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What Makes Reach Cambridge Unique?

As a centre of learning and excellence, populated by fascinating academics and beautiful historical buildings, it’s no wonder that Cambridge is a popular destination for international summer schools. Because of this, a question we are often asked is: What makes Reach Cambridge unique? As we prepare to meet our first cohort of students next week,…

Spring Program: Day 11

Another amazing day in Cambridge for all of us! The morning started off with a scrumptious traditional cooked breakfast at Cote Brasserie followed by a great Community Outreach session run by Katie from Sabre (http://sabretrust.org/) a charity dedicated to building a brighter future for school children in Ghana. We have worked with Sabre for many…

Spring Program: Day 10

Today was the ‘subject-specific’ day in Reach Hall, where students were divided up according to the subjects they elected to study during their time with us. For some of the students, this was their second full day immersing themselves in their subjects. For those who joined us on Saturday, this was their first experience of…

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 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.

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Community Outreach Add-On

What is the Community Outreach Add-On? Through this exciting and dynamic Add-On (i.e. extra to and outside of your chosen academic subject), you will earn 10 community outreach hours, learn lots of valuable transferable skills, and be encouraged to use your unique gifts to make a real difference. You will be working in a team of…

Day Four: Punting

I’m Billy and this is my first time as a Reach supervisor and my first ever blog post! The weather has been glorious in Cambridge today and everyone has had a really great day. The students had lessons in either physics or economics today and came back really enthused. They were even able to use their…

Day Three: Leadership, Scavenger Hunt and SABRE

After a fun filled day at Hampton Court and an evening exploring essential university skills, such as revision technique and academic writing, the Reach Cambridge ‘working week’ got under way in style today. However, there were no Monday morning blues as the students experienced their first Leadership session. Negotiation, communication and cooperation was essential as…

Michelle from the July 2014 summer program talks about her experience…

Living in Hong Kong, an international community, I was already very much exposed to a variety of different cultures and believed that I had a brief understanding of them. Coming to Reach and being here for the past few weeks has made me realise that there was more to them than I initially thought. This…

Day 19: Harry Potter, Sabre Day and Talent Show

It is hard to imagine a day with more fun things packed into it! Friday began with final classes of the course – for the law students, this meant the mock trial they had been busy preparing. But this was no ordinary trial – Severus Snape was being tried for the murder of Albus Dumbledore,…