The Cambridge Tradition Summer School for Grades 10-12

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

Explore animal diversity and behaviour alongside the science of conservation.

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

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.

Students use Cambridge’s architectural heritage to study design, aesthetics and model-making, producing sketches and a three-dimensional project for exhibition.

Explore medical genetics, genomics and the technologies reshaping modern medicine.

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.

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

This course explores three main areas of sports medicine: biomechanics; sports psychology, and exercise physiology, including diet, fitness regimes, and the effects that artificial substances, such as steroids, have on the human body. Students also explore the ethical questions surrounding the use of special surgery and doping in sports.

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

In this course, students examine the development of the specialty of neuroscience. They learn the main principles of cognitive psychology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, and clinical methods and practices. They also explore the technology behind diagnostic tools like CT and MRI scanners.

Use philosophy to examine the defining ethical and social questions of the twenty-first century.

Connect international-relations theory with contemporary global challenges in Cambridge.

Regardless of their interests, students gain a better understanding of how to take action and lead. Interactive workshops on goal-setting, communication, negotiation, and team-building form the core of this course.

Cambridge is the ideal observatory from which to explore fundamental questions about the universe. How did it all begin, and what is our place within the universe? What is time, and will it ever come to an end? This course takes students on a journey through space, from the infinitesimally small to the unimaginably large.

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

How do business organizations start, grow, and thrive? What analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills are required to address the problems facing companies of all sizes? How can a company be successful and operate ethically?

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