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Eckersley Oxford is one of the oldest language schools in the UK having been founded in 1955 by the eponymous John Eckersley.
Eckersley Oxford is accredited by the British Council, is a member of English UK and Quality English and has been awarded an A-rating on the UK Border Agency Register of Sponsors. The school is situated in a quiet pedestrian street in the heart of the city, close to The Ashmolean Museum, theatres, historic pubs and Colleges.
With 11 classrooms, Eckersley Oxford can welcome up to 160 full-time students from all over the world at any time. Many of the rooms have interactive white-boards, laptops and projectors installed and the 21st Century setting is continued elsewhere in the school. There is a brand new digital language laboratory where the students can also check emails and there is wireless Internet access throughout the school.
The students' room is equipped with TV and games including table tennis, a keyboard and guitar as well as the kitchen where students often prepare meals for the popular international lunches! There is also a screen projector for watching films. One the unusual features of the school is the roof garden where students and staff can sit and relax and there are even classes held outside.
As we know, all work and no play is not much fun so at Eckersley Oxford there is a dedicated social programmes organiser who makes sure that students, whether 16 or 70, can enjoy their stay in Oxford. Most students will stay with one of Eckersley's extensive network of host families, but the school also has a student residence within about 15 minutes' walk.
The staff at Eckersley Oxford are dedicated to providing a great service in a great city and celebrating a proud tradition with a very contemporary outlook, embodied in the school strapline, 'Our Past Building Your Future'.
Reviewed by Principal, Steve Hirschhorn |
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