Exceptional Business Management Program for High Schoolers at Oxford University
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University of Oxford Campus, UK

Exceptional Summer Pre-College Business Management Program for High Schoolers at Oxford University Campus

age icon 16-18 years old

time icon 2 weeks

book icon Weekly hours: 20

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Choose your preferred session from the options below and submit your details in order to complete your booking.

July - Day

Start 7/5/2026
End 7/18/2026
Duration 2 Weeks
Price £5,995

July - Boarding

Start 7/5/2026
End 7/18/2026
Duration 2 Weeks
Price £7,495

July - Boarding

Start 7/19/2026
End 8/1/2026
Duration 2 Weeks
Price £7,495

July - Day

Start 7/19/2026
End 8/1/2026
Duration 2 Weeks
Price £5,995

August - Day

Start 8/2/2026
End 8/15/2026
Duration 2 Weeks
Price £5,995

August - Boarding

Start 8/2/2026
End 8/15/2026
Duration 2 Weeks
Price £7,495

Course Description: Exceptional Summer Pre-College Business Management Program for High Schoolers at Oxford University Campus

💼 Business Management Summer Program | Oxford University | Ages 13–18

🚀 Course Overview

If you’re ambitious and business-minded, this Oxford summer program is the ideal way to get a taste of university-level management studies while building skills to thrive in business.

The course is interactive and practical, enabling you to investigate fascinating real-life case studies, reflect on the successes and failures of firms, and learn how leaders navigate today’s competitive world.

📊 Topics include:

  • Organisational behaviour & management

  • Finance & strategy

  • Marketing & branding

  • Negotiation & leadership

All taught by expert MBA instructors who bring intriguing insights from years of teaching and real-world experience.

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🎓 Campus Experience

🌍 Study in small groups of like-minded peers from across the globe.

👩‍🏫 Learn from tutors with experience teaching at world-renowned universities such as Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard.

👨‍👩‍👦 Average class size: 7 students (max: 12).

Every tutor is carefully screened to ensure they’re engaging, supportive, and passionate, creating a once-in-a-lifetime academic opportunity.

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📚 Example Modules

  • Introduction to Management

    Explore the components, processes, and objectives of management practice. Examine how policies influence employee behaviour and performance, while testing theory through case studies.

  • Negotiation

    Develop empathy, problem-solving, and courageous communication skills. Learn to manage differences and spot opportunities for value creation.

  • Brand Management

    Branding is one of the most powerful strategies for long-term success. This module highlights the strategic role of brand equity, helping you understand how firms build, measure, and leverage strong brands.

  • Develop Your Own Case Study

    Research an industry, company, or business leader of your choice. Present your findings at a mini-conference, and learn from your classmates’ projects.

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🛠️ Academic Skills Workshops

Designed to unlock your potential and prepare you for university and beyond, past workshops include:

✨ Productivity Tips

✨ 21st Century Technology Skills

✨ Academic Writing, Interviewing & Public Speaking

These sessions go beyond textbooks, giving you transferable skills you’ll use throughout life.

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📌 Key Facts

  • Average class size: 7

  • Maximum class size: 12

  • ✔️ 1:1 Counseling & mentoring

  • ✔️ Academic programs that are supportive, challenging & fun

  • ✔️ Tutors from Oxford, Cambridge & Harvard

  • ✔️ Personal project or portfolio to present

  • ✔️ Full participant assessment & report

  • ✔️ Certificate of completion

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🎉 Social Activities

Outside the classroom, enjoy a busy and diverse schedule of fun:

  • 🚤 Punting on the River Cam

  • ⚽ Zorb football

  • 🎭 Murder mystery night

  • 🎬 Movie & quiz nights

  • 🎤 Talent show

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🏛️ Excursions

  • Full-day trip to explore Oxford University & its historic colleges

  • Optional London trip 🏙️ to see iconic landmarks & enjoy shopping

  • Afternoon tea in Oxford for those staying behind

All excursions are led by a team of friendly mentors dedicated to making your stay unforgettable.

