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An Easy Guide to ETA Applications

Applying for UK visas to study English abroad can be a very confusing process and so can applying for an ETA (electronic travel authorisation). What is the ETA? A UK ETA is a travel authorisation that all non-visa holding visitors must apply for before travelling to the UK for a short term stay. The policy […]

Embarking on a British Adventure

Our Three-Week Journey at Hilderstone College Imagine a picturesque seaside town where the charm of the English coast meets an immersive learning experience. This was the setting for our group of German students, who, thanks to the scholarship of the Studienstiftung, embarked on a memorable three-week language course at Hilderstone College in Broadstairs. A warm […]

My experience at Hilderstone College

We had the chance to welcome Yousef, a student from Kuwait, for five months at our language school in Broadstairs, England. During his stay, we saw Yousef’s confidence grow and his English improve every day. It was wonderful to watch him make new friends and enjoy his time at Hilderstone College. Here is a short […]

Daughter follows in her mother’s footsteps to Hilderstone!

By Dave McKenna The summer’s sun has well and truly set for another year here in beautiful Broadstairs. This Sunday, just gone, marked the demise of the lighter warmer months with the clocks going back an hour. With that in mind, we decided to go back in time to the summer, to a brighter time, […]

BACK TO BROADSTAIRS – A student’s return to Hilderstone

In 2015 I was in Broadstairs for one week with my school. It was the first time I had been to the seaside, and I took a picture, me in front of the sea. After school I hadn’t any connection to English at all. As it turned out that my Master studies would be in […]

Hilderstone College on the BBC

Our Principal discusses the problems regarding travel ID requirements for EU students post-Brexit Government policy after Brexit now means that all students coming to the UK must have a valid passport . Before Brexit, European students could travel on their ID card. Many Europeans don’t have passports as they don’t need them to travel around […]

WHY SHOULD I VISIT BROADSTAIRS IN FEBRUARY?

One of our former students, Moritz from Germany, writes about his positive experience of a Hilderstone course and stay during the winter months. Before I applied for the language course at Hilderstone College, I had never heard of the town of Broadstairs. Since the town is located in England and my stay was going to […]

Tutor Dom’s Trip to Prague

Last week, as part of our Outreach programme, Hilderstone tutor Dominic visited a new school in Prague to run a Teacher Development course. This was arranged by one of our partners, with a view to the continuing staff development of this creative school of around 30 teenage students. Dominic specialises in CLIL and Creative Teaching […]

New PRELIM project – Zambia

We are delighted to announce that we have been selected to be part of the PRELIM 3 project and will be working in partnership with LATAZ – Language Teachers Association of Zambia to create locally focussed resources for the English language classroom. PRELIM – the Partnered Remote Language Improvement project – is a joint initiative […]

SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS – STUDENT PROJECT

As we all know, there are lots of problems with using social media, as well as the benefits it brings. Many of our students have just created a SOCIAL MEDIA AWARENESS board in the College common room, for the benefit of Hilderstone students and local people alike. Take a look at their contributions below!