For goodness sake, I was just giving you one example. They start Week 1 of Year 1 with a practical task: The Lego Mindstorms challenge, and continue with practical work through all their years.
Year 1 coursework -
https://www.admissions.eng.cam.ac.uk/course/1styearcwAnyway, you've clearly made your mind up that Oxbridge isn't for your pupils, I get it. My son's insurance was Loughborough and he was very happy to have it as one of his choices, and would have enjoyed it there too (he already has friends there).
But the fact is he's also really enjoyed his time so far at Cambridge - yes it's intensive and hard and theory-heavy (not theory-only) but, for example, he was able to land a good summer placement where he became a very valued team member with an open invitation for further work. Most students at Cambridge don't seem as worried as you are about their future career opportunities.