• We would like to thank you very much for taking care of our son Gijs. Gijs thoroughly enjoyed his stay with you and would like to return next year.
  Parents of Gijs, age 11 from Holland
   
• Many thanks to you and your staff for looking after our daughter so well. She thoroughly enjoyed her stay at your school, made many new friends and her English improved greatly.
  Father of Yulia, age 15 from Russia
   
• Stellina was a bit anxious when leaving home. After she came back she told me: I did not miss you at all.Can you imagine that? It was SO COOL!!
  Mother of Stellina, age 11 from Greece
   
• He can explain himself much better and he returned happy from England.
  Mother of Umut Servan, age 14 from Turkey
   
• My daughter was very happy to have met in Sibford children from all the countries of the world.
  Mother of Francesca, age 16 from Italy
   
• My son improved his English and gained confidence in using the language, more than could be expected from his secondary school curriculum. His much improved awareness of foreign cultures through international friends at the course has been an invaluable extra bonus.
  Father of Ian, age 13 from Norway
   
• This has been our third year with English Country Schools, we think it is an important part of our education and besides we always have a great time. Excellent staff.
  Parents of Ines (age 14) and Luis (age 9) from Spain
   
• The multicutural contact between teenagers from different countries in a healthy environment is good for each and every one of them and, mainly, to set up peace and build a better world.
  Parents of Sofia, age 17 from Portugal
   
• We want to thank you for the opportunity that Sofia had staying with you in two years. She learned a lot in the College and it was very important for her being in England with your care.
  Parents of Sofia, age 17 from Portugal
   
• I felt that my child was much more confident not only about the English language but also about himself. He said he wants to return, which I feel is a very positive sign given that he was initially very worried.
  Mother of Elliot, age 11 from France
   
• Within only 2 weeks Daniel made a dramatic improvement in his English and his accent.
  Father of Daniel, age 10 from Poland
   
• Before he left, he was very nervous for his little English knowledge. However, he returned speaking English with much less hesitation than he used to. It was a nice surprise indeed.
  Father of Francesco, age 11 from Italy
   
• Excellent for learning English and growing as an individual!
  Father of Maria, age 14 from Portugal
   
• As a parent I think my son’s stay at ECS is indeed a very complete and valuable experience that enriched him not only educationally but also as an individual. The main points where I think Miguel can anchor his participation in this Summer Program are: the apprehension of English skills, the social management of a daily contact with other youngsters and the direct participation and observation of a different culture.
  Father of Miguel, age 13 from Portugal
   
• My daughter has been going for 4 years. Every year she looks forward to go back once again. Next year she will go to Sibford for the first time. I'm sure she will enjoy as well as Port Regis. Congratulation to the whole staff and tks very much for making my child so happy.
  Parents of Celia, age 13 from Spain
   
• My son improved his communication skills and started to understand English much better.
  Mother of Dmitry, age 10 from Russia
   
• Our daughter Charlotte, 12 years old stayed 2 weeks in Port Regis. We were surprised that she learned English so well in such a short time. There were a lot nice activities during the day and the evening and there was no time for homesickness. Charlotte had a great time.
  Mother of Charlotte, age 12 from Holland
   
• The school provides a very friendly atmosphere, the teachers are excellent, the location is fabulous, kids come back with an improved knowledge of English and a lot of new, international friends.
  Mother of Ticia, age 12 from Slovenia
   
• Laura has advanced in many aspects: character, independence and of course language skills. Despite having some concerns because of her age (8) we are happy that we sent her to the summer camp.
  Father of Laura, age 8 from Austria 
   
• He improved his level of speaking. He met new people. He enjoyed himself. Thank you very much for looking after my son, I hope that next year Jakub will meet your Summer School again.
  Mother of Jakub, age 14 from Poland
   
• Angelica came back from ECS enthusiastic end happy, with a lot of new friends from many European countries
  Parents of Angelica, age 14 from Italy
   
• Eva was so pleased with her staying that she hardly accepted to return. She made so many new friends that her phone is beeping all the time. She even thinks in English!
  Father of Eva, age 12 from Greece
   
