Sir Michael
Ages 13 to 17 | Cambridge |Open July 06th – August 31st 2025
Each year, Studio Main school becomes a camp for teenagers, called Sir Michael. Sir Michael has been running here since 1968!
Sir Michael has a capacity of up to 160 students at any one time. There is a wide range of nationalities and the ratio of staff to students here is high. The average number of students per class is 12 or 13 and the maximum class size is 16.
Residential accommodation is in nearby student residences, within easy walking distance from the school, in single en-suite bedrooms.
What’s included?
- 20 lessons (15 hours) of English language teaching per week (levels from elementary to advanced)
- Residential accommodation, in single en-suite rooms, within a short walk of the school
- All meals (3 per day)
- 13 sessions of activities per week
- 1 full-day excursion per week
- Transfers to and from London Heathrow or London Stansted on Sundays
- 24 hour emergency telephone line
2025 Course Dates
| July 06 – July 20 (2 weeks) |
| July 06 – July 27 (3 weeks) |
| July 06 – August 03 (4 weeks) |
| July 20 – August 03 (2 weeks) |
| July 20 – August 10 (3 weeks) |
| July 20 – August 17 (4 weeks) |
| July 27 – August 10 (2 weeks) |
| July 27 – August 17 (3 weeks) |
| July 27 – August 24 (4 weeks) |
| August 03 – August 17 (2 weeks) |
| August 03 – August 24 (3 weeks) |
| August 03 – August 31 (4 weeks) |
| August 10 – August 17 (1 week) |
| August 10 – August 24 (2 weeks) |
| August 10 – August 31 (3 weeks) |
| August 17 – August 24 (1 week) |
| August 17 – August 31 (2 weeks) |
| August 24 – August 31 (1 week) |
Check out the Sir Michael gallery below!
Where is Sir Michael based?
Address
Studio Cambridge Main School
5 Salisbury Villas, Station Road
Cambridge
CB1 2JF
What is the course centre like?
- City-centre site
- Beautiful Victorian buildings
- 13 classrooms
- Studio Café for meals and social gatherings
- Garden
- Wi-Fi
- Sports hall 10 minutes’ walk away
- Indoor swimming pool 10 minutes’ walk away
- Outdoor playing fields 10 minutes’ walk away
The city of Cambridge
Cambridge is one of the most famous, and most instantly recognised, city names in the world. It has been a centre of learning for 800 years and is the international symbol of academic excellence. But it is also fun! With 20,000 university students, virtually the only “business” of Cambridge is education and, despite its age, the whole city is designed for young people.
It is the ideal place for the international English language student.
Check out the Sir Michael gallery below!
What’s included?
English tuition:
- 20 lessons (15 hours) per week
- Mixed-nationality classes from Monday to Friday
- Online test before your course starts
- Course materials
- Academic report from your teachers at the end of your stay
- Certificate of studies at the end of your stay
Syllabus:
- 2024 Sir Michael Syllabus Advanced
- 2024 Sir Michael Syllabus Elementary
- 2024 Sir Michael Syllabus Intermediate
- 2024 Sir Michael Syllabus Pre-Intermediate
- 2024 Sir Michael Syllabus Upper Intermediate
Activities programme:
- 13 sessions of activities per week
- Sessions may be morning, afternoon or evening
- Wide choice of sports, arts & crafts, cultural and language activities
- Numerous activity choices in most sessions
- Some unsupervised free time before or after English classes and each Sunday morning
Excursions:
- 1 full-day excursion each week, on a Saturday
Accommodation and meals:
- Residential accommodation close to the school
- 3 meals per day at the school
- Vegetarian and non-pork option always available
- Most special dietary requirements can be met (at no extra cost) if requested in advance
Airport transfers:
- Meeting you at the airport on arrival and bringing you to your accommodation at the Studio camp
- Taking you to the airport for departure and checking you into your flight back home
- Please see our camps airport transfers page for more information
Welfare:
- Welfare office and staff
- Emergency 24-hour telephone number
- Residential staff living on site at the residences
- High staff to student ratio
- First aid trained staff
Check out the Sir Michael gallery below!
