Leadership & Sustainability
• Build your Leadership skills
• Develop skills to make a real difference
Key Facts
| Age: | 15-17 years old |
| Level: | From upper intermediate (CEF B2) to advanced (CEF C2) |
| Start dates: |
12 & 26 July 2026 |
| Course length: | 2 weeks |
| Class size: | Maximum 12 students |
| Lessons (hours): | 21 (19 hours) Monday to Friday |
| Package fee: | £3,995 |
| Package includes: | Tuition, accommodation, meals, travel insurance, airport transfers, activities, sports & 3 excursions per week |
| Accommodation: | Merrist Wood |
| Timetable: | Sample timetable coming soon |
| Activities: | View the sample activities timetable. Please note these are subject to change. |
| Terms & Conditions |
Course Benefits
Tackle Global Challenges: Explore the most pressing issues of our time, including climate change, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and social impact.
Develop Leadership Skills: Gain the confidence and ability to lead teams, influence change, and inspire others in academic, social, and professional settings.
Practical, Real-World Focus: Work on hands-on projects and case studies that connect theory to real-world sustainability challenges.
Learn Innovative Solutions: Discover practical strategies and creative approaches for addressing environmental and social issues at both local and global levels.
Build Critical Skills for the Future: Strengthen essential skills such as problem-solving, teamwork, communication, and strategic thinking – valuable for future study and beyond.
Inspiring Study Environment: Learn in the natural surroundings of Merrist Wood’s 400-acre countryside campus, a living example of sustainability and conservation in action.
International Outlook: Collaborate with students from around the world, gaining fresh perspectives on how cultural contexts influence sustainability and leadership.
Supportive Learning Community: Enjoy small class sizes, expert teaching, and a friendly environment that encourages confidence, collaboration, and personal growth.
Course Structure
Dive into the pressing challenges of climate change, corporate social responsibility (CSR), and social impact. This course empowers you with practical solutions, essential knowledge, and leadership skills to make a real difference.
Project Eco-innovation
– additional week
Students on this course also have the option to extend their summer by joining our Project Eco-Innovation week in Oxford.
This unique, multi-disciplinary programme brings together students from different courses to research, design, and present bold eco-solutions to real-world challenges.
Quality academic summer course in Oxford
Experience IB Diploma subject classes with specialist IB teachers with our IB Introduction course for teenagers
Summer course enquiry
Please fill in this form to submit an enquiry on our IB Introduction course.
You may also wish to get in touch to arrange a campus tour or find out what it is like to live and study in the city of Oxford.
We look forward to hearing from you.
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