Reach classroom sign

Spring Program: Day 4

After a relaxing and sophisticated candlelit dinner last night at Downing College formal hall, we’re sure our students were feeling newly motivated when they headed to class this morning! As you can see on our Instagram story, the pre-lunchtime slot was dedicated to a study skills workshop. ‘Study skills’ can sound like a bit of a wishy-washy…
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Work hard, play hard!

Spring Program: Day 3

After a hearty breakfast at Reach Hall, the students were excited to start their first full subject-specific day. Subjects on offer included Law, Psychology, Maths, Medical Sciences & Chemistry, Physics & Engineering and Politics & International Relations. The teachers were ready and raring to go and had created some fantastic materials for their University-style teaching…
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Spring Program: Day 2

Our first full day on the spring program has been action-packed and amazing! We started off with a lovely cooked breakfast before walking to Sidney Sussex College for morning class. David – a Sidney alumnus – gave the students a walking tour around the college, including the College Chapel, Dining Hall and Gardens.
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Ice Breakers Games

Spring Program: Day 1

After months of planning, today it was at last time to welcome our students to our new Spring course. We could barely believe the day had finally arrived! For a handful of team members, this meant getting up SUPER early to travel to Heathrow and Gatwick airports to meet some students in arrivals… But the early start…
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Uni Advance

Guest Post: University Advance Add-On

Today’s post was written by Emily, a Reach Cambridge supervisor veteran, who has led University Advance trips in previous summers. Whilst she studied at Cambridge, she hails from Oxford, which makes her a very balanced umpire in the faux-rivalry between the two old university cities… One of the many appealing features of Reach Cambridge is the…
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