As the global demand for skilled engineers skyrockets, we're here to equip you with core subject knowledge essential for a successful university engineering career. Our tutors will guide you through diverse engineering fields, helping you discover a clear path for the future. 

• Build core subject knowledge across multiple fields of engineering - civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical
• Study Maths and Physics related to Engineering
• Learn to apply knowledge and skills through technology workshops
• Develop leadership, team building and public speaking skills
• Participate in our Da Vinci Project competition
• Visit an innovative engineering company and top university
• Consider ethical, environmental and sustainability challenges
• Leads to CPD qualification

Final Showcase: Da Vinci Competition - this team challenge emphasises developing your higher-order thinking skills, problem-solving and creativity

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Becoming a medic is one of the most challenging but rewarding career paths. Our programme is tailor-made for aspiring medics. Engage in practical laboratory work, and explore infectious diseases, immunology, neuroscience and technology's role in medicine. 

The course includes:

• A whole-day clinical workshop with a doctor
• Clinical workshops and scenarios
• Biology and Chemistry practicals (including heart and lung dissections)
• Achieving a Emergency First Aid qualification
• Exploring and understanding medical ethics
• Planning your Personal Statement and interview practice
• Looking at UCAT
• Medical-related trips and a university visit
• Leads to CPD qualification

The Final Assessment:

You will carry out a research project on a topic that interests you, and at the end of the course, you will present this to a panel of experts and your peers

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We aim to nurture future visionaries and equip them to thrive in a rapidly changing world. The focus will be on entrepreneurship and innovation within a business context. We will help you develop essential life skills and tools to be successful in your future. Our goal is to inspire the next generation of innovators, empowering you to believe in your potential to lead change in the world.

• Learn about entrepreneurship, innovation and leadership in business
• Find out more about yourself and your role
• Develop your presentation skills, your personal brand and your thought leadership
• Learn how to manage a budget and your finances 
• Understand Corporate social responsibility (CSR) and business ethics
• Look at branding, marketing and sales, including a visit to the Museum of the Brands
• Develop your understanding of competition and the importance of a SWOT
• Business planning and writing a business plan
• Visits to a company and a top university
• Workshops and lectures with business experts
• Leads to CPD qualification

Enterprise Challenge Dragon's Den: Develop a business plan to create a successful business and pitch it to a panel of experts

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A modern, skill based academic prep course for tomorrow's learners

This pathway will help you be successful in modern academic environments like A Levels, IB, Advanced Placement, foundation programmes or university study in English around the world. It builds academic confidence, English language skills, critical thinking and 21st century study skills using a CLIL approach and incorporates adventure, communication and leadership. It brings together our most popular subjects essay writing and presentation skills combining them with AI tools, critical thinking, creativity to prepare you for the future that is changing very fast. 

Course outputs:

• A complete motivation letter
• A polished independent project and presentation
• Hands-on experience with AI tools
• Participation in a debate or MUN simulation
• Essay writing skills
• Confidence for the next academic step
• A visit to a top university and expert speakers

• CPD qualification

   

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There are four specialist career pathways to choose from: Get Ready for Medicine, Get Ready for Engineering, Get Ready for Entrepreneurship and Get Ready for Future Gen Study. Each specialist programme is two intensive weeks of intensive learning in the heart of London, combining subject knowledge, real-world visits and workshops, and the Be a Leader programme. Every student leaves with two CPD qualifications for their CV / motivation letter and university application. 

Career Pathways is designed exactly for ambitious and high-achieving students like this. With 40 hours of specialist learning per week, the programme goes far beyond a standard summer school. Students work at a challenging level carrying out research projects, developing their presentation skills, taking part in workshops, pitching business plans or competing in engineering design challenges. Students also develop the leadership, communication and critical thinking skills that IB schools value highly. In a world where AI can write the essay, it is the students who can think, lead and communicate with confidence who stand out and that is exactly what we build.

Every Career Pathways student leaves with two CPD (Continuing Professional Development) qualifications — one for their specialist pathway and one for Be a Leader. CPD is internationally recognised professional development, valued by universities and employers worldwide. The qualifications are awarded with a certificate and are an addition to a CV or university application, demonstrating ambition, specialist knowledge and leadership development. Students will also get a report from their teachers and a Academic Summer certificate. Medical students will also receive an Emergency First Aid Certificate. We offer more and the programme are good value and good quality. 

Future Gen Study is the perfect starting point. It is a modern, skills-based academic preparation course that builds critical thinking, essay writing, presentation skills, AI literacy and study confidence without requiring a specific career focus. It is ideal for students preparing for A Levels, IB, university or any academic environment where English is the language of instruction. If your child has a general interest in business or innovation but no specific direction yet, Entrepreneurship is also a great choice. Contact our admissions team and we will help you decide: info@academiccamp.co.uk

Yes. Career Pathways is about specialist subject knowledge, professional development and leadership as well as developing your academic English language skills. The minimum level is B2 but many students are at C1 or above, including native speakers. The programme is equally valuable for a native English speaker wanting to explore Medicine or Engineering as it is for an international student with strong English. The diverse international cohort is itself part of the experience — building a global network and developing the cross-cultural communication skills that universities and employers look for.

Get Ready for Engineering is the natural fit for students who love Maths and Science. The programme builds core knowledge across civil, mechanical, electrical and chemical engineering, with Maths and Physics concepts applied to real engineering challenges. Students also take part in the Da Vinci Competition which is a team design challenge that develops problem-solving, creativity and higher-order thinking. For students with a strong interest in Biology and Chemistry who are drawn to a caring profession, Get Ready for Medicine includes biology and chemistry practicals, heart and lung dissections, a full day clinical workshop with a doctor and a visit to a top university.

No it is such an exciting option. Entrepreneurship at Academic Summer is about creativity, innovation and making things happen. Students develop their own ideas, build a personal brand, learn how to market a product, manage a budget and understand finance and then pitch their business plan Dragon's Den style to a panel of experts. There are visits to a real company and a top university, workshops with business experts, and sessions on creativity, leadership and corporate responsibility. It is the perfect pathway for students who are curious, creative and full of ideas whether they dream of starting their own business, working in marketing, or simply want to develop the entrepreneurial mindset that every industry values today.