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🍴 Food & Formal Hall

Experience the magic of Oxford dining:

  • Breakfast, lunch & dinner included daily (lunch for 13–15-year-olds).

  • 🍽️ Formal Hall twice per stay: dress up for a candlelit dinner in a grand Oxford dining hall — a truly once-in-a-lifetime tradition.

  • All dietary, religious & medical needs catered for.

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🏠 Accommodation

  • Assigned to a central Oxford or Cambridge college a few weeks before arrival.

  • Single bedrooms with shared bathrooms (1 per 4) — limited ensuite rooms available (priority for additional needs).

  • Gender-separated corridors (mixed only for ensuite).

  • Historic college buildings, some over 500 years old (no air conditioning).

  • Wi-Fi throughout; rooms secured with locks.

  • Housekeeping support provided.

  • Requests to room with friends/siblings considered when possible.

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🛬 Arrival & Transfers

  • Arrival: Sunday between 2 pm – 5 pm (rooms ready by 3 pm).

  • Shared Airport Transfers: From London Heathrow (Terminal 3).

  • Departures: 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 (arrival Sunday)

  • Returns: 07:00 & 12:00 (final Saturday)

  • Pastoral team escorts from any Heathrow terminal to Terminal 3.

  • Fee: £150 each way

Alternative arrival arrangements are explained in your Welcome Pack.

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💷 Pocket Money Advice

We recommend bringing £80 per week for souvenirs, shopping, or extra personal items.

💳 Visa & Mastercard widely accepted; ATMs available across Oxford & Cambridge.

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🎓 What’s Included

✔️ 13 nights accommodation in an Oxford/Cambridge college

✔️ Breakfast, lunch & dinner daily (lunch for 13–15)

✔️ 30 hours of academic sessions with Oxford/Cambridge tutors

✔️ Carefully designed learning materials

✔️ Academic workshops & mentor program

✔️ 1:1 tutorials & full participant report

✔️ Harvard-style case study teaching

✔️ Social & cultural activities

✔️ Excursions (Oxford + optional London)

✔️ 2 Formal Hall dinners

✔️ Summer school insurance

✔️ Graduation ceremony & certificate

✔️ Notebook & pen

✔️ Mentor family photo

Activities

  • Outside of lessons, enjoy a busy and diverse social program including punting on the River Cam, zorb football, games night, movie night, quiz night, talent show and a murder mystery night at the college.
  • All activities and excursions are led by our team of friendly mentors, dedicated to maximizing your enjoyment.

Accommodations

  • College allocation based on dates and subject choice, assigned a few weeks before arrival.

  • All colleges are central, historical, with unique culture and character.

  • Accommodations designed for study, not luxury; many buildings over 500 years old, no air conditioning.

  • Accommodation requests for friends/siblings considered where possible.

  • Separate male and female accommodations in each college; wi-fi available throughout.

  • Single occupancy rooms with shared bathrooms (one per four participants); some ensuite facilities available, prioritized for additional needs.

  • Mixed-gender corridors for ensuite facilities; gender-separated corridors for shared bathrooms.

  • Welcome Pack includes possible college details for program dates.

  • Rooms secured with locks, housekeeping access for maintenance.

  • Breakfast and dinner included on campus

  • Host venues accommodate all dietary requirements, special attention to religious observances and medical needs (Please let us know if you need to follow any particular religious observances or have any medical requirements that we need to know about.)

  • As a student, you will experience formal dinner three times during your stay: once per week in Oxford and at an Cambridge University college on the excursion day, making formal hall a memorable occasion, so remember to bring some smart clothes!

Excursions

  • Two excursions offered: a day trip to visit Oxford and its colleges, and an optional day out in London to see famous landmarks and enjoy shopping.
  • If you opt out of the London trip, you're invited to afternoon tea in Oxford.

Transportation

  • Arrival Time: Participants should arrive between 2 pm and 5 pm on the first Sunday of the program, with registration and accommodation showings upon arrival (accommodation ready by 3 pm).

