In high school, college or university, students can enroll in classes for credit to be taken into account in their grade point average or their transcript.
[3] Many universities offer shorter and more intensive summer courses to attract both local and international students, and these programs are often surrounded by social activities.
[4] Outside North America, the term has a broader definition and refers to all ages and includes leisure and other non-academic subjects, so, for example, a course on hedge-laying is probably targeting older adults.
EnglishUK, the language teaching organisation for EFL in the UK, has more than 470 members, many of which operate summer schools.
[12] Summer schools of this kind also hold appeal for students wishing to pursue higher education in English-speaking countries, which consistently top university league tables[13] and get a high percentage of their students from overseas,[14] as summer schools in these countries provide insight not only into the English language, but also into the cultures that use it.