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Program 3: Summer 2018 – Day 3

What a busy day our Reachers had today! To start off the day, while most of our students headed into their normal classes, our Life Sciences and Medicine students were getting ready to go spend their day in London! After a quick train ride there, they headed down to visit the Association of Anaesthetists and…

Program 3: Summer 2018 – Day 2

Today started with more exciting classes! Psychology students went to the escape room, it provided them with a fun and interactive way of learning about humans cope under pressure, while having a great time working out complex tasks. Meanwhile, the English Literature students made the most of the wonderful weather, and spent the morning discussing…

Program 3: Summer 2018 – Day 1

And Program 3 has officially begun! Our stimulating subject courses kicked off today, as students met their expert teachers for the first time. Although all classes proved to be super exciting for our new students, the Physics & Astronomy class beat them all, as students had the opportunity to put their freshly gained knowledge immediately…

Program 3: Summer 2018 – Day 0!!

The new students have arrived! This afternoon we had 103 students descend on Cambridge from all corners of the world. They joined the four students who have remained with us from program 2, ambassadors for the incredible classes, activities and community that individuals can experience at Reach Cambridge. We look forward to finding out what…

Program 2: Summer 2018 – Day 12

The final day of the program has finally arrived and it is a bitter sweet day. Today is the day when the Reach Cambridge journey ends for the majority of our students. However, our Director of Curriculum Monika made sure that the classes went out with a bang. Our Biotechnology class spent their final class…

Program 2: Summer 2018 – Day 9

This morning our students began class bright and early, with such a wide range of subjects on offer the subject classes were full of exciting projects. The Biotechnology class worked to extract DNA from strawberries using a chemical reaction, whilst the Engineering class created bridges to examine the practical realities of the theory they had…

Program 2: Summer 2018 – Day 8

The weather may have been changing over these last few days, but our students remain constant in their enthusiasm and hard work, which makes us super happy! Not all of our classrooms were full this morning, as the Computer Science class took a trip to the Centre for Computing History. The students remarked on…

Summer 2018: Program 2 – Day 7

Reach students enjoyed a good lie-in this morning after an exciting and packed weekend in London. By the time the sun had reached it’s highest point in the sky, students were up, energetic and enthusiastic for their afternoon lessons! One class constructed a bridge out of newspapers and tested its ability to withstand weight. Another…

Program 2: Summer 2018 – Day 3

What. A. Day! Our expert teachers continue to be amazed by the enthusiasm, hard work (and punctuality!!) of all their students. Our Computer Science Team continued to work on their automatic maze solvers using maths and programming, and our Engineers built bridges made of marshmallows and spaghetti (who knew that was possible??) despite the marshmallows…

Program 1: Summer 2018 – Day 18

Today was yet another busy day for the students here at Reach Cambridge! Excitement abounded in the classrooms this morning, with the Law class taking another day trip to the courts in London, where they had the privilege of witnessing another real-life case. The English Literature class also took a trip to Kettle’s Yard, one…