  • London Heathrow Airport Transfers: Shared airport transfer service available from Heathrow Terminal 3 directly to Cambridge/Oxford colleges. Pastoral team to meet participants at any Heathrow terminal and escort to Terminal 3.

  • Transfer departures at 11:00, 14:00, and 17:00 on arrival Sunday; return transfers to London Heathrow Airport depart at 07:00 and 12:00 on the final Saturday.

  • Transfer Fee: Available for booking post-enrollment at £150

each way.

  • Detailed information is provided closer to the program date, including contact numbers.

  • Alternative Arrivals: For those arriving at different airports or by other means, details are in the Welcome Pack sent after enrolment confirmation.

Lesson Plan

  • 40 hours of academic sessions from Oxford University and Cambridge University tutors
  • Carefully designed study and lecture materials
  • Mentor program and access to support material
  • Average class size of 7, maximum class size of 10 students
  • 1:1 tutorials: Supportive, challenging and engaging
  • All participants receive an individual report from their tutor
  • Develop a personal project or a creative portfolio to present at the end of the course
  • Interview skills, academic writing and presentation

Academic Skills Workshops:

  • Unlock participants’ potential, giving them the tools to prepare for the next steps of their education and future goals.
  • Focus on enhancing study skills
  • Support for university-level learning
  • Diverse and enriching range of topics – past examples have ranged from ‘Productivity tips’ to ’21st Century Technology Skills’.
  • Unique learning experience outside traditional schools

Sample Modules:

Module 1: Introduction to Management

  • Explore components, processes, objectives of management practice
  • Examine influence of policies on employee behavior and performance
  • Introduction to case studies for testing management theories

Module 2: Negotiation

  • Develop relational skills: empathy, problem-solving, spotting value creation opportunities
  • Focus on managing differences and conducting courageous conversations

Module 3: Brand Management

  • Understand the strategic role of branding in competitive advantage
  • Comprehensive overview of brand management from firms' and consumers' perspectives
  • Learn to build, measure, leverage, and manage brand equity

Module 4: Develop Your Own Case Study

  • Research and create a case study on an industry, company, or leader
  • Share findings in a mini-conference, learning from peers

Sample timetable Academic insights 2024

Sample Tutors

Karen D:

  • MBA from the University of Cambridge's Judge Business School, and has over eight years of experience in a world-renowned bulge investment bank and leading a large team in a tech conglomerate.

  • Hopes her deep knowledge of the business world and her first-hand experience in managing teams and KPIs can help the students to have a holistic understanding of the global business environment today.

Guest Speakers from Previous Summers:

  • Abi Oyepitan - Former Olympian: A two-time Olympian and Commonwealth Gold and Silver winning track and field athlete.

  • Dr Lynda Shaw - Neuroscientist & entrepreneur: A journey in personal development - how to create your own set of tools to fast track success

  • Dr Nigel Warburton - Philosopher, author & journalist: How do great people find answers to deep and meaningful questions?​​

Extras

  • Transfer Fee: £150 each way.

  • Pocket Money Advice: Money we recommend that participants bring £80 per week to cover lunch each day, plus any souvenirs that they may wish to purchase. Various banks and ATMs are available throughout Cambridge, and Visa and Mastercard are widely accepted.

Security

  • This program is accredited by British Accreditation Council (BAC)

  • Meets global standards for academic provision and student welfare

  • Top priority for participant safety

  • Staff undergo enhanced background checks and safeguarding training

  • Participants assigned to a “Mentor Family” of 10 students

  • Mentors offer support, advice, and share their experiences

  • School management and supervision is managed by senior, experienced College Managers in Cambridge, Oxford, London, and Sydney

  • College Managers trained to Level 3 Safeguarding standards

  • Resident summer team and college personnel supervise sites 24/7

  • Encourage student independence within safe boundaries

  • Team supervision ensures safe and rewarding experience

Requirements

  • This program is designed for students with at least an upper-intermediate level of English (B2). If you are unsure if you meet this requirement, please contact with our advisor.

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