The city – Oxford

Oxford is located in the south central region of England, less than 90 km from London. It is a small city with a population of approximately 120,000 inhabitants.

There are two universities, the largest and the most famous one is the Oxford University and the other one is Oxford Brookes, listed as the «best new University of 2008» in Great Britain.
There are around 30,000 students from all over Britain and abroad, who also live in Oxford.

Getting to Oxford: Oxford is well-communicated with the airports of London, from where it is possible to reach Oxford in half an hour via taxi or a bus.

More information about the city: Visit Oxford

The school

The school of the English course in Oxford is located in the heart of the city, within a campus with very modern facilities and surrounded by the universities of Oxford.
Our school has many facilities: the classes are spacious and fully equipped with the latest technology, there is a very large dining room for students staying in residence to eat and dine, there are also some reserved spaces for social activities.
Students are always accompanied by a monitor and teachers are also around the school in case they need them.
Size: Medium
Students per class: 12 (máximo 15)
Hours per week: 15
Wi-Fi: Yes
Fechas del programa: From July 2 to August 13, 2018.

Accommodation

The students of the English course in Oxford have two accommodation options: host family and residence.
Host family: students are accommodated in double rooms. They have breakfast and dinner at home, the meals are held with the rest of the classmates (picnic type).
The weekends, meals are made with the family (even if there is an excursion, they prepare a sandwich or some take-away food).
Most of our families are between 10 and 25 minutes by bus from school, but we also have some families near the school and from which you can go on foot.
Residence: our residence has different floors with individual rooms, kitchen and common room. In addition, in the residence there is a common leisure room and laundry (for a fee).
Meals and dinners are held in the school´s dining room. Breakfast is at the residence.
There is a weekly room cleaning service. The students only have to bring bathroom linen and a hairdryer, the bedding is provided by the residence.
The residence is a few minutes by bus from the school.
In both cases, the lodging regime is full board.

The classes

The school of the English course in Oxford performs a level test to the students before arriving at the school to place them at the levels that best suit their needs.
Classes focus on practice, especially on oral English. We also work skills, such as: listening, reading, writing, grammar in contexts, pronunciation, fluency, etc. The highly qualified native teachers motivate the students to participate actively in the classes.
The course is a total of 15 hours per week of English class (3 hours a day from Monday to Friday).
The schedules vary each week. Therefore, if one week the student goes to class in the morning, the next week he/she will go in the afternoon (and vice versa). These are the schedules:
TIMETABLE Monday to Friday Breaks
Mornings From 09:15 to 12:45 From 10:45 to 11:15
Evenings From 14:00 to 17:30 From 15:30 to 16:00
In addition to general English classes, students can take an official exam preparation course, both Cambridge and Trinity.

ADDITIONAL PROGRAM

In addition to the general English program of 15 hours per week of class, students choose another additional program from three different types:

Cultural program, organized according to the accommodation chosen by the students.
Students housed in families:
• 4 cultural activities in Oxford
• 7 activities in the mornings / afternoons (activities throughout the week)
• Wednesday: half-day excursion
• Saturday: full day excursion
Students housed in residence:
• 4 cultural activities in Oxford
• 2 activities in the mornings / afternoons (Tuesday and Thursday)
• Wednesday: half-day excursion
• Saturday: full day excursion
In addition, all students can go on additional full day excursion on Sundays (not included in the price).
These are some examples of the activities that are carried out:

• Cultural activities: visits to the universities of Oxford, to the church where Harry Potter was filmed, etc.
• Daily activities: sports (soccer, basketball, badminton, volleyball), disco, karaoke, meetings, gymkhanas, contests, workshops.
• Half-day excursions: Warwick Castle, Cotswold Zoo, Blenheim Palace.
• Full day excursions: London, Bath, Brighton.

Tennis program: includes 15 hours of general English + 12 hours of tennis per week for 4 days + the cultural program.
Intensive English program: includes 30 hours of general English + activities in the mornings / afternoons + full day excursion.
It is an ideal program for those who want to improve English very quickly since it doubles class hours, very similar to general English.

Accreditation:

british council 4 british council 3 british council 2 British Council1

Prices:

Oxford Teenagers Individuals
 DURATION TYPE OF COURSE ACCOMMODATION PRICE 2018
 2 weeks General English & Cultural Host Family 1.836€
 3 weeks General English & Cultural Host Family 2.595€
DURATION TYPE OF COURSE ACCOMMODATION PRICE 2018
2 weeks General English & Intensive Host Family 1.966€
3 weeks General English & Intensive Host Family 2.788€
DURATION TYPE OF COURSE ACCOMMODATION PRICE 2018
2 weeks General English & tenis Host Family  2.268€
3 weeks General English & tenis Host Family 3.242€
DURATION TYPE OF COURSE ACCOMMODATION PRICE 2018
2 weeks General English & Cultural Residence  2.295€
3 weeks General English & Cultural Residence 3.295€
DURATION TYPE OF COURSE ACCOMMODATION PRICE 2018
2 weeks General English & Intensive Residence  2.422€
3 weeks General English & Intensive Residence  3.475€
DURATION TYPE OF COURSE ACCOMMODATION PRICE 2018
2 weeks General English & Tenis Residence 2.768€
3 weeks General English & Tenis Residence 3.990€

The price includes:

  • Enrollment.
  • 15 hours of English per week + additional program.
  • Accommodation in host family or residence
  • Full-board.
  • Level test.
  • Bus pass for Oxford
  • Activities and excursions of the cultural program
  • Multiassistance insurance: health, accident and liability insurance.
  • Flight Ticket Management.

 The price does NOT include:

  •  Flight ticket.
  • Cancellation Insurance.
  • Transfers from/to the airport.
  • (the price varies depending on the airport you travel to (London Heathrow 132€ London Gatwick  180€ London Stansted  190€) .