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.

 

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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/