Page 3 - Student Handbook Aldenham

ACCOMMODATION

You will probably be sharing a bedroom and bathroom with
other students, unless you have specifically booked an en-
suite or single room.
Your room-mates might be students from different coun-
tries, which is a great way to make new friends and have
fun. If you have requested to share a room with friends or
family, we will do our best to accommodate this if we are
given enough notice. Bedrooms and bathrooms will be sepa- FOOD & DRINK
rated by gender and will be on different floors or areas of the
building, and you may only visit your designated space. All of your meals will be provided as part of your stay at
Churchill House: breakfast, lunch and dinner every day of
your stay. During full day excursions, you will be provided
LAUNDRY with a packed lunch to take with you which will include a
bottle of water. You may find the food at your school might
Your clothes will be washed for you (small items only). Laun-
dry is done once a week after your first week. Please write be different to what you eat at home, but we serve a wide
your name in all of your clothes. This can be done with a variety of dishes for all tastes and you’re sure to find some-
laundry pen or name tag sewn on to your clothes. We can- thing you like on the menu.
not take any responsibility for any lost or damaged laundry. Meal times can vary slightly depending on the day and cen-
tre, however, they are usually served at the following times:
Breakfast: 08:00—08:45
DAMAGE & LOST KEYS
Lunch: 12:30—13:15
If you borrowed something from a friend and you broke Dinner: 18:00—19:00
it, you would expect to buy them a new one, wouldn’t
you? We can cater for most dietary needs and offer a vegetarian
In the same way, if you damage something belonging to option every day. If you have any dietary requirements or
the school you will be asked to replace it, even if it was an allergies, please let us know as soon as possible so we can
accident. Hair straighteners/tongs, travel irons and make arrangements for you.
kettles are common cause of damages, so we recom- Most schools also run tuck shops during breaks, where you
mend that you don’t bring them. can purchase drinks and snacks at a small cost.
Students are responsible for their rooms and common There will be water available for you to drink throughout
areas, so if there is damage in your area, everyone in that the day while you are at the school; most tap water in the
area is responsible for contributing to the cost of the UK is perfectly safe to drink. You can drink from any tap in
damage, which will be divided between you. your school except taps that have a sign telling you it is not
Similarly, if you lose a room key you will be charged for a drinking water.
If you are on an excursion and you need to fill up your wa-
new one.
ter bottle, most cafes and restaurants will happily do this
for you if you ask them politely and some towns and cities
have public water fountains that you can also drink from.
We do not recommend filling up your water bottle from
public bathrooms as they do not always state if they are
safe to drink from or not.

WIFI AND INTERNET ACCESS

FIRE ALARMS & EXTINGUISHERS Free internet access is available at school with these
rules:
There are fire alarms and smoke alarms in all the build-
ings. If a fire alarm goes off in your building you should
leave the building immediately and wait outside until we
say it is safe to go back inside— we will show you where  You can’t use it to access any material of a sexual
when you arrive. If you see a fire, use the alarms to warn or illegal nature
everyone else and leave the building.  File sharing and downloading copyright material is
not allowed
BUT if you set off a fire alarm or fire extinguisher for any  If you use the WIFI for anti-social or illegal use your
other reason, or break the seal on one, you will have to
access will be stopped and you could be expelled
pay a fine. If the fire brigade come to a false alarm they
can fine a person up to £500!