This course is available to students aged between 12 and 17 and has a more academic focus, allowing students to specialise in Business, Engineering, Humanities, Maths, Science or Writing.

Course Format

This course runs in conjunction with Citizens and Artists of the future. Students from these courses share the same Learning & Innovation lessons, BSS Experience and all recreational activities and cultural excursions.

Location

The course takes place at Oundle School, a prestigious senior boarding school with excellent sports facilities situated in the charming market town of Oundle in the heart of Northamptonshire in central England.

English Levels

Academics welcome students with English levels between B1 Intermediate and C1 Advanced.

Lessons

20 hours per week:

Academic English
Focus Academic (select specialism)
Learning & Innovation

The objectives of the lessons are to improve students’ receptive and productive language skills and to develop their ability to communicate and operate in the 21st century.

Mission: Integration!

This takes place on Sunday evenings and consists of icebreakers and getting-to-know-you activities designed to help new students integrate into school life and meet their peers and staff.

Sports & Leisure

Students take part in our Leisure programme where they can choose between a selection of different sports and leisure activities.

Pro Options

The Pro Options programme is optional and allows students to specialise in one sport or other recreational activity for the whole week and is designed to increase their skills, techniques, and knowledge in their chosen option.

Available in

Aviation Simulator
Strength & Conditioning
Tennis

BSS Experience

This is our evening entertainment programme that consists of a series of fun challenges, games and social events designed to develop students personal and social skills, self-confidence, and authenticity.

Cultural Programme

Saturday and Sunday excursions allow students to visit places of cultural or historical interest or take part in a recreational activity with their friends.

COURSE INCLUDES

Centre: Oundle
12-17 years
20 hours of lessons per week
English Levels: from B1 to C1
Academic English
Learning & Innovation
Focus Academic
Sports & Leisure
BSS Experience
True Me

Dates & Fees 2026

Students can stay for any number of weeks. The recommended minimum stay is 2 weeks.

5-11 July
12-18 July
19-25 July
26 July - 1 August

Residential course: £1,750 per week. Fee includes:

Accommodation
BSS Experience
Excursion Programme
Lessons
Meals (full board)
Sports & Leisure Programme
Transfers (standard days from selected airports / train stations)
Travel insurance

This course allows students can specialise in Business, Engineering, Humanities, Maths, Science or writing.

Lessons

Academic English

English language lessons are designed to further improve students’ receptive and productive skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening), extend the scope and range of their vocabulary in an academic context and deepen their understanding of grammar in order to improve spoken and written accuracy.

Focus Academic

These lessons are designed to develop and expand knowledge and understanding of some key concepts and topics in one of six academic specialisms to help them prepare for future academic study. The specialisms available are:

Students choose one specialism per week.

Learning and Innovation

These task-based lessons enable students to work collaboratively to research, discuss and create projects that reflect their knowledge, skills, and personality while developing strategies that are essential for success in the 21st century. The projects have been specially created to help develop the students’ capabilities in each of the 4Cs that form the core of the 21st century learning curriculum: Collaboration, Communication, Creativity, and Critical Thinking.