Course content

Students follow a daily programme of English language lessons in the morning with a focus on the environment, sustainability and the natural world. Afternoons are devoted to outdoor learning where teamwork, creative thinking and confidence building are intertwined with adventures in the woods.

Activities will connect their classroom studies to the natural world. Field studies and collaborative projects and challenges will increase their appreciation of the outdoors. The course also covers basic bushcraft and survival skills where students will be able to delve into foraging, shelter building and first aid.

Each week there is also one full-day excursion further afield so students can make the most of their time in Scotland by seeing the highland mountains, castles and famous Scottish cities. There is one afternoon per week spent in Edinburgh for sightseeing.
There are on-site evening activities organised by IH staff every night, including quizzes, camp fires, film nights and a disco.