Summer Science Programmes 2025
An 8-Week Journey of Discovery!
Key Camp Details
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Expert Staff
Taught in age-adjusted groups (4-7 & 8-13) with a high 1:6 teacher-to-child ratio. Our teachers have enhanced DBS checks.
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Timings & Booking
Camps run 9:30 AM - 3:30 PM. Free early drop-off from 8:30 AM. Chargeable late pick-up until 4:30 PM. Book full weeks or single days.
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Food Policy
Please provide a packed lunch and two snacks. Strictly NO nuts, seeds, or eggs are allowed.
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Hands-On Learning
Our camps are completely hands-on and project-based. All workshops are fully risk-assessed.
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Outdoor Breaks
Campers enjoy regular, accompanied outdoor access for breaks and activities (weather permitting).
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Our Venues
UCS Senior School (NW3), Marlborough Primary School (SW3), and MPW School (SW7).
Day 1:
- What is Gravity and its Effect in Our Universe?
- Galileo Galilei
- Leonardo and the Science of Flight
- Rocket Science and How Far Can We Get?
Day 2:
- From Solid to Plasma: States of Matter
- What are Forces?
- Isaac Newton and the Newtonian Laws
- What is Energy?
- Density and the Property of Materials
Day 3:
- Electromagnetism and Light
- Electricity and Circuits
- Alexander Volta and the Invention of the Battery
- Green Energy and New Materials
Day 4:
- Dance of Particles: Introduction in Particle Physics
- Strange Atoms and Strong Forces
- A Journey Through the Life of Stars
- Stephen Hawking and the Mystery of Black Holes
- Is Time Travel Possible?
Day 5:
- The Physics of Sound
- What are Waves: A Journey Through the World of Vibrations
- What is Echolocation?
- The Invention of the Telephone and How this Changed Us
Day 1:
- What is Chemistry? From Alchemists to Modern Chemists
- What is Matter? Incredible Atoms and the Periodic Table
- Hydrogen and Helium: The Universe's First Elements
- Chemical Bonding: How Elements Interact
Day 2:
- What is a Chemical?
- Explosive Chemical Reactions and Amazing Physical Changes
- States of Matter: From Coldest Condensates to Hottest Plasmas
- Properties of Matter: Amazing Materials of the Future!
- Non-Newtonian Liquids that Break the Rules!
Day 3:
- Corrosive Acids and Caustic Alkalis
- The Magic of Water and its Evil Twin, Hydrogen Peroxide
- The Element of Life: Adventures with Carbon
- Can you Freeze a Gas? Experiments with Carbon Dioxide
- Radioactive! Marie Curie and the Most Dangerous Elements
Day 4:
- Heavy Metal: The Metallic Elements and their Properties
- The Superpowers of Iron and Copper
- Dazzling Polymers and How to Make Them!
- Plastic and Paper: Recycle, Reuse, and Reduce!
Day 5:
- What is Density? Can you Stack Liquids?
- The Elements in Your Body!
- Dorothy Hodgkin and the Beautiful World of Crystals
- Experiments with Chromatography: The Chemistry of Colour
Day 1:
- Engineering and Problem Solving
- How Simple Machines Changed Our Life
- Cogs and Wheels
- The Invention of Cars
Day 2:
- How do Submarines Work?
- How do we Build Dams and Why We Need Them?
- Leonardo Da Vinci, Catapults, and Divers
- The Challenge of Building Tall Towers
Day 3:
- Investigate Bridges and Tunnels
- Kingdom Brunel and his Big Engineering Dreams
- Property of Materials
- Friction and Resistance
Day 4:
- Margaret Hamilton and the Apollo Mission
- Space Engineers: The Science of Reusable Rockets
- How to Land on a Comet: The Amazing Rosetta Project
- The Invention of the Telephone
Day 5:
- Maths in Nature: Fractals, Symmetry, Fibonacci and More
- Amazing New Materials
- Biomimicry! Engineered by Nature
- The Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Day 1 (Deserts):
- Explore Gobi, Atacama, Sahara and other Mysterious Places
- Desert Survivors: The Amazing Adaptations of Camels and Cactuses
- Desert Biomimicry: Let's Learn from the Namibian Darkling Beetle
- Finding Water in the Desert? Evaporation and Condensation
- Mirages: The Physics of Heat and Light in the Desert
Day 2 (Water):
- Fresh Water Ecosystems: Rivers, Lakes and Streams
- Chilling Adventures: Exploring Wildlife in the Arctic Tundra
- Ecosystems in Motion: Ocean Food Webs, Waves, and Tidal Forces
- Amazing Journeys of Marine Animals: Whale Migration and Sea Turtle Nesting
- Amphibians Unleashed: Masters of Land and Water
Day 3 (Tropics):
- In the Heart of the Jungle: Rainforest Ecology and Adaptations
- Mastering the Art of Disguise: Exploring Animal Camouflage
- Nature's Pharmacy: Medicines from the Tropical Biome
- Aztec Agriculture: Chinampas and Sustainable Farming Techniques
- The Inca Road System: Engineering Marvels of the Andes
Day 4 (Web of Life):
- Geology and Botany: Unveiling the Earth's Living Landscape
- Secrets of Soil: The Hidden World Beneath our Feet
- The Hidden Ecosystem Engineers: Termites and Ants
- Beyond Honey: The Importance of Bees
- Rachel Carson, Ecological Protection, and Food Webs
Day 5 (Artificial Ecosystems):
- Space Age Navigation: Spaceships of the Future
- Cloud Cities: Designing Human Habitats in Venus' Atmosphere
- Mars Gardens: Growing Plants in Extraterrestrial Environments
- Moon Habitats: Engineering a Lunar Home
Day 1:
- Doctors Through Time: The History of Medicine
- Inside the Human Body
- Bio-machinery: Muscles, Tendons, and the Skeleton
- Red and White: The Heroes of our Blood
Day 2:
- How Doctors See Inside Us: Medical Imaging
- Our Incredible Nervous System
- Wonders of the Brain
- Vision and How our Eyes Play Tricks on Us
Day 3:
- The Digestive System and our Miraculous Micro-biome
- Elements: Investigating What We Are Made Of?
