a very special experience
The Oxford Experience Summer School
runs for six weeks every summer
from the beginning of July to the middle of August
The summer school is held in the
Oxford University college of Christ Church
which is the largest of the Oxford colleges
Each week up to twelve different courses are offered
from a wide range of subjects
Every week the courses are different
So that's over sixty courses to choose from!
And we add new courses each year!
The following broad subject areas are offered:
Where appropriate, classes have a field trip
so that you can get first hand experience
of what you have learnt
Participants come for one or more weeks,
taking a different class each week
Classes are held in rooms in Peckwater Quad
and class sizes are restricted to a maximum of twelve
This ensures that the classes are small, friendly seminars
Participants live in the college
and take their meals in the Great Hall
That's the Hall that inspired the Harry Potter films!
There are evening activities
such as lectures, quizzes
and even a display of morris dancing
At the end of each week
there is a final night reception
this is usually held in the Cathedral Garden
This is often the time when people take class photos
After the reception ...
... there is a gala dinner in the Great Hall
For this meal the classes sit together with their tutors
There is a specially printed menu for the meal
(this has a copy of the Christ Church Latin Grace,
together with a translation)
The tutors also hand out the Certificates
(something to show your friends when you get home!)
The Oxford Experience is run by the
Department for Continuing Education
of the University of Oxford
Click here for further information