Robotics & Engineering — Foundations
From £2,750
Check-in is always a Sunday.
2 cohorts available for this programme.
Why this matters now
Built for our 12–14 Juniors. This Foundations edition keeps the rigour but builds it from the ground up — more scaffolding, more hands-on time, and mentors who make every idea tangible and fun.
Robotics is where physics, electronics and code meet the physical world. In our labs, students don't watch a robot — they build one, wire its sensors, program its behaviour and race it against their cohort.
By Saturday every student has a working robot and a showcase demo, plus the engineering instincts that universities and employers prize most.
A seven-day rhythm.
Each residential week follows a clear daily pattern — focused mornings of teaching, hands-on afternoons in the lab or studio, and evenings split between university masterclasses and cultural London.
- ✦Mornings — subject teaching & specialist modules
- ✦Afternoons — hands-on workshops & project labs
- ✦Evenings — UCAS masterclasses & cultural activities
Curriculum modules
- 01Engineering Design Principles
- 02Electronics & Circuits
- 03Sensors & Actuators
- 04Programming in Arduino & Python
- 05Mechanics & Motion
- 06Team Build Challenge
- 07Robotics in Industry
- 08UCAS & Portfolio Masterclass
What you'll actually do
- Build a robot from a kit
- Sensor & actuator labs
- Arduino / Python coding
- Team robotics challenge
A working robot you built + showcase demo
Your week, Sunday to Saturday
Fun is on the timetable
Who's teaching
Sessions are led by our own specialist tutors — practising academics, clinicians, engineers and industry professionals drawn from leading London universities. We are an independent provider and not a department of Imperial College London.
Single en-suite, on campus.
Every residential student has a superior single en-suite room in the host university residence, with a 24/7 pastoral team, DBS-checked staff and full board. Ratios are tailored by age tier.
Imperial College London
Imperial College London, South Kensington — alongside the Science Museum, Natural History Museum and the V&A in Albertopolis.
A look inside the week
In the price
- En-suite room at the host university residence
- Coach transfer from Heathrow on arrival & departure
- Three meals a day (full dietary support)
- All academic sessions, materials & lab consumables
- All scheduled excursions and cultural evenings
- 24/7 pastoral & welfare care
- Certificate of Achievement
- Optional personalised Letter of Recommendation
Plan separately for
- International flights
- Travel insurance (required — students cannot board without it)
- UK visa costs (we provide a formal invitation letter)
- Personal spending money
- Activities outside the scheduled programme
From application to arrival
Submit the student and programme details.
Admissions reviews within one business day; an offer pack is emailed.
A £750 non-refundable deposit secures the place.
Medical, dietary, consent and guardian details.
Due six weeks before the programme starts.
Travel briefing, packing list and cohort welcome.
Programme FAQs
What past students say
“I had never wired a circuit. By Saturday my robot was racing the others. I'm hooked on engineering.”
“Coding the sensors myself made it finally click. The mentors never just gave us the answer.”
“Hands-on, safe, and genuinely challenging. My son hasn't stopped building since.”
Every graduate earns a Certificate of Achievement.
A keepsake that proves the work — and strengthens a university application. Seniors may also request a personalised Letter of Recommendation.
for the successful completion of the Robotics & Engineering — Foundations residential academy at Imperial, demonstrating outstanding curiosity, collaboration and a completed capstone project — [ Dates ].
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Apply for Robotics & Engineering — Foundations, hosted at the Imperial campus.
An A World Academy programme. Limited cohorts, rolling admissions until full. A £750 deposit secures the place.