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Social Activities

IH Manchester Social Activity
IH Manchester Social Activity
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There is always something exciting going on at IH Manchester!

 Social activities are available during the week and an excursion in the Manchester area runs on Saturdays. Social activities help you to quickly and easily make friends. We will also help you to explore Manchester. You can also practise your English outside of the classroom.

We know that everybody doesn’t always like to do the same things, so we always offer a choice of activities.
Participating in social activities helps you to improve your spoken English fluency and increase your vocabulary. Some activities are arranged and accompanied by IH Manchester staff, some are suggested independent activities.
There may be some trips which are not suitable for students aged under 18 and so they will not be able to attend these.
No refund can be given following payment for a social activity.

Trips with “Smile Adventures”

Many of our full day/ half day excursions are organised and supervised by “Smile Adventures”. IH Manchester staff do not usually accompany students on these excursions. Parents of students aged 16/17 will be asked to give permission for their child to attend these excursions, when they book a course.
On the morning of a “Smile Adventures” excursion students are collected from a Manchester city centre meeting point and returned there at the end of the trip. During the excursion, students will be allowed time to independently explore the location they are visiting in small groups, usually for approximately 2 hours. During this time students will not be directly supervised by “Smile Adventures” staff and will be required to return to an agreed meeting point at an agreed time.

Global Citizenship Enrichment Sessions

Summer 2024

 

Monday 1st July – Friday 9th August

The IH Manchester “Global Citizenship” enrichment sessions will help you to improve your global and environmental knowledge. Develop skills to help you to successfully communicate  with people from different countries around the world.

1 session per week, covering topics such as:

  • Critical Thinking for the 21st Century
  • Sustainability and the Environment
  • Cultural awareness
  • The Global Communicator

Develop skills such as:

  • team work
  • debate skills
  • critical thinking and analytical skills
  • intercultural communicative competence
  • writing skills e.g. reports & emails
  • presentation skills with PowerPoint
  • compiling questionnaires and interpreting data

 

The sessions will be a mixture of project work, guest speakers, classroom sessions and visits to local community projects in Manchester.

Students will be able to book to join sessions when they arrive at school. Some sessions will be free, some may have a small charge.

Take a look at some example social activities at IH Manchester!

Photographs may not depict IH Manchester students.

Social Activities March 2024

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities February 2024

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities January 2024

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities December 2023

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities November 2023

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities October 2023

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities September 2023

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities August 2023

Games night
peak district

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities July  2023

Bingo social
English Conversation club
Social International Picnic
Chester social trip

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities May 2023

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Social Activities April 2023

Subject to change.

‘buy your own drink’ – approx. £3.00-£6.00 per drink.

‘buy your own dinner/food’ – approx. £10.00 – £20.00.

Photographs may not depict IH Manchester students.