Residential study programs for 14-18 year olds in Cambridge, UK.
Program 1 officially kicked off today with classes, taster sessions, afternoon & evening activities and of course, our first evening lecture! The students had a chance to meet our fabulous...
Read MoreScholarship Student Maggie – it’s going to be life-changing!
Hi everyone! My name is Maggie Naylor, I am fifteen and I live in England. This year, I will be attending Reach Cambridge summer Program 1 in early July. The course I...
Read MoreTasters FAQ
What are 'Tasters'? Reach Cambridge Taster courses, previously called 'Add-Ons', are just that: mini-courses that you Add On to your Reach Cambridge application! Taster courses are designed to supplement and...
Read MoreWhere Are They Now?: ‘Reach prepared me for university life’
Beatriz is a Reach Cambridge Alumna 2014. She is now studying at a top-ranking UK university. Her story is especially worth reading for anyone who isn’t sure yet what subject they want to devote their time to studying… What to Study? Four summers ago I attended Reach Cambridge, where I studied Psychology for three weeks….
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 12
So Reach Cambridge has come to an end for another year – a sad time for us all. However at Reach we like to go out with a bang, meaning the final Friday is always one of the most enjoyable yet emotional days of the program. From the events of Friday morning, you may not…
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 11
as an especially packed day for our Reachers, who had the opportunity to shine not only in their academic classes, but also in a plethora of artistic and physical activities. In the morning, our Mathematics class had a special lecture on cosmology given by a guest speaker. They were given the chance to investigate the…
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 10
Today has been another fun filled day at Reach! Mock interviews continued to put students through their paces and give them a taster of what interviewing for university in the future will be like. Back by popular demand from yesterday, a momentous game of Capture the Flag rocked the afternoon as teams Fore & Ice,…
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 9
Today was a day packed with class activities! The Biotechnology students travelled to the Pharmacology Department for some hands on experience in the university environment. The English Literature students travelled to Grantchester, a small village outside of Cambridge to experience the environment in which many of the poems they had been studying was written about….
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 8
After an eventful, exciting, but exhausting weekend of excursions, the students were treated this morning to a well-deserved lie-in. With classes not starting until 1pm (usually 9am), we all were given the time to get fully rejuvenated for the start of Week 2!! And what a week it is set out to be: with activities…
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 7
Today our Reachers dived further into the rich history of Great Britain by visiting Stratford-upon-Avon, birthplace of nobody less than William Shakespeare, and Warwick Castle, a massive stone fortress originally built by William the Conqueror. We made a great start by leaving right after an early breakfast, with packed lunches in our rucksacks. Our first…
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 6
It’s the weekend which, at Reach, means – excursions! Today everyone started the day just a little earlier so as to beat the traffic into London. This morning was spent split between two museums. Those interested in the arts and culture went to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London’s art and design museum, home to…
Read MoreProgram 3: Summer 2018 – Day 2
Today started with more exciting classes! Psychology students went to the escape room, it provided them with a fun and interactive way of learning about humans cope under pressure, while having a great time working out complex tasks. Meanwhile, the English Literature students made the most of the wonderful weather, and spent the morning discussing…
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