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St Giles Juniors Cambridge — St Mary's School

Cambridge, United KingdomSt Giles International

Latest published dates: Jul 12 – Aug 8, 2026
Duration: 1–4 weeks
Ages: 8–17

2026 price

$1,104

Course price for 1 week

Day Programme (20 lessons/week)

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St Giles Juniors Cambridge is a residential summer camp at St Mary's School on Bateman Street, within walking distance of Cambridge city centre, run by St Giles International — a family-owned school group founded in 1955, accredited by the British Council and a member of English UK. Students aged 8–17 live and learn in a traditional boarding-school setting in one of the world's most famous university cities. Key facts: Ages 8–17. Dates: Sunday 5 July – Sunday 9 August 2026, Sunday-to-Sunday arrivals. Programme: 20 General English lessons (16.7 hours) per week with themed weekly projects, plus free English Plus options (Exam Skills, Performing Arts, University Studies Taster). Price: residential £1,407 per week all-inclusive (lessons, full board, accommodation, excursions, activities, travel & medical insurance, 24-hour supervision) or day-only £844 per week. Capacity 120, max 15 per class, staff ratio 1:15–1:20. Accommodation: single, twin and shared rooms (2–4 beds), bathrooms 1:5, in Mary Ward House 15 minutes' walk from the teaching site. Excursions: at least 1 full-day and 3 half-day per week (London, Norwich, Stratford-upon-Avon). Nearest airport: London Stansted (40 minutes). Best for: families who want a classic British boarding-school summer in a safe, walkable university city with a genuinely all-inclusive package including insurance. Parents should check: final dates and current prices, availability, airport transfer booking (individual students under 13 must travel as Unaccompanied Minors, UM fee £60 per journey), visa requirements, dietary needs, and the £80 refundable arrival deposit payable in cash. Information checked against official provider sources on 11 July 2026. Dates, prices and availability may change and should be confirmed directly with the camp provider.

Language

English

Program type

Language Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

20 General English lessons (16.7 hours) per week in the mornings, max 15 per class, up to 5 levels from beginner to advanced with a placement test on the first morning. Lessons follow a weekly theme (Food, Global Culture, Science…) ending in a student project, workbook portfolio and graduation certificate with full report. Free English Plus options: Exam Skills, Performing Arts, University Studies Taster (5 hours/week in the afternoons). Day-only option available without accommodation.

What’s Included

Residential £1,407 per week includes lessons, full board, accommodation, excursions, activities, learning materials, end-of-course certificate and report, travel & medical insurance and 24-hour supervision. Day-only £844 per week. Extras: airport transfers (Stansted £127, Heathrow £214, Gatwick £225 one way for 1 student; cheaper when sharing), Unaccompanied Minor fee £60 per journey (mandatory for under-13s travelling individually), non-Sunday arrival supplement £107, refundable arrival deposit £80.

Accommodation

Residential students stay in Mary Ward House, a boarding house 15 minutes' walk from the teaching site at St Mary's School: single, twin and shared rooms (2–4 beds) with shared bathrooms (ratio 1:5). Caring staff live on site; students are supervised 24/7 with regular roll calls. A refundable £80 deposit is collected in cash on arrival.

Meal Plan

Full board is included for residential students, with plenty of variety in the school dining hall. Special diets and requirements can be catered for on request.

Activities & Excursions

At least 1 full-day and 3 half-day excursions per week (London, Norwich, Stratford-upon-Avon, Botanic Garden, King's College tours, punting), plus a full afternoon and evening social programme: sports, bowling, cinema, discos, capture the flag, pizza parties and a weekly talent show or graduation ceremony.

Facilities

St Mary's School offers a traditional boarding-school campus walking distance from Cambridge city centre: netball courts and indoor sports hall on-site, plus off-site athletics field, cricket nets, AstroTurf pitches for hockey, rugby and football, netball and tennis courts. Interactive whiteboards and Wi-Fi on site.

Camp Experience

St Giles International has run English courses since 1955 as a family-owned company (3 generations) and is British Council accredited and an English UK and ALTO member. In 2025 the Cambridge centre hosted students from 24 nationalities (Turkey 34%, China 12%, Taiwan and Italy 7% each), capacity 120.

Language Camp prices

Residential Package (20 lessons/week)

20 Lessons · 8–17 yrs · All levels

2026 price

All-inclusive residential package at St Mary's School: 20 General English lessons (16.7h) per week, full board, accommodation in single/twin/shared rooms, at least 1 full-day and 3 half-day excursions per week, afternoon and evening activities, free English Plus options, travel & medical insurance, learning materials, certificate and 24-hour supervision. £1,407 per week.

20 lessons of 50 minutes (16.7 hours) per week, morning schedule, placement test on first morning, up to 5 levels.

General English with themed weekly projects and a full boarding-school social programme in Cambridge.

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

Bowling
Disco
Excursions

Cafeteria
Outdoor fields
Residence accommodation
Smart classroom

Optional Extras

Top recommendation

Recommended for most families

Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.

Single-occupancy transfer supplement

Guarantees 1-person occupancy of the transfer vehicle.

Airport transfer — Gatwick (one way, 1 student)

£225 per journey for 1 student; cheaper when sharing (2026 brochure).

Other2

Transfer5

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School

St Giles International

St Giles International is a family-owned group of English language schools founded in 1955, with over 70 years of experience, year-round adult centres in Brighton, Cambridge, Eastbourne, London Central, London Highgate and Vancouver, and dedicated Junior Summer Centres (ages 8–17) at boarding school and university campuses in Cambridge (St Mary's School), Canterbury (The King's School) and London (UCL), plus a one-week London Explorer Week and Family Courses (ages 5–15) in Brighton, Cambridge and London. Junior packages are all-inclusive: 20 lessons per week, full board, residential accommodation, excursions, activities, travel and medical insurance and 24-hour supervision. Accredited by the British Council, member of English UK and ALTO. U16 year-round study (28 lessons/week with homestay) is available at adult centres for mature 14–15 year olds.

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www.stgiles-international.com

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Frequently Asked Questions

The residential package (£1,407/week) includes 20 English lessons, full board, accommodation, at least 1 full-day and 3 half-day excursions per week, afternoon/evening activities, learning materials, certificate and report, travel & medical insurance and 24-hour supervision. Day-only (£844/week) covers lessons, daytime activities and excursions without accommodation. Airport transfers and the Unaccompanied Minor fee are extra.

St Giles is British Council accredited with strict safeguarding measures: staff live on site, students are supervised 24/7 with regular roll calls, and parents receive a 24-hour phone number. Free time is only for students 13+ with parental consent, at set times and in groups of 3. Under-13s travelling individually must use the Unaccompanied Minor service.

More about this camp

St Giles Juniors Cambridge puts students in a traditional British boarding-school setting in one of the world's most famous university cities. Teaching is at St Mary's School on Bateman Street, a short walk from the city centre; residential students board at Mary Ward House, fifteen minutes away on foot. The course is twenty General English lessons a week — sixteen and a half hours — with themed weekly projects and a placement test on the first morning. Classes hold up to fifteen students across five levels from beginner to advanced. Free English Plus options add exam skills, performing arts and a university studies taster. Outside lessons there is at least one full-day and three half-day excursions every week — London, Norwich, Stratford-upon-Avon, the Botanic Garden, King's College tours and punting — plus a full afternoon and evening social programme. Students sleep in single, twin and shared rooms with staff living on site and supervision around the clock. The residential price is genuinely all-inclusive: lessons, full board, accommodation, excursions, activities, materials, the end-of-course certificate, travel and medical insurance. A day-only option is available for families staying locally.