• Alfred is no longer shy to speak English which is great. Our boys benefited from the international mix of students, made new friends and had a lot of fun.
  Mother of Alfred (age 9) and Albert (age 11), from the Czech Republic
   
• An all round great unforgettable experience, always new even to those who have gone before.
  Mother of Amelia, age 16 from the Dominican Republic
   
• In addition to Hanna`s improvement in her competence in English this year ECS has again been a chance to experience a new community and context. ECS provides good impulses for self reflection.
  Parents of Hanna, age 14 from Germany
   
• It is great opportunity for my child to enjoy the course, build the effective collaborative skill, make new friends, familar with mix culture environment, increase self confidence while learning english with joy.
  Father of Tianjiao, age 11 from China 
   
• ECS - the only place for summer holiday where my son would be happy to return. Incredible improvement in english.
  Mother of Alexander, age 12 from Russia
   
• Asking this question to my children (11 and 14 years), the answer is: we have had a great time with lots of fun and learnt a lot of English. Both felt the first 4 days were long, but the remaining 1½ weeks have been flying away and they have become very comfortable with speaking English. They were enthusiastic about the teaching as well as the teachers and very impressed with the technical equipment available at the School. Their stay at Port Regis has been a success and they hope to be back next year.
  Father of Benedikte (age 14) and Christian (age 11), from Denmark
   
• Being in ECS helped Diogo to improve his spoken English skills. He made friends from all over the world.
  Father of Diogo, age 15 from Portugal 
   
• For her second summer, Emma was very happy to be with you, and for the next year now our conditions are: "Good English this year, OK, you can return to English Country Schools!" It was a beautiful holiday for Emma!
  Parents of Emma, age 11 from France
   
• It improves not only the child's English speaking abilities but also his confidence in himself.
  Mother of Alin, age 11 from Romania 
   
• This experience shows our children how to socialise with other nationalities. I think it helps them to grow up as good people, and it’s an incredible way of making good friends.
  Father of Raquel, age 16 from Spain
   
• My daughter told me that as result of two weeks of ECS she is now more confident to speak English and use it to establish and develop contacts with her foreign friends.
  Father of Iwona, age 12 from Poland 
   
• Our son enjoyed the stay in Port regis very much. He gained a lot of new friends from all over the world and he lost his shyness to communicate in English. He would like to go to Sibford next year for meeting his "old friends" there.
  Parents of Clemens, age 14 from Austria
   
• We liked the fact there were not a lot of children of the same nationality as we wanted our son to be able to use English as much as possible. We noticed an improvement in his English grammar and his confidence in using English on his return. He commented on how beautiful the countryside was. Overall a very good experience and an eye opener for our son who commented that many of his friends were crying at the airport as they didn’t want to leave!!!
  Father of Shun Hine, age 16 from China 
   
• It was the first time my son tried to use English as spoken language and his English was very limited. I am really impressed with the progress he made in just two weeks.
  Mother of Jeorgen, age 9 from Norway 
   
• After being there she has developed her English speaking and comprehension, she has met lots of people, she has made some very very good friends and the most important she has evolved individually, as a person. Thank you.
  Mother of Marina, age 12 from Spain 
   
• The summer course is a perfect "toolkit" on a social, cultural and educational level.
  Mother of Catharina, age 13 from Holland.
   
• ECS is well organised and enthusiastically directed. The children are very well taken care of and the variety of the program is inspiring.
  Mother of Damian, age 11 from Switzerland 
   
• Igi came back very happy from the summer course. He made new friends and understood that the world is in the matter of fact a peaceful, small village inhabited by friendly and kind people. It seems that his communication skills and confidence grew. He is getting better grades in English now. Thank you for making his vacation such a great experience.
  Mother of Igi, age 12 from Poland
   
• Heikki enjoyed the course enormously and wants to return. He is even more open and independent than before and speaks better English.
  Mother of Heiki, age 11 from Finland
  

Summer 2007:

• Sister of Barbara Viegas, age 13, Portugal
  My sister had a wonderful time and found it thoroughly enjoyable and academically stimulating. Our parents and I saw a significant improvement from attending the school last year.
   
