ISSFT Summer School - London

by International Summer School For Teens

London, United KingdomShow on map
Ages15–18 yrs
FocusAcademic
Language lessonsEnglish
TypeResidential

International Summer School For Teens runs this residential academic camp in London, United Kingdom. The camp welcomes children aged 15–18, with sports, languages, and arts & crafts on the programme. Activities run in English.

Residential academic camp in London, United Kingdom

The International Summer School for Teens (ISSFT) provides a unique experience for young people from different nations and backgrounds to study and have fun together in a choice of beautiful, supportive and safe environments. Through our unique curriculum, we encourage intellectual curiosity and support our students in developing a healthy sense of independence and self esteem. We provide a varied, challenging and exciting range of educational classes. To ensure the highest of teaching standards we maintain limited places, guaranteeing small class sizes and individual student attention. Our learning outcomes provide new opportunities for students, including the chance to appreciate different perspectives. Our main objective is to provide a world education, see our students grow in confidence and ultimately make good life decisions. We want to prepare them for the future and give them the tools to flourish. Our school takes place during the summer holidays, and fun is part of the package. As well as academic, sporting and creative classes, all of our programmes include a huge range of exciting activities to help students make friends, relax and re-energise. The long, light evenings of the British summer mean we can offer plenty of activity in the fresh air, as well as indoors. Our stunning Imperial College London campus, situated in the heart of the UK’s capital city, is only one 30 minutes from London’s Heathrow airport. London’s unparalleled surroundings, inspirational landmarks, and modern shops and cafes, make it perfectly placed for creating new memories. Further afield lie some interesting cultural and historical places such as Hampden Court, Oxford University, and leisure attractions, including the Harry Potter Studio Tour.

What's Included

Expert-led academic and elective tuition
All course materials and resources
Full board, ensuite accommodation with 24-hour pastoral care
Evening and weekend sports, games and social activities
Excursions and specialist activities
Personalised academic report and course completion certificate
Comprehensive medical and travel insurance
Secure online portal for students and parents
Three meals a day, with options for dietary requirements
Airport transfers to and from selected airports
Welcome pack of merchandise and useful items
A tree planted in the student's name

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Activities

Special focus

Academic · Academic

The programme follows a dual-study rhythm that gives every day a clear shape: each weekday morning students settle into one single academic subject, chosen from options such as English, Global Entrepreneurship, World Affairs, Leadership, Business and Study Skills, so that they can go deep rather than skim across many courses. Afternoons belong to one carefully chosen elective, taught as structured coaching or instruction rather than a taster session, which lets skills build steadily across the fortnight. Once class finishes, a full supervised activity programme takes over, and evenings bring competitive sport, artistic sessions and social events, with weekends given to cultural excursions. Class sizes are kept small and student numbers are deliberately limited, and the first days are devoted to settling in and making friends, with counsellors and teachers responsible for how each student is getting on. The international mix is managed with nationality quotas of around ten per cent, which keeps English as the shared language of the school in and out of lessons. Students leave with a personalised academic report and a course completion certificate, and the programme is recognised for Duke of Edinburgh residential stays and for IB CAS hours.

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Safety & Supervision

Counsellors chaperone students
Residential Manager lives on campus 24 hours a day
24-hour pastoral care
Accommodation divided by age and gender
Controlled access - only students and authorised staff have keys
First aid trained staff
Onsite doctors surgery and pharmacy
Students escorted to medical appointments
Supervised airport transfers with staff escort to check-in

Students are chaperoned by counsellors who are overseen by a Residential Manager living on campus 24 hours a day, and full board includes 24-hour pastoral care. Halls of residence are divided by age and gender with strictly controlled key access. First aid trained staff are on site, along with an onsite doctors surgery and pharmacy, and the campus is around ten minutes from the local A&E and hospital.

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Meals

lunch

Packed lunches with a small treat are provided on trip days

Freshly prepared meals are provided daily, with breakfast, lunch and dinner served each day and packed lunches supplied on excursion days. The programme states meals are balanced and nutritional and that options are available for dietary requirements.

Accommodation & campus

Where your child sleeps

Per bedroom
1 camper
Bedrooms
Private bedrooms
Bathrooms
Ensuite bathrooms
Dormitories

Students stay in modern halls of residence within the historic university environment. Each student has a private en-suite bedroom that is individually keyed, with communal areas available for relaxing and socialising with peers.

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Airport

London Heathrow / Edinburgh International Airport

Pickup service · Supervised group transport is organised on opening day from Edinburgh International Airport or London Heathrow depending on campus; private pickups outside scheduled times can be arranged for an additional charge. At the end of the programme staff accompany students to the airport and to their check-in gate.

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