Institutions & Courses Southern Lakes English College Courses
English Plus Farmstay Placement
This course is available at the following Southern Lakes English College campuses:

Queenstown
Queenstown is one of New Zealand’s most popular tourist destinations, with its lakes, mountains and nightlife.
COME AND IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH AND ALSO STAY ON A FARMSTAY
REQUIREMENTS |
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We Provide
A minimum 1 -week intensive English course (25 hours a week)
Homestay accommodation for one-week minimum followed by one week minimum on a farmstay.
Homestay accommodation includes breakfast and dinner (Monday to Friday) and breakfast, lunch and dinner on Saturday and Sunday.
Farmstay accommodation includes all meals Monday to Sunday..
Staying at a homestay and then a farmstay is a great way to learn about life in 2 different New Zealand families.
Your English lessons will help you to communicate with your families and help you better enjoy your farmstay experience.
The farms where students stay are about 30 mins from our college. They are mainly sheep, deer or crop farms.
The things that our students enjoy about staying at a farmstay are:
- watching, touching and hand feeding the animals. From the end of September onwards you will see many cute lambs in the fields.
- you can help as much as you want with the work on the farm which can be really fun.
- you can hear and see the native birds and feel at one with nature in lovely countryside.
- at night time you can see the amazing bright stars in the sky.
- you can have real conversation with kind native speakers and be part of a New Zealand family. Make sure to keep in contact when you return home.
- You can learn about living with the land and doing natural things.