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Vacation English - Daytime

LAL Language Centres - Cape Town
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Course description

Our Day Programme is designed for families who would like their children to enjoy a language course, whilst parents enjoy free time in Cape Town or an English course at our school. We have course and accommodation options for the whole family.

Our Daytime option offers students 20 lessons per week plus afternoon activities and excursions. Lunch is also included. The programme is Monday to Friday.

Afternoon (half-day) excursions on offer include: Bo-kaap & Slave Lodge, Canal Walk Mall, Castle of Good Hope, City Tour, Green Market Square & Signal Hill, Robben Island, Table Mountain plus many more! The excursions follow a fixed calendar and the excursions included will depend on the dates the programme is taken.

Course topics

Listening, Speaking, Pronunciation, Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, Grammar and Activities

Class schedule

Course duration
1-4 weeks
Start dates
Every Monday
Classes per week
20 lessons per week (each lesson lasts 45 min)
Class days
Monday - Friday
School holidays
26 Dec 2024 and 01 Jan 2025

LAL Cape Town does not hold classes on the holiday dates above. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Class times

Morning session
09:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Lunch
12:30 PM - 01:00 PM
Activity
01:15 PM - 06:00 PM

Class schedule may change depending on availability and season.

Class level

All levels, beginner to advanced
You will take a placement test on your first day to determine your class level. You may also take this test before your arrival in Cape Town.

Class size

Maximum 15 students

Student age

Age range 12 - 17 years old
Average 15 years old

Certificate

A certificate of completion will be issued at the end of the course.
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School description

LAL Cape Town offers the perfect combination of affordability, location, safety, quality of learning, experience and language immersion.

Why study English in Cape Town?

A very beautiful city in the tip of Africa, students practice English everywhere, they meet both natives & foreigners and they have the opportunity to visit top-rated attractions! The destination is also well known for its white sand beaches, gastronomy, wine farms, history, art, night life and a breath-taking nature.

Study and live in the vibrant, cosmopolitan suburb of Sea Point, one of the city's older and most sought-after areas. With the school and residence just four to five minutes' walk from each other, and so much on offer in our area, your learning experience with us will be incredible. Our school residence boasts single, twin and dorm rooms, garden with barbeque area, swimming pool, canteen and others, while our school is in a very modern building, with easy access, balconies, sea and mountain views, and well-equipped modern classrooms.

Our teachers are native English speakers and part of our methodology is to teach English inside and outside classroom. In addition, we offer free extra-curricular activities (Real Life English) and English on the Go classes.

Year opened
1994
Number of classrooms
15

Accreditations

Facilities

  • Library
  • Social Activities
  • Cultural Trips
  • TV Room
  • Elevators
  • Wheelchair access
  • Eating Area
  • Free Internet
  • Wireless Internet
  • Computers
  • After-Class Seminars
  • Studying Area
  • Audio Learning
  • Sports Activities

Teacher qualifications

Native English speakers
All
Teachers with English teaching certification
All

Nationality and age mix

The nationality and age mix at LAL Language Centres - Cape Town varies over different time periods, courses and levels. Throughout the year, the average age is 15.

LAL Cape Town teaches students from all over the world, including:

Angola
22%
Brazil
19%
Saudi Arabia
18%
Italy
10%
France
7%
Russia
5%
Switzerland
3%
Yemen
3%
Libya
2%
Germany
1%
Spain
1%
Turkey
1%
Other
8%

School holidays

LAL Cape Town does not hold classes on the holiday dates below. The school does not compensate for these holidays, so make sure to choose your start date accordingly.

Open dates
Year round
School holidays
25 Dec 2024, 26 Dec 2024, 01 Jan 2025

School location

LAL Cape Town offers the perfect combination of affordability, location, safety, quality of learning, experience and language immersion.

Why study English in Cape Town?

A very beautiful city in the tip of Africa, students practice English everywhere, they meet both natives & foreigners and they have the opportunity to visit top-rated attractions! The destination is also well known for its white sand beaches, gastronomy, wine farms, history, art, night life and a breath-taking nature.

Study and live on the same premises at our unique school campus! Located in the popular district of Sea Point, our campus offers classrooms, single/twin/dorm rooms, garden with barbeque area, swimming pool, canteen and others. A very friendly and social space.

Our teachers are native English speakers and part of our methodology is to teach English inside and outside classroom. In Addition, we offer free extra-curricular activities (Real Life English) and English on the Go classes.

Look forward to welcoming you!

LAL Team

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Reviews

100% recommend

based on 4 reviews
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"Excellent experience"

Newton Costa, student from Angola

In one sentence, it was an excellent experience. The school is very well organized, in terms of class arrangement and the teacher's qualification.

The location, facilities are perfect. They should have more activities in order for students to have more contact with English in real life.

About housing, It should have more diversity of food. The lunch is not that good and a bit expensive for students.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
School facilities
Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
13 Jan 2020 - 31 Jan 2020
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"I was able to develop my level of English, especially Speaking, grammar and vocabulary."

Déogratias Nshimirimana, student from Afghanistan

I was like very good the classes with a small number of students, all are appreciated.

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
School facilities
Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
3 weeks
Date of study
5 Aug 2019 - 30 Aug 2019
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Very kind and professional school team on a marvelous place."

