Typical Homestay schedule

Below is a sample week at a Homestay

Saturday

12:00 – We will monitor your arrival time in the UK and leave to collect you in time for your arrival

16:50 – We will collect you from arrivals at the airport

17:00 – Travel to your Homestay.

19:00 – Homemade dinner with the family and chat about our Homestay week ahead.

20:00 – Familiarise yourself with our home. Then, it’s time to unpack and organise your belongings.

21:00 – Relax, play board or card games, watch a movie or go to bed.

Sunday

07:45 – Wake up and start getting ready for the day.

08:30 – Homemade breakfast and chat about the day ahead.

09:00 – Bespoke English lessons.

10:00 – Break and healthy snack.

10:15 – English language lessons.

12:15 – Homemade lunch and chat about activities ahead. 

14:00 – An afternoon punting on the University River in Oxford. Let’s visit St Mary’s Church and see the City of Oxford from its highest point. Maybe we could have an ice cream at the end of the day.

18:00 – Homemade dinner with family.

20:30 – Relax, play board or card games, watch a movie or read a book.

Monday

07:45 – Wake up and start getting ready for the day.

08:30 – Homemade breakfast and chat about the day ahead.

09:00 – Bespoke English lessons.

10:00 – Break and healthy snack.

10:15 – English language lessons.

12:15 – Homemade lunch and chat about activities ahead. 

13:30 – Spend an afternoon at Blenheim Palace, visiting the new ‘below stairs experience’, the pleasure gardens, the beautiful Palace of Blenheim, and its maze. Discover one of the most impressive palaces in England. Walk in the footsteps of historical Dukes and Duchesses. Learn what it was like to be a servant to the family, their aristocratic friends, and Winston Churchill. Then let’s go and play in Adventureland in the palace.

17:30 – Return home for family games and stories.

18:00 – Walk to the local village & play area ‘swingball’ or garden ‘Yenga’.

19:30 – Homemade dinner with family.

20:30 – Relax, play board or card games, watch a movie or read a book.

Tuesday

07:45 – Wake up and start getting ready for the day.

08:30 – Homemade breakfast and chat about the day ahead.

09:00 – Bespoke English lessons.

10:00 – Break and healthy snack.

10:15 – English language lessons.

12:15 – Homemade lunch and chat about activities ahead. 

13:30 – Aqua Splash – Let’s go swimming! Don’t forget your swimming costume!

15:00 – Great British Bake-off. Shall we bake a homemade cake and biscuits?

19:30 – Homemade dinner with family.

20:30 – Relax, play board or card games, watch a movie or read a book.

Wednesday

07:45 – Wake up and start getting ready for the day.

08:30 – Homemade breakfast and chat about the day ahead.

09:00 – Bespoke English lessons.

10:00 – Break and healthy snack.

10:15 – English language lessons.

12:15 – Homemade lunch and chat about activities ahead. 

13:30 – An afternoon visit to the Ashmolean Museum for the award-winning audiovisual museum adventure. Maybe we could visit the shops in Oxford afterwards.

20:30 – Relax, play board or card games, watch a movie or read a book.

Thursday

07:45 – Wake up and start getting ready for the day.

08:30 – Homemade breakfast and chat about the day ahead.

09:00 – Bespoke English lessons.

10:00 – Break and healthy snack.

10:15 – English language lessons.

12:15 – Homemade lunch and chat about activities ahead. 

14:00 – An afternoon treat. We will go climbing in the new fun climbing centre. It’s very safe, don’t worry!

If you prefer, we could go bowling instead. We can decide when you are here.

18:00 – Homemade dinner with family.

20:30 – End of course Disco.

Friday

07:30 – Prepare for a full-day excursion to the Warner Bros. Studios – Harry Potter Tour.

08:00 – Homemade breakfast and chat about the day ahead.

09:00 – Travel to the Warner Bros. Studios – Harry Potter Tour.

11:00 – You can go behind the original scenes and see the detailed sets, costumes, props, and animatronics from the “Big Screen”. If you like dragons, you are in for a treat! https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/

13:00 – Homemade packed lunch and snacks.

17:00 Return home.

Saturday

07:45 – Wake up

08:30 – Eat breakfast and get dressed

10:00 – Finish packing bags and organising things for the journey home and games in the garden.

12:15 – Homemade lunch and chat about activities ahead. 

14:00 – Leave for your trip home.