St. Clare's, Oxford

​Last Friday evening the St Clare's Hall was filled of people viewing an exhibition of works by the second year IB Visual Arts students. 

Finn is one of just two students worldwide who has been successful in achieving the University of British Columbia's International Leader of Tomorrow Award (ILOT). 

The long awaited Sports Personality of the year Award was announced this week.  The Award recognises a student's success in a sport where they are able to show excellence in performance, show dedication and commitment and a sense of community and solidarity. 

St. Clare's hosted the Student World Fair this week, part of the The Student World Tour, the largest showcase for international universities in the UK.

Our second-year IB Chemistry students have just completed a successful and extremely busy revision weekend.

Last week a group of IB students attended a talk given by renowned neuroscientist and former director of the Royal Institute, Baroness Susan Greenfield.

Two St. Clare's students represented the College at the 2013 Independent Schools Football Association (ISFA) U18 Girls Regional Representative Tournament

A group of our IB students spent a few action-packed days in Wales on their first practice expedition for their Duke of Edinburgh's Gold Award

Our first year IB Theatre students put on a top performance in the opening night of their production of Christopher Heimann's play 100, a one-act play about life and death.

We welcomed two eminent visitors from Cuba, Julia Calzadilla and Jose Alberto Negrín, who came in to talk to our Pre-IB and IB students about economic, social and political developments in Cuba in recent times.

We had a very successful Scholarship Day for IB Diploma applicants hoping to attend St. Clare's in August. With a record number of candidates this year than in previous years, the day was very busy with exams, interviews and group exercises.

Our recently-elected Student Council, who have taken up their posts with great enthusiasm, took some time out to pose for photos for us.

Three aspiring medics, currently studying their first year of the IB Diploma, went to a medical conference to learn about this demanding career from real medical students and medical school admissions officers.

Our International Baccalaureate (IB) Courses Open Day was a roaring success and even attracted visitors from as far away as South Africa and Bermuda.

This week we welcomed a variety of local businesses to St. Clare's for our annual Education Business Partnership Day, an event aimed at giving our Pre-IB students a glimpse into the world of work.

Nine of our IB students put down their text books and picked up a spade to join the Oxford Conservation Volunteers at Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (NNR) recently.

The Independent newspaper school supplement featured an article about the International Baccalaureate at St. Clare's. Entitled "It teaches you not to give up", the article gives an overview of the IB Diploma.

Ten IB students involved in the British Culture Club visited Bristol to learn about the city, its naval history, famous engineering feats as well as discovering recent culture and arts.

Second year IB student, Taisija Sifrina, and her dance partner, Oxford University student Latt Mansor, won Novice Waltz first place the Inter Varsity Dance Association competition.

Professor A C Grayling, founder and first Master of the New College of the Humanities (NCH), visited St. Clare’s to give an informative talk to IB teachers and students about Ethics in Education and teaching values.