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The Oxford Experience at Keble College, University of Oxford

Oxford, United KingdomOxbridge Academic Programs4.7(208)

Dates
Jul 5 – Aug 1, 2027
Duration
4 weeks
Ages
13–15
Price from

$3,299

Per week on a 4-week stay

Shortest stay: 4 weeks — $13,195

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The Oxford Experience is Oxbridge Academic Programs' programme for students in grades 8-9 at Keble College, University of Oxford. Students live in college rooms and take a Major course, and for some subjects a Minor as well, from seventeen choices that include Medicine, Engineering, Genetics and Biotechnology, Criminology, International Relations and Creative Writing, taught by university teachers and established professionals. The programme runs as one four-week session in the summer. Tuition covers accommodation, classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, breakfast and supper, airport transfer and all program-organized activities; lunch, airfare and personal expenditures are not included.

Age

13–15 yrs

Language

English

Program type

Academic / Pre-college Programs, Art Camps

Accommodation

Campus

About

About the Course

Students take a Major course and keep it for the whole session; several subjects are offered as Minors only. The seventeen choices are AI, Business and Entrepreneurship, Communication and Media Studies, Creative Writing, Criminology, Engineering, Genetics and Biotechnology, History, International Relations, Law, Medicine, Photography (Minor only), Politics Philosophy and Economics, Psychology, Skills for Success (Minor only), Speech and Debate (Minor only) and Sports Business. Classes are small, meet every morning and on three afternoons a week, and are taught by university teachers and professionals working in the field.

What’s Included

The fee covers accommodation at Keble College, classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, breakfast and supper, airport transfer and every activity the programme organises. Lunch, airfare and personal spending are not included. The fee rises for enrolments made later in the booking year.

Accommodation

Students live at Keble College, University of Oxford, in rooms that are occupied by undergraduates during the university year. The students are housed in single ensuites.

Meal Plan

Breakfast and dinner are served on campus and are part of the fee. Breakfast is primarily continental — cereal, yogurt, fruit, toast, coffee and tea; dinner offers several options including a vegetarian dish and a salad bar. Special dinners are held regularly and the programme ends with a formal banquet. Lunch is the student's own responsibility.

Activities & Excursions

Every class is built to use Oxford itself as a teaching tool, and outside class students can join optional activities: tours of sights such as the Bodleian Library and Christ Church, a variety of sports, local Shakespeare productions and field trips to Stonehenge and to London.

Facilities

Students have access to common areas within the residences and to a range of sporting and educational facilities — gyms, basketball courts, tennis courts and pitches. Computers are provided for every programme, so students have daily access to email, and programme staff maintain message boards and distribute mail each day.

Camp Experience

A four-week stay inside an Oxford college for younger secondary-school students: a room used by undergraduates during the year, one subject studied in depth with university teachers, and a cultural programme filling the afternoons and evenings alongside students from many countries.

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Major course

30 Lessons · 13–15 yrs · All levels

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A Major and a Minor kept for the session, chosen from seventeen subjects: AI, Business and Entrepreneurship, Communication and Media Studies, Creative Writing, Criminology, Engineering, Genetics and Biotechnology, History, International Relations, Law, Medicine, Photography (Minor only), Politics Philosophy and Economics, Psychology, Skills for Success (Minor only), Speech and Debate (Minor only), Sports Business.

Small classes meet every morning and on three afternoons a week, taught by University of Oxford staff and professionals working in the subject.

In-depth study of one subject inside an Oxford college, supported by workshops and field trips tied to the subject.

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

  • Daily progress
  • International students
  • Excursions
  • Indoor Games
  • Outdoor Sports Games
  • Cafeteria
  • Games area
  • Outdoor fields
  • Residence accommodation

Optional Extras

Mandatory fees3
Other1

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School

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Oxbridge Academic Programs

Oxbridge Academic Programs has been offering summer study programs to middle and high school students aged 13-18 for over 40 years. What began in 1986 as a summer program in Oxford has grown to offer programs in Cambridge, Paris and Barcelona, based in university colleges and in historically and culturally significant cities in England, France and Spain. Depending on the program, students choose up to two subjects - a Major and a Minor or Workshop - from a range of more than 150 options, all taught by university teachers or established professionals. Beyond the classroom, students have access to elective extra-curricular activities, including sports, guest speakers, museum visits, field trips and university workshops. Tuition includes classroom instruction, accommodation, two daily meals, transportation to and from the airport, all books and materials, workshops, field trips and other scheduled activities organized by the program; it does not include airfare, daily lunch or personal expenditures. Oxbridge Academic Programs is part of WorldStrides.

Location

Map showing camp locationKeble College, Parks Road, Oxford, Oxford

Frequently Asked Questions

The Oxford Experience is held at Keble College, University of Oxford — one of Oxford’s most spacious venues, close to the Natural History and Pitt Rivers museums and a short walk from Broad Street and Little Clarendon Street. Classes are designed to use Oxford as a teaching tool.

Students in grades 8–9 choose a Major and a Minor from options including AI, Business & Entrepreneurship, Communication and Media Studies, Creative Writing, Criminology, Engineering, Genetics and Biotechnology, History, International Relations, Law, Medicine, Politics/Philosophy/Economics, Psychology, Sports Business, plus minors in Photography, Skills for Success, and Speech and Debate.

Breakfast in Hall, then Major classes in classrooms, labs, studios, or around Oxford. Students arrange their own lunch locally. Three afternoons a week are for Minor classes; otherwise students can join organized activities, trips, and tours in and around Oxford. Dinner in Hall is followed by evening activities, events, or shows.

Fees include airport transport, accommodation, breakfast and supper, all scheduled extra-curricular activities, and all course supplies. Classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, two daily meals, and program-organized activities are covered. A select number of need-based scholarships are available.

Students live in undergraduate rooms at Keble College, housed in single en-suite rooms. Breakfast and dinner are served on campus: continental breakfast and dinner with several options including a vegetarian dish and salad bar. Special dinners are held regularly, ending with a formal banquet. Lunch is the student’s responsibility and can be bought locally.

Shortly after the program, students and parents receive comprehensive grade reports presenting the course syllabus and highlighting the student’s specific contributions and achievements in their course(s).

More about this camp

The Oxford Experience is the younger-years Oxford programme of Oxbridge Academic Programs, for students in grades 8-9. Participants live at Keble College, University of Oxford, in rooms used by undergraduates during the university year, and take a Major course which they keep for the whole session; Photography, Skills for Success and Speech and Debate are offered as Minors only. The sixteen subjects are AI, Business and Entrepreneurship, Communication and Media Studies, Creative Writing, Criminology, Engineering, Genetics and Biotechnology, History, International Relations, Medicine, Photography, Politics Philosophy and Economics, Psychology, Skills for Success, Speech and Debate and Sports Business. Classes are small and meet every morning, with three further afternoon sessions a week; teaching is by university staff and professionals working in the subject. Outside class students can take tours of sights such as the Bodleian Library and Christ Church, join a variety of sports, attend Shakespeare productions and go on field trips to Stonehenge and London. The operator houses students in single ensuites; breakfast and dinner are served on campus and lunch is the student's own. The fee includes accommodation, instruction, workshops, field trips, airport transfer and all program-organized activities.

Price from $3,299