University Foundation Course

The College offers a wide range of cultural, sporting, physical, creative, service and recreational activities, which take place on weekday afternoons, evenings and at weekends. These form an important part of the overall educational experience, and students are encouraged to take part, choosing from over 60 regular activities.

There is also an internal social programme of events as well as trips to places of historical and cultural interest e.g. theatres and museums in Oxford, London and elsewhere for which there may be a small charge. The Activities Department also organises weekend or longer trips e.g. last year to Peru, Barcelona, Prague, Krakow, Europe, Dublin, Italy, Northern Ireland and Paris. We also run outdoor activity trips eg. to France, Italy and Austria. There is a programme of outdoor education weekend trips such as horse riding, caving, rockclimbing and hillwalking.

As an international college, we engage in a wide range of activities which we hope will foster increasing international understanding among our students. These include a series of International Study visits and an 'International Affairs' lecture and discussion programme.

Activities include:

Cultural and creative activities

• photography, pottery, art, music (individual lessons, performance groups), theatre workshop
• visits to museums, plays, concerts, films, musicals and operas in Oxford, London and elsewhere
• visits to places of interest in Britain (e.g. Cambridge, Bath)
• overseas visits to Barcelona, Paris, Dublin

Sporting and physical activities

• soccer, tennis, hockey, basketball, squash, swimming, and other team games
• yoga, aerobics, dance classes

Outdoor education - a particular strength

• weekend hill walking, rock climbing and caving trips in Britain
• overseas vacation trips to France, Italy, Austria (skiing, snowboarding etc), European tour
• expeditions (trekking in Peru June 2002)

Service activities

• service to others within the College, the local community or overseas
• support of the homeless in Oxford
• environmental action and conservation work
• support of a primary school in Tanzania
• charity fund-raising
• individual service projects

International Affairs

• Weekly International Affairs lectures and discussions
• International evenings
• International Study Days
• International study visits (Northern Ireland, Prague, Poland)

Duke of Edinburgh's Award scheme centre

You can see a selection of our recent activities here