UK summer camps, residential summer camps, English schools in London, Oxford, Cambridge, Scotland. English language summer courses for foreign teens / international students. University summer study abroad programs for high school students, 2026 summer music schools, violin camps.
HG Education and Robotics provide LEGO robotic workshops and summer camps in the Elstree area of South Hertfordshire for children and teenagers ages 6-18. Elstree is situated only 20km from Central London and easily accessible by road and rail. We team up with local schools to offer fun and educational activities for UK and international children across all six weeks of the summer holidays.
Our summer camp for kids is available on a Day Pass basis. HG Education allocates the passes daily so that each child / parent can select from a number of different LEGO activities to do on the day. The LEGO themes we offer are run over a 3 or 5 day course.
Our LEGO summer camp for kids are a great mix of children’s educational activities and interaction – with a real emphasis on having fun! It provides an opportunity for your child to build on their learning via a mix of LEGO related programs. Allowing children to think for themselves, learn and pick up new skills in a great environment and share the experience with friends is a winning formula for all. All HG Education staff are routinely CRB checked and cleared for working with children.
Summer Courses for Children & Teenagers (Ages 6-18)
- LEGO robotic workshops for kids and camps during holiday time
Year-Round Courses:
- After school activities and after school clubs for kids in Herts (primarily in St.Albans and Hatfield), Bucks, Beds and NW London (Barnet)
- LEGO-based children’s birthday parties for 4-16 year olds
• Are you a UK secondary school student or international high school student, or college student with an interest in creative arts and design?
• If so, earn a Certificate this summer from the UK’s leading arts university!
• Access world-class facilities and a highly-acclaimed teaching staff, and create a valuable network of new friends and expert tutors. Benefit from an educational and cultural summer experience to remember with AUB.
• Situated less than 2 hours south of London by train, the University provides a range of 2 and 3-week specialist summer courses to British and international students ages 13+.
• Our comprehensive summer programs include Animation, Adobe Packages, Digital Photography, Drawing, Illustration, Mixed Media, Print Making, Graphic Design, Fashion, and more.
• When you join one of our summer courses, you will have access to the university's state-of-the-art facilities, modern equipment and one of the largest art and design libraries in the south of England.
• All Summer Course students receive an official AUB Certificate of Attendance upon successful completion. University accommodation is available if required.
Student Review: “Brilliant course, fast-paced with an amazing amount of information and skills shared, which has resulted in a marked improvement in my techniques and understanding of garment construction.” - Vicky, USA
Specialist 2-3 Week Summer Courses: In June / July / August
For UK & international students of ages 15+ and 18+ years
• Graphic Design and Visual Communication
• British Architecture and 3D Design
• Animation
• Drawing and Illustration
• Fashion and Textiles
• Studio Photography
• Filmmaking
• Creative Makeup
• Portfolio Preparation for the Arts
3.UK Film School - Residential Summer Filmmaking Course
Courses / Programs
UK Film School provides a residential, 5-day summer filmmaking course for students aged 12-15 and 16-19 years at Garden House in the historic market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire is a fantastic location conveniently situated in the heart of England and only 1 hour by train from London's King's Cross Station (Our summer base has plenty of interesting locations for filmmaking).
Over the course of a week, students have the opportunity to make a film from start to finish using broadcast quality equipment and under the guidance of film and TV professionals.
Students will experience all aspects of filmmaking - including script development, casting, location scouting, cinematography, sound recording, and more.
Our 1-week Filmmaking summer program includes all activities, boarding and meals.
Located in Glasgow City Centre, The Royal Conservatoire is Scotland's national centre of professional vocational training in performance arts. We provide a range of Short Summer Courses in a range of performing and production arts disciplines (Dance, Drama, Music, Production, and Screen) designed for children and young adults ages 1-17 from all over the world.
Each summer we present a packed programme of performing arts classes for young people (and adults). The wide variety of these summer courses are distinctive in the way that we use performing arts to allow our students to share their views, ideas and passions with each other.
Our summer schools are specialist courses designed and delivered by the Royal Conservatoire’s tutors, lecturers and professors who teach our undergraduate and postgraduate students. For the majority of our courses we have an open access policy. We welcome learners at all levels of experience and are committed to reducing barriers to participation in the arts.
The ethos of our work is built upon the belief that the arts can contribute to the development of the whole person. We value inter-disciplinary working, use traditional and contemporary practices to inform our teaching, and support the principle of access to excellence for all.
Music courses:
- Early Years Music (Ages 1-4)
- Guitar (12-17)
- Percussion (12-17)
- Junkyard Jam (8-11)
- How does your Garden Grow? (5-7)
- Music (14-17)
Drama courses:
- The Ghost Ship (9-11)
- Time Capsule (12-14)
- Drama (15-17)
- Devised Theatre (15-17)
- Musical Theatre (15-17)
- Acting with Text (15-17)...
Dance courses:
- Dance Technique (11-14)
- Modern Ballet (10-14)
Screen / Production Courses:
- Performance and Film (15-17)
- Stage Production (13-17)
Samiad is a summer school provider that offers residential English summer courses to children (ages 8-12) and teenagers (ages 13-17) from around the world.
