Harrow Summer School

• Language of instruction: English,
• Location: Harrow on the Hill in northwest London, United Kingdom,
• Campus size: 300 acres,
• Student ages: 9–17,
• Programs: summer English courses with activities, sports, and cultural excursions,
• Total number of students: 300 people,
• Type of education: mixed,
• Type of accommodation: residence (boarding house) on the premises of the school.

Harrow Summer School is a language school for mixed education for children from 10 to 17 years, functioning in the summer months on the basis of the famous Harrow School (while the students of the main programs are going on vacation). The educational institution is located in the north-west of London, in the respectable Harrow area.

The educational organization for the summer camp was founded in 1995 and is today considered to be one of the leading organizers of summer courses and vacation schools. It is fully accredited by the British Council, and the summer camp Harrow Summer School is under the patronage of the British Association of Short Courses. The organization holds summer courses in the most famous and rated guesthouses:

• Harrow School
• Dulwich College
• Heathfield School
• Mill Hill School
• + additional courses of debate for students with a high level of English (based on the Charterhouse School).

It was in Harrow's school that the first part of the legendary cycle was filmed Harry Potter movies: it's an old, majestic body, completely immersing the international students in the educational and cultural environment. The school is proud of its famous graduates, who have become successful professionals in various fields of activity:

• 8 of the Prime Ministers of Great Britain, including Winston Churchill
• King of Jordan Hussein
• Writer and screenwriter Richard Curtis
• 20 knights of the highest military award of the Cross of Victoria
• Members of the royal family
• Prime Minister of India Pandit Nehru
• Lord Byron
• Several dozen politicians and members of parliament.

Harrow Summer School courses unite students from all over the world, all nationalities and forms of worship, give students a chance to make new friends and get acquainted with new cultures and countries. Students can choose from a variety of combined programs, uniting 15-20 lessons of general English, aimed at developing basic language skills, with sports, interesting leisure, creative lessons (piano or dramatic skill). More details of the program you can see in the description of each course.

Classes develop speaking, listening, and pronunciation skills through projects, drama, role-play, and conversations during educational trips. Students are initially grouped by age. Harrow Seniors students are divided into age groups of 12–14 and 15–17 for English lessons and selected on-site activities. On the second day, they take a level test covering listening, writing, vocabulary, grammar, and spoken English and are then grouped by proficiency. Lessons use course books, the internet, films, and music. Oral assessments take place at the beginning and end of the course. Students receive an academic report at the end of the course.

Projects and Presentations, together with Analysis and Debate, develop critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving, leadership, and public speaking skills. In Projects and Presentations, students work in teams to plan, develop, and present a creative project to their peers. A winning project is selected at the end of the course. Science Plus uses Harrow School’s Rayleigh Observatory and farm for experiments and science activities in English. Tennis Plus begins with a skills assessment and concludes with a tournament. Students practice serves, groundstrokes, volleys, positional play, tactics, and match play.

• The summer courses have welcomed over 14,000 students from more than 60 countries,
• At least 35 nationalities were represented on the courses in 2026.

Students can board for two, four, or six weeks. Senior boys and girls live in separate boarding houses. Children ages 9–11 stay in the same house but on different floors. Single and twin rooms are available, with showers and bathrooms located throughout each building.

The boarding houses remain locked at all times, with access limited to students and staff. Each room has a safe, and a senior staff member is on duty in the building overnight. Every house has at least one TV room and usually a games room. Bedrooms are cleaned Monday through Friday, while common areas and bathrooms are cleaned daily. Clothes and bed linens are washed free of charge once a week, and the school provides one towel. Bed linens are provided. Sharing a room with a friend depends on availability and parental permission.

An on-site medical center is open every day and staffed by highly experienced nurses. A full-time residential Welfare Officer supports students. Every staff member has passed police checks. Junior students are accompanied by staff at all times.

Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served in Shepherd Churchill Dining Hall. Students can choose from two meat entrées, a vegetarian dish, soup, a salad bar, fruit, and dessert. Menus identify gluten-free, halal, vegan, and vegetarian choices. There is no extra charge for special diets.

Subject list: Classes in mini-groups, drama, drawing lessons, English for teenagers, English for the summer, General English, Individual english, Individual lessons, music
Activity list: archery, badminton, baseball, basketball, bowling, cricket, fencing, football, golf, horseback riding, lacrosse, rock climbing, swimming, tennis

In their free time, pupils are waiting for a variety of clubs, and interest sections, competitions, quizzes and games are constantly arranged. Of the most popular and in-demand classes, the following can be noted:

• Tennis,
• Fine arts,
• Swimming,
• Shooting from the bow,
• Football,
• Badminton,
• Golf,
• Cricket,
• Karaoke,
• Bowling,
• Cooking,
• Fencing.

In the Harrow Juniors program, they are assigned to color teams for activities, excursions, and friendly competitions.

• Sports: baseball, basketball, climbing wall, obstacle course, and Zorb Football,
• Creative and leisure activities: discos and Medieval Festival.

The foreign students are invited to participate in cognitive and interesting excursions - every week 3 walks are offered or a survey tour. This is an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with the sights of the host country, to explore cultural and architectural monuments, to learn more about the traditions and history of England.

Excursions may include:

• London,
• Oxford,
• Cambridge,
• Brighton,
• The British Museum,
• Buckingham Palace,
• The Making of Harry Potter Warner Brothers Studio Tour,
• Legoland,
• The London Eye,
• The Natural History Museum,
• The Science Museum,
• The Tower of London,
• A theater show.

• The school is a member of English UK and Young Learners English UK,
• In a July 2024 British Council inspection, the school met every section standard and was credited with 14 key strengths,
• Harrow School Short Courses is an El Gazette Centre of Excellence,
• At Harrow Juniors, classes average 10 students and have a maximum of 12. Typical staff-to-student ratios are 1:10 on campus, 1:7 off campus, and 1:12 in class,
• At Harrow Seniors, classes average 10 students and have a maximum of 12. Typical staff-to-student ratios are 1:15 on campus, 1:10 off campus, and 1:12 in class.

Harrow Summer School has everything you need for high quality education, recreation and pastime for children. The sports infrastructure is well developed: there is a spacious pool of 25 meters, tennis courts and a golf course, grounds for individual lessons and team games, a functional sports complex. For effective studies, scientific laboratories are equipped with practical lessons, a library and a modern computer class.

The pool is heated and indoors. Summer course participants have access to a sports hall and theaters. They stay in one of the school’s 12 boarding houses. The golf course has nine holes.

Students have regular access to computer facilities and complimentary Wi-Fi. Internet access on school computers is filtered to block inappropriate websites.

Dates of stay of children in the summer camp - from July to August.

Please note that there are some surcharges and fees not included in the basic cost of the program:

• Registration fee
• Deposit confirming place for student
• Additional lessons and activities (optional)
• Transfer in both directions (the exact price depends on the arrival airport)
• Medical insurance
• Opening of the visa.

• The courses are designed for non-native English speakers at any level from beginner to proficiency and are not suitable for native speakers or students who already speak English at a native-speaker level,
• Science Plus requires spoken English at B2 level or higher. Students can demonstrate this with an IELTS score of 5 or higher or a Cambridge First Certificate,
• English for Analysis and Debate requires at least Intermediate (B1+) English.

• Guardianship services during the studies
• Student supervision