Marek Jankowski, student from Germany

The classes about 6-8 people - not really crowded, teachers very professional and cooperative, location great in the nicest area of Cape Town - See Point, facilities - all what you need, a lot of activities, housing - for a dormitory, very good. I can just recommend! Optimal place to learn English and make fantastic holiday!

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
School facilities
Social activities
School location
Housing
Date of study
3 Dec 2018 - 7 Dec 2018
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.

"Good experience"

giuseppe Placida, student from Italy

It was totally a good experience, I think that it is possible to improve the quality of teaching.
The location is good if you want to go to visit the City.
The accommodation was clean .

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My ratings for this school

Quality of teaching
School facilities
Social activities
School location
Housing
Duration of study
2 weeks
Date of study
29 Feb 2016 - 18 Mar 2016
Would you recommend this school?
Yes
This is a verified review. This student has booked a course at this school through Language International.
housing

Housing

LAL Cape Town offers the following housing types:
student-residence

On-site (campus) Residence - 4-bed dormitory - En-suite Bathroom - Breakfast

145 €
weekly
Age range: 15 years old and older
Address: 319 Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town 8005, South Africa
Location: On-site (campus) Residence
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: 4-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast (7 meals per week)
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, telephone, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, heating, 24/7 supervision, and garden
Distance to school: 1 minutes by walk
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, anytime
145 €
LAL Cape Town is proud to be the only language centre in Cape Town to offer school and residence on the same site, close to beaches, main attractions and restaurants, and with easy access to public transport.

4-bed rooms have shared or private shower, WC and basin. Clean bed linen provided once a week. Bedrooms cleaned daily Mon-Fri. Communal areas cleaned daily. Towels changed twice a week. There is a computer room with free internet access, as well as a free wireless network throughout the residence.

Breakfast is always included. Optional lunch available Monday - Friday at an additional charge. Shared kitchen available.

There is 24-hour security at the school entrance, with an additional security guard roaming the campus at night. Students are issued with a key to their room on arrival. Lost keys charged at ZAR50.
Lock changes charged at ZAR350. Damaged towels are ZAR150 per towel.

Check-in after 14.00. Check-out before 10.00. Other times by arrangement.

Please note this residence has two cats which are free roaming.

On-site (campus) Residence - Twin room - En-suite - Breakfast

210 €
weekly
Age range: 15 years old and older
Address: 319 Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town 8005, South Africa
Location: On-site (campus) Residence
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: 2-person shared room
Board type: Breakfast (7 meals per week)
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, telephone, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, heating, and garden
Distance to school: 1 minutes by walk
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, anytime
210 €
LAL Cape Town is proud to be the only language centre in Cape Town to offer school and residence on the same site, close to beaches, main attractions and restaurants, and with easy access to public transport.

Shared twin rooms have an en-suite shower, WC and basin. Clean bed linen provided once a week. Bedrooms cleaned daily Mon-Fri. Communal areas cleaned daily. Towels changed twice a week. There is a computer room with free internet access, as well as a free wireless network throughout the residence.

Breakfast is always included. Optional lunch available Monday - Friday at an additional charge. Shared kitchen available.

There is 24-hour security at the school entrance, with an additional security guard roaming the campus at night. Students are issued with a key to their room on arrival. Lost keys charged at ZAR50.
Lock changes charged at ZAR350. Damaged towels are ZAR150 per towel.

Check-in after 14.00. Check-out before 10.00. Other times by arrangement.

Please note this residence has two cats which are free roaming.

On-site (campus) Residence - Single room - En-suite - Breakfast

325 €
weekly
Age range: 15 years old and older
Address: 319 Main Road, Sea Point, Cape Town 8005, South Africa
Location: On-site (campus) Residence
Housing type: Student residence (on-campus)
Room type: Single-person room
Board type: Breakfast (7 meals per week)
Facilities: Private bathroom, kitchen, telephone, wireless internet, free internet, tV room, heating, 24/7 supervision, and garden
Distance to school: 1 minutes by walk
Availability: January - December
Check-in: Sunday, anytime
Check-out: Sunday, anytime
325 €
LAL Cape Town is proud to be the only language centre in Cape Town to offer school and residence on the same site, close to beaches, main attractions and restaurants, and with easy access to public transport.

Single rooms have an en-suite shower, WC and basin. Clean bed linen provided once a week. Bedrooms cleaned daily Mon-Fri. Communal areas cleaned daily. Towels changed twice a week. There is a computer room with free internet access, as well as a free wireless network throughout the residence.

Breakfast is always included. Optional lunch available Monday - Friday at an additional charge. Shared kitchen available.

There is 24-hour security at the school entrance, with an additional security guard roaming the campus at night. Students are issued with a key to their room on arrival. Lost keys charged at ZAR50.
Lock changes charged at ZAR350. Damaged towels are ZAR150 per towel.

Check-in after 14.00. Check-out before 10.00. Other times by arrangement.

Please note this residence has two cats which are free roaming.
visa

Visa support

We cannot apply for visas on behalf of students. However, the school can supply you with all the documentation you need to support your visa application.

Your letter of acceptance will be sent to your home address by regular mail at no charge to you. If you wish to receive your paperwork by express mail, you will be charged 85 € when you register.

Flights and airport transfer

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to Cape Town based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

Travel insurance

Study abroad worry-free with Language International's health and personal effects insurance coverage. When you book a course with us, you can opt to purchase an international insurance plan that covers not only your health care cost but also loss of your personal belongings. You must book your insurance in advance when you register.

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