We don't teach subjects. We teach students to build something.
Not just another summer or winter school. A place to build something.
A World Academy was founded by a team who have spent two decades mentoring teenagers into the world's best universities and careers. Our method is simple and uncommon: small cohorts, real practitioners, and a finished project at the end of every week.
No passive lectures. Students learn by doing — building, testing, dissecting, debating and creating from day one. Theory is taught the moment it's needed to build something real.
Each student shapes a project around what genuinely excites them, guided one-to-one by a mentor who works in the field. Curiosity is the curriculum.
Everyone finishes the week with a tangible outcome — a prototype, a business plan, a research study, a portfolio, a pitch — that proves what they can do and strengthens any application.
Built backwards from a finished project.
Small-group teaching led by working professors and operators — never retired consultants reading slides. Average group sizes are deliberately tiny.
The city itself becomes the classroom: labs, courts, studios, trading floors, museums and company visits tied directly to the project.
Every student is paired with a mentor who helps shape their passion project and gives honest, useful feedback.
The week ends with a demo, pitch or exhibition — and a Certificate of Achievement plus an optional Letter of Recommendation.
of our alumni go on to a top-100 university worldwide.
nationalities in recent cohorts — a genuinely global room.
London, Singapore, Milan and Madrid — campuses chosen deliberately.