Time Management at Atlas Summer Courses

'Work Hard, Play Hard' has always been an important mantra of Atlas Summer Courses, and we believe it should be an important part of life. To maintain that balance, students need a strong work ethic, discipline, and good time management. Our programmes are designed to help students develop exactly these life skills.

Each weekday begins with breakfast and registration at 8.30am and ends with dinner at 7pm, offering a clear framework for study during the workday.

What's Included in a course with Atlas Summer Courses in Oxford?

Our tailored summer courses for ages 9–24 include all teaching and academic content, accommodation, meals (including Friday night formal dinners), a prize-giving ceremony, all-day trips and activities, airport transfers, access to Atlas Foundations, travel and medical insurance, and a welcome pack. Apply now to secure your place on one of our comprehensive summer courses.

Our weekly work set-up has a definite structure and timeline: seminars take place on Mondays and Tuesdays, individual research and completion of an essay or problem sheet or other set work on Wednesdays and Thursdays, and all their study culminates on Fridays with their tutorials.

All students have the same schedule which encourages them to support each other when working, to experiment with group and individual study, and to stick to their carefully outlined timetables.

A selection of workshops is offered alongside their private study such as an ‘essay-writing workshop’ where they can get advice and ask any questions about style, argument and structure.

In addition, a host of highly qualified tutors from leading universities, including Oxford and Cambridge, are available throughout the day and evening to provide academic and pastoral support — whether to give feedback on students' work, debate ideas, help them grasp specific points, or simply answer any questions they may have.

A variety of ‘play’ options are scheduled into the timetables whereby the clear separation of work and fun helps students compartmentalise and therefore to focus better. The workday ends with dinner and an evening activity whether it be a play, a quiz, punting on the river, debate night, karaoke or formal dinner and a themed ‘bop’.

Saturday is encouraged to be a day off, when we take a day trip, where Sunday can be tailored to each student; a variety of activities are run throughout the day from sports games, including Quidditch (!) to art exhibitions and shopping trips, and students can also use the time to get ahead on the week’s work.

Self-discipline is so important, and with Atlas Summer Courses students are able to develop that within the structure we provide.

Atlas Summer Courses can be a stepping-stone between school and university, or between university and professional life, where students can hone the skills and discipline they will need throughout academic and later life.

Ready to Join Atlas Summer Courses?

After submitting your application, we will be in touch very soon to inform you of the outcome. Apply now to begin your journey with Atlas Summer Courses.