Plan a school trip to Cambridge or Oxford that your students will love. Settle in to centuries old college accommodation before diving into lab sessions, debating workshops, or cultural activities with your students, led by a team of university mentors and subject experts. OAC's role is to support schools and inspire more students to be excited about learning.
A stimulating idea goes beyond the concept itself. Demonstrating how ideas connect to a student's own life experience in useful ways can ignite their curiosity, and we know that when students recognise they have the ability to make a difference, disinterest evaporates. How we learn matters, but it is why we learn that fuels the furnace. This process is condensed into every visit.
OAC's school partnerships mean visiting schools can immerse students in the highlights of university subjects at a top institution. Working with bright young people fizzing with new ideas, and pushing the limits of the old. Heading home from a truly valuable school trip we know our students should be feeling a bright sense of excitement, energised and ready to work.
OAC is in place to plan and create academic programmes that support schools. Working directly with the school staff, head of department, or academic co-ordinator we are able to develop a bespoke programme suitable for each student group. OAC is set up as service, so the quality of the programmes can come first. Before a visit, our team can meet you in person, listen to what you'd like your students to experience, and build the course and its content from the ground up, working with experts in each area of study.
We understand the potential headaches of co-ordinating a school visit, so everything from logistics to safety considerations are already in place. A trip away should be an opportunity to engage with your students in a different setting and expose them to ideas and facilities they might not see in the classroom. OAC's programmes are designed to take the load off accompanying staff to make space for that with built-in down time.
Every programme we design with our partner schools goes through several stages to ensure students can absorb as many benefits as we can squeeze in. We hand pick the best ideas from bright people passionate about their subject. We adjust the content to match the entry level of the students. Psychology, pedagogical research, structure and styling is applied to enhance elements of the course. No stone is left unturned. The aim of each partnership is to make sure every student heads home energised and inspired.
Available modules range from Physics to Philosophy, paired with mentors radiating such constant and contagious enthusiasm for their subjects we're mindful not to get carried away.
Programmes can be balanced with activities such as ghost tours, boat trips, and formal banquets; opening a door into a culturally unique place and an unforgettable experience. Working together with schools to create the best possible programmes of study.