The Cambridge Tradition, offered by Oxbridge Academic Programs for students in grades 10-12, provides diverse academic courses and cultural immersion at Cambridge University.
The Cambridge Tradition, held at Jesus College, University of Cambridge, is an enriching high school program designed for students in grades 10-12. It offers unique two-week courses in fields such as Aerospace Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology, combining academic rigor with cultural immersion.
Tuition starts at $7,395 per session and includes accommodation, meals, and a variety of educational activities. Students benefit from hands-on learning experiences that foster personal growth and intellectual development.
Additionally, participants have the option to extend their experience with the Paris Connection, further enhancing cultural exploration. This program is an ideal choice for ambitious high school students seeking a transformative summer opportunity.
Advanced academic summer program for ambitious high school students.
Choose The Cambridge Tradition if you're a high-achieving high school student (grades 10-12) seeking an academically rigorous experience at the historic Jesus College, University of Cambridge. The program offers a diverse range of courses including Aerospace Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology, ideal for students who want to explore advanced topics and gain university-level insights. The two-week sessions combine classroom instruction with cultural enrichment, providing a comprehensive educational experience.
Living and studying in one of Cambridge’s historic University colleges, dating from the 13th Century when the oldest college – Peterhouse – was founded, is the best way to enjoy a Cambridge summer study experience. With their unique...
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Aerospace Engineering is quite literally "rocket science!" Participants examine the disciplines most important to the industry, including aerodynamics, electronics, mechanics, operations systems, statistics, and thermodynamics. The course culminates with the replication of real design offices of aircraft and spacecraft companies. Students go through every stage in the creation of a new vehicle, including aerodynamic profiling, engine sizing, and structural design.
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In Alan Turing’s alma mater, students address what will surely be one of the most dramatic features of 21st century life. The course sets out to define AI while uncovering its history – including the role Cambridge visionaries played in its development. Alongside, students are introduced to its current uses and potential: in robotics, naturally, but in almost every other facet of life and government. They discover how designers and programmers bring, or are seeking to bring, AI into play, while creating their own algorithms to solve different problems. Part of the course is devoted to addressing the ethics surrounding AI and the threat to rights inherent in overreliance on machines.
View moreCambridge is the ideal observatory from which to explore fundamental questions about the universe. How did it all begin, and what is our place within the universe? What is time, and will it ever come to an end? This course takes students on a journey through space, from the infinitesimally small to the unimaginably large. It addresses topics including the Big Bang, galaxy formation, the history of our own solar system, orbital mechanics, and string theory.
View moreMixing economics with psychology and game theory, this course seeks to understand what drives individual economic decisions. What psychological and emotional factors induce people to buy a $5 cup of coffee? How can we explain consumers' decisions when they depart from the expectations of standard economic models? How do risk and uncertainty impact people's spending? Students investigate areas such as luxury goods, healthcare, insurance, and labor while considering how psychology affects economic decision-making.
View moreHow do business organizations start, grow, and thrive? What analytical, interpersonal, and technical skills are required to address the problems facing companies of all sizes? How can a company be successful and operate ethically? This course includes visits to local businesses and the Cambridge Business School, and covers a diverse range of topics that includes economics, finance management, information technology, marketing, law, and purchasing. It culminates in the creation of a business model.
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Through workshops, debates, and visits to police stations and criminal courts, students explore individual and social theories of crime, philosophies of punishment, criminal profiling, incident analysis, and basic forensic science. They consider the causes of crime, the influence of the media upon crime, and issues of race and gender within the context of the British and American criminal justice systems.
View moreThe object of this course is to introduce students to the main concepts in Game Theory, to expose them to the way in which game theory helps explain how decision-makers arrive at their decisions, and why they often fail to make the right ones. Alongside, students will be introduced to different games, from Nash's bargaining game to the Prisoner's Dilemma, and to the way in which Game Theory is applied to Economics and, increasingly, the Social Sciences, International Relations, Biology, Computing, and AI, to name but a few of the disciplines it informs.
View moreAt the University in which the world's most famous fictional spy, James Bond, studied, this course, which blends politics and history with practice, examines the methods and techniques of the world's most infamous services-Mossad, the KGB, the CIA, MI5, and MI6. Students address the future of intelligence operations, the challenges of field work, and the ethics of espionage in terms of international cooperation, competition, and conflict.
View moreIn this course, students examine the development of the specialty of neuroscience. They learn the main principles of cognitive psychology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, and clinical methods and practices. They also explore the technology behind diagnostic tools like CT and MRI scanners.
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This course explores three main areas of sports medicine: biomechanics; sports psychology, and exercise physiology, including diet, fitness regimes, and the effects that artificial substances, such as steroids, have on the human body. Students also explore the ethical questions surrounding the use of special surgery and doping in sports.
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.