Get Ready for Entrepreneurship: Scholastic Summer Camp in Westminster, London, UK

Course Description: Get Ready for Entrepreneurship: Scholastic Summer Camp in Westminster, London, UK

London Summer Programme: Get Ready for Entrepreneurship

A two-week intensive business and innovation programme for students aged 14 to 17 💼�*

Get Ready for Entrepreneurship is a two-week programme designed for teenagers who want to understand how real businesses work, build commercial skills and learn how to turn ideas into viable concepts. You will study in one of the world’s most influential business centres, just minutes from the Tower of London and the global finance district.

You will explore branding, marketing, innovation, leadership, finance and pitching. By the end, you will have built a real business concept and presented it to a panel of experts.

This is hands-on entrepreneurship in a fully supervised, high-support environment.

Who This Programme Is For 👩‍💼👨‍💼

• Ambitious and creative students aged 14 to 17

• Future founders, consultants, strategists, marketers or managers

• Learners who want to grow communication, presentation and leadership skills

• Students with confident English (minimum B2 CEFR)

Key Facts 📘

• Course length: 2 weeks

• Age: 14 to 17

• English level: B2 minimum

• Hours of learning: around 40 per week

• Class size: Maximum 12 students

Academic Focus: What You’ll Learn 💡📊

Across two weeks, you will build a strong understanding of how business works in the real world.

Highlights include:

• How entrepreneurship functions in modern companies

• Innovation and disruption in business

• Leadership and personal impact

• Building a personal brand and professional presence

• Creating persuasive presentations

• Budgeting, finance and forecasting

• Marketing, branding and sales strategies

• CSR, sustainability and ethical business behaviour

• SWOT, competition and identifying market gaps

• Visit to the Museum of Brands

• Company visits, expert talks and a university trip

You will learn to think like a founder and understand who you are as a future leader.

Enterprise Challenge: Dragon’s Den 🐉🎤

Your final project is a Dragon’s Den-style pitch.

You will:

• Work in teams to create a business idea

• Build a practical business plan

• Analyse costs, competition and target market

• Shape a brand message

• Prepare a professional pitch

• Present it to a panel of experts

This develops confidence, commercial awareness, negotiation, creativity and teamwork.

Location: Westminster 🌍

London as Your Classroom �*

Learning takes place at DLD College London in Westminster, the most iconic location in the city, surrounded by global politics, culture and history.

Directly opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

Overlooking the River Thames, next to the London Eye and Southbank Centre

Moments from Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Downing Street and Trafalgar Square

Accommodation & Facilities 🏫

Boarding students stay in modern single ensuite rooms. All facilities are within one building, making life safe, comfortable and convenient.

Facilities include:

• Bright, contemporary classrooms

• Science labs

• Art and drama studios

• On-site dining hall serving fresh meals

• A café for snacks and social time

• 24-hour security and live-in staff

• Free Wi-Fi throughout campus

Sample Daily Schedule ⏰

07:30 Wake up

08:00 Breakfast

08:30 Leadership assembly

09:00 Entrepreneurship session (innovation, market gaps)

10:05 Branding and personal brand

11:05 Break

11:30 Finance, budgeting and pricing

12:30 Lunch

13:00 Recharge time

13:30 CSR, ethics and positioning

14:40 Company visits, expert talks, Museum of Brands or project work

18:00 Dinner

19:00 Evening activities (boat tour, London Eye, Covent Garden, theatre)

22:00 Return to residence

23:00 Lights out

Be a Leader 🌟

Alongside business content, students join a professional leadership and skills development track.

You will:

• Learn confident, persuasive presentation

• Practise networking and professional behaviour

• Develop negotiation and influence

• Receive career guidance and strengths profiling

• Hear from industry professionals in Meet a Leader sessions

Students earn a CPD-recognised leadership certificate.

Leisure and Cultural Life 🎭🎡

London as Your Classroom 🌆

Learning takes place at DLD College London in Westminster, one of the most iconic locations in the city, surrounded by global politics, culture and history.

• Directly opposite the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben

• Overlooking the River Thames, next to the London Eye and Southbank Centre

• Moments from Westminster Abbey, Whitehall, Downing Street and Trafalgar Square

Supervision and Safety 🛡️

• 24/7 supervision for boarding students

• Staff living on-site

• No unsupervised outings at night

• Structured independence in small groups during trips

• Strong safeguarding and wellbeing support

Parents can expect structured independence, never unmanaged freedom.

Dates and Fees 💷

2026 sessions offering Entrepreneurship:

• 28 June to 12 July

• 12 July to 26 July

Fees:

• £5,000 (en-suite room, two weeks)

• £3,000 (day student, Monday to Friday with lunch & dinner included)

Boarding fees include meals, accommodation, tuition, insurance, Heathrow transfers in the published window and all trips and activities.

Day programme: 8:30-21:30.

Why Students Choose Get Ready for Entrepreneurship 🚀

• You will build and pitch a real business concept

• You will learn branding, marketing, finance and leadership

• You will develop a confident professional voice

• You will gain interview-ready presentation skills

• You will earn a CPD leadership certificate

• You will live in modern London accommodation with full supervision

• You will learn in the heart of London’s global business scene

This is not just “business studies”.

This is the moment where ambition turns into action.