Think Global!
The Think Global! programme at Earlscliffe is a dynamic summer course designed for students aged 13-17, aiming to enhance English language skills through engaging with pressing global issues.
Participants explore topics like climate change, child refugee rights, and the influence of social media, fostering critical thinking and cultural awareness. Through academic essay writing, group research projects, and UN-style debates, students develop communication and teamwork abilities.
This immersive experience not only improves language proficiency but also cultivates responsible global citizenship, preparing students for future academic and personal success.

Think Global!
- Price
- Duration
- Location
- Ages
- Start Dates
- From £3350
- 1-4 weeks
- Earlscliffe School
- 13-17
- Summer 2025
Course Info
Academic
- 20 hours of subject-specific academic content per week with an experienced subject tutor, delivered through interactive seminars and hands-on practical workshops
Social Programme and Excursions
- Students will enjoy full-day trips on Wednesdays and Sundays. Visits can include world-famous cathedral city of Canterbury and Central London
Course Report and Certificate
- All students receive an end-of-course academic report and certificate for attending
Airport Transfers
- Our course includes airport transfers from Gatwick and Heathrow
Students will develop in key areas through a series of skills-based workshops, lectures, independent learning, and study tours.
During the course, students will practise and improve their writing by constructing an academic essay on a topic of their choice, to help put into practice the skills that they have developed.
You will get to enhance your team-working by doing research projects in small groups with fellow students from all around the world.
Think Global is a course which will motivate students with its global themes and will excite and extend all abilities.
From looking at climate change to the rights of child refugees, Think Global is a highly relevant course which is drawn up from topics in which students are familiar with, including: the role of an influencer, healthy lifestyles, discussing the impact of celebrities, and the potential impact of the plant-based diet.
This course is fantastic for young learners who are inquisitive and would excel at the challenge of developing their language skills via an alternative and less traditional path.
Brochure Download
To learn more about the course and view a sample timetable, download the brochure.
Our immersive pre-university experiences are delivered by SBC, the UK’s number 1 multi-campus summer school for children aged 6-17.