• Father of Alexandre Fuller, age 13, France
  Great confidence booster - he came back very happy with himself and his experience.
   
• Father of Caroline Sundin, age 16, Sweden
  Carolien has visited English Country Schools for the fourth time, she has always had a very nice time and learnt a lot of English and met many new friends from all-round the world.
   
• Father of Filip Odrowaz-Pieniazek, age 12, Poland
  I think it was excellent holiday for my son. He learn a lot of English, because he learnt with games and with students from other countries. It was no stress on the lessons and it was very good.
   
• Mother of Amelia Christina Ortega Montes, age 15, Dominican Republic
  Not only has ECS helped my daughter improve her English language skills but it has provided the proper environment for her growth as a person with a much wider vision of the world through her new friends, she would even say she has matured, and that speaks volumes by itself of the quality of the educators involved in the program.
   
• Parents of Reine-Eloïse Nyaki Paykumboli, age 10, Belgium
  The ECS makes wonder in just few weeks: planting the English Language seed and let it grow, revealing and promoting the child personal ability and exposing the child to the world with its variety of realities.
   
• Father of Valeria (age 9) and Veronica (age 12) Nikolaki, Greece
  Gave the opportunity to my children to feel part of a multinational team, push themselves to use what they know regarding the English language and learn some more. They felt like they have been at home away from home.
   
• Father of Zeynep (age 7) and Erkan (age 8) Yilal, Turkey
  It helped my child to be more independent and improved his level of English
   
• Father of Federica Fumagalli, age 14, Italy
  The benefit that my daughter has taken from ECS 2007 experience was that she met lots of people from all over the world with who she continues to be in contact by e-mail and this improves her English but also her known about life-style in other countries. This is possible because there are not lots of people of the same nationality. I really like this aspect of ECS.
   
• Father of Beatriz Bergado, age 15, Spain
  The courses are well organised, the results are impressive. Every time one of my children comes back, it takes the rest of the summer for them to give up the sadness of (still) not being there. I´ve met some of the teachers and they are excellent people. They really care about the children.
   
• Mother of Olga Ethel Wiezowska, age 16, Poland
  ECS provides a very enjoyable and full of fun way of mixing learning with typical holiday leisure time in a fantastic countryside; children are taken care of by friendly and cheerful staff; because they stay for couple of weeks together, they can make great friends. All this benefits in getting relaxed, recharged with healthy energy, benefits in good language skills improvement and in lasting relationships with many peers all over the world.
   
• Mother of Andrea Ansaldo, age 14, Italy
  Andrea told several times that the one at English Country School has been the best of his life. He had a great time and improved his English beyond any expectation.
   
• Parents of Ian Delabie, age 12, Belgium
  English Country Schools has become the reference for our son, by which he measures friendship, fun and English teaching.
   
• Parents of Felix Faehre, age 13, Germany
  For Felix it was his first experience abroad without his parents. Meeting children from all over the world opened his eyes how useful it is to practice English. He enjoyed the social life and the sport facilities. Felix is looking forward to join the ECS next summer again. From our point of view there was no gap between our expectations and what happened during the two weeks of his stay, he was in good hands.
   
• Mother of Laura Sequeira Fale, age 15, Portugal
  The major benefit is the way the contact with other teenagers from different parts of the world gives a big tolerance of different cultures no matter the colour of skin, the religion and the believes.
   
• Parents of Alan Pilato, age 12, Greece
  The benefits are a lot. Ability to understand and speak better in english knowlege about the country and the culture be more independant and confiant to communicate. Thank you very much for your good work.
   
• Parents of Hanna Braeuer, age 13, Germany
  Hanna has spent her third summer at ECS. She had a lot of fun and could again improve her English. ECS is a great place to train social competence. We did appreciate the professional feedback which Hanna got during the course and by the final report.
   
• Father of Alessandro Edrington, age 13, Italy
  ECS is operated on a very professional level. The experience for our 13 year old son was positive in all respects from start to finish.
   
