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Greene's Tutorial College is an independent (i.e. private) British international college and the oldest of its type in Oxford, England which specialises in providing one-to-one tuition for students of any age, though particularly 16- to 18-year-olds. Established in 1967 by Edward Greene, an Oxford-educated tutor who had studied Classics and History at Wadham College, Oxford - University of Oxford,〔 Greene's Tutorial College was originally named Edward Greene's Tutorial Establishment, and is the oldest tutorial college operating in Oxford.〔 It is situated near Pembroke College and Christ Church. Many of the other tutorial colleges were in fact founded by former Greene's employees.〔Snow, Peter. Oxford Observed. London: John Murray, 1991〕 Unlike some other Oxford tutorial colleges, however, Greene's has an "overlay of pedagogic principle or style", and has been described as "the Rolls-Royce of Oxford crammers".〔 The college takes on a variety of students, from students doing A-level resits, those preparing for university, particularly at Oxbridge and younger students preparing for public-school entry, to intellectually gifted children unable to find appropriate education within the mainstream system, and "the oddball or dropout who finds it hard to adjust to the restrictions of ordinary schooling".〔 The college has recently been taken over by Christopher Upton and Matthew Uffindell, both Oxford-educated tutors who had studied Agricultural science and English Literature respectively at the University of Oxford. The college has educated 15,000 students since 1967 〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Alumni )〕 and a number of high-profile students, which most recently included the 9 year-old Math prodigy March Tian Boedihardjo.〔(Daily Telegraph, 25 August 2007, Maths boy, 9, wins university place )〕 March was taught by about seven tutors during his two years of study.〔(South China Morning Post, 17 August 2007, Star pupil makes an impact with college staff )〕 Jonathan Christie, at the time the Academic Registrar at Greene's, said that March was one of the youngest students the college had had. "It is not normal (have such a young student taking A-levels ). But we don't judge students by age or ability."〔 In addition to the main school and headquarter of Greene's Tutorial College in the historical 17th century premises of 45, Pembroke Street in Oxford, England, UK; the college also has campuses and branches in Tianjin, China and in Lisbon, Portugal. The majority of the students are from Great Britain, with others from nations and continents including China, Russia, USA, Africa and Europe.〔 ==History== The history of Greene’s Tutorial College goes back to 1967〔 when Edward Greene founded a small tutorial college known as Edward Greene’s Tutorial Establishment in the seventeenth-century buildings of 45, Pembroke Street in Oxford. Since then, over 15,000 students have been taught at Greene’s at various stages of their education. Some, like the tutors who taught them, have gone on to distinguished and prominent careers. Many, fondly remembering their own time at Greene’s as students or tutors, have returned as parents with their own children, to seek the benefits of individual tuition – and also to see how much Greene’s has evolved over the years to meet the challenges of the present. Most of Greene’s academic staff have learnt through individual tuition at Oxford or Cambridge University and combine substantial knowledge of education with an understanding of how a programme of tuition can best support each student’s learning. Greene's core teaching principle is therefore traditional Oxbridge University face-to-face individual tuition. However, to reflect the school's global and international character Greene's increasingly also uses modern technology teaching methods based on E-learning. Students are free to choose either face-to-face tuition or e-learning or a mixture of both. However, all exams must be completed and are invigilated at Greene's Tutorial College's Exam Halls/Testing Centre in Oxford, England; in Tianjin, China or in Lisbon, Portugal.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greene's Tutorial College」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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