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VERTON R NBURY R ANBURY R or college in England. In fact, only 13 stone to a successful career. Learners women: Anne Dreydel and Pamela Morris. Their TA OA BA OA B OA S D 7 D 31 D 4 4 17 177 BANBURY ROAD 1 131 BANBURY ROAD other IB schools in the world have a (aged 17+), from across the world, can motivation for establishing an international college can A popular residence in this Reserved for 18+ students at Humanities, music and languages longer history. choose from three course options: be summarised in the following sentence. ‘We felt we should not tell people how to think, we should bring lovely North street. the International College - and are taught here with the top floor The College is proud of its academic reputation and IB • English for Life them together so that they could make contact with closest to the coffee shops in being used for offices. results are significantly above the world average, year English for Examinations – IELTS and Cambridge • people who had a wide range of differing views.’ Summertown. after year. Students regularly achieve 40+ points, and our • Combination Course or Personal Language average score (36 points) is the equivalent of four grade Training (1:1) Our most recent inspection report confirms that As at A level! As a result, our students have gained places Courses vary in length, with fresh start dates each ‘The international culture of the College is a real strength OODST AN HOU NBURY 7 W OC OG SE BA RO at top universities in the UK, such as Oxford, Cambridge, 9 K L 7 AD month throughout the year. -1 R 12 and all students, irrespective of their own background, 5 D 195-197 WOODSTOCK ROAD LOGAN HOUSE 127 BANBURY ROAD 19 LSE, UCL, Imperial and Edinburgh, and in the USA, such Crucially, English Language learners share facilities, fully embrace the uniqueness of this experience.’ Two residential houses linked as The largest residence, with A beautiful, gracious building, as Harvard and New York University. We also offer a one- activities and experiences with students on the one with pleasant gardens at self-catering accommodation with wonderful stained-glass year Preparatory IB course as well as Workshops for IB University Pathways and Undergraduate Programmes. It is doubtful whether the founders could have the rear. for students aged 18+ at the windows, that serves as teachers throughout the year. Progress lies at the heart of our educational philosophy anticipated how successful the College would become. International College. a residence. In addition to providing a first-class academic education, and transition from one course to another is actively The first lessons were held in a single room in a house St Clare’s encourages its students to be thoughtful, encouraged. in . Today, the College owns 24 buildings enquiring, independent learners with a zest for life. and leases three more, all in the beautiful conservation HBURY CE BUIL NBURY AT RO EN DIN BA RO L AD CI G 1 AD area of . 13 S 12 SUMMER COURSES 13 LATHBURY ROAD SCIENCE BUILDING 121 BANBURY ROAD UNIVERSITY PATHWAYS A residential house, A dramatic, yet uncompromisingly A very special house listed St Clare’s offers a comprehensive nine- St Clare’s is an academically successful college which opposite houses 10-12 and modern, building with three by English Heritage and used University Pathways courses are a week programme during the summer provides students from over 50 nationalities with a 14-16 Lathbury Road. state-of-the-art science as a residence. Two new unique combination of academic with courses designed to suit all ages: unique educational experience. It continues to offer the laboratories and three accommodation blocks and a study and language development. International Baccalaureate Diploma as well as English English & Activity courses for 10 to mathematics classrooms. purpose-built art studio were Subject specialists and English • Language, University Foundation and Undergraduate- 15-year-olds at the Junior campus. completed recently. Language teachers work together at level courses throughout the year. It also runs a popular • Interactive English, Intensive English, Science in HBUR ANBUR WELL summer programme for students of all ages. Students LAT Y R 3 B Y R 139-143 BANBURY ROAD RD RO the International College to bring out the very best 6 O 14 O BA AD -1 A - A 3 Oxford, Business in Oxford and IB Preparation for 15 4 D 14-16 LATHBURY ROAD 39 D 1 1 3 from our students. at St Clare’s are articulate, confident and keen to make The main reception, admissions to 17-year-olds at the Teenager campus; Two residential houses linked A grand residence which forms the most of the opportunities which are offered to and administration offices, The programmes include: Examination, English for Life, Combination and as one with lovely garden at part of the International College • them. Each one contributes to and helps keep alive the bursary, nurse, porters and Sugar Gateway to University – a pre-Foundation course One-to-One courses at the International College for the rear. campus for older students: • college mission of ‘advancing international education House café are based at 139. that bridges the gap between school and university; students aged 17+. dining room and common and understanding’. The adjacent building, 143, is one University Foundation Course for entry to university room on the ground floor and • A range of tailor-made courses for closed groups is also of the original boarding houses. in the UK or USA or wherever English is the medium accommodation above. available during the summer – ask for details. of instruction; THBURY LIBRARY DWELL R LA RO AR O 12 A B AD English plus Academic Subjects for advanced-level - D 18 • 10 10-12 LATHBURY ROAD LIBRARY 18 BARDWELL ROAD students who want a flying start to university; Residential housing in this quiet This beautiful building houses The administrative and Undergraduate Programme for university students street, very close to college. over 35,000 books, including academic heart of the • stclares.ac.uk completing a Study Abroad semester in Oxford. foreign language collections International College in and numerous periodicals. one of Oxford’s most beautiful suburbs.

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