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10: TWELVE DAYS OF REACH – Our Ten Favourite Student Photos!

We absolutely love seeing the wonderful photos that students take during their time with us. Sometimes, we love these photos so much that we repost them on our Instagram page! So here are our top ten favourite reposts. You can see more on our Instagram page. Especially over this next ten days, we want to…

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Past Student Adrienne talks about her Reach Cambridge experience

It’s always lovely to hear from our past students about their experience at Reach. Adrienne attended one of our Summer 2017 programs. Here’s what she had to say about the experience. The summer before entering my last year of high school in Canada, I wanted to do something worthwhile. I decided to enrol in the…

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Looking back on Summer 2017

Autumn is one of my favourite times of the year. Cambridge looks beautiful as the leaves change to red and gold; there’s that lovely crisp weather when the sun is shining but you need to wrap up warm; and I don’t know about you, but I get that back-to-school impulse to buy lots of new…

Program 3: Scholar 2017 – Day 2

Day two of the Reach Scholar program began with a diverse academic schedule. The Law class went on an excursion to Cambridge Crown Court, getting the opportunity to sit in on local cases; the Biotechnology class learned about a unique form of cancer suffered only by Tasmanian Devils; and the Psychology class studied the mental…

Program 2: Leader 2017 – Day 11

The Penultimate Day, and what a day it was indeed! The day began with classes as usual, but this time with a twist! Business and Economics, along with their teacher, took off to Kings’ College for a once in-a-program opportunity to have a tour of the college. At the same time, the Law students travelled to Cambridge…

Program 2: Leader 2017 – Day 8

Hooray, it’s Sabre Day! Today has been all about raising money for our partner charity, Sabre - and having lots of fun along the way. The afternoon kicked off (literally)...

Program 1: Explorer 2017 – Day 18

The penultimate day of Reach was action-packed; classes in the morning included delving into the mental habits of happiness in Psychology, and questioning what freedom means in 20th-Century Britain in the Politics & International Relations class. In Life Sciences & Medicine, students got into some problem-based learning, exploring clinical scenarios, and in English Literature &…

Program 1: Explorer 2017 – Day 16

Today was off to a dynamic start, with the Physics and Engineering class getting the opportunity to build and launch their very own rockets (see video below)! The Law and Politics classes also got to venture into London on a day trip, where they visited a top City law firm. The firm was so big it even…

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Program 1: Explorer 2017 – Day 15

The students participating in the Community Outreach Add-On got to work again today to prepare the Fête of Fun: a range of fund-raising activities for the great cause Sabre. Sabre is a small charity that works to implement specially-designed early-years education in Ghana, working with the government to shape national education policy. The Community Outreach group…

Program 1: Explorer 2017 – Day 11

Today’s blog comes in the form of a poem, courtesy of supervisor Katie! Sports and classes, learning and volleys, filled Reach Cambridge, Students wearing their sunnies. But the shades came off, and we didn’t keep still. Teaching architects, Young Leaders or application skills. And on the eve, our corridors feasted,…