At St. Clare's you can choose from a variety of high
quality accommodation options. Our accommodation is beautifully
situated. While all rooms are comfortable and tastefully decorated, the
settings vary between elegant Victorian houses, a modern custom-built
complex, or a 17th Century Manor House. Take a look at our housing
photo gallery for an insight into residential life.
The residential educational experience
Our aim at St. Clare's is the promotion of international education and
understanding. We bring together students from as many countries and cultures
as possible so they can interact with each other in academic and non-academic
settings in a safe and tolerant environment.
Within
College residences many of these aims of international living can be achieved.
Students from diverse cultural backgrounds meet and live with each other
and can realise appreciation and respect of different practices and views.
The experience of living away from home in itself is eductaional, requiring
students to become increasingly responsible for their daily lives. By
staffing our accommodation with resident house managers we also seek to
provide the care and support necessary to allow students who may be experiencing
their first extended trip abroad to flourish in an atmostphere of academic
excellence, respect and tolerance for others.
Placement of students in residential accommodation
• Senior students usually reside in College accommodation or accommodation
organised by College (e.g. homestay with a local host).
• On entry to the College all students are placed within houses and within rooms to ensure mixing
of cultural and language backgrounds
• Houses - but not rooms - are mixed with respect to gender.
• Students will not be segregated according to age within senior
accommodation.
• All students must sign the St. Clare's accommodation regulations
on arrival at the College.
Accommodation options for senior students
• Single Superior (with private shower and toilet)
• Single Standard (with shared facilities)
• Twin Superior (with private shower and toilet)
• Twin Standard (with shared facilities)
You can choose between a twin or a single room. You can also choose a
'standard' or 'superior' room: students in standard rooms will be sharing
a bathroom with a small number of other students, while students in superior
rooms will have their own private shower and toilet.
• Senior students live in 5 houses, located within 15 minutes' walk
of our adult Bardwell Road Centre or a short bus ride away.
• All College houses have a resident House Manager.
• Bed linen and towels are provided.
• Laundry facilities are available.
Residential policy at St. Clare's
Many of the benefits of international living can be experienced in our
College residences. Students from diverse cultural and national backgrounds
share houses at St. Clare's. Any student living in one of our shared rooms
will be sharing with a student from another country. Time and again, we
see how this generates increased appreciation and respect of different
practices and views.
