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• A pilot group has embarked upon a STEM Project • Regular lectures from members of the Faculty of using Raspberry Pi technology (based in Cambridge) Divinity • Annual trip to the Old Cavendish Laboratory where • Strong links with the local Rotary Club who help with the structure of DNA was discovered interview practice and Extended Project Qualifications • Studies in genomics at the world-renowned Sanger • Collaboration with CEEDS (Cambridge University Institute Continuing Easter Education Development Soc.) on cultural events • Participation in the Royal Society of Chemistry’s ‘Top of the Bench’ competition • Attendance at Cambridge Science Festival events • Oxbridge candidates benefiting from academic stretch • Annual trips to the Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge work by Cambridge post-graduate students Physics Centre and CSAR (Cambridge Society for the Application of Research) lectures • Annual trips to Microsoft, IBM, ARM and the British Antarctic Survey • Strong links with CUED (Cambridge University This represents just a small sample of enrichment Engineering Dept.) opportunities available due to our enviable location. To view more examples go to www.theleys.net/camex. CamEX The Leys School Cambridge CB2 7AD

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Here at The Leys we aim to take full advantage of every The academic buzz in the city is undeniable but CamEx opportunity the city of Cambridge has to offer. Across all spreads far beyond this. The banks of the lie subject areas we maintain strong links with academics in just 300 metres from the school campus and rowing has the University. We arrange regular trips to its academic become a growing part of the school’s wider curriculum departments and host world-renowned guest speakers programme. Significant investment has been made in our own Great Hall. We regularly arrange for post- recently and a new, state-of-the-art boathouse, shared graduates to mentor our brightest Sixth Formers in areas with Kings’, Churchill and Selwyn Colleges, opened of special, individual academic interest, offering a level of in 2016. The Leys Boat Club regularly fields teams at mentoring and support which goes beyond the confines Henley and other major rowing events. of A Level exam specifications. Many of our sports teams benefit from joining in the inter-collegiate sports competitions such as “Cuppers”, our Chapel Choir regularly sings Choral Evensong in the stunning settings A World of Opportunity of College Chapels, often performing collaboratively with There are numerous reasons why parents choose to give the choirs of those Colleges, and our annual Leavers’ Ball their children the benefit of a Cambridge education; The historic university city of Cambridge takes place at Queens’ College, a mere five-minute walk pupils are immersed in a unique centre of learning, through the meadows and along the river. steeped in history with a reputation for excellence. If you have an image of Cambridge in your mind, it There are hundreds of acres of green space (it is one of Charles Darwin, Oliver Cromwell, Sir , probably involves ancient buildings, punting along the the UK’s greenest cities) and a lively, year-round calendar Throughout the year there are a number of lectures, trips and competitions run in conjunction with the Milton, Tennyson and Wordsworth; all have benefited River Cam on a sunny day, gowned academics going of cultural events, rivalling London in its diversity and from the intellectual stimulation surrounding them in about their daily business and rows of bicycles leaning breadth. The number of concerts taking place in iconic University. Examples of these include the Royal Society of Chemistry’s ‘Top of the Bench’ competition, the Cambridge. This is why The Leys is proud to offer the against college walls. Whilst this is an accurate reflection settings, not to mention the range of stage productions Cambridge Experience. of parts of this amazing city, there is so much more to across Cambridge, provide a wealth of opportunities and annual Upper Sixth trip to the globally-renowned Sanger it than that. It is a stunning city, the birthplace of some a unique experience for Leys pupils. Institute, annual trips to Microsoft and IBM and lectures extraordinary scientific advances, home to one of the at the nearby British Antarctic Survey. The distinguished world’s leading universities and HQ for the UK’s leading Darwin College Lecture Series, to which the school runs Add to this its proximity to the capital and excellent technology and biotech industries. regular trips, led to the development of the Leys Lecture transport links (just 50 minutes from London and within Series, taking place (and growing in popularity) every easy reach of all London’s international airports) and Autumn Term. Much more detail relating to trips etc. you can see why Cambridge is viewed as one of the best can be found on our website at www.theleys.net/camex. places to study and live in the UK. The Leys also runs its own lecture series, The Russell Group Lectures, featuring academic speakers from across the curriculum, as well as et@l talks (Educational Talks at The Leys) based on the concept of the popular TED Talks. The pupils take their lead from leading academic figures to expand on their own particular areas of interest, inspiring both their peers and teachers alike.