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Peterhouse College, Cambridge, Cambridge University Colleges

The Cambridge Experience for Grades 8-9

Ages
13 to 15
Stay
Residential
Duration
4 weeks or 13 nights
When
Jul to Aug 2027

Summary

The Cambridge Prep Experience likely offers a rich blend of academic rigor and cultural exploration, tailored for younger students to experience the storied environment of Cambridge University, aiming to inspire and cultivate their academic and personal development.

The Cambridge Experience is based at Peterhouse, the University of Cambridge's oldest college, and is designed for students in grades 8-9. Students may attend one two-week session or combine both sessions, choosing one course per session from options including Medical Science, Business, Psychology, Espionage and Law.

Classes use Cambridge as a teaching resource and are led by university teachers and creative professionals. Tuition includes accommodation, classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, two daily meals and program-organized activities. An optional four-day Paris Connection is available after the program.

Camp highlights

  • World-Class Faculty: Learn from experienced educators and university professors
  • Academic Exploration: Explore a range of subjects
  • Interactive Classes: Engage in stimulating classroom discussions
  • Immersive Environment: Experience Cambridge's historic academic setting
  • Global Community: Build friendships with students from around the world
  • Cultural Excursions: Explore Cambridge, London, and surrounding attractions
  • Academic Growth: Develop critical thinking and research skills.

Dates and prices

The camp confirms availability when you enquire.

What the price covers

Full inclusion details
  • All tuition and class materials
  • Accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Airport transfers
  • Full cultural and activities programme, including excursions

Programme and activities

What you’ll do

  • Excursions

Course options

Criminology – Cambridge

Explore theories of crime, punishment and forensic investigation through workshops, debates and Cambridge-based visits.

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Cambridge: Scientific Innovation

Drawing ideas and inspiration from the university that nurtured Newton, Darwin, Turing, and Stephen Hawking, students immerse themselves in cutting-edge issues at the fringes of current scientific knowledge and endeavor. They study advances in diverse areas, including atomic and molecular physics, artificial intelligence, astrophysics, genetic engineering, nanotechnology, particle physics, space travel, and stem-cell research.

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Creative Writing – Cambridge

Develop fiction and poetry in Cambridge under the guidance of published writers.

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The World Wars

Examine the two world wars as connected conflicts and assess their global political and social consequences.

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English Literature – Cambridge

Study literature in Cambridge while developing close reading, criticism and academic writing.

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Politics: Power and Protest

As opinions become radicalized, and the broad, postwar consensus is replaced by increasingly angry confrontation, students seek to discover what is now understood by politics. On what bases have we, as citizens, agreed to hand much of our power over our lives to governments? What power should governments legitimately be allowed to exercise?

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Advertising

Students assess the power of suggestion, persuasion, and product placement. Using a range of case studies and creative examples across all media, they explore early salesmanship, modern advertising, branding, and the increasing use of new media. Balancing creative skills with business acumen, they engage in branding exercises, interactive sales games, and the design and development of their own advertising campaign.

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Security and Intelligence Studies

At the University in which the world's most famous fictional spy, James Bond, studied, this course, which blends politics and history with practice, examines the methods and techniques of the world's most infamous services-Mossad, the KGB, the CIA, MI5, and MI6.

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Engineering – Cambridge

Apply engineering principles to mechanical, structural and architectural challenges in Cambridge.

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Banking and Markets

Students cover the evolution of, and relationships between, banking and markets, from their ancient origins to present-day, including the development of the stock, commodity, and capital markets. They learn how money itself is evolving, with the emergence of cryptocurrencies, and how financial institutions and markets are responding to the challenges of the modern economy.

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Medicine – Cambridge

Explore medical science, anatomy and modern practice through practical study in Cambridge.

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Aerospace Engineering

Aerospace Engineering is quite literally "rocket science!" Participants examine the disciplines most important to the industry, including aerodynamics, electronics, mechanics, operations systems, statistics, and thermodynamics. The course culminates with the replication of real design offices of aircraft and spacecraft companies. Students go through every stage in the creation of a new vehicle, including aerodynamic profiling, engine sizing, and structural design.

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Law – Cambridge

Explore legal systems, institutions and advocacy through courts and practitioners in Cambridge.

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Psychology – Cambridge

Investigate mind and behaviour in Cambridge through case studies, research methods and experiments.

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Global Business – Cambridge

Students examine international commerce, free enterprise and economic development through case studies, a start-up project and exposure to Cambridge’s Judge Business School.

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Accommodation and meals

Combined 2027 session at Peterhouse. Students attend both two-week sessions; the optional four-day Paris Connection follows the programme. Session 1 of the 2027 Cambridge Experience at Peterhouse. Session 2 of the 2027 Cambridge Experience at Peterhouse. The optional four-day Paris Connection follows this session.

Location and travel

CampusPeterhouse College, Cambridge; Cambridge University Colleges

Peterhouse College Cambridge

Camp pickup

No pick up offered

Independent travel

To reach Cambridge, fly into London Stansted or Heathrow Airport and take a direct train from Stansted or transfer via London Paddington from Heathrow. Alternatively, take a coach directly from the airports to Cambridge.

By train, Cambridge is accessible from major UK cities including London King's Cross and Birmingham.

Cambridge University Colleges

Camp pickup

No pick up services offered

Independent travel

To reach Cambridge, fly into London Stansted or Heathrow Airport and take a direct train from Stansted or transfer via London Paddington from Heathrow. Alternatively, take a coach directly from the airports to Cambridge.

By train, Cambridge is accessible from major UK cities including London King's Cross and Birmingham.

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