- Let's Learn About Teeth!
- The Circulatory System: Heart and Blood
Day 4:
- John Snow and Germ Theory that Saved Millions
- The Army Inside Us: Our Immune System
- The Power of Genetics: The Discoveries of Crick, Watson and Franklin
- What are Pathogens?
Day 5:
- How We Are Winning the Fight Against Germs: Alexander Fleming
- Medicine from Nature: How We Learn from Animals
- Viruses and Vaccines: Edward Jenner
- The Future of Medicine: Will We One Day Live Forever?
Day 1:
- What is Energy? A History of Energy
- The Law of Conservation of Energy
- Universe of Energy: Stars, Galaxies, and Dark Energy
- The Energy of Our Closest Star: The Sun
Day 2:
- What is Photosynthesis? How Plants Create Energy
- Food as Energy
- What is Heat and Temperature?
- What is Chemical Energy?
Day 3:
- Light as a Source of Energy
- How Newton Discovered the Secrets of the Universe
- The Energy of Bioluminescence
- Storing Energy: From Volta to Fuel Cells
- Can We Break the Speed of Light?
Day 4:
- The Nature of Sound and Vibrations
- How Do we Detect Sounds?
- Seeing with Sound: Echolocation
- What is Gravity? and Gravitational Potential Energy
Day 5:
- What is Electricity?
- How Benjamin Franklin Collected Electric Charges
- Nikola Tesla and his Fantastic Inventions
- Green Energy: Wind Energy and Hydro Electricity
Day 1 (Ancient China):
- Paper Making, Maps and the Invention of the Compass
- The Kite and Forces of Flight
- Earthquakes and the Seismograph
- From Gunpowder to Rockets
Day 2 (Ancient Greece):
- The Discoveries of Ancient Greece
- Famous Greeks: Archimedes and the Golden Crown
- How Democritus Discovered his Atomic Theory
- Greek Medicine: Galen the Gladiator's Doctor
- Early Greek Astronomers
Day 3 (Ancient Egypt):
- Secrets of Ancient Egypt & The Rosetta Stone
- Introduction to Egyptology and Archaeology
- The Mystery of Pyramids
- Papyrus, Ink, Toothpaste and other Amazing Discoveries
- The Secrets of Mummification
Day 4 (Aztecs, Mayans & Incas):
- Ancient Cities, Farms, and Bridges
- Sports and the Discovery of Rubber
- Obsidian and Powerful Volcanoes
- Aztec Food and How it Changed Our Life
Day 5 (Ancient Rome):
- Discoveries of Ancient Rome
- Roman Concrete and Roman Roads
- How Romans Built Aqueducts
- Arches, Domes, Vaults and other Roman Architectural Innovations
- Water Mills and Roman Baths
Day 1:
- From Bacteria to Humans
- The Life of the Cell: The Perfect Mini Factory
- The Secret of Mitochondria & Lynn Margulis's Symbiosis
- Tiny Titan: The Amoeba's World
Day 2:
- Robert Hook and the Invention of the Microscope
- Viruses: Are Aliens Living Amongst Us?
- Microorganisms and their Importance
- What is Vaccination and Who was Edward Jenner?
Day 3:
- Guardians of the Genetic Code: The DNA
- The Digestive Journey of a Sandwich
- Respiratory System in Humans and Animals
- Five Senses in Humans and Animals
Day 4:
- Biology Thermometer: Cold Blooded vs Warm Blooded
- Mighty Calcium: Skeletons, Teeth and Beyond
- Why our Brain is so Special?
- Hearing and Vision in the Animal World
- Solution for Survival: How Animals Adapt
- Jane Goodall: The Woman who Walked with Apes