Harrow school

Harrow School Short Courses Promo Video 2025

Age: 9-11 years, 12-14 years, 15-17 years.

Dates, 2026:
3–16 July, 16–29 July (for 2 weeks),
3–29 July (for 4 weeks).

Harrow School is one of the most famous and oldest British boarding schools for boys, located in the London area Harrow. The school was founded in 1572 during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Harrow School is located in northwest London, 20 minutes from Baker Street by fast London Underground train and 30 minutes from Heathrow Airport.

Famous alumni include 8 British Prime Ministers, including Winston Churchill, several dozen politicians and members of parliament, writers, screenwriters, members of royal families, 19 holders of the highest military award, the Victoria Cross, and many other famous people of their time.

The school has been running its own summer course for over 30 years. This is an opportunity to live and study in a famous school in London, which is over 450 years old. Summer course students live on-site and share the same houses as regular school students.

The course programme offers tuition in English as a foreign language, as well as exciting activities, sports and cultural excursions, so students can practise their English throughout their time here.

Children will experience life at one of the UK’s top boarding schools, as well as the opportunity to improve their spoken English and understanding of everyday English.

Key Features

• In 2025, the Summer course included students from 32 different nationalities, making it a great opportunity to study in an international environment.
• Teachers and all staff are committed to ensuring that students feel comfortable and happy. All staff have been police checked.
• The Summer course is accredited by the British Council for the teaching of English. The British Council regularly inspects the school to ensure that it provides high quality teaching, accommodation, facilities and care for children up to the age of 18.
• Small classes - maximum 12 students.
• Lessons help to improve speaking, listening and pronunciation skills, giving children the confidence to communicate more fluently in English.
• The school teaches the language along with the 'soft' skills that students need to succeed in modern life, such as teamwork, negotiation, debating, problem solving, presentations and leadership.
• The course is available for students of all levels, from beginners to advanced. However, even the most advanced classes are designed for students who still have a need to learn English and are not suitable for native speakers or those who already speak English as a first language.

Facilities

The school is set in 130 hectares of superb surroundings. The sporting facilities are excellent, including a fully equipped modern sports hall with a range of exercise machines, a 25m swimming pool, 6 winter sports pitches, 4 badminton courts, sports pitches, cricket pitches, an athletics track, 12 all-season tennis courts, a climbing wall, a nine-hole golf course and a fishing lake.

The Art and Design department has six large studio spaces with specialist areas for painting, printmaking, sculpture, ceramics, stone carving, photography, laser cutting, foundry, welding, engraving, woodworking and 3D printing. Apple Mac computers are available for digital work.

Harrow School of Music has dedicated teaching and practice rooms, and a concert hall for chamber music. The school has two main organs. (a three-manual Walker organ in the chapel and a four-manual Harrison organ in the recital room), several grand pianos (including a Steinway D, two Steinway As and a Fazioli) and a harpsichord. There are two recording studios and, for academic teaching, 25 computers and keyboards for music production.

Program

Courses for children aged 9–11

The programme for younger students includes an average of 15 hours of English lessons per week.

Children of all English levels are accepted onto the course, from those with basic English to students who have attended international schools and even those who are bilingual but need to develop their language level and/or skills.

Each week of the course is unique in its content, from lessons and activities to excursions. Courses for younger students consist of general English lessons and a multi-activity programme. This is the perfect combination of English language learning with activities and excursions that allow students to practise their new language skills and, importantly, have fun.

To participate in activities, excursions and competitions, children are divided into teams by colour, which creates a fun competitive atmosphere and encourages constant communication in English.

General English lessons are tailored to the interests of the students, and project work is based on weekly themes such as:

• British culture and history
• Art
• Our natural environment
• The animal world

Courses for children aged 12–17.

The programme for older students includes up to 17.5 hours of English lessons per week. Students are divided into two age groups – 12–14 and 15–17 – for English lessons and some activities on school grounds.

The course accepts children of all levels of English proficiency, from those who have just started learning English to those who are preparing to enter university in an English-speaking country. The core programme consists of general English lessons and a multi-activity programme. The programme includes activities and excursions that allow students to practise their new language skills and, importantly, have fun and make new friends.

In the mornings, older students have general English lessons. In the afternoons, they can choose one of the optional activities listed below (each course is 10 hours long):

Projects and presentations

In these lessons, students work together on a project that reminds them of their time at summer school. At the end of the course, they present their finished project to other groups, and one group is declared the winner.

