Now in its 18th year, and the original academic style competition, The Masters is a business leadership style competition designed to promote intercultural collaboration and develop entrepreneurial skills. This well-established competition gives non-native speakers of English aged16-18 years the opportunity to acquire knowledge in the design, development, and presentation of high-level projects. Additionally, participants receive specialized coaching and direct feedback from industry experts. Competing students will leave with invaluable life and business skills to carry them on to future success!
The competition itself is based around a detailed business pitch which is presented to the teams post arrival on campus.
This business leadership competition helps participants grow in several key skills and we expect all students to depart having improved their confidence, adaptability, resilience, formal business use of English, collaboration and critical thinking.
Alongside the competition, the Masters includes several signature evening activities which encourage creativity and collaboration, two of the World Economic Forum’s 4 critical skills for young people. Earlier on in the programme all schools present their home countries’ cultures and traditions in our fun international night. Teams also participate in the ‘Master’s Got Talent’ talent show which they prepare for before arrival.
While the Masters programme focuses on teams competing within the schools they travelled with, for those coming for the full 12 nights, we have several events that support intercultural mixing, helping to widen students’ global outlook.
Our World Economic Forum 4 C’s day focusses on Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Creativity and Communication with several challenges being set across the day in mixed nationality teams. Our Mystery Challenge is also in mixed teams and is open to all students whether staying for 9 or 12 nights.
With fabulous facilities at all of our schools we provide a perfect environment for students to take part in a wide range of onsite activities. These may include:
School teams staying for the 9 night programme spend most of their stay with us taking part in the competition, however they will have the opportunity to travel to London for an extended full day trip on the day of the Award Ceremony.
School teams staying for the 12 night programme will have 2 full day trips as well as one extended full day trip to London on the day of the Award Ceremony.
We also offer optional trips to those staying for 12 nights, as well as to teams who do not make it the finals and wish to go on an excursion instead.
Several of the highlights of this fabulous programme are the opening and closing ceremonies, as well as the grand Award Ceremony in central London. The opening and closing ceremonies take place on campus. Typically the opening ceremony entails students wearing their school uniforms and is an opportunity to formally welcome everyone and mark the official start of the competition. The closing ceremony is where all participants receive their medals, certificate, and any smaller team prizes that their have won during their time on campus. The larger, campus wide, awards are given out in London.
| WEEK 1 | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING | Arrivals Welcome & Initial Induction |
The World Economic Forum 4 C’s Workshops and Challenges A day of internationally mixed team events designed to support global citizenship through collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity! |
The grand opening ceremony and an introduction to The Masters Project Brief | Business Visit | Business coaching session | Project Development Work | Competition Qualifying Round |
| AFTERNOON | Guest Lecture and Project Development Work | Business coaching session | Project Development Work | Business coaching session | Competition Qualifying Round | ||
| EVENING | Embassy Signature Activity | The Mystery Challenge | International Night | Project Development Work | Business coaching session | Project Development Work | Master’s Got Talent |
| WEEK 2 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 | DAY 11 | DAY 12 | DAY 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING | The Semi Finals | The Grand Final | An extended day in London including The Masters Award Ceremony | A Full Day Trip to London with a Westminster walking tour | A Full Day Trip to Oxford with walking tour of the Oxford Colleges | Departures |
| AFTERNOON | ||||||
| EVENING | Disco | The Closing Ceremony and Certificate Presentation | Chill night on campus or optional West End Musical | Packing / Onsite activities |
| WEEK 1 | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 | DAY 6 | DAY 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING | Arrivals Welcome & Initial Induction Participation in the World Economic Forum Workshops and Challenges dependent on arrival time on campus |
The grand opening ceremony and an introduction to The Masters Project Brief | Business Visit | Business coaching session | Project Development Work | Competition Qualifying Round | The Semi Finals |
| AFTERNOON | Guest Lecture and Project Development Work |
Business coaching session | Project Development Work | Business coaching session | Competition Qualifying Round | The Semi Finals | |
| EVENING | The Mystery Challenge | International Night | Project Development Work | Business coaching session | Project Development Work | Master’s Got Talent | Disco |
| WEEK 2 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING | The Grand Final | An extended day in London including The Masters Award Ceremony | Departures |
| AFTERNOON | |||
| EVENING | The Closing Ceremony and Certificate |
Embassy Summer places the highest priority on care and supervision of all students taking part in our programmes around the world, so you can rest assured that your teams will be well looked after during their stay with us. Members of our team are available 24 hours a day to support students with anything and everything and to ensure that they are happy and healthy and we work closely with accompanying teachers to support student wellbeing.
We have doctors on each of our campuses who can manage basic first aid requirements but where a student may require further medical attention an Embassy Summer staff member will help to make appointments to see a doctor or visit the hospital if needed.
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