During a recent homestay weekend in Worcester a group of American students who are attending university in the UK spent time meeting with the Mayor of Worcester, Mike Layland, and visiting the Guildhall. The students all found this an interesting and very different experience and even made it into the local paper!

The homestay visit was organised by EIL on behalf of the ‘Arcadia Institute for Study Abroad’.

Following the success of the ‘Changing Minds’ project run by EIL in Gloucester last year, a similar project will be run in Worcester during August this year.

The aim of the project is to bring together young people from different cultural and ethnic backgrounds in Worcester to work together on an Identity Project, looking at issues that affect them and their communities.

EIL UK is pleased to welcome a group of students from America. The students will be in Britain for a month, learning about film making. During their stay they will produce a film about an aspect of Britain or British life of their choosing.

The group start their tour with a few days in London before travelling to Derby where they will take part in film training provided by Film City http://www.filmcity.tv/ .