College Prospectus


Boarding School Preparation

Our boarding school preparation programme allows students to settle into the UK and grow accustomed to the routines and expectations of a British educational system before embarking on their longer-term boarding school path.

Moving to a new country can be disorientating and at Oxford International College we can help absorb some of the “culture shock” in a safe, supportive and caring environment. Students can ask any “awkward” questions without encountering long-lasting consequences.

When students leave us to move onto their boarding school, they are more confident about the British way of life and less likely to feel alienated or encounter cultural difficulties than students who arrive directly in their new school.

Main Features of the Programme:

  1. Flexible course duration: 8, 10 or 15 or 20 weeks
  2. Accommodation in a welcoming homestay in a single room with bed, breakfast and evening meal
  3. Intensive initial “survival” English language programme
  4. Teaching in small groups (maximum 4 students
  5. Tuition introduces key vocabulary and provides firm foundations without encroaching on the core curriculum to be introduced at boarding school
  6. The programme is endorsed by numerous prestigious British boarding schools
  7. 20 hours each week of tuition in small groups of 3 to 5 students
  8. 10 additional hours per week of set written work and tests
  9. Regular assessments and regular detailed reports from tutors
  10. Official IELTS test at the end of the programme.

The programme comprises of the following elements:

- History of Great Britain including 1st and 2nd World Wars
- Current affairs, politics and economics
- British customs and traditions, culture and sport
- Geography of great Britain
- Physics
- Scientific writing
- English language
- Cultural programme