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Oxford Summer Courses at Harrow School: Junior Programme for Younger Children
London, United KingdomOxford Summer Courses
Latest published dates
Jul 5 – 11, 2026
Duration
1 week
Ages
9–14
2026 price
$2,609
Course price for 1 week
Explorers — Juniors non-residential (ages 9–12)
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A first taste of boarding school life for younger children — at Harrow School, one of Britain's most famous schools. Oxford Summer Courses runs one-week academic camps for ages 9–14 at Harrow on the Hill in London: Explorers courses for 9–12s and Scholars courses for 12–14s, in subjects from Science, Technology and Maths to Creative Writing, History, Law, Medicine and Enterprise, taught in interactive classes of maximum 15.
Key facts: Ages 9–14 (Juniors 9–12, Scholars 12–14) • Harrow on the Hill, London, UK • Academic summer camp, subject-based • Residential full-board at Harrow School (standard shared rooms) or non-residential • 1-week courses, Sunday starts from 5 July to 2 August 2026 (Scholars until 26 July) • Travel and medical insurance and Heathrow transfer (8:00–15:00) included for residential students.
Best for: curious 9–14s ready for a short, well-supervised first experience of British boarding school life; weeks can be combined back-to-back to extend the stay.
Parents should check: final dates, prices and availability for the chosen subject (several early-July Juniors weeks were already fully booked at the time of checking), visa requirements, unaccompanied-minor arrangements with the airline, and exact transfer windows.
Information checked against official provider sources on 7 July 2026. Details may change — always confirm directly with the provider before booking.
Language
English
Program type
Science / STEM Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
Juniors (9–12) choose an Explorers course — Science, Technology, Maths, History, Creative Writing, Enterprise, Law or Medicine — for ages 9–10 or 11–12. Scholars (12–14) take a deeper subject dive. All classes are interactive with maximum 15 students, adapted to children’s interests. Certificate on completion.
What’s Included
Residential price includes tuition, full-board accommodation, trips and activities, certificate, Heathrow transfer (8:00–15:00 window) and travel and medical insurance. Deposit £695. Non-residential includes teaching, lunch and dinner, trips and certificate. Weeks can be combined to extend the stay; instalment plans available.
Accommodation
Residential students board at Harrow School in standard shared rooms with full supervision — a real first taste of British boarding life. Non-residential day options exist for both Juniors and Scholars.
Meal Plan
Full board for residential students: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Non-residential students receive lunch and dinner.
Activities & Excursions
All-day trips and activities are included around the classes: sports on Harrow’s grounds, creative sessions, quizzes, evening entertainment and excursions — designed for younger campers with constant staff presence.
Facilities
Harrow School’s historic campus at Harrow on the Hill in northwest London: classrooms, boarding houses, dining hall, sports facilities and extensive grounds.
Camp Experience
Award-winning summer school operator (est. 2010, 20,000+ alumni from 150+ countries) with dedicated arrival teams at Heathrow, unaccompanied-minor support and a structured safeguarding programme — a confidence-building first international experience for 9–14s.
Language Camp prices
Explorers — Juniors non-residential (ages 9–12)
10 Lessons · 9–12 yrs · A1–C2
2026 price
Day option for London families: all Explorers teaching (classes of max 15), lunch and dinner, all-day trips and activities and a certificate. Accommodation, transfers and insurance not included.
Interactive morning and afternoon classes Monday–Friday with all-day trips, activities and evening entertainment around them.
Subject-based academic discovery for younger students: hands-on, interactive classes of maximum 15, taught by expert tutors who adapt content around children’s interests.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30
Included items
24/7 supervision
International students
Small groups
Arts & Crafts
Excursions
Indoor Games
Movie Night
Cafeteria
Outdoor fields
Residence accommodation
Smart classroom
Optional Extras
Other1
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School
Oxford Summer Courses
Oxford Summer Courses is an award-winning academic summer school operator (est. 2010, B Corp certified) welcoming 20,000+ alumni from 150+ countries. Students aged 9–24 study one of 40+ subjects — from Medicine and Law to Creative Writing and AI — in historic settings: colleges of Oxford and Cambridge and Harrow School in London. Teaching is in small groups (seminars of max 8 for teens, classes of max 15 for juniors) with expert tutors. Residential packages include meals, accommodation, activities, excursions, Heathrow transfers and insurance. Note: the company contracts with colleges for use of facilities and has no formal connection with the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Harrow hosts the youngest students: Explorers courses for ages 9–12 (split 9–10 and 11–12) and Scholars courses for ages 12–14. Older teens (13–17) attend the Oxford or Cambridge campuses.
Residential: tuition, full-board accommodation in shared rooms, all-day trips and activities, certificate, Heathrow transfer (8:00–15:00) and travel and medical insurance. Non-residential: teaching, lunch and dinner, trips and certificate.
Younger students get the highest supervision level: staff meet children at Heathrow (9:00–16:00), unaccompanied-minor support is available, on-site staff confirm every arrival and residential students are supervised around the clock at Harrow School.
More about this camp
Oxford Summer Courses runs one-week junior programmes at Harrow School, one of Britain's most famous independent schools, in north-west London. The programme is designed for younger children, aged 9 to 14, as a first taste of boarding-school life.
Programme and activities. Pitched at a younger age group than the provider's Oxford and Cambridge college courses, this is a gentler introduction — a first experience of boarding school combined with learning and activities, at a landmark venue. Families should confirm what the programme covers for their child's age and interests.
Accommodation and supervision. Residential students board at Harrow School in standard shared rooms with full supervision. The emphasis on full supervision and the shared-room, one-week format is appropriate for a first boarding experience for a younger child. Families should still ask about staff-to-child ratios.
Ages, dates and duration. The programme accepts children aged 9 to 14 — genuinely junior, so a young child is not sharing with older teenagers. Each stay is one week, with a large number of arrival dates from early July, giving strong flexibility and a low-commitment length.
Location and travel. Harrow is in north-west London, within reach of Heathrow and central London. Transfer arrangements are not published.
Who the programme may suit. This programme may suit families wanting a short, well-supervised first boarding-school experience for a younger child, at a famous and landmark venue. The one-week length is a low-commitment way to test whether a child is ready for residential camp. Families with an older teenager wanting an academic pre-university course should look at the provider's Oxford and Cambridge college programmes.
