What do people do for their groundschool element when in US? Is it provided by the schools??
At OFT, when I was there, they had a three-week cycle (mo-fr) in which they covered all subjects for the PPL in evening classes. This was serious cramming, with no time whatsoever to cover anything in depth. This groundschool cycle was contained in the package deal.
My advice: do NOT count on these evening classes to prepare you for the PPL theory. Study beforehand using the books and the confuser, and come prepared to sit all your exams in the first week. If you fail an exam, do not go to the (free) evening classes but simply hire an instructor for an hour or so one-on-one groundschool.