Combining quality English language classes with fun excursions and activities, we give our junior students the opportunity to improve their English, whilst enjoying the history and culture that the United Kingdom has to offer.
Our residential English courses take place in Trent College, a quality-approved boarding school just 8 miles from Nottingham City Centre and less than 2.5 hours drive north of London. Children will sleep in shared or dorm style rooms. Boys and girls are separated and children will be placed in groups of a similar age range.
Our summer English camps are two weeks duration in the months of July and August, incorporating English language tuition, exciting educational trips to historical places in the UK and an action-packed activities schedule. You will have the opportunity to try new experiences and meet new people from all over the world.
2-week summer English courses for children (ages 8-12) and teenagers (ages 13-17)
- English Language Summer School: Includes 20 hours of English classes & 2 excursions per week as well as a full activity programme.
- English Language Summer School with Horse Riding: Also includes 2 hours per week of private horse riding lessons (additional hours can be purchased). 1 day per week of hands-on learning about looking after horses at the stables.
Empowering children and teenagers aged 9 to 17 to make their future with computer science and digital technology, Fire Tech Camp runs creative holiday camps, workshops and weekend courses.
We currently run courses in London, Manchester, Bristol, Cambridge, and Reading. We also have residential programmes during school holidays at the prestigious Sedbergh School in Cumbria and at Wycombe Abbey, the #1-ranked independent school in the UK.
Each course is designed to foster original project-based work and creative thinking within a collaborative environment, under the enthusiastic guidance of expert tutors.
The power to design, engineer and make with technology is put into the kids’ hands so that they can create their own games, design smartphone apps, code like a pro, build robots to do their bidding, and learn much more in the fields of computer science, making and the digital arts!
We ascribe to the 4 C’s of 21st Century Education: Creativity, Collaboration, Communication and Critical Thinking. Our mission is also to make tech widely accessible and so we use affordable equipment and materials and run a scholarship programme.
- Video Game Design
- Robotics with LEGO Mindstorms
- Senior Robotics with VEX IQ
- Mobile App Design
- World Building with Minecraft
- Minecraft Redstone
- Minecraft Maker
- Python Coding & Electronics with Minecraft
- Web Development (HTML/CSS)
- Coding Games with Java
- Teen Coding with Python (Levels I and II)
- Digital Music Production
- Digital Photography and Editing
- Rapid Prototyping and 3D Printing
- Game Prototyping
- Intro to 3D Printing
- CAD/CAM with Vinyl Cutting
- Physical Computing with Arduino (Levels I and II)
• Based in Cambridge in south-east England, approximately 50 miles (80 km) north-east of London, ISSOS offers all-inclusive 3-week summer school programs for international students aged 13-18 years.
• Our all-inclusive, residential summer school takes place in July & August in Queen's College, a world-famous Cambridge university.
• We provide a balanced summer program of academia, fun & culture, through a combination of learning, creative enrichment and action-packed adventure.
• All students will be picked up by a uniformed member of staff at the selected international airport and accompanied to Cambridge.
• Our international teenage students can learn within an encouraging and supportive environment while having fun and making new friends from around the world.
• Our international students represent over 80 nationalities, creating a dynamic, multi-cultural atmosphere.
Summer 2026 - Residential Programmes for international students ages 13-18:
• 3-week summer programs all-inclusive
• Students study 1 academic subject + 1 elective subject.
Academic programs • English Language
• Advanced English
• Debate
• Journalism
• Business Studies & Entrepreneurship
• Study Skills (for students preparing for final years of high school & entrance to university / college)
Have you ever wanted to know what it is like to perform in a West End show? Now you can! Theatre Tribe Academy provides intense but thrilling theatre & drama-based summer camps for boys and girls ages 7-15. Participants learn what it is like to cast, rehearse and perform in a West End show led by Musical Theatre professionals.
Based in locations throughout London, and South-East England, we create tailor-made productions based around current Musical Theatre hit shows – complete with songs, script and choreography – in preparation for a fabulous final show that all the family can attend.
Theatre Tribe is not simply a summer camp, but a theatrical event, where each Tribe Member is made to feel like a seasoned performer preparing for the first night of a West End production.
9.Oxford Encompass - Integrated English Language Programmes
Courses / Programs
Oxford Encompass offers 2, 3 and 4-week intensive and immersive English Language courses for international students ages 12-15 in the heart of historic Oxford. Our beginner to advanced level ESL courses are residential, and students stay in single or twin study-bedrooms. School-age students are supervised at all times, and breakfast, lunch and dinner are provided each day.
Each student has an individual Learning Mentor who helps them identify and achieve their learning goals. Students learn through a mixture of classroom teaching, project work, and an enjoyable programme of social events and excursions.
In the classroom, students develop their reading and writing skills through structured and individually tailored reading exercises.
Since 1991, our purpose has been to create World Class hockey camps that Excite, Challenge and Inspire young people. With the very best people and outstanding venues, Futures provide an unrivalled fun, learning experience.
Hockey is about working together, being better together, and making dreams become a reality together.