Residential study programs for 14-18 year olds in Cambridge, UK.
This year Reach Cambridge’s July program saw over 70 students living in the beautiful Downing College, located in the heart of Cambridge’s historic city centre. The neoclassical buildings are set in vast grounds, making the college a calm green oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of Cambridge life. From the moment that the students arrived…
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This year Reach Cambridge’s July program saw over 70 students living in the beautiful Downing College, located in the heart of Cambridge’s historic city centre. The neoclassical buildings are set in vast grounds, making the college a calm green oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of Cambridge life. From the moment that the students arrived…
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This year Reach Cambridge’s July program saw over 70 students living in the beautiful Downing College, located in the heart of Cambridge’s historic city centre. The neoclassical buildings are set in vast grounds, making the college a calm green oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of Cambridge life. From the moment that the students arrived…
Read MoreDowning College
This year Reach Cambridge’s July program saw over 70 students living in the beautiful Downing College, located in the heart of Cambridge’s historic city centre. The neoclassical buildings are set in vast grounds, making the college a calm green oasis amidst the hustle and bustle of Cambridge life. From the moment that the students arrived…
Read MorePhotography Group
The photography group met up yesterday afternoon for the first time this summer. We aimed to get a bird’s-eye view of Cambridge, so we headed towards the car park on the roof of one of the biggest shopping centres in town. We posed against Cambridge’s timeless skyline, with King’s College Chapel and the tower of…
Read MoreA perfect day for punting
One of the highlights every summer for Reach students—and any visitor to Cambridge for that matter—is the chance to punt on the Cam River. Frequently confused with a gondola, a punt is a flat bottomed boat that is propelled by a pole, rather than an oar, and thus can be great fun for novices to try…
Read MoreTrinity Hall College: A Supervisor’s View
The first 5 days of the Cambridge summer school has come and gone now and it seems as if the students are starting to feel truly at home in the setting of Trinity Hall College (one of two Cambridge Colleges Reach students are staying in this July – check back soon for a post on…
Read MoreAn insight into UK Universities
Cambridge in the summer is typically packed with people of all ages: tourists visiting from London for the day, students participating in summer programs, and university students from elsewhere who...
Read MoreMay Bumps: The battle of the Cambridge colleges
If you walk through Cambridge today you’ll see students everywhere – having picnics in the parks, taking leisurely punting trips, and wondering round the shops. And they all look really very happy. Why is this? It’s because after months of hard work, exams have finally finished! You may also notice that people can, all of…
Read MoreWEATHERWATCH: Summer is coming to Cambridge!
Greetings from Cambridge! It’s been a most unusual year in terms of the weather here in Cambridge! We have had an extremely LONG winter, with freezing cold temperatures lasting into March, the to-be-expected April showers, and an unusually gloomy May! At a time of year when people are usually bringing their sunglasses, umbrellas, winter coats,…
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