July 2015

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Reach Cambridge August 2015: Day 6

We’re nearing the end of the Global Leaders program here at Reach, but things show no sign of slowing down! The students had a busy morning as usual, learning a lot about the different fields of science, entrepreneurship, and psychology. A quick walk around the different classes revealed novel and exciting ways of learning to…

Reach Cambridge August 2015: Day 5

No trip to England would be complete without a visit to London, and today we combined history, culture and sightseeing into our visit. First up was the Churchill War Rooms, the hidden underground bunker where Prime Minister Winston Churchill led the war effort in World War Two. It was amazing to see the rooms recreated…

Reach Cambridge August 2015: Day 4

Today, the students continued with their Global Leadership classes, taking part in either Community Outreach or Economics & Leadership depending on what they had done the day before. The rest of the day was dedicated to our University Enrichment sessions, with the option to attend a Personal Statement Writing workshop in the afternoon – useful…

Reach Cambridge August 2015: Day 3

Monday marked the start of classes and of the academic program here in Cambridge for the Reach students. The first week entails the Global Leaders program to follow on from the previous evenings lecture. Half of the group undertook a morning session regarding the role of leadership within economics, whilst the others focussed upon community…

Reach Cambridge August 2015: Day 2

2015 marks 500 years since Hampton Court Palace was built. A lot has happened during those five centuries – the original resident, Thomas Wolsey, fell out of favour with the King, who then took the palace for his own. Henry VIII, the infamous monarch who had six wives, rebuilt and expanded Hampton Court, which became…

Reach Cambridge August 2015: Day 1

Today we welcomed a new group of students from all over the world to our August program. It’s slightly different from July – the first week is the Global Leaders course, followed by two weeks of subject-specific classes. So what can the news students expect from the Global Leaders week? We will be going on…

Reach Cambridge July 2015: Day 19

Time flies when you’re having fun, and the Reach Cambridge July 2015 Program went very quickly indeed! It only seems like yesterday that all of the students were arriving, playing icebreakers to learn each other’s names, and going on tours of the city to get their bearings. Today they finished classes, packed up their rooms,…

Reach Cambridge July 2015: Day 19

Time flies when you’re having fun, and the Reach Cambridge July 2015 Program went very quickly indeed! It only seems like yesterday that all of the students were arriving, playing icebreakers to learn each other’s names, and going on tours of the city to get their bearings. Today they finished classes, packed up their rooms,…

Reach Cambridge July 2015: Day 19

Time flies when you’re having fun, and the Reach Cambridge July 2015 Program went very quickly indeed! It only seems like yesterday that all of the students were arriving, playing icebreakers to learn each other’s names, and going on tours of the city to get their bearings. Today they finished classes, packed up their rooms,…

Reach Cambridge July 2015: Day 19

Time flies when you’re having fun, and the Reach Cambridge July 2015 Program went very quickly indeed! It only seems like yesterday that all of the students were arriving, playing icebreakers to learn each other’s names, and going on tours of the city to get their bearings. Today they finished classes, packed up their rooms,…