Virtual Buddy Exchange Programme

Virtual Buddy Exchange Programme offers you the opportunity to meet a foreign buddy and chat about your favourite topics while improving your English/other foreign language and learning about a different culture.

English Language Integration

Students attend a local secondary school in the same way as the English students following the National Curriculum. They will each be introduced to an English speaking buddy who will help them to find their way around and get to grips with the English schooling system. 

English Courses

Students attend English language lessons by a fully qualified English teacher in addition to a full schedule of activities and excursions at the evenings and weekends. From day trips to London and famous Universities of Oxford to sporting activities such as tennis and golf. Staying in a host family, students learn a great deal about English culture and lifestyle.

Accommodation

We provide students with the best solution to meet their accommodation needs and budget by offering a great choice of safe, comfortable and affordable accommodation options from homestay to university residences.

Tours

Explore the English culture and history with our team of experts.

Kingston Study Centre

KSC is a major provider of English School Integration Programmes and school group travel services for students from all over the world. KSC offers a tailor-made service to individuals and groups on a wide range of cultural tours in the UK.

We also provide a Virtual Buddy Exchange offering students the opportunity to have a structured online educational conversation with an English Buddy in order to practise their English and fully understand English life and culture.

We have been welcoming students and offering unforgettable experiences for more than 10 years, providing our students with the opportunity to gain insight into life in the UK and by attending an English School, developing meaningful relationships with English students and host families and visiting the UKs most important cities and monuments.

Our Language Programmes

We offer our students the opportunity to immerse themselves into the British Culture and Education System. Explore your options here.

Our Special Programmes

Our tailor-made services offer wide range of flexible options to expand and enhance your learning experience. Explore our options here.

Our Partners

We are always seeking to expand our network to deliver better services to our students. Find out why you should partner with us.

News

2020 In Review

2020 In Review

2020 has been an unprecedented year. We are now familiar with words such as lockdown and pandemic and probably even tired of them! This has been with no doubt a very challenging year for all of us. As citizens and professionals, we saw our countries going through a...

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Virtual Buddy Exchange Programme (VBE)

Virtual Buddy Exchange Programme (VBE)

The unique circumstances of 2020, the impossibility to travel abroad and the need of protecting ourselves and our loved ones by staying at home, took from us the opportunity to host students in the UK and to offer them the chance to immerse themselves into the British...

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Testimonials

“It has been a privilege to host such lovely people.  We have learned about Taiwan’s culture, and hopefully you have learned more about English culture. We hope you have felt welcome and comfortable in our home environment. It has been an unforgettable time having you guys with us!”

Letter from a family who hosted 3 Taiwanese Students

“Our students were very happy at school. Every student gave 10/10 to the school. They love the school, buddies, classes and how they were so welcomed. Host families were nice and helpful. Students love their host families.   Excursions were good. I am happy with the end result.’’

Cherie

Agent Partner, Thailand

“UK schools are very different from what we imagined. All my students from Shanghai have been impressed by the beautiful campus and interesting lessons. My students practised their English speaking skills every day with native speakers, and some of them have planned to study in the UK for the long-term in the future.” 

Lucy

Director, Shanghai New Horizon

“I was particularly impressed to see how quickly our visiting students integrated into student life at our school and how much our pupils really enjoyed the experience of being a ‘buddy.’’

Diane

Director of Operations, London School

UK Centre

Kingston Study Centre
Causeway House
13, The Causeway
Teddington
TW11 0JR

Teddington
TW11 0JR

Tel: +44(0) 203 908 5634

International Centre

Kingston Study Centre
No12

Aly, 54 Ln, 118 Sec. 2
Heping E. Rd
Da'an Dist
Taipei City 106,
Taiwan

Tel: +886(0) 966 796336
        +886(0)2 2738 8750

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