Residential accommodation
Sir Michael course residences:
- Central accommodation in comfortable and secure buildings
- Studio staff living in the residences
- Single bedrooms
- Private en-suite bathroom and shower
- All meals included at school
- Free laundry facilities – you must do your own washing, but at no extra cost
- A change of bed linen once per week
All residences are located 5 or 10 minutes’ walk from the school and 10 to 20 minutes’ walk from the centre of Cambridge.
Studio staff also live in the residences. The staff-to-student ratio is high and they are never far away if you have any questions or need help. They will also organise activities for you every evening.
All the residences have modern facilities, with showers and bathrooms. Students live in comfortable, fully furnished, single rooms. All bedrooms are singles with private, en-suite bathrooms.
Meals:
All meals are provided at school. There is a wide choice of hot and cold food and a vegetarian option for every meal. Please inform us if you have special dietary requirements. At weekends packed lunches are provided.
Check out the gallery below to see what our Sir Michael students get up to!
How do we keep you safe?
We are very conscious of our responsibility to our young students. Our camps offer:
- Pleasant and safe surroundings
- High quality host schools and colleges
- Rules and supervision appropriate to the camp’s age group
- First aid trained staff at all camps
- A high staff-to-student ratio
- At least one Studio Cambridge Welfare Officer at every camp
- Live-in Studio Cambridge staff at each centre
- 24-hour emergency telephone number
At all of our camps, we have high levels of staff-to-student supervision. To ensure proper supervision is maintained, students must attend all lessons, activities, meals and excursions, unless they are unwell. However, there are times at Sir Michael when students are allowed unsupervised free time. Please see below for details:
Sir Michael students:
- have some periods of time each day where they are unsupervised, as accommodation is not on-campus
- are allowed some unsupervised free time whilst on excursions
- must be in the residence by 21:30
- have a bedtime of 22:30
Check out the gallery below to see what our Sir Michael students get up to!
What will you do?
Zig-zag timetable
During the busiest weeks of the summer camp some students will have activities in the morning and classes in the afternoon, while others will have morning classes and afternoon activities. This will change from week to week in a “zig-zag” format, so that students having morning classes one week, will have afternoon classes in the next week.
Classes are held from Monday to Friday, with an excursion once a week on Saturdays.
You can download the example timetable here: 2025 Sir Michael Timetable
A typical day at Sir Michael might look as follows:
Sir Michael
| Morning lessons:
09:00-10:30 English topic and life skills lessons 1 & 2: Reality TV- reading & writing 11:00-12:30 English communication lesson 3 & 4: Films & speaking |
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| Afternoon activities:
14:00-15:30 Walking tour of Cambridge city centre |
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| Evening activities:
19:30-21:00 Quiz, games, and arts & crafts |
Check out the gallery below to see what our Sir Michael students get up to!
What happens outside of lessons?
Activities include:
- Drama games
- Clay modelling
- Cake decorating
- Swimming
- Charcoal sketching
- T-shirt design
- Football
- Bowling
- Origami
- Glass painting
- Movie evening
- Basketball
- Bag design
- Mask making
- Volleyball
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Language games
- Friendship bracelet making
- Bingo
- Themed party
- English club…and more!
Cambridge cultural activities include:
- Punting on the River Cam
- King’s College Chapel
- Hidden Cambridge selfie challenge
- Cambridge University college tour
- Fitzwilliam Museum
- Sedgwick Museum
- Anthropology Museum
- Botanic Gardens
Check out the gallery below to see what our Sir Michael students get up to!
Which parts of England will you get to see?
Sir Michael includes one full-day excursion per week, on a Saturday.
London
12 July 2025
Walking tour of some famous sights of the city with time to take photographs. The tour will include St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and St James’ Park. In the afternoon students will have time for shopping on Oxford Street.
London
19 July 2025
Students who have not already visited London on this course will walk past some famous sights of the city with time to take photographs. The tour will include St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and St James’ Park. In the afternoon students will have time for shopping on Oxford Street.
Students who have already visited London once on this course will visit the British Museum and Covent Garden.
