International Summer School of Scotland, St Andrews

Student Questionnaire

Please fill this in with your son or daughter and please note that all the information within this document will be treated as strictly confidential and will only ever be disclosed to relevant members of staff of the 2009 session of The International School of Scotland, St Andrews.

Required fields are emphasised like this.

Student Name Prefered Name Contact Email T-shirt Size

Personal

Does the student have any fears, phobias or allergies? Is there any reason why the student would be unable to share a room during their stay with us? If so please specify. Does the student have any dietary requirements we should be aware of? If so please provide details. Will the students be wishing to attend a religious service during the summer school? (we cannot guarantee this but we will do all we can to make arrangements) If yes, please specify denomination

Medical

Are there any circumstances in the student's medical history that you feel we should be aware of? If so please specify. Please detail any medication the student will bring/take during the summer school. Name and address of Family Doctor Doctor Telephone (in case of emergency)

Academic Program

Please note that these questions aim to give us an indication of the student's academic experience, ability and goals.

General

School year which student will enter after summer? Does the student have any learning difficulties we should be aware of? If so please specify. Student's academic program choice:

English Language Program

Native Language? For how many years has the student been learning English? Which skills would they most like to improve? (speaking, reading, writing) Which of the following best describes the students level of English:

Youth Leadership

What do you hope to achieve in Youth Leadership? Personal skills most interested in improving:

Communication
Goal Setting
Confidence
Self-Motivation
Team Building
Other

If other, please specify: Are you interested in looking at your Personal Profile with relation to:

University applications
Career Guidance
Study Techniques

Creative Writing

What got you interested in writing? What is your first language? What forms of writing are you interested in?

Poetry
Sonnets
Plays
Film Writing
Songs
Journalism

Debating

Please name any specific goals/objectives for your debating (i.e. speaking, logic, general knowledge, confidence)

Electives

Students elective choice:

Golf

Have you ever played on a golf course before? How would you class your golfing ability/experience? Do you have a handicap? If so, what is it? Are you left or right handed? Do you have any specific goals/objectives for your golf coaching this summer? For how long have you played golf? Are you Bringing your own golf clubs?

Please note that all clubs are provided, however if you prefer to play with your own clubs feel free to bring them.

Tennis

How would you class your tennis ability/experience? Do you have any specific goals/objectives for your tennis coaching this summer? Are you bringing a racket?

Please note we recommend students bring a racket, however we do have limited rackets available for those who do not have one.

Theatre

Do you have any previous experience of participating in theatre? If so please give general overview: What theatre skills are you most interested in improving?

Improvisation
Voice
Movement
Monologues
Audition Techniques
Acting for Film
Musical Theatre
Other

If other, please specify:

Film

Do you any previous experience of filmmaking? If so please give general overview: Are you familiar with film editing equipment or software? If so please specify: Have you ever operated a digital video camera?

Please note that if you have any films that you have previously made or scripts that you have written we would love for you to bring these along.

Art

What type of art are you interested in? What are you interested in working on this summer?

Activities

To be filled out by all students.

Can the student swim? Are they a confident swimmer? Which activities would you be interested in? (Please note that this is just to give us an idea of student interests)

Hiking
Soccer/Football
Frisbee
Yoga/Pilates
Kite-boarding
Swimming
Volleyball
Kite-Making
Basketball
Water-sports (kayaking, banana boating, sailing)
Still Photography
Technical Theatre
Stage Makeup
Mountain Biking
Scottish Country Dancing (Not only for the brave hearted!)
Ice skating
Other

If other, please specify: Are there any reasons why the student cannot or may choose not to partake in any of our sporting or evening activities? If yes, please specify: Does your student play a musical instrument?

We would encourage students who play musical instruments to bring them if they are easy to travel with and they are interested in being involved in a summer school band or for the talents show etc

Please let us know what you wish to gain from this summer experience and any additional requirements/requests or suggestions you would like to make. We offer a very flexible program and would welcome any comments or requests regarding evening programs/trips etc (we cannot guarantee these will be granted but we will do our best to include as much as we can).

Registered in Scotland; company number SC277930. The Saint Andrews Experience Ltd, 115 Hanover Street, Edinburgh EH2 1DJ.