Science / STEM Camps

Finance Futures at Caterham Summer School

Caterham, United KingdomCaterham School Summer School

Dates
Jul 4 – Aug 1, 2027
Duration
1 or 2 weeks
Ages
11–17
Price from

$3,371

Per week on a 2-week stay

Course price for 1 week — $3,702

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A two-week academic programme at Caterham School in Surrey for students aged 11-17, introducing the world of finance and the decisions that move money through everyday life and the global economy. Academic sessions, practical workshops and financial simulations cover personal finance and banking, investment and financial markets, risk and return, and how companies raise and manage money. The programme then turns to venture capital, FinTech, artificial intelligence and emerging industries, and ends with a team Finance Futures Challenge presented at a showcase. A minimum B1/B2 English level is required. Residential and day places are available on the school campus, 40 minutes from Heathrow and central London.

Age

11–17 yrs

Language

English

Program type

Science / STEM Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

Courses are designed and delivered by Caterham School teachers and specialist coaches. The academic courses are built around a two-week experience, and a single week can be taken on its own. Programmes can be combined for a longer stay, and EAL can be combined with an academic course subject to the minimum English level required for it.

What’s Included

The fee covers accommodation, lessons, excursions, airport and train transfers within the advertised arrival and departure times, laundry, course books and materials, and all sports and activities. Residential and day places are both available. A non-refundable application fee applies as part of the application process and includes assessment and interview; a non-refundable deposit secures the place.

Accommodation

Boarding students stay in Caterham School boarding houses, with rooms arranged by age: single, twin or triple ensuite rooms for older students, and twin, triple or small dorm-style rooms for younger students. Boarding houses are divided into separate accommodation for boys and girls. Residential staff live on site and provide 24-hour supervision.

Meal Plan

Residential students receive three freshly prepared meals a day, cooked on site, with a menu that mixes international dishes and familiar favourites, a weekly barbecue or street-food style meal, and healthy snacks through the day. Dietary needs are fully accommodated, including vegetarian, vegan, halal and allergies. Day students receive a freshly prepared lunch and snacks.

Activities & Excursions

Every programme includes a full activity and excursion programme: sports, creative workshops and team challenges, football academy coaching from Crystal Palace Football Club, and access to the WildCats Adventure Course. Each week includes two full-day excursions plus local activities, and students also visit a water sports centre for kayaking, paddleboarding and windsurfing.

Facilities

The programme runs on the Caterham School campus in the Surrey countryside, using the school classrooms, sports facilities and boarding houses. Students can add a specialist Sports Academy, with options including football in partnership with Palace for Life, hockey, netball, rugby, cricket and rackets, led by the school coaching team.

Camp Experience

A genuine boarding school experience rather than a summer school that merely occupies a boarding school. Students come from the UK and around the world, which makes the community international and the cultural exchange part of the course. Pastoral care includes a dedicated welfare team, structured routines, and a Summer School Matron. Excursions have included Thorpe Park, the London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Covent Garden, Brighton, and Cambridge or Oxford.

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Finance Futures

18 Lessons · 11–17 yrs · B1–C2

Dates

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Academic sessions, practical workshops and financial simulations covering personal finance, banking, investment, financial markets, risk and return, and company financing, followed by the future of finance and a mentored team challenge.

Delivered by Caterham School teachers alongside the activity and excursion programme; teams research a chosen topic, analyse evidence and build a recommendation with their mentors.

Financial literacy and financial decision-making, with the ability to analyse information, assess risk, think critically and present a case clearly.

Daily Schedule

  1. Breakfast

    07:00–08:00

  2. Classes

    08:30–12:30

  3. Lunch

    12:30–13:30

  4. Dinner

    18:30–19:30

  5. Evening activities

    20:00–22:00

  6. Lights out

    22:30

Included items

  • International students
  • Arts & Crafts
  • BBQ
  • Excursions
  • Football
  • Cafeteria
  • Laundry room
  • Outdoor fields
  • Residence accommodation

School

Caterham School Summer School logo

Caterham School Summer School

Caterham School in Surrey launched its own summer school in 2026 for ages 11-17, offering residential and day places with EDGE, Oracy and EAL programmes plus sports academies run with Crystal Palace FC and Harlequins. The 2026 season has finished; enquiries are open for the next season.

www.caterhamschool.co.uk

Location

Map showing camp locationCaterham School, Harestone Valley Road, Caterham CR3 6YA, United Kingdom, Caterham

More about this camp

The course starts with the decisions everyone eventually makes: saving, borrowing and investing, and what sits behind them. From there it moves to how financial markets work, what the relationship between risk and return really means in practice, and how businesses are financed, how investment decisions get made and how new companies attract funding. Practical workshops and financial simulations carry most of this, rather than lectures alone. The second part of the programme is about where finance is going: venture capital, artificial intelligence, FinTech and the industries forming around them, together with the risks and ethical questions that come with them. Students then take on the Finance Futures Challenge in teams. They might assess an investment opportunity, design a new financial product, or work out what finance could look like decades from now; with their mentors they research the topic, analyse the evidence and build a clear recommendation, which they present and defend at the Finance Futures Showcase. Teaching is by Caterham School staff. Residential students live in the school boarding houses with staff on site around the clock and three meals a day cooked on site. Each week includes two full-day excursions and a full activity programme, and the fee covers accommodation, lessons, excursions, transfers within the advertised times, laundry, books and all sports and activities.

Price from $3,371