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St Clare's is a non-selective, coeducational independent, international day and boarding college in North Oxford, England offering the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme, English language courses, Liberal arts courses, IB teacher training workshops and University Foundation Course. Throughout the year, courses for adults include the University Foundation Course, English language courses, advanced English with academic subjects and Liberal Arts courses for Gap Year students from US universities. In the summer months, adults, teenagers and younger students can study English language courses on three separate sites. The school is constituted as a registered charity under English law. ==History== The school was founded in 1953 by Anne Dreydel OBE and Pamela Morris, and grew out of a scheme to establish links between British and European students after the Second World War.〔''The Daily Telegraph''. 28 July 2007.〕 Its mission is to advance international education and understanding. The original name was The Oxford English Centre for Foreign Students, which later became St. Clare's Hall, and then St. Clare's, Oxford. Since 1953 the College grew quickly to encompass a wide range of nationalities and programmes, both at university and pre-university level and in English Language. In the mid-50s, students came mostly from around a dozen Western European countries, as well as the UK. Over 40 different nationalities are represented in its current IB student body alone, and the College is particularly well-renowned for its broad range of taught languages. St. Clare's, Oxford is unique. It offers students from all over the world the opportunity to pursue a first class education in Oxford, one of the most vibrant and interesting cities in Europe. As well as longer courses of study, shorter summer courses also became a central feature of the College in the early days. Links with universities in the USA date back to the 1960s. Formal agreements by which American university students could gain credit towards their US degrees by studying abroad at St. Clare's started up in the 1970s. Such courses gradually replaced the University of London external degrees that had previously been taught. In 1977 the College introduced the International Baccalaureate Diploma for pre-university students - only the 41st school in the world to do so. There are only 13 other institutions in the world who have taught the IB longer than St. Clare's. "A" levels were gradually phased out as the IB became established, and the College is now the longest established IB school in England (source ISA). There are currently over 3,700 IB world schools. The College campus has grown with the increase in student numbers. As a registered charity, profits are re-invested in the College to facilitate rapid expansion and development. From its original base on 141 Banbury Road, the College expanded to allow more teaching space and a wider range of subject choices. Early homestay arrangements were largely replaced with residential accommodation, as new houses in the area were acquired and refurbished. In 1999, the College bought the Oxford Academy site in Bardwell Road, which became the Adult Courses Bardwell Road Centre. The main campus building and reception is located at 139 Banbury Road, in the Summertown suburb of North Oxford. The college is carrying out a number of significant building projects including in 2010 a new £1.3 million student residence for 24 students, in addition to a warden family, and features many energy efficient measures – rain water is harvested, the house has been super-insulated and the lights are motion-sensitive so that electricity is not wasted. In August 2014, a £3.4 million building was completed housing 3 state of the art science laboratories and 3 Mathematics classrooms. An art studio and student accommodation was completed in 2015 in the grounds of one of the existing houses. 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「St Clare's, Oxford」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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