Course Description

Students at the Junior Summer School reside and study at Uppingham School, one of the finest and most distinguished boarding institutions in the United Kingdom. Uppingham features cutting-edge learning, sports, and leisure facilities, as well as a welcoming and safe environment in which to live and learn. Students may expect a friendly, inviting, and comfortable stay in world-class grounds and buildings.

Students in all of our programs are encouraged to learn about one another's cultures and histories, both in class and the many extracurricular activities. Many students form lifelong friendships while taking these summer classes, and many of them return year after year to catch up, explore new things, and most importantly, have fun. Participants also benefit from joint trips and activities with native and proficient English speakers, which improves their conversational abilities and confidence.

The "Junior English Programme" will help you improve your English speaking, reading, writing, and listening abilities and confidence. Through creative practical courses and engaging cultural excursions, you'll be immersed in interesting facets of British culture while also improving your English skills.

The following are some of the things you will learn in this course:

• Improve your reading and writing abilities in English.
• Improve your English abilities in a variety of situations.
• Learn why independent learning is so valuable.
• Improve your spoken English confidence by expanding your grasp of English grammar, syntax, and vocabulary.
• Learn why independent learning is so valuable.
• Use your growing English language abilities with local speakers and in historic settings all throughout the United Kingdom.
• Learn about many areas of British culture.

We know you'll want to tell your family, friends, and instructors about your fantastic summer of exploration when you go home. We also recognize that you'll want to learn from your ORA teacher not just what you did exceptionally well on your course, but also where you may improve and learn more in the future.

You'll get a graduation certificate after successfully completing your course, which will be presented to you and your parents at a special ceremony on the last Friday of summer school. We'll also provide you a full report card that details all you've accomplished throughout your time with us, as well as some recommendations for future success.

Activities Offered

The camp provides a diverse range of activities to help kids make the most of their holiday. Students participate in a variety of age-appropriate interesting activities, fascinating classroom projects, entertaining games, a variety of sports activities, and thrilling travels across the United Kingdom's historic locations. The camp makes every effort to ensure that each child's schedule is as exciting and fun-filled as possible.

Food and Accommodation

The junior student housing options include a combination of twin and dormitory rooms, as well as shared washrooms shared by a small group of same-sex students. If you have a certain room type in mind, you can request it during the booking process, which may or may not be granted depending on availability. If you require a certain room type for medical reasons, please contact the Admissions Team, who can verify availability. Remember that sharing a room with other students is a fantastic opportunity to meet new people and make friends.

Meals are included.

Campus facilities

All of the activities at the camp take place in a safe setting. Campus employees keep an eye on the kids 24 hours a day. All students must check in on a daily basis: at breakfast for roll call; in the morning for classes; in the afternoon for courses, workshops, or activities; at supper and before curfew in the evening. There is a curfew on all campuses. Each campus office offers a safe where students may store valuables such as passports, travel papers, bank cards, and so on. Residential staff are available 24 hours a day on all campuses. Free Wifi is available, subject to availability.

Transportation

By Flight

The following is a list of the most convenient airports for Cambridge. To choose a flight that meets your needs, we recommend looking online.

• East Midlands Airport (45 minutes away)
• Birmingham (1 hour away)
• Luton (1.5 hours away)
• Heathrow (2 hours away)
• Gatwick (2.5 hours away)

By Train - Eurostar

The Eurostar is a rail service that connects France, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, and the Netherlands to the United Kingdom. The Eurostar arrives at London's central St. Pancras International station.

Oxford Royale Academy Airport Transfer Service

A member of the Oxford Royale Academy staff will meet students with an Airport Transfer booking in the arrivals hall and ensure that they are connected with their taxi driver. The student will be driven directly to their lodging by the driver. When it's time to leave the program, students are picked up from their lodging and driven to the appropriate airport terminal. If the student is traveling as an unaccompanied minor, please notify the camp when booking your Airport Transfer and the camp will provide you with any further information you require.

Covid regulations

The Oxford Royale Academy staff is now hard at work behind the scenes, planning life-changing experiences for our 2022 Summer Schools in Oxford, Cambridge, Yale, and Uppingham School.

Because international travel to the United Kingdom and the United States is much easier now than it was last summer, we are hopeful that many more students will be able to join us in summer 2022 for a once-in-a-lifetime adventure. Children under the age of 18 from a wide number of countries with "authorized" immunization programs will no longer be required to quarantine upon arrival in England as of October 4, 2021.

Cancellation rules

The following are the terms and conditions for refunds at Oxford Royale Academy:

Any cancellation request must be made in writing and under the following conditions:

Once the two-week cooling-off period has ended, there will be no reimbursement of the deposit; for cancellations before your course start date, the rest of the course costs less the deposit amount will be proportionally refunded as per the list below:

• 120+ days before: 100% refund
• 90-119 days before: 50% refund
• 45-89 days before: 10% refund
• 0-44 days before: 0% refund