Cultural immersion in an English speaking country is the most effective way to improve one's English. All of our programmes require that students live with host families where English is the mother tongue. In many cases, other students of a different nationality will stay in the same host family. However, we guarantee that a family hosts only one student of a given nationality.

Our courses are designed so that students can both learn English and have a good time. These goals don't necessarily have to be mutually exclusive !. By downloading the brochure of a specific school, it can be seen that a comprehensive activty programme is a prerequisite for all courses.

All EnglishExplorer schools are located in cities with close proximity to regions of genuine natural beauty. This gives our students the benefits of the services that can be found in cities with the option to also explore the nature which can be found in these regions. Currently we offer programmes in Ireland (Cork and Dublin ) and in Canada (Toronto).

This is an intangible benefit of taking a course with EnglishExplorer but in many ways it is also one of the most important benefits. Students at our schools come from diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds comprsing many different nationalities. We often think of our school environments as the "melting pot" of cultures.

Students of our schools make many new friends and quite often they keep in contact long after the course has finished. In fact, we have the had honour of being the catalyst for several happy marraiges!

Regarding our teaching staff, all teachers are native English speakers with University degrees. It is also a requirement that teachers have the relevant TESOL qualification and have several years of teaching experience. The younger teachers are involved in the afternoon activities and travel with students on Saturday excursions.

During the month of July, students can opt to sit for the Trinity College London exams, which is an external examining board validating that a student has reached a certain level of English. In most Spain and Italy, can earn credits towards their final high school marks if they have successfully passed the Trinity College London examination.

In Canada, the Toronto school is also officially recognised by the Canadian Department of Education.