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Day 4: Camp photos, games and dinosaurs

Today I was privileged to meet students from the Life & Medicine class and take them on a guided tour of the Sedgwick Museum! The Museum of Earth Sciences is the oldest museum at the University of Cambridge and has a collection of over 2 million fossils, minerals and rocks! The museum guided students on…

Day 3: Anglesey Abbey

After working hard in their classes this morning, the Reach students got a well-earned break and had an idyllic visit to Anglesey Abbey for the first excursion of the summer program. Anglesey Abbey is a stately home and gardens (think Downton Abbey) just a short drive from Cambridge, and was formerly home to both a…

Day Two: World Fair!

Classes were in full swing already by this morning; we were particularly impressed by the efforts of the Maths and Engineering students with the model bridges that they created in the workshop of the Cambridge Engineering Department – there was definitely a lot of architectural flair shining through! After class many students headed into town…

Day One: Reach Cambridge gets off to a flying start

Today was the first day of the Reach Cambridge Summer School and it set the tone for what looks set to be a fantastic 3 weeks! It began with battling through the jet lag (and sadly disappointment too for many of the Greek football fans!) to make it to breakfast, before the students headed to…

Reach Cambridge July summer program 2014: Arrival Day!

Today, the Reach Cambridge July program started with the exciting arrival of the students from all over the world – Japan, Germany, Canada, Lebanon and so many more! Despite the...

A Summer of Football: FIFA World Cup and the Reach Cambridge World Cup!

Football fans around the globe are getting ready for something very exciting. For the last four years, preparations have been underway for the 20th FIFA World Cup. This years tournament will see the top players from 32 different nations compete for the honour of becoming the 2014 World Cup champions. The tournament, which will commence…

Reach Cambridge Summer Program: A view from Australia

The Reach Cambridge summer school program that I attended in July 2013 was by far one of the best experiences of my life. Reach Cambridge gave me the opportunity to learn, participate in activities and build many friendships in a very welcoming and enlightening environment. Coming from Australia, after more than 24 hours of travel…

Study Abroad Programs: Do More Than Just Study!

Autumn has come early in Cambridge this year. Across the UK people are digging out their coats from the back of wardrobes and swapping their flip-flops for boots. The days are beginning to get shorter and the school term is now in full swing – indeed, summer holidays are just a distant memory… But here…

Punting and Cambridge Tours

You would be hard pushed to find a more idyllic activity in Cambridge; sitting in a punt on a warm summer’s afternoon, taking in the sights and sounds of this most scenic of cities. Even with the sun hurling down its rays and, to my dismay, none of the students having any sun cream which…

A day at Leicester Space Centre

The day after a fun-filled trip to Ely and its stunning cathedral on Saturday, on Sunday our students hit the road again and this time they allowed me to come along for the ride. Our destination was the National Space Centre in Leicester. The space centre did not disappoint, providing both the history of the…