Working on a project helps develop communication skills and fluency, as well as teamwork, time management and presentation skills.

English for Analysis and Debate

These lessons are ideal for students who want to study at English secondary schools or universities. The aim is to develop the ability to understand academic language and express their thoughts using it. The training focuses on how to form and defend one's opinion, as well as how to analyse and question the opinions of others.

The skills and language studied will be useful for students taking academic exams such as IELTS, Cambridge exams or school or university entrance exams. To study on this course, students need to have an intermediate level of English (B1+ or above).

Accommodation and study

Accommodation is in residential accommodation in one of 12 houses. Older girls and older girls live in separate boarding houses. Younger boys and girls (9-11 years) live in the same boarding house, but on different floors. The houses are always securely locked and only students and staff have access to them. Students live in single or double rooms with shared bathrooms. Each room has a safe for storing valuables. The houses have at least one TV room and a games room for table tennis and other games.

Each house has a senior member of staff who looks after the children in the evenings and is on duty throughout the night. Clothes can be washed for free in the school laundry once a week. All bed linen is provided and laundered once a week. One towel is also provided.

Pupils eat breakfast, lunch and dinner in the Shepherd Churchill Dining Hall. The school offers a wide range of fresh food options, including two main meat courses, a vegetarian option, soup, salad bar, fresh fruit and pudding – all prepared on site by Harrow School’s in-house team. Pupils can also buy snacks from the Hill Cafe. If your child has special dietary requirements, these are available at no extra cost. The school has a special menu, which includes gluten-free, halal, vegan and vegetarian options.

Activities

Outside the classroom, pupils practise their English by taking part in a range of fun activities. These are all designed to help them use their new language skills in real-life situations with others. There’s never a dull moment at school! Every student tries something new.

Sample activities:

• Afternoon Teaie
• Animal Handling
• Archery
• Arts and Crafts
• Badminton
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Meet the Birds of Prey
• Bowling
• Bubble Show
• Circus Skills
• Rock Climbing
• Cooking
• Cricket
• Dancing
• Discos
• Theatre
• English Sports Day
• Fancy Dress Parties
• Fashion Shows and talent
• Movie nights
• Film making
• Photography
• Golf
• Hair and beauty
• Karaoke
• Lacrosse
• Leadership development
• Music and dance workshops
• Obstacle course
• Ceramic painting
• Rugby
• Science
• Skateboarding
• Football
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Team building games
• Video game competitions
• Zorbing

Excursions

Pupils are immersed in the English language, culture and rich heritage of the UK through exciting trips to London and famous cities such as Oxford, Cambridge and Brighton. This will help you get a taste of life in England while improving your speaking and understanding of everyday English.

The course includes a minimum of 3.5 days of excursions.

Examples of excursions:

• Brighton
• British Museum
• Buckingham Palace
• Cambridge (including boat ride)
• Covent Garden Market
• Hampton Court Palace
• Warner Brothers Studio Tour “The Making of Harry Potter”
• Houses of Parliament
• Hyde Park (including boat rides)
• Laser Tag
• LegoLand Theme Park
• London Dungeon
• London Eye
• Madame Tussauds
• Natural History Museum
• Oxford (including boat ride)
• Science Museum
• St Albans
• Stonehenge and Bath
• Thames Cruise
• Theatre Show
• Tower of London
• Wembley Stadium Tour
• Westfield Shopping Centre
• Windsor Castle
• Woburn Safari Park

Timetable

8:00 & ndash;8:30 – Breakfast
9:00 –12:30 – English lessons
12:30 –13:15 – Lunch
13:15 –14:00 – Free time
14:00 –18:00 – Activities or excursion
18:00 –18:45 – Dinner
18:45 –19:30 – Free time
19:30 –21:00 – Activities
21:00 –21:30 – Rest time
21:30 –22:00 – Lights out

Cost, 2026

2 weeks – £4,100
4 weeks – £8,200

Included in the price

• Tuition
• Accommodation and meals
• All course materials
• All sports, entertainment activities and excursions
• Laundry
• Insurance
• Transfers from and to the airport

Additionally paid

• Flight
• Visa
• Educational company services

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT FROM OTHER COMPANIES

• We have been working since 1996
• We choose camps with a minimum number of Russian speakers
• We only place children in good conditions
• We conducted a personal inspection of almost all the schools we offer
• We do not work with the mass segment, only camps for discerning clients
• 24/7 phone always works 
• Why our clients value us

How to choose summer courses

Ongoing education at Harrow school