Summer science program in Lady Margaret Hall Summer School

Summer course with a scientific bias - New Perspectives

• Age of students: 13-15 years
• Dates: July 1-August 11.

The thematic summer course in Oxford will help pupils of 13-15 years to feel themselves as part of a single student brotherhood, to significantly deepen linguistic and academic knowledge, to acquire valuable practical skills and effectively prepare for studying abroad.

For every two weeks (there are options for the course of 2 and 4 weeks) students choose their own subjects from the following lists: in the morning - one subject A and one B plus one of the electives for the afternoon hours. Note that all items must be different, you can not choose the same direction in several blocks: this is how you can optimize and diversify the program, avoid duplicating courses.

1) Group A:

• Writing skills
• Economics and Management
• Natural Sciences and Environmental Protection
• Human Biology
• Experimental Psychology
• Contemporary History
• Physics + chemistry
• Mathematics
• Politics and political science, international relations.

2) Group B:

• Writing skills
• Economics and Management
• English literature
• Human Biology
• Geopolitics and human geography
• Experimental Psychology
• Contemporary History
• Physics + chemistry
• Mathematics
• Politics and political science, international relations.

3) Afternoon electives:

• Performing arts and acting skills
• Business Courses
• Skills for writing an academic essay
• Public speeches and debates, oratory
• Sketch and photography
• Leadership, team building.

Morning classes include up to 15 people, after-dinner classes - up to 20 students; the intensity of the lessons starts from 20 hours a week + at least 2 thematic excursions + master classes, lectures and seminars with invited specialists and speakers. Teachers practice an individual approach and, if necessary, can quickly adjust the educational course in order to increase its effectiveness for each student. At the end of the course, students will also receive a solemn ceremony of awarding, handing out personal certificates indicating personal achievements and successes.