Questions
Questions and Answers
When
should I arrive for my course?
- Arrival Day is Saturday and rooms are available
from 1400 hrs.
What happens
on the first Sunday of the course?
- 16+ students attend an orientation programme of
St. Clare's, the local area and Oxford City.
When do I start my course?
- You start your course at 0900 hrs on Monday with
a placement test.
When does my course finish?
- The last teaching day is the final Thursday of
your course; the day before you depart.
When
do I have to leave at the end of my course at St. Clare's?
- You leave on Friday and we ask you to vacate your
room by 1000 hrs.
Is insurance included
in the course fees?
- All course fees include travel insurance ie. travel,
medical and personal possessions cover. Policy details will be sent
with the joining documents.
Are airport
transfers included in the course fees?
Are
there any course rules?
- Details of rules for the courses will be sent to
you in your joining documents. There are not many, but they relate to
behaving in a way that accords common courtesy to everyone around you,
observance of the night-time curfew relevant to your age group and any
local laws that apply (eg. drinking alcohol, misuse of drugs etc.).
- We reserve the right to expel any student whose
behaviour we deem to be unacceptable. In this unlikely event fees will
be forfeited and all travel and ancillary costs borne by the student/parent.
How
many excursions can I go on during my course?
- 16+ students have one excursion per week included
in the course fees but may select as many additional excursions as they
wish to from the activities programme, for which a local fee will be
charged.
How much
spending money will I need to bring with me?
- 16+ students: we recommend £70 for additional
activities/excursions, souvenirs, etc. plus a £30 key/damage deposit
which is refundable at the end of the course on return of key/no damage
caused.
Who
looks after me in my house/residence?
- 16+ students stay in houses where there is a residential
warden who lives there all the time.
Can
I share a bedroom with my friend?
- It is part of St. Clare's mission to promote international
understanding through education. Boys and girls are accommodated separately,
sharing rooms with similar aged students and as far as possible of a
different nationality. It is more likely that you could be in the same
house as your friend, but not usually the same room.
What
about laundry?
- 16+ students can use the on-site coin-operated
washing machines for a small charge.
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