{"id":12986,"date":"2024-05-31T15:10:55","date_gmt":"2024-05-31T13:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/existing-lookandfeel.hullschool.ch\/?page_id=12986"},"modified":"2025-07-03T08:58:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-03T06:58:01","slug":"ec1-english-college-year-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hullschool.ch\/en\/college\/programme\/ec1-english-college-year-1\/","title":{"rendered":"EC1 (English College Year 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12986\" class=\"elementor elementor-12986\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61e129cd e-con-full pad-tb-l-first e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"61e129cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f79b45 c-box e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"53f79b45\" 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native speakers of the target language.<\/li>\n<li>Our students earn internationally recognised certificates (Cambridge First,&nbsp;IGCSE French).<\/li>\n<li>We provide academic and pastoral support.<\/li>\n<li>We provide coaching in core subjects for students who need additional&nbsp;help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3311d90 linkmediumblue elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3311d90\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInDown&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please contact us at\u00a0<strong><a href=\"mailto:college@hullschool.ch\">college@hullschool.ch<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0or on\u00a0<strong><a title=\"Phone\" href=\"tel:+41 44 254 30 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