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Academic Summer is the home of exciting and versatile summer learning.
If you are aged 12 – 14 you will follow our GCSE programme. This course is based on the broad curriculum of the iGCSE/GCSE programme and covers a wide range of Academic subjects such as: art, business studies, geography, history, literature, maths, philosophy, sciences, ICT, design & technology, social studies. We have a cross-curricular approach and lessons involve a mixture of theory and practical work. For ecample, in Science you will do some practical experiments in the Science Laboratories. You will also develop your IT skills, research and study skills, language skills and lear how to do effective presentations.
We aim to make learning interesting and we want to give you a purpose and motivation for developing your English by making the content you are learning real and relevant. You are taught by qualified subject teachers and they are suported by EFL teachers. We follow a Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) approach which is modern EFL methodology which is very efficient in helping students improve their language skills.
Learning is a journey and we're here to make sure you make the most of it. Academic Summer's broad range of exhilarating leisure activities will introduce you to drama workshops, zorbing, art competitions, canoeing or quizzes, there are endless opportunities to learn new skills and make friends along the way. And we run day trips to some of the UK’s most iconic sights near our colleges in Bristol, London and Cambridge.
Our inspiring lecture series are hosted by brilliant experts in fields as varied as TV production, psychotherapy, digital production and physics.
This programme is running in Abbey College, Cambridge in July and August.
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If you wish to apply, please click here.