Dulwich College Summer School in London

Three programmes run at Dulwich College and students choose one. Career Discovery explores different industries through simulations, workshops and team challenges, with industry experience in the city; the operator publishes it for a narrower age band than the rest of the campus. English Adventures develops English through structured lessons paired with practical projects and excursions across London, and accepts levels A2 to C1. The QPR Pro Football Experience is run with Queens Park Rangers and combines professional football coaching with English lessons. Classes are capped at fifteen students throughout. Teaching time differs by programme: Career Discovery carries twenty-five hours of academic content a week, English Adventures and the football programme fifteen lessons a week.

Each programme is sold in a residential and a day version, over two or four weeks depending on the start date chosen. The residential fee covers tuition, accommodation, all meals, course materials, the excursion programme, industry experience, the activity and social programme, weekly laundry, student insurance, a student report, a certificate and the graduation ceremony. The operator prices English Adventures as its English course and the other two as subject courses; the day-programme rate is the same for all three. Flights and airport or train transfers are not included; a transfer service is available for an additional fee, quoted by the admissions team. A deposit per student is payable to secure a residential place and counts towards the course fee.

Residential students are housed on the Dulwich College campus in single bedrooms, twin rooms and dorm rooms, including small dorm rooms, with shared bathroom facilities. There is a student common room, a modern dining hall and a traditional dining hall, Wi-Fi and a laundry service. All three room types are included in the course fee — the operator publishes no room upgrade charge.

The residential programme is full board: all meals are included, served in the college dining halls. The day programme includes lunch and the evening meal. The operator states it will do its best to meet dietary needs, giving vegetarian, vegan and Halal as examples.

An activity and social programme runs alongside lessons. The operator names arts and crafts, badminton, basketball, board games and puzzles, circuit training, creative writing, cricket, a film festival, football, karaoke, a murder mystery, museums, a photo challenge, a picnic in the park, a pizza and film night, rounders, a silent disco, a talent show, volleyball and yoga. Excursions in London are part of the fee, including a visit to UCL, and the programme closes with a graduation ceremony.

The school runs on the Dulwich College campus on Dulwich Common in south London. The campus provides classrooms, a sports hall, a gym, a theatre, a modern dining hall and a traditional dining hall, a student common room, single bedrooms, twin rooms and dorm rooms with shared bathrooms, Wi-Fi and a laundry service. London itself is part of the teaching, with excursions and industry experience across the city.

Dulwich College sits in the Adventure Programmes tier and is aimed at ages twelve to sixteen. What distinguishes it is the city: the operator builds the teaching around London, so lessons are followed by practical projects, industry visits and excursions rather than staying in the classroom. Students can point their summer at a first look at careers, at their English, or at professional football with Queens Park Rangers, and everyone shares the same campus, activity programme and graduation ceremony.