The Oxbridge in New York program for high school students offers a rich blend of academic learning and cultural exploration in a dynamic city environment.
Discover the heart of New York City with Oxbridge in New York, an exciting summer program for high school students in grades 9-12. Hosted at the prestigious Barnard College, affiliated with Columbia University, this immersive experience offers students the chance to live in undergraduate dormitories and engage with leading academics, industry experts, and creative professionals.
Participants select from diverse courses and workshops, including Politics and Human Rights, Civil Engineering, Creative Writing, and more. Tuition covers accommodation, instruction, workshops, field trips, two daily meals, and program activities. Scholarships based on financial need and academic merit are available to support qualified students.
Students enjoy dorm-style living with breakfast and dinner provided in the dining hall, while lunch is available nearby. The program offers ongoing support, extracurricular opportunities, and expert guidance. Upon completion, students and parents receive detailed grade reports, showcasing achievements that enhance college applications. Join Oxbridge in New York for a transformative month of learning and cultural enrichment in one of the world’s most iconic cities.
Summer academic enrichment for high schoolers in vibrant New York City
Choose the Oxbridge in New York program if you're a high school student wanting an enriching academic experience in one of the world's most vibrant cities. The program offers a unique blend of classroom learning and cultural exploration, ideal for students interested in subjects like Business, Arts, and Science in an urban setting.
Barnard College, affiliated with Columbia University, stands as a distinguished liberal arts institution dedicated to empowering and educating women. Founded in 1889, this prestigious college is located in the vibrant Morningside Heights...
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A unique, pre-college summer experience for ambitious students, residential in the finest historic colleges of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
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In the home of Mad Men and Times Square's billboards, SoHo and NoHo’s cool side, students discover the power of creativity, big ideas, and product placement. Scouting the city for case studies and creative examples, they explore how different types of traditional advertising, social media, viral marketing, pop-ups and experiential events are transforming the game. Using their creative skills, they will design logos and slogans. The program will culminate with the participants creating an experiential pop-up event, ad creative for a zine, and more. Students will meet influencers, editors, designers, and advertising gurus. Different industries will be explored such as beauty, fashion, food, consumer packaged goods, gaming, music, and travel. This class is for the urban nomad that wants NYC to be their classroom via exploring museums, galleries, stores and more.
View moreExploiting the resources of the world's financial capital, students discover the instruments and institutions that make up modern finance and are vital to budding entrepreneurs. They address the main business principles of strategic planning, marketing, economics, finance, and accounting. Concepts covered include SWOT analysis, developing a marketing strategy, as well as working through how to create a product centered company and draft a business plan. For their final project, they create a mock company that they present in a "Shark Tank", mirroring the high pressure, quick tempo presentations used at colleges, business schools, and startup incubators around the world.
View moreUsing some of the world’s most famous civil engineering projects as examples – from Brooklyn Bridge to the Freedom Tower via New York’s subway system and Central Park - students are introduced to the discipline that keeps us safe in our homes, schools, and workplaces, not to mention on the roads and rails that link them. They learn about the range of skills civil engineers need to master and the tasks and projects they can expect to undertake, not least by meeting with working professionals to better understand the industry. They complete the course by working in teams to create model projects.
View moreDrawing on aspects of criminology, law, psychology, and forensics, students seek to understand what makes a criminal and what society's response to criminal behavior reveals about the community itself. They spend time with NYPD officers, lawyers, visit courthouses, and learn how the authorities are adapting to challenges such as cybercrime and terrorism while examining all aspects of the criminal justice system.
View moreThe city that over the past two centuries has contributed more than any other to making the world rich, while bankrupting it on several occasions, becomes a classroom as students are introduced to the theories that govern economic thought as well as economic modeling. Guided by experts, and making full use of visits to Wall Street and experts drawn from corporate New York, students go on to test their knowledge against contemporary economic problems in order to understand how the world economy might evolve.
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This immersive program takes students beyond the classroom and into the heart of New York City’s fashion world. From industry trips, museum visits, and thrifting adventures to hands-on sewing and product development, students experience fashion from every angle. Along the way, they learn how to analyze and critique runway shows, explore brand strategy, and sharpen their ability to reflect, create, and think critically about style. Over the course of the month, students gain real-world experience and leave with a stronger creative voice and practical knowledge—tools that provide a powerful foundation for those considering applying to fashion school.
