Page 15 - Student Handbook Aldenham

WHO DO I SPEAK TO IF I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH WILL THERE BE TIME TO GO SHOPPING?
MY ROOM? If you are 13 and over you will have some free time on
excursions in which you can do some shopping and buy
If you have any problem with your room, please speak to
your group leader or SM who can usually be found in the any gifts or items you may need. You will need to stay in
school office; they will be more than happy to help you. groups of 3 or more. Staff will tell you what shops there
will be in the town or city you are visiting. Student aged
12 or under will have to stay with an adult (SM or group
WILL I BE SHARING A ROOM WITH MY FRIENDS? leader)

We allocate beds very early because it’s a very complicat- HOW MUCH MONEY SHOULD I BRING?
ed process and we have to take a lot of people’s wishes
into consideration. If there someone you particularly want Your meals and accommodation are paid for so you only
to share a room with, please tell us at the time you book need money for snacks and shopping—how much of that
the course. We do our best to place you in a room with you do is up to you!
the people you have requested to share with.
Britain isn’t a cheap country to visit but, as a guide, a
meal in McDonald’s is usually about £5 and a can of Coke
from a shop could cost you £1.
CAN YOU TELL ME HOW I CAN STUDY AT A BRITISH
SCHOOL OR UNIVERSITY?
I’VE RUN OUT OF POCKET MONEY—WHAT CAN I
If you would like more information on attending main- DO?
stream year long education in the UK, or would like more
information/advice on attending university in England, If you have run out of pocket money and you think you
please speak with your Director of Studies or email: will need some more, speak to your group leader or con-
summer.support@churchillhouse.co.uk. tact your parents. We can make arrangements for them

to tran sfer money to you in the UK.
If you would like to study at the school you’re staying in, let
us know while you are on-site and we will ask the school’s
admissions person to talk to you. WHAT IF I GET LOST?
If you get lost, call the emergency number on your ID
CAN I GO INTO TOWN WITH MY FRIENDS? card. Describe to the member of staff where you are and
stay there. Someone will come and find you and bring
Students can only leave campus as part of an organised ex-
cursion with either a staff member or your group leader ac- you back to the group.
companying you. You may not leave campus on your own or
with your friends.
I HAVE LOST SOMETHING AT THE SCHOOL, CAN
YOU HELP ME?
WHAT IS THE FOOD LIKE?
If you misplace or lose any of your belongings whilst at
There will be a choice of food for breakfast, lunch and din-
ner. Breakfast will be pastries, meats & cheeses, cereals, your school, check the lost property collection in the
fruit, yoghurt or something cooked. Lunch could include school office at your first chance. Items that people have
sandwiches, pasta, vegetables, baked potatoes and salad. found around the school will be taken here for students
Dinner could include soup, curry, pasta, rice, meat dishes, to claim if they have lost them.
chips, vegetables, salad, baked potatoes, burgers and a vari- If you leave an item behind after you have left the UK,
ety of desserts. send an e-mail to summer.support@churchillhouse.co.uk
explaining what it is and we will try and recover the item
for you if we have it. Lost property is kept for 3 months
after the school has closed for the summer. You have
within this time to claim your belongings before we do-
nate all lost property to charity.