The harmonisation of teaching themes is one of the special features of studying at St Clare’s.
As a small community, we promote integration across course and across college, whenever possible. This provides a genuine unity of purpose and creates significant benefits:
- each student can function at their current level and yet take part in shared, cross-college activities, study visits and events
- the focus on language outcomes increases motivation amongst 'long-stay' students and allows easy integration of those on shorter courses.
Learning and discovery
Technology and innovations
Technology in the workplace and education
- Social media: Facebook and Twitter
- Cloud computing, 3D printing,nanotechnology, vertical farming
Excursion: Oxford Museum of Science
Exhibition - ‘The origins of broadcasting’ - from Morse Code, to Marconi radio and the early development of our inter-connected, internet world.
Facebook competition: A photo to symbolise 'What St Clare’s means to me!' - students post their entry and other students ‘like’ their favourite photo.
Prize: dinner for two at an Oxford restaurant.
Differences and similarities
Multicultural Oxford
- Study Visit to Cowley Road
- Places of worship (cathedral / mosque)
- Video clips: multicultural Oxford / UK
Excursion: Walking tour of Oxford
Evening event: Dinner at Le Kesh - enjoy the delights of North African cuisine.
Bardwell Film Club: Bend It Like Beckham - a comedy-drama which explores multicultural relations and gender roles in modern Britain.
Society and responsibility
Dealing with waste
- Food waste and recycling at St Clare’s
- Heating, electricity and paper use
- Protecting our environment
Study Visit
- Redbridge Recycling Centre - go behind the scenes and see how waste is recycled across the city.
- Language outcome: note-taking and reporting exercise.
College campaign - St Clare’s Cares - practical recycling and waste reduction activities on site, with the support of members of the college.