Cambridge is our home, and we want to share it with our students. Founded by Cambridge native Adam Schumacher in 2017, The Granta Academy was from its inception designed to make accessible the magical town of Cambridge, and the university life that defines it. Adam’s passion for his hometown first manifested in the form of Cambridge Alumni Tours, a highly successful walking tour company he founded in 2013. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and deep-seated desire to connect visitors with the beauty and intrigue of Cambridge life, he designed and implemented infrastructure for walking tours led by graduates and current students. As demand for his tours and expertise grew, Adam recognised in visitors a common unfulfilled desire: people wanted to extend their time in Cambridge, and endeavour to glean a better understanding of the academic life therein.
Adam thus set about designing and establishing a school capable of delivering what visitors, enchanted by Cambridge and hungry to delve into its academic world, were in search of. In a town saturated by educational offerings, Adam determined to create something innovative and unique. He would once again build a foundation for facilitating connection and sharing of knowledge. Working alongside Granta co-founder and University of Cambridge graduate Jessica Edwards, he engineered a program that actualized the experience that so many of his tour participants were craving.
Since 2017, The Granta Academy has continued to distinguish itself from the competitors. Prioritising one-on-one teaching in true Oxbridge tutorial fashion, and endeavouring to expose students to the rich research and cultural life of Cambridge, Granta far surpasses the standard. Though demand for places at Granta grows each semester, the program is determined to maintain admission caps in order to foster individual attention and tailored support. Our students graduate from the program with strong connections to their peers and teachers, as well as highly valuable study skills, in-depth knowledge of how to navigate the admissions space, and a newfound appreciation for all that defines the academic experience in Cambridge.
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Cambridge is our home, and we want to share it with our students. Founded by Cambridge native Adam Schumacher in 2017, The Granta Academy was from its inception designed to make accessible the magical town of Cambridge, and the university life that defines it. Adam’s passion for his hometown first manifested in the form of Cambridge Alumni Tours, a highly successful walking tour company he founded in 2013. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit and deep-seated desire to connect visitors with the beauty and intrigue of Cambridge life, he designed and implemented infrastructure for walking tours led by graduates and current students. As demand for his tours and expertise grew, Adam recognised in visitors a common unfulfilled desire: people wanted to extend their time in Cambridge, and endeavour to glean a better understanding of the academic life therein.
Adam thus set about designing and establishing a school capable of delivering what visitors, enchanted by Cambridge and hungry to delve into its academic world, were in search of. In a town saturated by educational offerings, Adam determined to create something innovative and unique. He would once again build a foundation for facilitating connection and sharing of knowledge. Working alongside Granta co-founder and University of Cambridge graduate Jessica Edwards, he engineered a program that actualized the experience that so many of his tour participants were craving.
Since 2017, The Granta Academy has continued to distinguish itself from the competitors. Prioritising one-on-one teaching in true Oxbridge tutorial fashion, and endeavouring to expose students to the rich research and cultural life of Cambridge, Granta far surpasses the standard. Though demand for places at Granta grows each semester, the program is determined to maintain admission caps in order to foster individual attention and tailored support. Our students graduate from the program with strong connections to their peers and teachers, as well as highly valuable study skills, in-depth knowledge of how to navigate the admissions space, and a newfound appreciation for all that defines the academic experience in Cambridge.