When two school friends graduated from the University of Oxford, they had an idea: how about sharing the remarkable experience with the world? And so, in 2010, Oxford Summer Courses was born.
The founding principles were pretty simple. An honest and authentic taste of Oxford education, Oxford living, and Oxford culture, all served up by Oxford insiders.
The very same principles that guide our organisation today (and tomorrow).
After welcoming more and more people to our growing range of courses, we turned our attention to Oxford’s sister city and university.
Rather than transporting our existing model to Cambridge, we began again. Building a network of local experts – just as we had in Oxford – to tap into the true magic of the place.
A distinctive approach to natural sciences, unique interdisciplinary courses, and a whole new cultural adventure.
We’d arrived in Cambridge.
We’re here to inspire a love for learning, and the earlier the better. So we decided to open the door to younger students as well.
While it made sense for those of (and approaching) university age to join us in a university town, we felt our students aged 12-years-old and younger deserved a bespoke approach.
With the help of our experts we crafted a suite of fun and interactive courses at Wycombe Abbey, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the UK.
We had more to share, such as the entrepreneurial spirit that helped create Oxford Summer Courses in the first place. Next stop: London.
Here, the focus of our courses was excellence in industry, real-world problem solving and cutting-edge skills.
Tapping into this global powerhouse with a first-rate team of academics, leading professionals and London locals.
What if people can’t come to us? Well, we might just come to them.
Over the years we’ve partnered with schools and universities in Chile, India and the USA to help deliver courses that are truly sensitive to the needs and potential in each location.
It’s a world of opportunity.
We’ve been busy working on other education projects too. Helping international students acclimatise to UK life, providing online tuition, and more.
We’ve even founded a charity that helps students from disadvantaged backgrounds boost their learning (and confidence) so they can go on to university.
The latest chapter in our story is bringing all of these projects together as one: the Bridgemark family.
It won’t really change what we do but it will help us share knowledge, ideas and fresh approaches in a powerful new way.
Because there’s always something new to learn.
Oxford
13-15 yrs
Maximum class size of 8
From £4845
Junior Sites
11-12 yrs
Interactive learning
From £1545
Begbroke
16-17 yrs
EFL- Academic IELTS
From £
India
16-17 yrs
Maximum class size of 15
From £
Oxford
18-24 yrs
Blended learning
From £2245
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photo (c) John Cairns
photo (c) John Cairns