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Quintessentially Education’s Top 10 UK Summer Schools

Quintessentially Education’s Top 10 UK Summer Schools
Quintessentially Education is delighted to recommend the following Summer Camps for 2018. With the demand for both residential and non-residential summer schools in the UK ever increasing, and with more and more fantastic camp options becoming available – the Quintessentially team have highlighted a number of the best options, covering a range of focuses to suit each student’s different needs.
For further information or to book your place on any of the below courses or any alternative course options, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Email: education@quintessentially.com
Phone: +44(0)20 3073 6839 (UK) / +852 3752 2086
1. Bell English at Wellington College Summer School
Best for: English Language, Business Skills and University Preparation
Location: Wellington College, Berkshire
Ages: 12-17
Residential/day: Both residential and day options available
Dates: June/July/August
Price: £2,625 – £4,405
Bell English offers their flagship English Explorer programme, where students can explore the English language and develop life-skills through lessons, study-tours, activities and specialist academies. The camp also offers a Young Business Leaders programme, which teaches language for business and valuable practical business skills. Students set up their own businesses and compete in the Bell Business Challenge.
Web Link – https://www.bellenglish.com/locations/wellington-college-berkshire
2. Discovery Summer Schools
Best for: English Language, Sports and Technology
Location: Radley College, Woldingham, Marymount, Winchester College, Shrewsbury and ACS Cobham
Ages: 8-17
Residential/Day: Residential
Dates: July/August
Price: £1,250 – £5,500
These intensive programmes are designed to maximise every opportunity for improving students’ English language, and also include a wide range of programmes for those who are passionate about sports or fascinated by technology.
Website – https://www.discoverysummer.co.uk/rescourses.php
3. Harrow School Short Courses
Best for: Academic English and Leadership Skills
Location: Harrow School, Dulwich College, Heathfield School
Ages: 8-17
Residential/Day: Residential
Dates – July/August
Price: £2,750 to £6,375
These courses offer a full programme of English tuition and junior teamwork and leadership training as well as social activities, sports and cultural excursions.
Website: http://www.harrowschoolshortcourses.co.uk/
4. X UK Camp
Best for: Multi Activities
Location: Abberley Hall School, Worcester
Age: 6-17
Residential/Day: Residential. Day Camp only available in London
Dates: July/August
Price: from £650 per a week
The camp is set in 90 acres of amazing grounds and with facilities including a heated indoor swimming pool, modern indoor sports hall, forest school area, outdoor courts for a variety of games, spacious, well equipped common rooms, warm and inviting dormitories, and wonderful kitchen and dining facilities. On the course, campers can take part in air rifle shooting, fire making, raft building and racing, quad biking, problem solving, outdoor cookery, shelter building, nature walk, drones etc.
Website: https://www.xukcamps.com/residential-camp/
5. Oxford Summer Courses
Best For: Academics and University Preparation
Location: Oxford, Cambridge
Age: 10-24
Residential/Day: Residential
Price: from £4,195 (2 weeks)
The Oxford Summer Courses are offering specialized programme for 10-24 year olds who want a taste of life at one of the world’s most prestigious universities and schools. Activities range from morning tutorials to afternoon electives that are designed to broaden students understanding of what they’ll be studying and how to excel in their chosen fields. Candidates are lectured by Oxford graduates and graduates from other prestigious institutions, who can impart practical wisdom gained from their personal experiences. Cultural and historical excursions around Oxford and beyond are also there to balance out the theoretical learning students will be doing.
Website: http://oxfordsummercourses.com/
6. Uppingham Summer School
Best For: Sports and Music
Location: Uppingham School, Uppingham
Age: 8-16
Residential/Day: Residential
Dates: July/August
Price: from £590 per a week
This summer school offers a number of courses ranging from music to creative arts and drama. However it is the sports week the school offers that has become the flagship summer course for students looking to start their future international sports careers! Exciting and competitive games and activities are used to capture the imagination and encourage skill acquisition and decision-making. The programme will involve a wide range of sports including hockey, rugby, football, netball, athletics and many more.
Website: https://uppinghamsummerschool.co.uk/
7. Learn and Experience Camp
Best for: Multi-activities
Location: Newton-Le-Willows Aysgarth school, Bedale
Age: 8 – 14
Price: £795 per week
Dates: July/August
The Learn and Experience summer camp offers a huge variety of activities to happy campers. Expect plenty of water fight championships, camp fire nights, murder mysteries and theme nights all with the gorgeous Yorkshire countryside as backdrop
Website: http://www.learnexperience.co.uk/
8. Cambridge School for Visual and Performing Arts
Best for: Performing Arts
Location: Cambridge
Age: 15 – 18
Dates: July/August
Price: £1,175 (one week)
The Cambridge School for Visual and Performing Arts (CSVPA) is famous worldwide for its courses and diplomas in every different medium of the arts. They offer expert educational summer camps in everything from art, film making and fashion to drama, directing and music. There’s a musical or physical theatre course depending on child’s preferred artistic calling. The courses include 35+ hours of contact time with professional artists, as well as optional evening excursions and activities. For those interested in different artistic fields there are also summer camps on offer in the areas of fashion, film making as well as art and design.
Website: http://www.csvpa.com/
9. Firetech – Wycombe Abbey School
Best for: Creative Technologies
Location: Wycombe Abbey School, High Wycombe
Age: 9 -17
Price: £550 – £1,300
With 25 hours of tuition, tech-loving kids can get under the hood with courses on web development, Python coding and computer games design. Courses around the country including a day camp venue at St John’s School in Leatherhead.
Website: http://www.firetechcamp.com/
10. Met Film Making Camp – Rugby School
Best for: Film making
Location: Rugby School
Age: 14 – 17
Dates:
Price: £2,500 (2 weeks)
Met specialise in film making and production for the younger generation. The programme operates out of Rugby School, and campers will have access to the schools state of the art multimedia centre to try their hands at everything from directing to editing and everything in between. Scene writing, camera operation, video editing and actor direction are just a few of the skills taught at this camp under the expert tutelage of professional film makers. Along with the more technical side of the programme there are many social activities for your budding Speilberg, including movie nights and creativity workshops.
Website: https://www.metfilmschool.ac.uk/