After saying our tearful goodbyes to our students at Programme 1, we are thrilled to welcome our newest group to Reach Cambridge 2025!
Our cohort at Programme 2 is made up of students from all over the world, ready for an action-packed two weeks full of academic enrichment as well as lots of good fun thrown in alongside it. After an introductory Welcome Talk where the students met the Reach Cambridge team taking care of them over the course of the programme, our students got stuck into icebreakers with their corridor peers, led by their supervisors. There was also an opportunity for students to see their new homes and get a tour of Cambridge, including the three historic colleges we will be using over the course of the programme, Gonville and Caius, Trinity Hall, and Corpus Christi. Many students were excited to have their first dinner in the beautiful dining hall at Corpus Christi, complete with ancient portraits and chandeliers for that truly authentic Cambridge feel. Arrivals day is both exciting and tiring; long journeys meant a well-earned early night for our students, so that they’re ready for their first day of classes!
Rest is certainly going to be important with everything going on in our student’s daily schedules. There is an exciting weekend up ahead – after their first week of classes, students will be exploring beyond Cambridge. Our first excursion will be to Oxford, to see the beautiful Ashmolean Museum, which is the University of Oxford’s art and archaeology museum. It houses world famous collections ranging from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art. For a change of tone, after this we will be heading to the Oxford Castle and Prison, going 1000 years back in time. Let’s see how the student’s navigate the underground candle-lit crypt, and its 18th century prison cells!
And that’s not all – weather permitting, Saturday will feature an intense Sports Day where our students will go head to head in a range of different competitions. On Sunday, our students will be heading to the big city of London, where they will have the opportunity to visit the Tate Modern and the historic Globe Theatre. Or, they might choose to embark on a walking tour of London, covering its key tourist spots like Trafalgar Square and Convent Garden. This week will have something for everyone, and alongside these exciting excursions there will be a range of more chilled activities, including pottery, a chess tournament, movie nights and of course, a viewing of the Women’s Euros Semi Final!
Make sure to follow us on Instagram @reachcambridge to follow along with our student’s journeys, and come back here for daily updates. We can’t wait to get started!
