BEET
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BEET was founded in 1979 with just three students! Since then we have grown consistently in size and reputation. Importantly, BEET is a family-run independent school. We are not part of a large group of schools. From the beginning we have believed in the maxim of excellence. Our teachers are qualified, of course. However, what we seek in a teacher cannot be written down on a diploma. It is the quality of talent, the ability to turn professionalism into inspiration combined with a high degree of care for the individual students. — Clive Barrow Managing Director.
A top language school offers more than education. It is a total service, including accommodation, welfare, a full extra-curricular programme, student counseling, even a school canteen where you can buy good food at low prices! All of this must be of consistently high quality and at a personal level.
Beet is medium-sized, with an average of 180 students. This size enables us to provide a properly structured learning programme and guarantee you the individual attention you need. We normally have between 20 and 40 different nationalities at any time. The average age of our students is 19 to 26 years. However, there is no upper limit and it is common to have students in the 30\’s and 40\’s and even older. The minimum age is 17.
The School building was originally a 19th century primary school and has great charm and character. Now modernized the school is equipped with 16 classrooms, library and bookshop, 2 self-access centres with a total of 30 multi-media computers on ADSL broadband with free internet and email services, wireless and canteen. There is an ongoing programme of upgrading to interactive whiteboards linked to a full integrated intranet.
Library
1000 book collection, DVDs, CDs and videos,Librarian to advise and help
The library is available to all students and contains about 1000 volumes. Books are graded from near-beginner to advanced, with a good selection of books in the original version. Many books come with CD\’s for use in the language laboratory units or at home. If you wish to listen at home, CD players are available on loan. The librarian can advise on what materials are best for your level.
You may also purchase books. All students receive a 10% discount from the bookshop. Please note that coursebooks are included in the fees and are yours to keep.
Canteen
Meals, snacks, drinks,Newspapers, magazines, open all day
The canteen offers hot meals, snacks, sandwiches, hot and cold drinks, fruit and chocolate. It is school policy to keep meal prices as low as possible. Generally a school meal will cost half as much as elsewhere. Daily newspapers and magazines are provided. Wireless internet is available together with power points for your laptop.
2 computer centres
30 multi-media computers, free internet access all day (broadband), interactive whiteboards
All thirty computers are equipped with CD-ROM, headphones and microphones. There is a wide range of interactive CDs for both classroom use and self-study. Once a week there is normally a time table lesson in one of the centres. Otherwise they are open for general use. Both centres are open from 0800.
Varied Activities
Activities outside the classroom are an important part of life at BEET. We offer a very comprehensive programme/ You have opportunities to continue practicing your English and to form friendships outside your class. You also learn more about life in England.
The school is open at least four evenings a week and provides a varied programme of lectures, videos, music and quizzes etc. Occasional evening visits to the theatre, sports venues or New Forest pubs are also organized.
The very popular lecture programme is on at least two evenings a week. Lectures cover a wide variety of subjects which may include literature, poetry, pop and folk songs and various social aspects of life in Britain. Sometimes the lectures give you valuable background information about the town or place to which we have organized a Saturday excursion.
The is an opportunity to learn some traditional and more modern songs in English. Every few weeks we get together for this evening of singing and music making.
At Christmas we also perform an English Pantomime (not the same as mime). This family show, full of comedy and music, is usually based on a popular folk tale such as Cinderella or Robin Hood. Definately the theatrical highlight of the year!
Bournemouth is a major sporting venue. There are coastal activities such as boating, water-skiing, windsurfing, parascending, fishing, swimming, sailing and diving. Several sports clubs and fitness centres are open to you, most notably the Littledown centre not far from BEET. Here you can enjoy a number of activities including tennis, aerobics, football, squash, swimming, trampolining, judo and karate.
Accommodation
Homestay – Living in a homestay has many advantages. Most importantly, you have the chance to practice English throughout your stay and make friends with English people. We choose your homestay very carefully, both for facilities they have to offer, their ability to give you the warmth and welcome of a \”home away from home\”.
Your homestay will treat you as a full member of the household, eating together and sharing the common living areas. You are provided with a single room or shared room if required. A quiet place to study, breakfast and evening meals during the week and full board (all meals) at the weekends.
It is important to know whether you like young children or pets, smoke, have any allergies or a medical condition, or require a special diet.
Executive Homestay – Superior homestay is available at a higher cost in a executive quality home with ensuite bedroom. You will be a with a professional family and the only studnet in the homestay.
Student Houses – Beet owns a number of typical family houses, which have been converted for student use. During the summer we rent additional houses normally used by the university. Accommodation is mostly in a single room, although most houses have a twin and a double room. There is a maximum of five or six student living in one house.
Shared facilities include the living room with television and video, a kitchen diner, washing machine and a shower and bathroom. Most houses also have a garden, usually with a barbecue.
Excursions
BEET offers regular Saturday excursions to such places as London, Bath, Oxford, Startford-upon-Avon, Salisbury and Stonehenge. There are also organised coastal tours and visits to the New Forest, the pictoresque Jurassic Coast (a UNESCO World Heritage site) to the west of Bournemouth and other places of interest.
Evening activities are included in the cost of your course, except when there is a charge for materials. Visits and excursions are at additional but low cost.
Area Introduction
- 10 km of sandy beaches
- More bars and restaurants per square kilometer than London
- Over 30 nightclubs offering a wide selection of different music and entertainment
- Over 200 restaurants & bars offering every type of international cuisine
- 3 cinema complexes, eighteen screen in total
- 2 major concert halls/theares
- Oceanarium which has thousands of marine life forms, including sharks, rays and turtles.
Bournemouth is without question one of the finest university towns on England\’s South coast. Its beauty and numerous facilities have helped to make it an important centre of tourism, education and business. Harper and Queens described us as \”the next coolest place on the planet\”.
Bournemouth has frequently been voted England\’s best holiday resort. Its extensive facilities are ideal for both the holiday maker and the many thousands of university and college students who live here. It is also a town of parks and flowers and winner of the European \”Entente Florale\”. BEET also has a floral reputation , being a regular winner of the annual Bournemouth in Bloom competition.
For those of you who enjoy shopping, Bournemouth boasts a vast and brilliant selection of both high street and designer shops, hairdressers and jewellers.
Courses
School Facilities
This school offers wireless internet access to students with their own portable computers.
Professional Memberships
BEET is a member of the following professional organizations:
- IALC
- Quality English
- British Council
- English UK