Cambridge Summer Courses with OxSC Camp Oxford

by Atlas Summer Courses

Oxford, United KingdomShow on map
Ages13–24 yrs
FocusAcademic
SeasonJun – Aug
Duration2–4 weeks

Atlas Summer Courses runs this residential academic camp in Oxford, United Kingdom. The camp welcomes children aged 13–24, with sports on the programme. Typically open June to August — new dates coming soon. Sessions last 2–4 weeks.

Residential academic camp in Oxford, United Kingdom

Oxford Summer Courses offers exciting 2 or 4-week summer programmes across 40+ subjects for students aged 13-24 in Cambridge*. Delve into topics you love, guided by an expert tutor, alongside students from all over the world all hosted within an Cambridge University college. Small class sizes mean that teaching can be tailored to your interests and classes are designed to challenge your perspective and develop new ways of thinking through debate and discussion. Our courses are free from the restrictions of a set syllabus or exams, instead you are supported to explore your passions and really engage with the subject matter. This teaching style mirrors the ones used by the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, with their reputation for rapid development and focus on independent and critical thinking skills. We know these skills are essential to unlock effective decision-making and help you decide your own path. To top it off, you will also benefit from excursions to renowned historical sites in the UK to support your learning, social activities to help build new lifelong friendships, formal college dinners and a graduation at the end of your course. At Oxford Summer Courses you can learn without limits - the only questions is: where will your learning take you? *Oxford courses also available as well as Juniors courses for students aged 9-12.

What's Included

Small-group tuition with tutors (maximum 8 students per class)
Residential accommodation in a Cambridge college (Murray Edwards, Newnham, Fitzwilliam or Sidney Sussex)
Mealsbreakfast, lunch and dinner for ages 13-15; breakfast and dinner for ages 16-17 and 18-24
Social and cultural programme, including excursions, city tours and evening socials
Formal three-course college dinner after graduation
Travel insurance policy for students studying in the UK
Certificate and letter of recommendation at the end of the course

Not provided

Lunch for ages 16-17 and 18-24 · Personal spending money (site suggests around £200 for ages 13-15 and £250 for ages 16-17 over two weeks) · Visa costs and visa-related risks · Transport from UK airports other than London Heathrow

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Activities

Special focus

Academic · Academic

The fortnight is built as an academic course with a full social and cultural programme wrapped around it, delivered by the on-course pastoral team rather than left to chance. Mornings belong to lessons, seminars or tutorials in groups of eight or fewer, with directed study time for the youngest students and independent research for the oldest; afternoons and evenings then shift into activities, guided city exploration, excursions and socials. The balance deliberately changes with age: for 13-15s the out-of-class time leans towards team building and letting off steam, while 16-17s and 18-24s get a more professional slant with workshops on CV writing, interview skills, debating and public speaking, university fairs, college visits and guest speakers. Days start early, with breakfast from 07:30, a morning sign-in around 08:30 and the first session at 09:00; evening activities finish between 21:30 and 22:00 for the older groups with lights out by 22:30. Weeks include full-day excursions, evening events such as the Bop, and a formal three-course banquet in the college dining room after graduation. What distinguishes the programme is that students live in real Cambridge colleges and walk between buildings for their classes, so the city itself becomes part of the timetable.

Other included activities

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Excursions & trips

Included in the programme
Punting on the River Cam

Punting on the River Cam

Guided Cambridge city tour

Guided Cambridge city tour

British Museum day

British Museum day

Westminster landmarks walk

Westminster landmarks walk

Tower of London visit

Tower of London visit

Greenwich maritime day

Greenwich maritime day

Canterbury

Canterbury

Warwick Castle

Warwick Castle

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Windsor

Windsor

Reviews

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5 reviews

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Julie

Best of all summer camps so far! This is the 4th Summer Camp for our daughter and the 1st time with Oxford Summer Courses and by far the best! She was positively gushing over the phone every two days what a great time she was having! Her Chemistry tutor was excellent and she is even more encouraged that this her subject of choice for studying at Uni. She had a good time in class but also had fun with all the organised activities and trips. She particularly enjoyed the day trip to London and the outdoor Shakespeare theatre evening! Highly recommend!

