christmas Arts&Crafts
Paint your own Xmas bauble!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: from 14:30
£3
Thursday 12 December (afternoon) The Brighton Lights
Explore a light trail beyond the walled garden, through Stanmer’s famous orchard, and for the first time ever—walk through the beautifully illuminated Palm House.
Meet: Reception
Time: 14:45
£19 +bus
Friday 13 December (afternoon) Student Christmas Meal
Meet: Restaurant
Time: 13:00
Pay at venue
Saturday 14 December (evening) Drone Light Show
Meet: Sussex County Cricket Club
Time: 17:30
£24
Monday 16 December (afternoon) Christmas Movie at ELC
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15:30
Free
Tuesday 17 December (afternoon) Christmas Fayre
Meet: Reception
Time: 15:30
Free
Wednesday 18 December (afternoon) Gingerbread Decoration
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: from 14:30
£5
Thursday 19 December (afternoon) International Food
Bring a typical dish from your country while you have got the opportunity to try food from different countries made by other students!
Meet: Lecture Hall
Time: 15:30
Free
Friday 20 December (morning) Christmas Party
Meet: Lecture Hall
- Drinks and snacks
- Pantomime
- Just Dance and Karaoke
- Photo booth
Have a great holiday and see you in 2025!!
Free
Saturday 21 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.
Free, unticketed public event.