Stratford is a calm, human-size, clean and reassuring town. Nature is everywhere, trees and gardens are around the houses, but vegetation is especially plentiful in the approach to the river. A dream place for sportsmen! Nearby the town, you will find sports facilities, and it will be easy for you to practice golf, tennis, football, squash, swimming and riding. It is a charming town with its very meticulously well-kept houses and its antique buildings, but it is a modern city, too, with its pubs and a wide range of shops. With regard to the leisure activities, Stratford-upon-Avon offers three theatres, very good restaurants and discotheques where you can end your evening. Last but not least, we will not forget to mention the main attraction of Stratford: it is the city where the brilliant and universally known William Shakespeare was born! You really mustn’t miss to visit the various houses of his family, his former school and his grave. His works are now regularly performed in the 'Royal Shakespeare Theatre'. This quite and family town of Stratford is really the ideal place to make the most of a linguistic stay in England!
Located on the banks of the Avon river, near the centre of the town, the Oxford House College Stratford-upon-Avon has an experience of more than 30 years teaching english. A rather quiet, relaxed and always multicultural atmosphere prevails there. The environment makes working and concentration easier with its classrooms with gardens around. Oxford House College provides all the necessary assets making your learning of English easy and pleasant for you. First of all, the teachers have a great experience and professionalism; their teaching method is communicative and dynamic and they use up-to-date educational materials. Moreover, the students work in small groups: on average 7 students per class and a maximum of 12. The Oxford House College of Stratford meets, from all points of view, the requirements of British Council accreditation (teaching, accommodation, activities and student services).
Euridiom's opinion Oxford House College Stratford-upon-Avon is certainly a school which will enchant you. Its natural and lush environment encourages you to relax, while allowing you to concentrate on your studies. What is more, it offers comfortable facilities, many services and all that in a family atmosphere combined with a great teaching professionalism. Here are all assets brought together to ensure you successful English learning.
DATA SHEET
Capacity
50/100 Students
Method
The method focuses mainly on communication. Teachers encourage you to develop your oral expression and active participation during the courses using various activities and exercises.
Facilities
Relaxation room with magazines, newspapers, board games, hot and cold drinks machine, free filtered water machine and student telephone. Student kitchen with fridge, kettle and microwave oven. A library with authentic and graded reading and audio materials. You have free access to the Internet for your information search, and thus the possibility to send or receive your e-mails. Wireless Internet access is available for students with personal laptops computers. Badminton and ping-pong is at the disposal of the students.
Do you need to relax? The school has extensive, tranquil, tree-lined gardens, an oasis of greenery when you need a rest.
Activities
A lot of trips are organized by the school to allow you to discover the places of interest in the region and further afield, among others the castles of Warwick and Kenilworth, Oxford and Cambridge and their famous university colleges, the splendid countryside of the Cotswolds, the cities of Bath and Birmingham, and the capital city London. You will also be able to participate in day or weekend trips to Wales, Cornwall or to the Viking city of York, or even to Scotland. If you love classical music, the concert hall of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) is very famous and offers in its repertoire performances not only from the CBSO but also from other famous orchestras. Do you prefer theatre? Royal Shakespeare and various theatres perform famous Shakespeare plays regularly.
There are also weekly evening activities in the school, for example DVD film evenings, quizzes and parties, and many of these activities are free.
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