• Mother of Georgii Demiyanenko, age 10, Russia
  It was his first experience of being by himself without the family and so far away from home. Important moment for a ten year old boy...Now as he is back home, I'm grateful to the staff for this bright life and academic experience he has had. He is full of impressions and what is more important he considers this month in the school as an essential period and challenge he managed to respond to.
   
• Father of Maria Planchart, age 14, Venezuela
  I was impressed when I met Maria at the airport and she started talking to me in English. When she began the course she was limited to nouns, now she has a working vocabulary. Its amazing what she has learnt in 3 1/2 weeks.
   
• Mother of Weronika (age 12) and Eryk (age 12) Herniczek, Poland
  Both of my children gained a lot of confidence in speaking English as well as had the best time in ECS from what they are telling me.
   
• Mother of Ines (age 13) and Luis (age 8) Chapa, Spain
  Inés is more mature and more independent after being in Port Regis. This course is perfect for her because she is very active and she likes very much playing games and sports. She was sad when the course finished. Luis has had a very good time in Port Regis. His plan was to stay there one year and we could visit him the weekends. It seems to me that the majority of de children that attend your course don´t go there just to have a good time, they are also interested to learn English and this attitude benefits all the students.
   
• Mother of Yasmeen Zabalawi, age 14, Jordan
  This is one of the greatest summers my daughter had. She enjoyed it and made a lot of new friends in a great environment. The teachers where very considerate. Thank you ECS.
   
• Mother of Wouter Bakker, age 12, Netherlands
  English Country Schools is a fun and safe environment for a child to gain in independence, to learn to socialize and find your way in an international environment, and, of course, to become more fluent in English.
   
• Mother of Kalia Llin Cerda, age 14, Spain
  A great opportunity to meet and establish friendship relations with children from different countries and cultures.
   
• Parents of Anna-Maria Polke, age 15, Germany
  Our daughter developed her self-confidence during her first time abroad and shared special moments with other students from all over the world. She wants to come back to ECS in 2008 especially to meet her new friends again. We are convinced it was a good decision to send her to ECS.
   
• Father of Alisa (age 9) and Anna (age 12) Brooks, USA / Russia
  Both our children enjoyed the school and wanted to stay on for four weeks rather than the two. They "liked the classes", the "horses were fun" and "we liked the friends we made" and "the food was good". What more can I say?
   
• Father of Sotiris Agapitidis, age 12, Greece
  You managed to make the English course in such a way that kids do not feel they are sitting in a class but see it as part of their (less playful) activities.
   
• Mother of Timothy (age 10) and Eunice (age 9) Xu, Hong Kong
  It was a great course and fantastic place. my children learned a lot of English there and met many friends. We wish we can join next year.
   
• Father of Paco Robledo, age 11, Spain
  Best way to exchange experiences and enjoy a good mix of holidays and learning
   
• Mother of Celia Gueto Melo, age 12, Spain
  Once again, my daughter was looking forward to go back to ECS. She was very excited expecting to meet new friends from every where and to know the new premises at Port Regis. She was not disappointed, it was a wonderful place. Her English level has improved a lot. Thanks very much.
   
• Father of Tarquin Smith, age 10, Japan
  At the summer school children will learn to cope in a society with all the responsibilities that entails - there's just so much more to the ECS experience than ESL!
   
• Parents of Mario Mendonca, age 15, Angola
  ECS improved his English language and culture and his social life, better couldn't be!
   
• Parents of Eduardo Silva, age 11, Portugal
  He got a very good sense of freedom and responsibility at the same time. He was very comfortable at the school.
   
• Father of Sofia Noronha, age 16, Portugal
  She came more mature, with a very rich experience and a positive global view of the world.
   
• Father of Virginia Mayo, age 12, Spain
  Very good feeling. Our child has been very happy with you, and she wants to come back next year  Thank you
   
• Mother of Gal Mizrahi, age 15, Israel
  English Country Schools was the best holiday by daughter ever had. She went along with not even one friend, she made many new friends and learned a lot and always felt good and safe. The only problem was that she had to come back home! She didn't want to end this beautiful vacation.