Student Activities, Social Life & Culture
Getting involved in British culture is an important part of learning English. That’s why we arrange a variety of activities and events.
We encourage all our students to take part because it’s an opportunity to improve your language skills, have fun and make the most of London.
Our social programme includes things like:
- Historical buildings
- Museums
- Attractions
- Cultural events
- Weekend excursions outside of London
Recent Posts
Want to practise your English and see the best sights of London? Sign up to the KAE social programme. Here’s what’s on offer this week!
Lots of our amazing students are finishing their English courses now. Many thanks to our leavers from Luke’s for showing off their certificates. We hope you had a great time, and you keep using your English.
We’re offering the Welcome walk every Monday this Summer. It’s perfect if you’re new and want to get the area or even if you’ve been at KAE for a while and need help finding the unseen London minutes from us.
Now the Summer season has officially started we are offering free walking tours around London with Actor and Tour guide extraordinaire Gary. Sign up on the KAE Social Programme board before the tours fill up! Tours on offer are, The Old and New City Tour, The Jack the Ripper Tour, Shakespeare and the Thames Tour and, The Royal Tour. This week’s tour is the Jack the Ripper Tour.
Sample Activities
| Day | Event |
|---|---|
| Monday | Take a break |
| Tuesday | Conversation Class (FREE) |
| Wednesday | Take a break |
| Thursday | Pub Evening (FREE except own purchases) |
| Friday | Chelsea Stadium & Museum Tour (Student Ticket price £28) |
| Saturday | Take a break |
Student Welfare
Our learners (16+) are treated as adults and are expected to look after themselves. However, we recognise that the experience of living and studying independently in another country can be challenging, and we aim to provide plenty of help and support. In addition to the initial feedback session in the first week, all our students have a tutorial with a teacher every six weeks to help with academic or general welfare. The Welfare Officer, Accommodation Officer, Social Programme Organiser, Director of Studies and College Manager are all available to help with any difficulties you may have or to give advice to make your stay with us as comfortable, enjoyable and productive as possible. The door is always open and we are here to help. There is also a 24-hour helpline for emergencies.
30 minutes walk from Kensington Academy of English, Shakespeare’s Globe is an active, true-to-history reconstruction of the Globe Theatre, an Elizabethan playhouse first built in 1599 for which William Shakespeare wrote his plays.
8 minutes walk from Kensington Academy of English, Tower Bridge is a suspension bridge, built between 1886 and 1894, which opens to allow ships to pass under it.
25 minutes walk from Kensington Academy of English, Tate Modern is an art gallery in London, housing the United Kingdom’s national collection of international modern and contemporary art.
Just over 5 minutes walk from Kensington Academy of English, the Tower of London is officially His Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London. It is a historic castle on the north bank of the River Thames. It was founded toward the end of 1066 as part of the Norman Conquest.
15 minutes walk from Kensington Academy of English, St Paul’s Cathedral is an Anglican cathedral, completed in 1710, designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren.
20 minutes walk from Kensington Academy of English, The Shard is a 72-storey pyramid-shaped building, completed in 2012, with stunning views over central London.
