Program Reviews

My experience at Oxford Royale Academy was amazing. I got the opportunity to meet interesting people from different backgrounds, who are good in academics and extra-curricular activities. I did a summer program on Business and Enterprise at the Yarnton Manor Campus. I learned a lot from the program and acquired practical business skills that applied to real-life situations. My time there was fun, and we had various sports such as Frisbee, Football, Badminton, and board games to pass some free time. We also had exciting evenings with talent shows, debates, movie nights,e.t.c. The program also organized various trips to many touristic attractions in Oxford and some other nearby cities. I recommend this program for anyone who wants to have the academics without losing the fun and freedom of meeting new people from diverse communities.

Oxford Royale Academy summer school has provided me with an experience that has helped shape my personality, memories that I will cherish forever and friends from all over the world. This summer was like no other. Staying alone for 15 days, learning from the best tutors, making international friends, learning to be independent and gaining an insight into real college life, there has not been much I haven't tried out this summer.
Writing this review causes me to reminiscence about my time at Oxford and my heart aches with a sweet nostalgia as I try to remember the happy blur in which the two weeks went by. All in all, I would recommend this summer school to anyone who wishes to go out there to get a glimpse of the real world and spread their wings a little.

My name is Serly. I am from Armenia. Armenia is a small country, but it is home to a global nation. As for my ORA experience, I am afraid I cannot find appropriate words to describe my incredible experience in Cambridge Clare College, which was my dream to be accommodated in one of the world known university college. I had the opportunity to take the New Perspective course, which included three academic up-to-date subjects of my interest. They definitely helped me to discover my unknown power, gifts and arose curiosity in different fields. We had amazing teachers who did not only teach us but guide us through the way. Besides the academic excellence that I was prone to there, I had the privilege to enjoy super diverse environment, which was unbelievable. We learnt how to respect others ideas and experience that nice feeling to be sitting next to a person with different background, different nationality and different skin color.
Literally, it is the best experience I have ever had so far. ORA made me feel fulfilled, accomplished, safe, motivated. All in all, if you want to have lots of WOW and eye opening moments, give a try and join ORA!

This past summer I had the incredible opportunity to attend a session at the Oxford Royale Academy at Queens College in Oxford University where I did the broadening horizons course. This meant that I had the great privilege of being taught two subjects (Medical biology and Mathematics) of my choosing as well as an afternoon workshop (Global issues) by well-accredited teachers which was extremely rewarding. Moreover, being able to live in such a beautiful city while studying in such a prestigious college makes this course extraordinarily special. Additionally, we were provided with various opportunities to partake in a multitude of exciting activities such as punting, real tennis, karaoke nights and tours around the city and illustrious colleges like Christ College which only made enhanced this experience.
The aforementioned collectively with the friendly and supportive staff and student body ensured a fantastic two weeks full of learning and challenging myself, gaining new experiences and meeting and forming friendships with wonderful people from around the world. Definitely two weeks I will remember forever!

ORA was a once in a life-time opportunity, that has fulfilled me with and incredible and inspiring experience. Throughout the two weeks, I was able to meet so many different people and learn about their different cultures, whilst studying in an absolutely beautiful and historic environment. The staff at ORA are very welcoming and nice towards the students and made the stay during the two weeks that much more enjoyable. The teaching also was excellent and the engineering preparation course was very resourceful, and has greatly inspired and motivated me to continue working hard in my future studies. Overall I am absolutely grateful for this experience, it has given me an incredible insight of what university life is like, and I will always continue to carry forward the memories I made.

This year I got the opportunity to spend two weeks at Queen's College in Oxford. I chose Broadening Horizons and the following subjects: Experimental Psychology, Medical Biology and Academic Writing. I was not disappointed with my choice.
The overall program is very organized and every single detail is thought-out. The staff was helpful at all times and our free time compared to the time we spent in class was balanced.
There were so many activities we could choose to do during our free time - from punting, ice skating, workshops, debates and even homework club where we could work on our essays.
As for the classes, it was challenging to observe certain topics from a different perspective. Thankfully, my teachers were kind and helpful.
I would recommend this programme to any student, because it offers a perfect blend of education and fun!

Oxford Royale Academy was an unforgettable experience for me. During my stay (4th - 17th August) in The Queen's College in Oxford I got to study two subjects I didn't have the opportunity of learning before: Political Science & International Relations, and English Literature, all while meeting people from all corners of the world and making very permanent friendships. Also, I was able to participate in the Leadership and Teambuilding workshop, which was very fun and enriching. After 3 or 4.5 hours of lessons each day, we had the day pretty much for ourselves. But we never got bored, because we had a lot of extra activities in the afternoon, and often you could choose the ones you wished to do the most. Everyone who worked there (counselours, teachers, cooks, cleaning staff, etc.) were super friendly, very attentive and professional. The room where I stayed was very nice, as well as the college itself. It was a dream come true, and I felt like an Oxford student all the time. I am very glad I got to attend this program. I would definitely recommend this experience to any student.

During my school year, ORA reached out to my school about a scholarship opportunity. I immediately took the opportunity. I won it thank God, and it was an experience that I will never forget.

When I first got to Oxford, I was a taken aback a little bit. I quickly went to put my bags down in my room (the rooms were really nice must I add at Queens college), and I entered the cafeteria. I was immediately hit with so much diversity, if I can say that. I heard Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, and so many other languages. There were people from all around the world with different backgrounds and it was really easy to connect to people because of that.

Something about ORA that I absolutely loved is how they make everything about students. Their priority is the students, from the simplest things as planning activities for us, to allowing us to change our classes in the middle of the first week. They push to make us feel comfortable, and take into account everything we say. The counsellors are always available to us, and what made them special is that there was at least one counsellor who everyone related to during our program. Thats one thing that makes ORA stand out from other summer programs.

This year I spent two weeks of my summer, from June 23rd to July 6th, at Yarntorn Manor, a very characteristic England building just 30 minutes away from Oxford city centre. Because I took the Broadening Horizons course, I had to choose two main subjects and an afternoon class. I decided to take the Business Finance and Management classes in the morning, and the Leadership and Teambuilding course in the afternoon. I chose these two subjects because I don’t have the possibility to study them at school but I’ve been always interested in founding out more about global business and how to set up and organize big companies. Although I’ve never studied these subjects before I’ve learnt a lot about both of them thanks to the very passionate and skilled teachers who were always ready to help. ORA’s staff was also very nice and the counsellors were always proposing new activities to the students. During these two weeks I met people from all over the world with completely different cultural and social backgrounds and we were able to create strong and long-lasting friendships.
In conclusion, I think that I’ve spent two of the most unforgettable and amazing weeks in my life and I am very thankful to Oxford Royale Academy to let me attending this outstanding and unique program.

This summer, I had the opportunity to attend the ORA Medical School Prep course, and it was absolutely above and beyond what I’d expected! With so many trips and activities, there was always something to do. Everyone was wonderful and we all made friends very quickly. And as to the course itself, I feel incredibly prepared to tackle my medical school application. My favourite part of my course was definitely the clinical day, where we got to practice all sorts of things on dummies, including taking blood! I’ve gotten to make friends from all over the world, and I think that ORA has been the beginning for so many friendships. If you choose to do just one thing during summer, I highly recommend going on one of Oxford Royale Academy’s courses!