HIGHFIELD and Brookham welcomed 39 international students for a three-week taster of life at an English country boarding school.

The children, ranging between the ages of eight and 15, came from a variety of countries including China, Korea, Japan, Russia, Poland, Belarus, Turkey, Spain, Italy and Switzerland.

The course included English language tuition, science and history lessons, rugby, cricket, hockey, netball and tennis as well as activities such as bushcraft, cookery, movie making, trips to the Winchester Planetarium, Fort Purbrook Activity Centre, Hampton Court Palace and a London sight seeing tour.