Articles

Homesickness can be a natural part of spending time away from home, particularly for students attending their first residential summer programme. This article explores practical ways to manage homesickness, from building new routines and getting involved in activities to staying connected with family and asking for support, while showing how adjusting to an unfamiliar environment can help students develop greater confidence and independence.

Online education: Effective for university students with interactive engagement, but limited research for K-12. Study shows lower success rates and difficulty with online courses. Tailoring to individual learning styles and technology proficiency is crucial.

Moving from classroom to online learning is not as simple as transferring the same lesson onto a video call. Effective online education requires teachers to rethink participation, discussion, feedback and assessment while students adapt to greater independence and responsibility. This article explores the challenges and opportunities of the transition and how thoughtful course design can create an engaging and academically valuable online learning experience.

Oxford is a city made for book lovers, with everything from famous academic booksellers and enormous collections to independent shops, second-hand treasures and specialist titles. This guide explores some of the best bookshops in Oxford, including Blackwell’s, Gulp Fiction and Daunt Books, while showing how students can use the city’s literary culture to discover new authors, subjects and ideas beyond the classroom.

London is a city shaped by nearly 2,000 years of history, international communities and constant reinvention. From Big Ben and the world’s oldest underground railway to Roman remains, literary connections, world-famous museums and more than 300 languages, these 20 interesting facts about London reveal some of the surprising stories behind the British capital and why it offers so much for students to explore.

Looking to enhance your economics knowledge? Check out the best economics books for students, from Freakonomics to The Wealth of Nations. These books explore incentives, negotiation battles, basic economics, and solving societal problems.

Applying to Atlas Summer Courses starts with finding the right combination of age group, location, subject and programme dates. This step-by-step guide explains what students and families should consider before applying, how to prepare for a residential summer course and how students can make the most of the academic, social and personal opportunities the experience provides.

Choosing your dream career is challenging with countless opportunities available. Plan ahead during your education to pursue your desired path. Here are 12 interesting careers with their pathways to guide you.

From Shakespeare and Emily Dickinson to Robert Frost, Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou, famous poetry quotes can express powerful ideas about love, hope, mortality, identity and resilience in remarkably few words. This article explains 20 well-known literary quotations, exploring their original context, meaning and poetic techniques while showing students how looking beyond a famous line can lead to deeper and more confident poetry analysis.