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Breaking Digital

From£3,665.00

Are you aspiring to a career in journalism or content creation? This immersive two-week programme is designed to help students develop the critical skills needed to analyse, interpret, and challenge information, data, and news, fostering balanced perspectives on major global issues. Students will also learn how to creatively communicate their own ideas and opinions to engage and inspire diverse audiences. Perfect for inquisitive and independent thinkers who thrive in dynamic teams, this course leverages students’ technological skills to produce compelling text, audio, and video content. Dive into thought-provoking discussions on politics, culture, and society while honing your storytelling and media production expertise.
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Breaking Digital

The Breaking Digital course at Earlscliffe is an engaging summer programme tailored for students aged 14-17 who are passionate about journalism and digital media.

Participants will explore the intricacies of global media operations, developing skills in news analysis, content creation, and effective communication. Students will tackle hands-on projects, like producing a school newspaper, engaging in debates, and creating multimedia content, all while working to realistic deadlines.

This immersive experience enhances critical thinking, teamwork, and presentation abilities, providing an excellent foundation for future pursuits in the media.

Breaking Digital

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  • Duration
  • Location
  • Ages
  • Start Dates
  • £3665
  • 2 weeks
  • Earlscliffe School
  • 14-17
  • Summer 2025

Course Overview

This course is perfect for curious, well-informed students who think independently yet enjoy working collaboratively in dynamic teams. Students will harness technical skills in creating video, audio and text output to bring political, cultural and social discussion to the table.

Topics include:

  • Breaking Text: Focusing on print media and article writing, this project replicates the hustle and bustle of a newsroom through a series of investigative journalism assignments. Students will create newspaper articles and podcasts involving real-life interviews with the public, other students, and staff. Additionally, students will act as ‘reporters’ at the Think Global debates.
  • Breaking Sound: Expanding the focus to issues within the 21st-century media landscape, this project involves collaboration to create a podcast focusing on global current affairs.
  • Breaking Image: Exploring the power of imagery, this project teaches how to evoke feelings and reactions in social media, journalism, and marketing.
  • Our two week programme is designed to equip students with the skills and know-how to critically challenge and interpret information, data and news in order to arrive at a balanced view on big global issues.
  • Breaking Digital will also teach you how best to communicate your own ideas and opinions creatively to a wider target audience, helping you to gain the vocabulary and knowledge to discuss key media issues with more confidence.
  • Strengthen your ability to deliver clear presentations.
  • Become accustomed to the same learning methods used at higher education through taking part in lectures and engaging seminar debate and discussion.
  • This summer course is perfect for curious students who want to be well-informed by knowing how the world’s global media operates.
  • Through Breaking Digital you will have the opportunity to think independently yet enjoy working collaboratively as trainee journalists learning your trade.
  • By working together to produce a school newspaper you will have authentic experience of working to a deadline and writing articles for a target audience, which you can use to strengthen an application.
  • By joining Breaking Digital you gain an understanding, a deeper insight, and an even stronger motivation to pursue a future career in the media.
“In his first call home, my child said “Mom, I want to stay longer, and you can already subscribe for next year”. He came back enthusiastic, he enjoyed learning in such a multicultural environment.”

Arianna

Parent

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Download the brochure to learn more about the course and view a sample timetable.

Our immersive pre-university experiences are delivered by SBC, the UK’s number 1 multi-campus summer school for children aged 6-17.

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