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ISSOS, Summer School 2026 at St Andrews & Cambridge Universities:
Our online Study Skills summer school course is designed for students (ages 15 to 19 years old) going into, or finishing, their final years of high school. It gives students the essential tools for success in a variety of challenging curriculums and for future studies at university or college.

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ISSOS Online is our new online summer school programme for secondary school-age students. For summer 2026, due to Covid restrictions, we are offering Online academic class choices for 2 weeks from July 2nd - 16th at ISSOS - for both UK and international students. Students choose one option, between Study Skills (for 15 - 19-year-olds), and Creative Writing or Business & Entrepreneurship (both of these suitable for 13 - 18-year-olds).

The courses are delivered as a blend of Live Online Classes (run twice daily to suit students in lots of time zones), group work, project work, pre-loaded learning content and lots of additional activities outside of the academic classes (for instance our university admissions workshop, yoga workshops etc).

Our two-week online summer school has been developed to meet the needs of high school students around the world. Each course offers over 50 hours of learning material, delivered as a blend of Live online classes, one to one catch-up sessions with a tutor, and pre-loaded content to help students gain valuable academic skills.

Online Study Skills Summer Course - 2 weeks:
- Students should be going into or finishing their final years of high school. 
- For this course only, we also accept students who are 19 years old and are about to start university / college.

This Study Skills course is all about equipping students with the advanced academic skills they will need for future study at university or college. It focuses on developing essay writing techniques and presentation skills, but also gives students self-study and time management tips, as well as teaching them how to deal with academic pressure and stress.

Benefits of online Study Skills at ISSOS:
- Flexible online delivery combining a range of online resources and tasks to work through in your own time, daily live sessions and dedicated self-study time.
- Live, group classes run twice each day to suit students in a variety of time zones
- Weekly, one to one session with our your academic tutor
- Prepares students for challenging curriculums like the IB Diploma, A Levels and SATs and future university study
- Improves work habits and general academic skills
- Increased confidence in presenting and academic ability
- Prepare in advance for university level essay writing and self study
- Increase time management skills
- Additional online activities for students to join in with to get to know their online classmates around the world.

What students learn:
This custom-made online summer school programme has been developed to equip students with the essential skills they need as they prepare for future studies at university or college.

One of the main parts of this online course is the workshop, when students work on an essay that they have developed themselves. Writing and editing an essay that you have developed your own question for is a key aspect of final year study at the undergraduate level, so this is an invaluable learning experience. We ask all students starting this course to have decided on an essay topic that they would like to work on before the first class.

As well as working on their essay, students will learn a variety of tactics covering everything from goal setting, critical thinking and time management to developing study plans and research skills. We also give students the tools they need to deliver effective presentations as well as developing confidence for public speaking.

Summer 2026 - Residential Study Skills Programme options:
- Academic summer camp at the world-famous St. Andrews University on the beautiful east coast of Scotland, UK.
- Academic summer camp in the stimulating & distinguished surroundings of the University City of Cambridge in the south-east of England.