Exploring the Benefits of Living in Our School Residence: What You Need to Know

In 2024, we opened the SKOLA residence. This is a single-room accommodation, 20 minutes away from SKOLA Regents Park, for students aged 12- to-17-year-olds. The goal was to create an immersive experience for young learners. So, they can learn English and discover other cultures in a safe location, close to the school.

The SKOLA residence is located in the iconic Marylebone. An affluent area of inner-London. Famous people such as Charles Dickens, Paul McCartney and John Lennon once lived there. The residence is run by SKOLA staff. The students are supervised 24/7. The Housemistress is called Mary. She is an experienced teacher, who has lived in France, Spain and now lives in Algeria. But she comes back to SKOLA every summer to run the SKOLA residence. Interestingly, she managed the British Basketball team at the London 2012 Olympics.

The students are woken up at 0700 each day. This is the time to prepare for school, for example, having a shower and getting dressed. Then at 0800 the students will go downstairs to have a hot breakfast. Then, at 0830, SKOLA staff will walk the students to SKOLA Regents Park. Although this route is safe, it involves crossing roads, so it is best practice to guide students to the school. Then they will stay at SKOLA Regents Park following the daily timetable. The school finishes at 1630. At this time, the students will be walked back to the residence by SKOLA staff. When they return to the residence, they are signed in by Mary. After which students have a short break before taking part in activities. These activities are focused on speaking skills, for example, boardgames. The activities take place either in the residence garden or the common room. Dinner is located at the residence. It is hot food.

Students referred to the residence as their second home. One student referred to Mary as his second mother. The British Council inspectors (this happens every four years as part of the accreditation process) were more than satisfied that the residence is a safe environment for students to stay and further develop their English beyond the day school.

If you want to find out more about the residence then call Connor on +44 7787 198382 or visit the residence page: https://www.skola.co.uk/summer-residence-in-marylebone

Registrations for 2025 opened on the 1st of October 2024. All registrations are done online, through our website: https://www.skola.co.uk/register