View moreThe city of immigrants is also, of course, a city of cuisines. Students discover New York, its neighborhoods, their people, and their histories, through the cuisines and gastronomies successive waves of new New Yorkers have brought with them and the dishes and institutions that have emerged as they came together. From chowder and chop houses to vegan bakeries via Delis, bagels and lox, Reubens, and pastrami, Bodegas, Chinatown, Street food, Chino-Latino cuisine, the Waldorf Salad, and even the humble hot-dog, students discover how the world came together in New York’s tenements and kitchens and how they went on to take over the world. Led by experts, students learn how to use food and gastronomy as instruments of research as they create their own guides to NYC.
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Students interested in life on, or behind, the stage will participate in workshops and masterclasses ranging from improvisation and vocal technique to script analysis and mime. This course will take students from auditions and casting through rehearsals and the final curtain call. Students will also get a chance to see the professionals in action by attending a selection of Broadway shows. Major students will plan, rehearse, and put on a full show performance by the end of the session.
View moreThis course reveals the inner workings of the $65 billion dollar global sports business. Sessions cover a wide range of topics, including marketing and ticket sales, fan loyalty, corporate sponsorships, brand management, ownership, and legal and financial structures. The primary focus is on American sports including the NFL, NBA, and NHL, but the course also examines global models such as the Premiership, the Olympics, and the FIFA World Cup. Students visit world-renowned sports venues such as Yankee Stadium and Madison Square Garden.
View moreOur programs take place in university residences or, in the case of our Paris program, at a centrally located boarding school. Each program has single and double rooms available and we are happy to take requests for single rooms or roommates via email. In the UK, students can purchase a private bathroom for an additional fee. In Barcelona, each room is equipped with an en-suite bathroom. In Paris and New York, there are shared facilities on each floor.
Students spend 21 hours in class on the one-week programs, 45 - 50 hours in a class on a two-week program (depending on the age group), and 90 -100 hours on a four-week program (depending on the age group).
Our programs are conducted primarily in English, and our programs in Oxford and Cambridge are taught exclusively in English. We want to ensure that our students can integrate fully and feel comfortable with the program community. In France or Spain, immersion courses are taught exclusively in French or Spanish, but program information, materials, and literature are all available in English. We are happy to have a short conversation with prospective students to make sure they will be able to follow the courses in English, so please feel free to contact our Admissions office if you’d like to speak with us, or if you have any questions.
We hire a team to work at the programs and look after the students. This team consists of a program director, 3-4 deans, 3 program assistants, and 3-4 activities directors. The program director and deans are professional educators who come from reputable schools across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. They are experts in working with students in these age groups. The onsite team sets up a program office in the week leading up to the program. Parents will be able to call and email the program office if they have any questions or concerns while their child is at the program. Each evening, students must check in with one of our Deans in the program office between 9 and 10 pm on the Experience programs and between 10 and 11 pm on each of the other programs. This is a great time for students to let the program staff know if they have any questions, or if they need something. Students typically spend their mornings in class and on each program except for the one week seminars, students will have afternoon classes three days a week. We plan a wide range of optional chaperoned activities for students to take part in when they are not in classes. The activities directors and program assistants are typically university students who know the city well. The program assistants help out with administrative duties in the program office and the activities directors plan the afternoon and evening activities - they, along with the program director and deans, reside at the residence where the program is taking place, so there is always an adult nearby if a student needs something.
Yes! We can meet students at the following airports:
UK programs: Heathrow or Gatwick New York: La Guardia, JFK, or Newark Barcelona: Barcelona El Prat Paris: Charles de Gaulle or Orly We will bring students back to these airports at the end of the program as well and make sure they are checked in at the correct airline desk, help them check their bags, and bring them as far as security. A staff member will also remain at the airport until the last student’s flight departs.
We offer both a Tuition and Travel Protection Plan and a Full Refund Program. You can find more information regarding the Tuition and Travel Protection Plan here: https://oxbridgeprograms.com/ttpp/. There will be more information about each of these options within the application and families will also have the option to purchase them after submitting the application.
Yes! Each student receives a comprehensive grade report at the end of the program with a write up from their lecturer detailing their performance during the course as well as a letter grade.
Students from certain countries may need to apply for a tourist visa in order to attend our programs. Our Admissions team can provide these students with a letter of support for their visa application once they have been accepted into the program.