The Cambridge Prep Experience, tailored for students in grades 8 and 9 at Peterhouse, the University of Cambridge’s oldest college established in 1284, offers an immersive educational opportunity. With the choice of two sessions and a variety of courses, such as Robotics, Espionage, or Medical Science, students receive instruction from university professors and industry professionals, using Cambridge as a living classroom. The program, priced at $7,125 for a two-week session or $12,225 for a combined session from July 6 to August 2, covers accommodation, classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, daily meals, and organized activities, with scholarship options available. Beyond academics, students engage in cultural enrichment activities, including tours of historic sites, sports, talent shows, and visits to events like the Duxford Air Show and London excursions. Accommodations in single or double rooms and access to campus facilities, including gyms and libraries, ensure a comfortable and enriching stay. Conclude the experience with an optional Barcelona Connection, exploring the vibrant city for an additional four days. Embrace academic exploration and cultural immersion in the heart of Cambridge with the Cambridge Prep Experience.
Courses
Courses offered as part of this Program.
Robotics and Electronics (The Cambridge Experience)
Students delve into the dynamic realm of robotics and electronics, discovering the pivotal roles electronics play in the automation and functionality of robots across sectors like business, defense, entertainment, and healthcare. By blending theory with hands-on practice, they grasp the intricacies of both analogue and digital electronics while gaining proficiency in orchestrating the hardware and software that breathe life into robots. The course culminates with students building their own electronic robotic project.
Science and the Future (The Cambridge Experience)
This course addresses cutting-edge issues at the fringes of science. Participants study advances in diverse areas, including atomic and molecular physics, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, particle physics, space travel, and stem-cell research. They identify the possible futures that science and technology are creating for humankind, and debate how these will affect our daily lives, our society, and our planet.
WWII (The Cambridge Experience)
Students will explore the most recent body of work on the origins, course, and consequences of WWII. Students will go on short field-trips and complete individual research projects to complement their classroom instruction. This course will concentrate on the different theatres of the war, including the home front; the ways in which different people and groups experienced the conflict; how governments sought to maintain morale; and about the work of allied military intelligence at Bletchley Park.
Fine Art (The Cambridge Experience)
Students on this course spend much of their time outside the studio. They sketch medieval towers, capture pastoral landscapes, practice their portrait skills, and discover masterpieces in locations like the Fitzwilliam Museum. Meanwhile they receive formal, professional instruction in sketching and painting in a variety of media. Their best work is exhibited at the end of the program.
Global Business (The Cambridge Experience)
Students explore the tools and structures of international commerce, focusing on free enterprise, economic development, and engagement with the global marketplace. Visiting the University's renowned Judge Business School, students obtain firsthand experience of a cutting-edge business education. Course projects include real-life case studies and the design of a start-up venture.
Law (The Cambridge Experience)
Students discover how the British and American legal systems reflect the values and institutions of their respective societies. They consider precedent-setting cases and delve into various branches of legal practice. Through meetings with lawyers, legal scholars, and human rights advocates, and through visits to working courtrooms, they discover how lawyers turn theory into practice. This course culminates in a formal moot court competition.
Medical Science (The Cambridge Experience)
This hands-on course introduces students to key aspects of medical science and modern medical practice. Combining specialist lectures with experiments and class discussions, students learn the principles of human anatomy and physiology, the pathology and significance of certain diseases, the main challenges that medical science faces today, and are introduced to the wide and growing range of possible careers in medicine.
Myths and Mythology (The Cambridge Experience)
In a course that mixes history, literature, and anthropology, students delve into the accounts through which different civilizations and societies have explained their origins. They perform comparative studies of these creationary tales, noting their similarities and seeking to understand their differences. Students will then explore cultural resilience - the study of how myths and folklore have survived for millennia by blending with new creationary myths, by evolving, and by finding new forms of expression in art, music, literature, film, and even video games.
Psychology (The Cambridge Experience)
This course focuses on human behavior and individual development within a social context. Students are introduced to major themes, including stereotyping and prejudice, cross-cultural differences, the dynamics of cooperation and conflict, conformity and persuasion, attraction, and the role of the individual within the crowd. Through case studies and interactive experiments, participants gain an introduction to psychology and learn to analyze their own peer-group dynamics.