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 and registrations | Full day excursion to the university city by coach | Opening Ceremony and Project Brief | Extended full-day excursion to London with professional walking tour and city exploration | Business visit | Business mentoring from industry | Business coaching sessions |
| AFTERNOON | Professional walking tour and city exploration | Business coaching sessions | Visit to the British Museum | Project development | |||
| EVENING | Mixed Team Mystery Challenge | International Night | West End Musical | Business Lecture | Project development |
| WEEK 2 | DAY 8 | DAY 9 | DAY 10 | DAY 11 | DAY 12 | DAY 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MORNING | Business coaching sessions | Qualifying Rounds | Onsite Activities – Semi Final | Grand Final (optional excursion at additional cost) / Onsite Activities | Award Ceremony in central London location | Departures |
| AFTERNOON | Project development | Qualifying Rounds – Interschool Politics and Royalty Challenge | Ride on the London Eye | |||
| EVENING | Business mentoring from industry | Master’s of Talent | Closing Ceremony | Farewell Disco | Extended full-day excursion to London |
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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