Due to the uncertain Covid-19 pandemic situation, Oxford Institute’s China Summer Camp will be held in 2022. Dates of which will be announced in due course of time.

OXFORD CHINA

The Oxford-China Summer Program is a 12 days residential camp that takes place in Chengdu, China. The camp attracts both local and overseas students and provides an opportunity to learn from leading British academics in the serene setting of an emerging China.

Chengdu is one of China’s largest cities and the provincial capital of Sichuan region. It is home to giant pandas, a renowned centre for traditional Sichuanese opera and is famous for its delicious local cuisine.

The program will be hosted at Chengdu Royal Foreign Language School; a leading boarding school in Chengdu, where students are educated within the 75 acres of beautiful grounds.

Alongside such an enviable location, the school prides itself on exceptional academic achievement, genuine pastoral care and state of the art facilities. These include bright modern classrooms as well as tailored rooms for science, art, music, and design.

At OCSC 2020, a team of Oxford tutors shall fly to China to deliver the program. This includes five key subjects, including Business Studies, Leadership, English Language and Debates, Engineering and Mathematics, and World History. An optional module on Chinese culture is also offered to international students to familiarise them with Chinese culture, history and language. The program also includes a range of co-curricular activities.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AND EXCURSION TRIPS

At OCSC, students get an opportunity to participate in a range of extracurricular and sports activities such as drama classes, dance classes, floorball, flag football, and kung fu etc. For all participants of the programme, the day starts with a kung fu class and ends with different games followed by a hearty Szechuan meal. Some of the cultural tours planned for all our students include tour of Chengdu town center and nearby landmarks, day trip to Panda base, trip to Dujiangyan Irrigation project, trip to the Museum of Sichuan Cuisine and cultural discovery.

Course Coordinators for OCSC

During the second week of the summer programme, students will be residing at Bankside House, LSE residence halls. Bankside House is located in the historic borough of Southwark on the Thames’ South Bank. The accommodation is walking distance from the London Eye, the Houses of Parliament, St Paul’s Cathedral, the Tate Modern and the South Bank Arts Centre, as well as the famous Borough Market

Nazish Gulzar

DEAN - RESIDENTIAL MENTOR

Nazish studied Social Entrepreneurship at Oxford and holds a Masters degree in Management and Information Systems from the University of Manchester. She has extensive experience working in the technology sector. She has also supervised students at several summer school programmes for many years.

Yujiao Arina Zhang

China Coordinator

Yujiao holds a Masters degree in Management and Information Systems from the University of Manchester and now works as a management consultant for Global Fortune 500 clients. He brings over 10 years’ experience in teaching, training, and talent performance both within China and internationally in India, Germany, and England.

Marina Zhang

Principal

Marina completed her Masters in Information Systems and Management from the University of Warwick and has over 10 years of experience in the education sector in China and South Africa.

APPLY FOR OCSC

AGE GROUP: 10 – 18 YEARS OLD.
KEY DATES: 20TH OF JULY TO 30TH OF JULY 2020
FEE: GBP 1,999/-.