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Fencing

Cambridge Summer School
Session 1: July 18th – August 8th 2012
Age range: 13 – 18 years old
Program Structure: All students choose one academic and one elective program. View a typical day at Cambridge Summer School campus

Set in the medieval surrounding of Cambridge University, ISSOS offers a unique fencing elective. Students who choose our fencing program will learn from British Fencing Association coaches. This three week course is designed for students of all abilities and levels of physical fitness. Professional coaching and group exercises will assist students to develop quickly in what is one of the most elite and exciting sports around.

  • Experience the fun and skilled art of fencingLearn from qualified fencing coaches
  • Combine learning, fitness and fun
  • Develop your co-ordination skills

Like many martial arts fencing is surrounded by a certain amount ceremony, students will learn about the history and ceremony of the sport and will be encouraged to practice good sportsmanship at all times. This intense and exciting elective has been an Olympic sport since 1896 and offer students invaluable skills in developing; hand eye co-ordination, mental agility, movement and problem solving.

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We have never seen our daughter so animated and enthusiastic as she was about ISSOS. She benefited from new experiences and ideas, made many new friends and now has a different outlook on life, all that we could have wished for her from her stay at ISSOS