A Very British Christmas!

Something strange is sweeping Britain at the moment! Temperatures are dropping, people are frantically running round the shops, trees are appearing INSIDE people’s houses, jolly tunes are playing on the...

Luke In Cambridge, Experience Britain, Fun

A Royal Visit!

Today the whole of Cambridge (including some very excited Reach staff!) gathered in Market Square waving their flags to welcome Prince William and Kate Middleton on their first visit to...

Brighton!

On the way to Brighton, the weather looked very gloomy, but all was well when we arrived because the sun was out and the seaside looked glorious! The students had a few hours of free time to explore the attractions on the pier, visit The Lanes and look around the arts and crafts shops scattered…

Luke In Experience Britain, Fun

Trip to Greenwich and seeing the Olympic Torch!

Team Greenwich had a fun day in London Town admiring the many sights from a relaxing boat cruise down the Thames! We dodged (most of!) the rain and had a great time looking round Greenwich and the National Maritime Museum. We also explored the Southbank with some people watching the various performances along the riverbank,…

Summer Excursions 2012

Every summer, we try to provide the most exciting and interesting excursions across England. These excursions take place every weekend. We feel confident that the excursions this summer will be...

Jenny In Experience Britain, Fun

St Patrick’s Day – March 17th 2012

St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated on March 17, the Saint’s religious feast day and the anniversary of his death in the fifth century. This day is celebrated all over the world, particularly by those of Irish descent, but mainly in Ireland and the USA. The Irish have observed this day as a religious holiday for…

We’re Wrapping up Warm!

Since I wrote the blog entry upon our return from sunny Singapore, there have been some exciting changes to the British weather! The majority of England and most of Scotland and Wales experienced snow last weekend. It was great fun! Cambridge was looking particularly beautiful in the snow – see below for some pictures! But…

Our NEW Student & Teacher videos

As it’s nearly Christmas, we wanted to give you all a gift! See below for details of our amazing new videos featuring our teachers and students from summer 2011. Thank you again to everyone involved in the videos – you’re great! Student’s Global Video The idea of doing the student video was to give prospective…

Skills you’ll learn during the Reach Cambridge summer school: Understanding British Humour

You’ll come out of Reach Cambridge summer school with new knowledge, a group of lifelong international friends, better English and so much more. Yet one aspect of studying abroad for a few weeks is often overlooked. We’re talking about the forever useful lifelong skills that you’ll develop in a new environment. Skill No. 3: Understanding…

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Skills you’ll learn during the Reach Cambridge summer school: Mastering the stairs

You’ll come out of Reach Cambridge summer school with new knowledge, a group of lifelong international friends, better English and so much more. Yet one aspect of studying abroad for a few weeks is often overlooked. We’re talking about the forever useful lifelong skills that you’ll develop in a new environment. Skill No. 2: Mastering…

Skills you’ll learn during the Reach Cambridge summer school: Doing laundry

You’ll come out of Reach Cambridge summer school with new knowledge, a group of lifelong international friends, better English and so much more. Yet one aspect of studying abroad for a few weeks is often overlooked. We’re talking about the forever useful lifelong skills that you’ll develop in a new environment. Skill No. 1: Doing…

Jenny In Experience Britain

Why choose a summer school in Cambridge, UK – Part 4: The Language

Hi all! This is post number four in a series on why, when deciding where to go for a summer school, Cambridge in the UK should be at the very top of your list. We’ll talk about the history, location as well as the unmissable activities that will make your experience truly special and that…