The Rugby School Course Programme offers students aged 13 to 17 the opportunity to experience life at one of the world's most prestigious boarding schools. The course combines academic rigour, English language learning and cultural exploration. Students will follow an academic programme based on Rugby's timetable where they will be able to take lessons in History & Politics, Maths, Business & Economics, Physics, Art and Design Technology, and English language. Lessons are supported by tutorials and academic enrichment activities.
The Rugby School Short Course is unlike most other summer school programmes in that it doesn’t just offer English Language learning and practice. Our courses are built on a unique collaboration between our Subject Teachers and EAL (English as an Additional Language) teachers, to offer our students additional taster sessions in traditional subject classes like History, Economics and Physics, which are taught “in” English alongside those classes for the learning “of” English. Students will be pre-tested for their English Language level and streamed to tailor class content to learner abilities. In addition, we have taken measures to design lesson delivery following CLIL methodology to support comprehension of the subject specific content.
We have a varied co-curricular programme: Futures Advisory - students are given guidance on applying to top UK universities like the LSE, Imperial College, Oxford and Cambridge. Also in these sessions students will meet recent graduates in Medicine, Law and Engineering to hear about their journeys of success and receive guidance and network; Sports - we encourage students to try rugby and/or hockey because these are the traditional sport played at Rugby School. All sessions are led by professional coaches. Other sports, such as football and tennis can be played as we understand that not everyone wants to play rugby or hockey; Academic enrichment visits - these are trips linked to your lessons. For example, Maths and History combine in a visit to the World War 2 codebreaking centre at Bletchley Park (home of Alan Turing's Enigma machine). We also visit London (the Houses of Parliament) and Oxford (visiting an Oxford College and the Ashmolean Museum); Formal dinners with guest speakers. Students are asked to dress smartly for these dinners.
Students stay in School House, the most traditional and 'famous' of Rugby's boarding houses. Rooms are either 2, 3 or 4-bed. The Housemaster or Housemistress and Pastoral Manager supervise students in the accommodation so that everyone feels safe and cared for. Meals are served in one of the School's refectories. There is one formal dinner per week where students are expected to dress smartly and formally. Packed lunches are provided for excursions and on visits to London and Oxford students will have dinner in a restaurant. In downtime, students can relax in the beautiful school grounds or common rooms.
Summer Courses Guide
