Sports & Activities at Mount St Mary’s
Enjoy a summer of sports and fun!

Mount St Mary’s has excellent sports facilities which makes it the perfect destination this summer for all sports fanatics!

ACCORD ISS is exclusively partnered with the Paris Saint-Germain Academy UK which gives our students the opportunity to train like the Parisian club on the football and English residential programme. The school has superb facilities for football and all other sports including:

  • 11 full size football pitches
  • Swimming pool
  • Well maintained sports fields
  • Astro pitch 
  • Gym
  • Cardio Machines & Weights Room
  • Tennis Courts 
  • Athletics Centre
  • Cricket nets 

Activities

As well as excellent sporting facilities, Mount St Mary’s also has excellent arts and drama facilities which the students may use.

Each afternoon students will choose which activity they would like to participate in. There will be a choice of 4-6 different activities to choose from with at least two non-sporting options included. These activities may include; swimming, cricket, basketball, arts & crafts, drama, tennis, rugby, yoga and many more!

Every Friday afternoon the students will visit a local place of interest in the afternoon as their weekly half-day excursion.

Each Friday students will have a BBQ for their evening meal, followed by the presentation of leavers certificates and prizes and then they will attend a disco with their friends!

The evening social programme will be packed full of fun! The activities can include quiz games, themed nights, talent shows and film nights just to name a few.

Excursions

Excursions,  take place on a Wednesday and Sunday.  Below are some examples of trips:

  • The Peak District National Park: discover the great outdoors, picturesque scenes and walks including Mam Tor and famous caves.
  • Chatsworth House – visit to the stately home and gardens owned by the Devonshire Family.
  • Leeds: sightseeing of the city, visit to Leeds City Museum and shopping in the Victoria Quarter. 
  • The National Space Centre The UK’s largest planetarium and home to the iconic 42m high Rocket Tower.
  • York  -Walking tour of the historical city of York, visit to York minster and shopping in the Shambles.

All excursions, including entrance fees and tickets, are included in the course fee. There are no additional costs.

Fast Facts!

  •  Fantastic sports facilities
  • 11 full size football pitches and astro pitch
  • Football training with Paris Saint- Germain Academy UK
  •  3 full day excursions for a 2 week stay
  •  Choice of 4-6 different activities each afternoon 
  •  Cultural Excursions to nearby places of interest
  •  Full evening social programme