Windsor
26 July 2025
Entrance into Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest inhabited castle in the world. It has been the family home of British kings and queens for almost 1,000 years. It is an official residence of His Majesty the King. Souvenir shopping time is included at the end of the day.
London
02 August 2025
Students who have not already visited London on this course will walk past some famous sights of the city with time to take photographs. The tour will include St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and St James’ Park. In the afternoon students will have time for shopping on Oxford Street.
Students who have already visited London once on this course will visit the British Museum and Covent Garden.
Students who have already visited London twice on this course will visit the Science Museum, Hyde Park and have the chance to shop in South Kensington (including Harrods).
London
09 August 2025
Students who have not already visited London on this course will walk past some famous sights of the city with time to take photographs. The tour will include St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and St James’ Park. In the afternoon students will have time for shopping on Oxford Street.
Students who have already visited London once on this course will visit the British Museum and Covent Garden.
Students who have already visited London twice on this course will visit the Science Museum, Hyde Park and have the chance to shop in South Kensington (including Harrods).
Warwick Castle
16 August 2025
An impressive mediaeval castle where students can experience 1,000 years of history. Attractions within the castle include jousting and falconry as well as the castle’s impressive interiors, gardens and the opportunity to climb the battlements.
London
23 August 2025
Students who have not already visited London on this course will walk past some famous sights of the city with time to take photographs. The tour will include St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and St James’ Park. In the afternoon students will have time for shopping on Oxford Street.
Students who have already visited London once on this course will visit the British Museum and Covent Garden.
Students who have already visited London twice on this course will visit the Science Museum, Hyde Park and have the chance to shop in South Kensington (including Harrods).
London
30 August 2025
Students who have not already visited London on this course will walk past some famous sights of the city with time to take photographs. The tour will include St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, the London Eye, Big Ben, Horse Guards Parade, Trafalgar Square and St James’ Park. In the afternoon students will have time for shopping on Oxford Street.
Students who have already visited London once on this course will visit the British Museum and Covent Garden.
Students who have already visited London twice on this course will visit the Science Museum, Hyde Park and have the chance to shop in South Kensington (including Harrods).
Check out the gallery below to see what our Sir Michael students get up to!
Prices
2025 Camp Prices
Sir Michael Classic holiday course
| 1 week | £1595.00 |
| 2 weeks | £2550.00 |
| 3 weeks | £3405.00 |
| 4 weeks | £4260.00 |
Prices include
- 15 hours/20 lessons of English language tuition per week
- Residential accommodation in single en-suite bedrooms close to the school
- All meals (3 per day)
- Transfers from and to Heathrow or Stansted airports on Sundays
- A full programme of activities and local visits
- One full-day excursion per week
- Welfare – a high staff-to-student supervision ratio
- Registration
- 24 hour emergency telephone number
- End of course report and certificate
Sir Michael Basic course
| 1 week | £440.00 |
| 2 weeks | £880.00 |
| 3 weeks | £1320.00 |
| 4+ weeks | £440 per week |
Prices include
- 15 hours/20 lessons of English language tuition per week
- Lunch at school Monday – Friday
- Daytime activities and local visits
- Welfare – a high staff-to-student supervision ratio
- Registration
- End of course report and certificate
2025 Course Dates
| July 06 – July 20 (2 weeks) |
| July 06 – July 27 (3 weeks) |
| July 06 – August 03 (4 weeks) |
| July 20 – August 03 (2 weeks) |
| July 20 – August 10 (3 weeks) |
| July 20 – August 17 (4 weeks) |
| July 27 – August 10 (2 weeks) |
| July 27 – August 17 (3 weeks) |
| July 27 – August 24 (4 weeks) |
| August 03 – August 17 (2 weeks) |
| August 03 – August 24 (3 weeks) |
| August 03 – August 31 (4 weeks) |
| August 10 – August 17 (1 week) |
| August 10 – August 24 (2 weeks) |
| August 10 – August 31 (3 weeks) |
| August 17 – August 24 (1 week) |
| August 17 – August 24 (2 weeks) |
| August 24 – August 31 (1 week) |
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