Jul 2023

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Prisha

Had the time of my life. This experience is so precious to me and I hold it very dear to my heart. I studied the Business and Entrepreneurship 13-15 course and absolutely loved it. My classmates were engaging and the course was made absolutely delightful with my tutor. She made creative activities and held interactive discussions to further my knowledge on business. Apart from the studies, this experience is something I wouldn't trade a thing for. The friends I made... the experiences I had... is something very very dear to me. Attending OSC truly made my 2023 summer the best one I had.

Jul 2023

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Andrea, UK, 2023

Outstanding! Amazing! I took law (13-15) and the course/instructor was brilliant. The excursions were fun and the people were amazing. Couldn't recommend it more.

Feb 2024

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Scott, US, 2023

My daughter attended Oxford Summer Courses and loved it! From the academics to the excursions to the connections she developed with people from around the world, she considered this a once in a lifetime experience. She was literally crying when we picked her up - she didn't want to leave, and she had made many best friends for life. I highly recommend this program for any young person looking to expand her mind intellectually, socially, and culturally.

Feb 2024

Safety & Supervision

24/7 supervision
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Meals

breakfast

Provided for all residential age groups; generally served from 07:30

lunch

Included for ages 13-15 only; not provided for ages 16-17 and 18-24

dinner

Provided for all residential age groups; for ages 13-15 a mixture of college dinners and local restaurants

Catering depends on age group: students aged 13-15 are full board with breakfast, lunch and dinner, while students aged 16-17 and 18-24 are half board with breakfast and dinner and are given local restaurant recommendations for lunch. For the 13-15 group, dinner is a mix of college-provided meals and eating out locally. Most dietary requirements can be catered for if declared at application, and a formal three-course dinner in college follows graduation.

A day at camp

07:30

Breakfast

08:30

Morning sign-in

09:00

First class or activity of the day

22:00

Evening activities finish (between 21:30 and 22:00 for ages 13+)

22:30

Lights out (ages 13+)

Accommodation & campus

Where your child sleeps

Bedrooms
Shared bedrooms & Private bedrooms
Bathrooms
Ensuite bathrooms & Bathrooms shared between rooms

Accommodation varies by age group. Our accommodation for 13-24 year olds is in selected Cambridge University Colleges.For 13-25 year-old students, this is Fitzwilliam College16-17 year old students stay in Sidney Sussex College, CambridgeStudents aged 18-24 stay Corpus Christie, CambridgeCourses are also available in Oxford.

Campus facilities

Dining Room
Classrooms

Location & getting there

18 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2NA, United Kingdom

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Getting your child there

Airport

London Heathrow

Pickup service · Heathrow is the only airport Oxford Summer Courses transfers operate from, and the team is stationed there at designated meeting points between 9:00 and 16:00 BST on official arrival and departure days, so flights ideally land before 15:00 to catch the final transfer of the day. Staff are easy to spot, carry photo identification and an official letter from Oxford Summer Courses, and for children flying as unaccompanied minors they coordinate directly with the airline and meet your child in person at the handover or border control; you receive that staff member's name, mobile number and ID details in the weeks before departure. Once collected, students are helped with luggage and accompanied to a coach or private vehicle for the drive to their Cambridge college, where on-site staff confirm arrivals internally and help them settle in. Full travel details, meeting instructions and emergency contacts are sent to families around four weeks before the course begins, and delayed flights are monitored within the transfer window, with a private transfer or next-day arrival arranged if a student lands after the last scheduled run. An optional Unaccompanied Minor Service is available for the journey home, with staff supporting check-in and staying with the student until airline handover; families arriving into other UK airports arrange their own private transport, with guidance offered on timings.

By car

18 Beaumont Street, Oxford, OX1 2NA, United Kingdom

Families who prefer to bring their child themselves can drop off at the Cambridge college directly, where check-in opens from 2pm on the first day of the course; the advertised course dates are inclusive, so the start date is the arrival day and students are only admitted on site from that date. On the final day rooms must be vacated by 10am and students depart the site by 12pm. Oxford Summer Courses is administered from 18 Beaumont Street, Oxford, and the admissions and student services teams confirm the exact college and arrival arrangements in the Welcome Pack once a place is secured. If parents are staying nearby during the course, occasional free afternoons can be used to meet up, arranged in advance so it does not clash with lessons.

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