Learn English in the Channel Islands

30 years of English Language Courses

Channel Islands English Academy

The Academy was founded in the idyllic isle of Guernsey in 1990, and every year since has attracted many English learners to the island, many of whom have developed a strong tie with Guernsey and their host families and continue to return. Guernsey and its surrounding islands offer an ideal environment to learn English against the rich backdrop of Guernsey’s local heritage and are conveniently placed with travel links to Gatwick, Heathrow, Stansted, Southampton, Cherbourg and St Malo. You will experience Guernsey’s culture in a safe, small town full of local history with English lessons from qualified teachers in small, personalised classes. We offer a wide variety of EFL courses for children and adults, with your learning and holiday needs rolled into one. Choose between the warm hospitality of host families for an immersive homestay or comfortable accommodation in a hotel or self-catering apartment.

  • 30

    Years’ Experience

  • 500+

    Satisfied Students

  • 8

    maximum per group

Adults
School Groups
Junior English Camps (13 – 17 years old)

Who is it for?

Student reviews

    Warm welcome

    It was the first time our daughter came to Guernsey to approve her English. She was very happy to spend time in her family who reserved her a warm welcome. I want to thank you for the quality of this first linguistic journey for our daughter.

    Perfectly adapted lessons

    I’ve been studying English in the Academy during 2020. I chose the format “private tuition”, the lessons were adapted to what I wanted to master (listening and speaking skills) so you don´t lose your time with things you are not interested on and the teacher couldn’t have been better, always willing to help and choosing actual and interesting topics. I recommend this school without any doubt; surely they have something perfectly adapted to what you need.

Why you should Learn English in the Channel Islands

On behalf of all the team at Channel Islands English Academy, I/ we would personally like to welcome you to our school. We started in 1990 with just a handful of students and have welcomed up to today over 250 students every year from every corner of the world.

The Channel Islands English Academy is a spin-off of Accent Language School, which offered foreign language tuition for everyone from pre-school children to adults looking to learn a language for their holidays and organized English summer camps for children and courses for adults.

The teaching of English as a Foreign language (EFL) has been now taken care solely by CIEA and in a new more bespoke format from this year. We welcome as before adults, younger students (14 to 17 years old) and school groups.

Our qualified EFL teachers are friendly and professional and know how to develop every student’s language learning so that they can reach their potential. Our staff understand that younger students may experience homesickness and are trained in offering learners support where necessary.

Anna Lisa CIEA

Whatever you are looking for, we will accommodate. Our advantage of being located on a small island is that we have expert knowledge of what is available and will craft courses which perfectly combine your language course with activities to suit your individual learning and holiday needs.

Guernsey’s location near the French coast makes it a popular choice for French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, and Italian learners, who can cross from Cherbourg or St Malo in under 2 hours via ferry. Alternatively, our airport has airlines with routes to and from London Gatwick, Stansted, Southampton and more.

Guernsey and its cluster of islands boast beautiful beaches and coastal cliffs as well as vast natural habitats, and there is plenty to see and do here in terms of sports and water-based activities, walking routes and nature trails, gastronomical experiences, or cultural enrichment.

We collaborate with Guernsey’s accredited guides and activity providers who have undertaken rigorous evaluations and provide a myriad of tailor-made tours and trips to showcase the island’s extensive heritage and history and make your stay unforgettable.

Our host families are committed to making children and adults feel at home and part of the family and work closely with us to ensure our students are comfortable and relaxed at home.

We will organise your stay in advance depending on your needs and interests so you can sit back and not worry about planning on arrival.

Don’t hesitate to contact us for any questions you may have.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Anna Lisa & the CIEA team.