Learn & have fun

LAL offers the complete package, with carefully-designed programmes, quality education, 24-hour care and support plus plenty of adventure for our students!

Fun-packed Courses for kids & Lifetime Experiences for teenagers

Our courses are designed to be enjoyable, as well as educational. Our teachers use communication games and activities to make the lessons more appealing to our younger students.

  • Quality Teaching

    Our teachers are native-speakers or of a native-speaker standard and are trained and supported by our senior academic managers. They are recruited for their interest, energy and enthusiasm, making lessons engaging and motivating for everyone.

  • LAL Course Book

    LAL has written its own young learner course books called Round the World. Designed to appeal specifically to young learners and teenagers, the books feature modern, stimulating materials using a variety of methods to ensure fast progression.

     

  • Residential Experience

    Our Summer Schools offer students the traditional residential experience in private schools or university campuses, with safety and security being our number one priority.

  • Future Prospects

    The stimulating lessons taught by our qualified teachers will enable our students to communicate in English and build their confidence. These skills will then help them to progress into higher education.

  • International Schools

    Students from over 100 countries visit our schools every year so students will not only learn about the local culture, but also make friends for life from around the world.

  • Explore the World

    With a large number of exciting destinations to explore, students will have great fun discovering new places and learning about different cultures with their friends.

We care about your

Welfare & Safety

Years of Experience

We have over 25 years of experience looking after young learners from all over the world!

24-hour Support

Our dedicated welfare teams provide 24-hour care and support to all our young learners throughout their stay.

Meet & Greet

Students will be greeted at the airport by LAL staff or their trusted representatives and supervised throughout the journey to and from the school.

Safety & Welfare

Our top priority is our students’ safety and well-being. We have welfare staff in all our schools who ensure our students are happy.

Carefully selected staff & host homes

All our staff and homestay hosts are carefully inspected and checked for their suitability to work with young learners.

Insurance

All our Young Learner programmes* in the UK, USA and South Africa include free health insurance as standard. Students travelling to the UK also receive free travel insurance.

Our Programmes

Each LAL Summer School offers a distinctly different set of packages. If you want to focus on coding or film-making then our Digital Summer School at LAL Berkhamsted is for you. If you're planning to go into business or to university why not try our Young Professionals Summer School? Each package also includes English lessons, excursions and fun activities.

Key Facts

  • Morning/afternoon classes
  • Max. 15 students per class
  • 15 hours per week
  • 1 to 4 weeks

What's included?

  • General English tuition
  • LAL course book & materials
  • Registration fee
  • Full-board accommodation
  • Full leisure programme
  • Escorted meet & greet return transfers
  • Health insurance
  • Certificate of attendance & report
  • Student discount card & T-shirt (IELS Malta only)

Summer School Programmes

with a difference

Music Summer School

Available at

  • Fort Lauderdale

Adventure Summer School

Available at

  • Las Palmas
  • Tavistock

Film-making Summer School

Available at

  • Berkhamsted

Premium New York Experience

Available at

  • New York

Sports Summer School

Available at

  • Las Palmas
  • Fort Lauderdale
  • Montreal

Winter School

Available at

  • Montreal
  • Vancouver

Academic Upgrades

Private Tuition

Private study sessions tailored to each individual student’s needs, enabling them to develop their language skills further.
Available at:
  • London
  • Berkhamsted
  • Brighton
  • Tavistock
  • Winchester

Intensive English

There are 3 hours of lessons per week, providing fast and effective progression of language skills.
Available at:
  • Berkhamsted
  • Brighton
  • Tavistock
  • Winchester

Apollo Focus

5 hours of optional extra tuition per week, completely free.
Available at:
  • Dublin
  • Cork

Four types of Day Programme

For students who may only want part of the programme, aimed at those who are visiting with their parents or who are staying local to the schools, we offer different options without accommodation. Our Price List will tell you which schools and which programmes offer meals.

 

Tuition OnlyDaytimeFull DayFamily
Lessons
Daytime activitiesOptional
Evening activitiesOptional

 

Our Schools

Our programmes take place in different locations including private schools, universities and our year-round schools. They all offer up-to-date facilities and are the perfect venues for safe and effective learning.

Locations

Australia

Australia

Brisbane, Australia
Spain

Spain

Las Palmas, Spain
England

England

House of Parliment, London
United States

United States

Boston skyline from Piers Park
South Africa

South Africa

Signal Hill, Cape Town
Canada

Canada

Vancouver's Northshore Mountains
Ireland

Ireland

Dublin Downtown
Malta

Malta

Valleta, Malta’s Capital
Alexander Pope Hotel - London
Homestay
Backyard of LAL Residence to learn English in Cape Town, with a big and nice swimming pool, tables and seats for some relaxing moments between the English courses in Cape Town, and buildings and nature around.

Accommodations

Students have a wide choice of accommodation when they study at LAL – single, twin or multiple-bedded bedrooms, en-suite or shared bathrooms. These are offered in homestays, LAL residence, private boarding schools, universities or hotels. Though we don’t offer them all at each destination, there are usually options for students to choose from.

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LAL Language Centres in numbers

17 Schools and partners

35 Years of experience

122 Courses and Programmes

316 Leisure options

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Testimonials

Discover our students' experiences in their own words

The teachers are all very well prepared.

This is one of the most wonderful experiences of my life. I have met people from many parts of the world and the English course has exceeded all my expectations. The teachers are all very well prepared. Moreover, every day they organise activities for students. The school has great facilities, and for sure they will give you all the help you need.

Juan Carlos Lores Barrero
IELS Malta

I was satisfied and felt like at home

The English courses and teachers were funny. All staff is very kind, smiled and prepared to help. I was satisfied and felt like at home. The food in lunch was really tasty.

Petra
LAL Cape Town

The teachers get along with all of the students.

I learnt how to express myself, how to listen, how to write and to believe in myself. I sincerely think that LAL is a good school, and all of the teachers are so kind, good listeners and understanding. The teachers get along with all of the students.

Okori Dalanda Diallo
LAL Boston

I had Intensive English and it was four lovely weeks in LAL School

It could be in Portuguese, but I preferred to challenge myself and write my testimonial in English. I had Intensive English and it was four lovely weeks in LAL School. It was really good for me to interact with teachers and other schoolmates. My host mother, Bev and her mom were the best people that I met in Cape Town. I really felt at home. I will miss our conversation. Bev was a really mother for me . I have to say thanks for that.

Nalia
LAL Cape Town

Ft. Lauderdale is a very nice place for learning English and I will definitely recommend it!

I had a very good time with LAL here in Ft. Lauderdale. I improved my English, I had friendly classmates and a very nice host family. The lessons were very effective. We had enough opportunities for speaking and discussed many interesting topics. Ft. Lauderdale is a very nice place for learning English and I will definitely recommend it! My host family gave me a good home for this time and I’m very glad that I decided to choose this option. It was easy for me to integrate and the support of my family was really helpful. So, I will definitely come again, but then I will stay for longer. Two weeks are too short. Thank you for the nice time here with you!

Anja
LAL Fort Lauderdale

I instantly fell in love with Malta.

I instantly fell in love with Malta. I love swimming and sunbathing at the very beautiful beaches however my favourite activity on the island is actually shopping! I would recommend IELS to anyone who would like to learn English in an amazing atmosphere.

Yasmine Alves Monge
IELS Malta

Accreditations and memberships

Certified teaching accredited by the world’s main institutions

England

Malta

South Africa

United States

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