12 – 17 year olds
English level: Intermediate to Advanced
London Academic Summer Courses, based in central London, are designed for students to explore and engage in key GCSE curriculum areas while exploring London’s vibrant culture, communication, innovation and influence within their chosen academic stream through weekly themes.
The course is based on GCSE/IGCSE the curriculum, and students chose their academic stream from the rich palette of STEAM, Social Studies or Arts, and immerse themselves into the world of knowledge through weekly themes: Culture, Communication, Innovation and Influence against the backdrop of London, all while fostering language development, presentation skills and deeper subject understanding. Students will choose one of the following academic streams each week:
Each stream will include 20 hours of learning per week, involving practical application, a field trip each week, and project-based study around a weekly theme. Students are assessed on academic performance and attitude towards learning in lessons and this assessment is documented in the student’s weekly report.
London Academic Summer Courses fully integrate English language learning and academic subject study through European ground-breaking teaching method – Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL). The core curriculum of this effective dual learning is based on the 4Cs – Content, Cognition, Communication and Culture.
The comprehensive syllabus is combined with fun activity programme and cultural excursions, where students are encouraged to exchange ideas, collaborate, show initiative and improve their confidence whilst having fun.
Course Essentials:
London Academic Summer Courses consist of a well-balanced programme of academic tuitions, activities, sports and excursions. The weekly programme includes:
- 20 hours of academic tuition per week
- 3 academic streams integrating culture, communication, innovation, and influence
- Lectures, field trips and theme projects
- Afternoon, evening and weekend trips and social programme
- Weekly study report
- Maximum class size of 15 students
- Comprehensive insurance
- London Heathrow airport transfers (between 09:00 and 17:00)
Course Outlines:
Students choose one of the following academic streams to study each week.
Activities and Excursions:
Outside classroom, students will improve language skills and learn new skills through an action packed social programme with a wide range of sporting, cultural and entertaining activities. In addition, excursions are a vital part of the summer experience for international students to gain a cultural understanding of the UK alongside academic study.
Below is a typical two-week sample timetable and a typical day of London Academic Summer Courses:
Boarding:Students stay in single en-suite bedrooms of DLD College Boarding House located directly above our college premises. Girls and boys are accommodated separately in different floors. A team of friendly staff will stay with the students to look after them in the evenings and is on duty throughout the night.
Meals:
Well balanced, nutritious three cooked meals a day are provided in the college refectory. Packed lunches are provided for excursions.
Facilities:The College has modern classrooms, sports facilities, theatre, music rooms and art studios, graphic suite and learning centre all equipped with state of the art technology. Separate laboratories for Biology, Chemistry and Physics equipped with interactive touch screens. Common rooms are located on each floor of the boarding house and contain a kitchenette where boarders can store and prepare their own drinks and snacks, comfortable seating, and a large table and chairs for group studying.
Laundry:
Laundry is done once a week. All bed linen is provided and is laundered once a week. Towels are not provided.The DLD College London is a co-educational, independent day and boarding school located in the heart of London, directly opposite Westminster and Big Ben. The College, founded in 1931, offers superb, modern teaching facilities in the heart of London overlooking The Houses of Parliament, Big Ben & the River Thames, and is the only school in central London where boarding and teaching facilities share the same building.
DLD College London is a distinctive, contemporary school with its eye on the future, redefining daily what independent education looks and feels like for students of the 21st century. DLD has been ranked among the leading independent boarding schools in the World by Fortune Education and market research firm, Statista. DLD has won multiple awards over the last few years, most notably in the Independent School of the Year Awards in the 2020/21 academic year, winning the much coveted Boarding School of the Year and also receiving the accolade of the Special Judges’ Award for Independent School of the Year. In the 2022/2023 academic year, DLD College has once again been shortlisted for Independent Boarding School of the Year, and consecutive 3rd year to be shortlisted for International Student Experience Awards. In addition to a number of significant national award wins, DLD College London is also proud to be named by Tatler magazine, Good Schools Guide and Talk Education as one of the top schools in the UK.
DLD College specialises in preparing students for GCSE, A Level and International Foundation Programmes. Its reputation is built on success in public examinations and the quality of its small group teaching. It aims to maintain a ‘gold standard’ of educational quality, with small classes, the students and teachers are able to focus upon the most effective ways of learning. The large sixth form enables the College to offer a wide range of subjects, supported by a strong pastoral system and high quality higher education and careers advice. In 2024, 32% of A Level students went on to study at the prestigious Russell Group universities, with 19% attending a top 20 ranked university in the UK, including St Andrews, Exeter, Warwick, LSE, King’s College London, Imperial and UCL, plus the University of Southern California and University of Richmond in the USA.DLD students have a track record of winning gold, silver and bronze awards in Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry Olympiads. In 2023, 10 DLD Chemistry students entered the 55th Annual Chemistry Olympiad and claimed 7 awards; 4 talented DLD students were presented with the top Gold Awards in the highly-regarded UK Senior Maths Challenge, and 3 scientific students were also presented with prestigious accolades in national chemistry chllenges, awarded by the Royal Society of Chemistry and the University of Cambridge.
