Enterprise Scholars Summer Courses at Harrow
Explore how ideas can become real-world opportunities, investigate what makes an enterprise successful and develop your confidence thinking creatively about business challenges with Atlas Summer Courses. Our Enterprise Scholars summer course at Harrow, designed for students aged 12–14, gives young learners the opportunity to explore enterprise beyond their usual studies through engaging, age-appropriate teaching that encourages creativity, strategic thinking and independent thought.
Through small-group teaching, enterprise challenges and independent study, students will explore how ideas are developed, consider what customers and markets need, and become more confident evaluating and communicating proposals of their own while enjoying the wider experience of spending their summer at Harrow with Atlas Summer Courses.
What's Included?
Your residential Enterprise Scholars summer course at Harrow combines academic teaching with the wider Atlas Summer Courses residential experience.
Students spend their programme learning alongside other young people, with academic sessions complemented by activities and opportunities to socialise as part of the programme.
Study Enterprise at Harrow
Our Enterprise Scholars summer course at Harrow gives students aged 12–14 the opportunity to explore entrepreneurship, innovation and business problem-solving as part of an Atlas Summer Courses summer experience.
Enterprise is about recognising opportunities and developing ideas that can create value for other people. It involves identifying problems, understanding what people need, considering possible solutions and working out how an initial idea could become something viable.
Enterprise Scholars encourages students to think beyond simply coming up with an idea. They'll consider why some products, services and businesses succeed, how entrepreneurs make decisions and what needs to happen to turn a promising concept into a stronger proposition.
Across the course, students will be encouraged to test and challenge their thinking. They'll consider different approaches, respond to feedback and recognise that successful ideas often develop through experimentation, evaluation and refinement.
Outside their academic sessions, students will experience the wider programme alongside other young learners, combining their Enterprise course with the social and cultural elements of their Atlas Summer Courses summer at Harrow.
What Will Students Study on an Enterprise Scholars Summer Course at Harrow?
There is no prescribed syllabus that every student follows. Atlas Summer Courses tutors create their own syllabi, drawing on their expertise while taking the interests, abilities and learning needs of their students into account.
Depending on the tutor and group, students could explore different aspects of enterprise, entrepreneurship, innovation, marketing, strategy and commercial decision-making.
They might consider questions such as:
- How do entrepreneurs identify promising opportunities?
- What makes an idea valuable to a potential customer?
- How can you tell whether a business idea could be viable?
- Why is understanding your audience important when developing a product or service?
- How can businesses differentiate themselves from competitors?
- How can feedback help entrepreneurs test and improve an idea?
- What makes a pitch or business proposal persuasive?
The precise content will reflect the tutor's expertise and the interests and learning needs of the students in the group.
Any syllabus shown on our website is an example from a previous course rather than a guarantee of the exact businesses, entrepreneurial models, projects or topics students will explore.
How Students Will Learn on Enterprise Scholars
Enterprise Scholars combines interactive small-group teaching with independent study, giving students opportunities to investigate business ideas, tackle entrepreneurial challenges and develop proposals of their own.
Ages 12–14
Students will explore Enterprise through small-group academic sessions designed to encourage active participation, creativity and independent thinking.
Teaching could include discussions, business case studies, enterprise challenges, problem-solving activities and opportunities to develop and present ideas. Students might, for example, identify a potential problem or opportunity, develop an idea for a product or service, consider its target audience and evaluate how their proposal could be strengthened.
Independent work gives students an opportunity to develop their thinking beyond teaching sessions. Depending on the course, this could involve researching a market or business, developing an enterprise idea, considering a strategy or preparing a proposal or presentation to discuss with their tutor and peers.
Across the course, students will be encouraged to question assumptions, test their ideas and become more confident explaining and defending the reasoning behind their decisions.
Actual course content and activities will vary depending on the expertise of the individual tutor.
Your Summer Experience at Harrow
A student's time with Atlas Summer Courses extends beyond their Enterprise Scholars course.
Students will spend their programme living and learning alongside other young people, combining academic sessions with the wider social and cultural elements of their summer experience.
Outside lessons, there will be opportunities to spend time with other students, participate in organised activities and enjoy the wider residential programme.
The focus remains on the Atlas Summer Courses experience at Harrow: combining engaging academic learning with opportunities to develop confidence, independence and new friendships in a supportive summer environment.
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Who Is Our Enterprise Scholars Summer Course at Harrow For?
Our Enterprise Scholars summer course at Harrow is designed for students aged 12–14 who are curious about business, entrepreneurship and how ideas can be developed into real-world opportunities.
Students don't need previous business knowledge or an existing business idea before joining. The course may particularly appeal to young people who enjoy developing ideas, solving problems, working on projects, thinking strategically or wondering why particular products and businesses succeed.
It can also suit students who want to understand more about entrepreneurship before deciding whether Business, Economics or another commercially focused subject is something they might want to explore further.
Students can develop transferable skills including creative problem-solving, strategic thinking, evaluating opportunities, decision-making, teamwork, independent study and communicating ideas clearly and persuasively.
Learn from Expert Tutors
Atlas Summer Courses tutors are experienced educators and subject specialists who bring their own knowledge, interests and enthusiasm into their teaching.
For our Scholars students, tutors aim to create an environment where everyone feels encouraged to participate, question ideas and develop proposals of their own. Enterprise teaching is designed to be engaging and age-appropriate while challenging students to think carefully about opportunities, customers and commercial decisions.
Because tutors shape course content around their expertise and the students in their group, different Enterprise Scholars courses at Harrow may explore different industries, business challenges and approaches to entrepreneurship.
Tutors are confirmed closer to the summer, so profiles on our website are examples of tutors who have previously taught with us rather than confirmation of who will teach a particular course.
What Can Students Gain from Enterprise Scholars?
Enterprise Scholars can help students become more confident identifying opportunities, developing ideas and thinking strategically about how those ideas could work in practice.
Students can strengthen an enterprising mindset: recognising problems worth solving, considering the needs of others, evaluating different options, testing assumptions and adapting their ideas in response to evidence and feedback.
These skills can support future learning across Business, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Marketing and other commercially focused subjects. More broadly, creativity, strategic thinking, problem-solving and persuasive communication can be valuable across many different areas of study.
An Enterprise Scholars summer course at Harrow gives students the opportunity to explore enterprise beyond their usual studies while developing curiosity, confidence and entrepreneurial thinking that can support their future learning.
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FAQs about Our Summer Courses
Atlas Summer Courses offers a range of summer courses at Harrow across subjects including Science, Maths, Medicine, Law, History, Technology, Creative Writing and Enterprise. The subjects available vary according to age group, with courses designed specifically for younger learners.
Our summer courses at Harrow include Explorers courses for students aged 9–10 and 11–12 and Scholars courses for students aged 12–14. Teaching and activities are designed around each age group, providing an appropriate level of academic challenge, support and independence.
Our residential summer courses at Harrow combine academic learning with accommodation and a wider programme of organised activities and opportunities to socialise with other students. The experience is designed to give younger learners a supportive environment in which they can explore their interests, build confidence and enjoy their summer with Atlas Programmes.
No. Atlas Summer Courses is an independent summer course provider and is not part of, affiliated with or endorsed by Harrow School. Our summer courses at Harrow are organised and delivered by Atlas Programmes, with the focus on our courses and the wider Atlas Programmes summer experience.
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