The School is set within an inspiring 240‑acre campus, conveniently located close to London and within 50 minutes of both Heathrow and Gatwick airports.
With historic buildings alongside modern teaching suites, beautiful landscaped grounds and incredible sports facilities, the campus is one of the best independent school venues in the country.
About the Course
This two week course is structured so that each student selects one academic subject and one elective and studies these for the duration of the course. In addition, every student enjoys an action-packed programme of activities and excursions.
Academics: These programmes are designed for ambitious, curious learners from around the globe, combining outstanding teaching with real-world challenges.
English Language - Suited to students of all abilities using English as a second language, we use a diverse range of classroom techniques to engage students and build confidence in spoken English.
English For Academic Purposes - Focusing on the specific English language skills required to study at English universities or on other English-speaking academic programmes, this course is for those who already have a high level of written and spoken English
Liberal Arts & The Humanities (13-17 year olds) - Explore the ideas that have shaped culture and society through literature, history, and the arts. Develop critical thinking, debate, and communication skills. This course is perfect preparation for future studies in law, politics, journalism, or the social sciences.
Entrepreneurship - Be inspired to think differently. Learn the underlying principles of developing a business and find out how successful entrepreneurs operate. Put creative thinking into practice by developing a business idea or product to pitch to the class.
Artificial Intelligence & Big Data (13-17 year olds) - Dive into the technologies shaping the future. This hands-on course introduces students to machine learning, data analysis, and real-world applications of AI. Participants will build practical skills, explore ethical challenges, and discover how AI is transforming industries and society.
Global Leadership & PPE (13-17 year olds) - What makes a successful leader? How have the actions of global leaders shaped the world today? What can we learn from the economic, socio-philosophical and political perspectives on the world to inform a brighter global future in the face of our shared challenges? A course designed to foster skills for a huge range of careers and leadership roles and ambitions.
Engineering, Technology & Design - These three subjects are collectively shaping the modern world. This multidisciplinary course gives pupils a three-dimensional understanding of the essential skills required to develop technologies that enhance our lives.
Electives: Students enjoy creative enrichment through arts, sports or technology alongside their academic study. Electives run for 2 hours a day, 5 days a week and make up 20 hours of the overall programme.
Football - Sharpen your skills with expert coaching and develop technique, fitness, tactical awareness, and teamwork on the pitch.
Cricket - New for 2026, experience the game like never before with expert coaching from Surrey Cricket Foundation coaches and an immersive all-day visit to the iconic Kia Oval in London.
Art - Championing creativity and self-expression, students take inspiration from the beautiful surroundings at Charterhouse School, exploring a range of media, materials and artistic techniques.
Robotics & Games Design (13 - 17 year olds) - Robotics and Games Design are evergreen technologies rife with continuous innovations. The course uses gamification to bring to life these pioneering areas on technical advancements with fun-filled exercises.
Drama - Students work as a group to learn and develop the skills required to create, design, produce and star in a theatre production. A challenging, intense and highly rewarding elective.
Sports & Leadership - Sports is a vehicle for learning so many valuable life skills and our sports and leadership elective accelerates this by developing confidence and leadership skills through a fun and engaging programme for those with an interest in sport.
Tennis - A chance to improve on existing tennis skills for those who play tennis regularly. LTA qualified coaches lead sessions on the schools own courts creating a fun and dynamic atmosphere with friendly competition.
Photography - Learn how to master one of the powerful forms of communication in the modern age. Students develop their skills using a digital SLR camera, exploring composition, light, manual adjustments and picture editing.
Dance - Explore creativity, movement, and collaboration through contemporary dance, building strength, flexibility, and confidence. Dancers of all levels can express themselves in new and exciting ways.
Package includes: (Monday - Sunday)
30 hours tuition in chosen academic subject
20 hours tuition in chosen elective subject
Small class sizes
Report and certificate to take home
On-site accommodation in single, twin or quad bedrooms
3 meals a day and an evening snack
24/7 welfare support staff
Access to full range of school facilities
Daily choice of afternoon activities
Varied and exciting evening programme
Trips to London, Oxford and Thorpe Park Theme Park
Travel Insurance
Supplements:
Airport Transfers - £135 one way
Unaccompanied Minor Service - £165 one way (additional charge of £30)
Additional charge of £395 for IOEE Professional Diplomas in Global Leadership or Entrepreneurship if required.
ARRIVAL TRANSFER : Flights landing at Heathrow (LHR) from 08:00 to 16:00 on the first day (Monday)
Flights landing at Gatwick (LGW) from 08:00 to 16:00 on the first day (Monday)
DEPARTURE TRANSFER : Flights departing Heathrow (LHR) from 11:00 to 18:00 on the last day (Sunday)
Flights departing Gatwick (LGW) from 11:00 to 17:00 on the last day (Sunday)
Recommend using an Unaccompanied Minor (UM) or Airport Assistance service if your child is under 14 years old or is an inexperienced traveller. This service provides an airline staff member to supervise and escort your child during their flight and in the parts of the airport that are not accessible to our staff. Many airlines offer this service and some require you to use this service for children under a certain age so please check with the airline and pay applicable fees for both your inbound and outbound journey. If you have booked this service you must notify this in your transfer booking.
About the School
Charterhouse is one of the great historic schools of England and among the most beautiful. Founded in 1611 by Thomas Sutton, a Tudor merchant and civil servant, the school was originally established alongside a chapel and hospital within a former fourteenth-century Carthusian monastery near Smithfield in London. This is where the name Charterhouse derives from, and pupils who attend the school are known as Carthusians. Following over 200 years on the original London site, the school moved to its present-day site in Godalming in June 1872. The move was greatly influenced by the Headmaster William Haig Brown, heeding the advice of the Clarendon Commission of 1861, which investigated the state of the nine leading public schools in England and recommended the move.
Facilities:
Charterhouse’s extensive facilities offer pupils an unrivalled breadth of opportunity to explore their passions and interests.
The art department alone contains a gallery space, ceramics and textiles studios, 3D room, photography dark room, print-making workshop and IT facilities for digital photography, film and animations.
There is also a newly built Business, Leadership and Entrepreneurship Centre.
Sports facilities include a sports centre with 25-metre pool, large sports hall, gym and studios as well as fives, racquets and squash courts, a tartan athletics track, hybrid-astro hockey pitches, numerous grass football pitches, tennis courts and more.
Accommodation:
Traditional 19th century boarding houses in the main school, with their stunning architecture, impressive history and charming atmosphere.
Student common rooms in all boarding houses
