April 2017

Jenny In Daily Blog, Spring, Spring 2017 Daily Blog

Spring Program: Day 7

How is it the end of Week 1 already?! It was yet another jam-packed day for the Reach Spring students; and, for some of them, their last day on the...

Spring Program: Day 7

How is it the end of Week 1 already?! It was yet another jam-packed day for the Reach Spring students; and, for some of them, their last day on the Reach Spring program. The day’s classes were on the theme of ethical leadership. In the morning, the students considered the interplay between ethics

Spring Program: Day 6

We started our day by walking down to Côte Brasserie on Bridge Street, a local restaurant for a delicious Full English breakfast. Leaving with very full tummies, we headed back to Reach Hall, where our very own Director of Curriculum Monika gave students a very important lesson on interview techniques. This included the opportunity to practise honing their own…

Spring Program: Day 5 – London!

What an amazing day! We were all up bright and early and set-off for London. After a busy few days in Cambridge, it was lovely to take a day trip together and explore this beautiful capital city. In the morning, the students were given the choice of visiting either the Natural History Museum or the…

Spring Program: Day 4

After a relaxing and sophisticated candlelit dinner last night at Downing College formal hall, we’re sure our students were feeling newly motivated when they headed to class this morning! As you can see on our Instagram story, the pre-lunchtime slot was dedicated to a study skills workshop. ‘Study skills’ can sound like a bit of a wishy-washy…

Spring Program: Day 3

After a hearty breakfast at Reach Hall, the students were excited to start their first full subject-specific day. Subjects on offer included Law, Psychology, Maths, Medical Sciences & Chemistry, Physics & Engineering and Politics & International Relations. The teachers were ready and raring to go and had created some fantastic materials for their University-style teaching…

Spring Program: Day 2

Our first full day on the spring program has been action-packed and amazing! We started off with a lovely cooked breakfast before walking to Sidney Sussex College for morning class. David – a Sidney alumnus – gave the students a walking tour around the college, including the College Chapel, Dining Hall and Gardens.

Spring Program: Day 1

After months of planning, today it was at last time to welcome our students to our new Spring course. We could barely believe the day had finally arrived! For a handful of team members, this meant getting up SUPER early to travel to Heathrow and Gatwick airports to meet some students in arrivals… But the early start…

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Guest Post: University Advance Add-On

Today’s post was written by Emily, a Reach Cambridge supervisor veteran, who has led University Advance trips in previous summers. Whilst she studied at Cambridge, she hails from Oxford, which makes her a very balanced umpire in the faux-rivalry between the two old university cities… One of the many appealing features of Reach Cambridge is the…