Accommodation

In Edinburgh we offer accommodation with friendly Homestay families and in residence at the University of Edinburgh. There are also fully residential courses at Strathallan School in Perthshire, which has a wide variety of recreational facilities on campus, as well as being a centre for living and studying. Arrival is on the Sunday prior to the course start date and departure is Saturday.

Homestay

Homestays, who offer traditional Scottish hospitality in their own homes in Edinburgh, are a popular choice. Families are very carefully chosen, and many have been welcoming our students for years. Our full-time Accommodation and Welfare Officer visits and inspects the homes regularly. Students share a room with another young person of a different mother tongue, unless two students have particularly asked to be together. Homestays provide breakfast and an evening meal during the week, with lunch at the weekend. We provide a hot lunch in our teaching centre on weekdays. On the first day of school, a member of the family takes the student to school and makes sure that travel arrangements are clear.

Residence

Residences offer a friendly atmosphere for all students with supervision provided by resident staff. Single study bedrooms all have wash basins, and there are spacious common rooms, showers, baths and toilets as well as laundry facilities. Students take breakfast and evening meals in residence during the week (lunch is provided at the teaching centre), with full board at weekends. Residential students are taken to school each morning by private coach.