Course Summary
Course Objectives
Over the course of this two-week programme, you will:
- Discover the fundamentals of starting up and operating a business in today’s society
- Learn how businesses market and brand their products, applying this to your own ideas in a Time To Shine project
- Identify how business finances work so that businesses can break even and make a profit
- Take part in our exciting Time to Shine ceremony, and pitch the idea for a start-up business with your classmates to the rest of the school
- Develop and apply core 21st-century skills through fun and engaging lessons, including critical thinking, communication, creativity and collaboration
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- Price: £4,900
- Ages: 15-17
- Duration: 2 weeks
- English Level: B1+ (Intermediate and above)
- Maximum Class Size: 15
- Academic Content: 25 Hours Per Week
- Language Support: Included
- Starting Dates: 7th July, 21st July, 4th August 2024
- Location: Sancton Wood School, Cambridge
Accommodation
Students will reside in purpose-built accommodation with modern facilities located a short walk from the train station and the school.
Extracurricular Activities
Every evening our enthusiastic College Mentors lead well-being activities and events aimed at creating a socially inclusive collegiate atmosphere. Our vibrant social programme gives students every chance to make new friends besides their classmates; thus improving our students’ communication and teamwork skills, and forging a closely-knit campus community.

Taking place across three different Oxford campuses, SBC Oxford College gives students the chance to improve their English skills by studying one of the six subjects on offer.