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16-18 years old
2 weeks
Weekly hours: 20
Choose your preferred session from the options below and submit your details in order to complete your booking.
June - Day
Start | 6/28/2026 |
End | 7/11/2026 |
Duration | 2 Weeks |
Price | £5,995 |
June - Boarding
Start | 6/28/2026 |
End | 7/11/2026 |
Duration | 2 Weeks |
Price | £7,495 |
July - Boarding
Start | 7/12/2026 |
End | 7/25/2026 |
Duration | 2 Weeks |
Price | £7,495 |
July - Day
Start | 7/12/2026 |
End | 7/25/2026 |
Duration | 2 Weeks |
Price | £5,995 |
July - Day
Start | 7/26/2026 |
End | 8/8/2026 |
Duration | 2 Weeks |
Price | £5,995 |
July - Boarding
Start | 7/26/2026 |
End | 8/8/2026 |
Duration | 2 Weeks |
Price | £7,495 |
📍 Cambridge & Oxford Colleges | Ages 16–18
This award-winning academic summer school offers ambitious students aged 16–18 the chance to dive into Engineering at university level. Through 30 hours of rigorous academic sessions, personal projects, and hands-on modules, you’ll expand your knowledge, problem-solving skills, and understanding of what it’s like to study engineering at some of the world’s most prestigious institutions.
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Designed to build on the science, math, and problem-solving skills you already have and apply them to real-world challenges.
Encourages independent thinking, research, and the development of your own ideas.
By the end of the programme, you’ll gain insight into both university-level content and the wide variety of engineering-related degree pathways.
Includes a Personal Project: an essay or presentation given at the end of the programme, with tutor feedback included in your final assessment.
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Apply electromagnetism principles to understand circuits and sensors.
Explore digital circuits in laptops and smartphones, including their limitations.
Build your own radio receiver.
Review kinematics and Newton’s laws of motion.
Explore rigid body dynamics in 2D and 3D.
Design earthquake-resistant buildings and pitch your own ideas.
Investigate nanoscience and nanotechnology.
Evaluate and test existing and emerging materials.
Learn how new materials are developed for cutting-edge research.
Work in pairs to solve a real-world engineering problem.
Present and demonstrate a working prototype.
Defend your design in a peer Q&A session.
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13 nights in a central Cambridge or Oxford college.
🏰 Historic colleges with unique character (many over 500 years old, no air conditioning).
🛏 Bedrooms:
Single occupancy.
Shared bathrooms (1 per 4 students), gender-separated corridors.
Limited ensuite facilities prioritised for students with additional needs (ensuite corridors may be mixed-gender).
🍴 Breakfast & dinner included daily in historic dining halls.
👫 Requests for siblings/friends to stay near each other considered where possible.
📶 Wi-Fi available throughout.
🔒 Rooms secured with locks; housekeeping for maintenance access.
Dietary needs, including medical and religious observances, fully accommodated (inform staff in advance).
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Experience Formal Hall twice during your stay — a traditional Cambridge/Oxford dinner by candlelight.
👔 So remember to bring smart clothes for these occasions!
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A vibrant programme led by friendly mentors:
🚣 Punting on the River Cam
⚽ Zorb football
🎲 Games night
🎥 Movie night
❓ Quiz night
🎤 Talent show
🕵️ Murder mystery night
🏏 Croquet on college lawns
Activities help you bond with peers from around the world.
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🌟 Day trip to Oxford and its colleges.
🏙 Optional day trip to London to explore landmarks & shop.
🍰 Students who opt out of London enjoy afternoon tea in Cambridge.
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🕑 Arrival: Sunday between 2–5 pm (rooms ready by 3 pm). Registration & orientation included.
🚐 Heathrow Transfers: Shared, chaperoned service (£180 each way):
Sunday arrivals: 11:00, 14:00, 17:00.
Final Saturday returns: 07:00 & 12:00.
Pastoral team available at all Heathrow terminals.
📦 Alternative arrival options supported (details in Welcome Pack).
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🏛 13 nights in a Cambridge/Oxford college.
🍴 Breakfast & dinner daily (lunch included for ages 13–15).
📚 30 hours of academic sessions with expert tutors.
📖 Carefully designed lecture & study materials.
👩🏫 Mentor programme with personal support.
🎉 Full social activities programme.
🚌 2 coach excursions (Oxford + London/afternoon tea).
🍽 2 Formal Dinners (bring smart clothes!).
🧾 Comprehensive summer school insurance.
🎓 Graduation ceremony + certificate.
📝 Detailed evaluation from tutor.
📔 Notebook & pen.
📸 Mentor family photograph.
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We recommend ~£80 per week for lunches (for students 16+), souvenirs, and personal spending. ATMs and banks are available throughout Cambridge, and Visa/Mastercard widely accepted.
Activities
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 Cambridge and at an Oxford University college on the excursion day, making formal hall a memorable occasion, so remember to bring some smart clothes!
Excursions
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 £180 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
Module 1: Electrical Engineering
Module 2: Mechanical Engineering
Module 3: Material Engineering
Module 4: Engineering A Solution
Sample Tutors
Mudassar A:
PhD scholar at the University of Cambridge, and is a a trained engineering supervisor with industrial experience at a Fortune 100 company.
Regularly teaches Engineering undergraduates, and has previously won Cambridge University's prestigious Trinity Bradfield prize for a 3D-printed tool he created.
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: £180 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
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