OXFORD& CAMBRIDGE

2013

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The Oxford Prep Experience

June 28 July 24 Grades 8-9

The Cambridge Prep Experience

July 6 - August 1 Grades 8-9

The Oxford Tradition

June 30 - July 27 Grades 10-12

July 7 - August 3 Grades 10-12

The Cambridge Tradition

A Welcome From The Founder

Dear Students, Parents, and Teachers, I am delighted to introduce to you Oxbridge Academic Programs, an organization that has brought thousands of bright, enthusiastic middle and high school students to study in Oxford and Cambridge for more than twenty-five years. As we enter the summer of 2013, we continue to emphasize our founding principles: imaginative teaching, experiential learning, and cultural enrichment, all charged with the excitement of living in one of the most historic universities in the world. One key to our success over the years has been our truly outstanding faculty. I cannot pretend to be modest about a group of teachers whose credentials are studded with Rhodes, Gates, Marshall, and Fulbright Scholarships, as well as Mellon Fellowships, teaching posts at Oxford and Cambridge, and other top institutions, not to mention awards for excellence in the arts, the sciences, in scholarship, and in teaching. If you could see them in the classroom, where their energy and passion for their subjects and their talent for inspiring students shine so brilliantly, then you would understand why I believe they are the finest faculty assembled anywhere for this kind of program.

Prof. James G. Basker

About the Founder

Educated at Harvard (AB), at Cambridge (MA), and at Oxford (DPhil) as a Rhodes Scholar, Professor Basker taught at Harvard for seven years before coming to Barnard College, Columbia University. Formerly the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of English, he was appointed the Richard Gilder Professor of Literary History in 2006. Professor Basker has designed and directed student programs in Oxford and Cambridge in England, Paris and Montpellier in France, Barcelona in Spain, and most recently in New York City in the United States. He has been an invited guest lecturer at the Sorbonne, Cambridge, and Oxford, a Visiting Fellow at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, and a James Osborn Fellow at Yale. Professor Basker is also President of the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History in New York City, where he advises on educational projects in the public school system and on teacher seminars at Yale, Harvard, Oxford, and Cambridge.

Ultimately, the program depends on the students who enroll, the interests they bring, and the energy they contribute. Our students come from everywhere: New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Seattle, Puerto Rico, British Columbia, and abroad. The past few years have seen an increasing internationalization of our student body with students from Australia, Brazil, England, France, Italy, India, South Africa, Japan, China, Singapore, Russia, Hungary, Austria, and more than 40 other countries. Some students come to pursue a subject they love, others to try one theyve never done; some to polish their writing or build a background for college; others to escape the pressures of GPA and class rank; and others to experience living abroad or to indulge their love of English culture. Most have a mixture of purposes. But judging from the thousands of students that we have had over the years, they all have a special experience. Not just an incremental increase in factual knowledge, but a transformation in their sense of themselves, their own capabilities, and the place of learning and creativity in their lives. This coming summer will be especially exciting. There are several new courses and more distinguished guests than ever. I hope that as you read this literature and talk to our former students, you will come to share their feeling about the unique opportunities our programs offer. For the right student, there is nothing like it. I look forward to meeting many of you this year, or even better, in Europe or New York next summer. Sincerely, James G. Basker Founder and President

Accredited in the United Kingdom by Accreditation Service for International Colleges The Oxford Tradition, The Cambridge Tradition, The Oxford Prep Experience, and The Cambridge Prep Experience are sponsored and organized by The Foundation for International Education in cooperation with Oxbridge Academic Programs.

Professor Basker greets the opening assembly of the Oxford Prep Experience in the 13th-century University Church of St. Mary.

At their residence, Peterhouse, Cambridge Prep students are dressed for a masked ball.

Table of contents
Oxford 2-3

OXFORD
The Oxford Prep Experience
June 28- July 24 Grades 8-9

Cambridge 4-5 Student Life Academic Philosophy Rules & Behavior 6 7 7 8-23 24-31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38-39 40-41 42 43-44
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Courses The Oxford Tradition June 30 - July 27 Grades 10-12

Faculty A Typical Prep Day A Typical Tradition Day Activities & Sports Cultural Enrichment Field Trips International Education Forum Guest Speakers The Paris Connection Fees & Details Application Form

CAMBRIDGE
The Cambridge Prep Experience
July 6 - August 1 Grades 8-9

The Cambridge Tradition

July 7 - August 3 Grades 10-12

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THE OXFORD Prep EXPERIENCE
June 28 - July 24 Grades 8-9

THE OXFORD TRADITION

June 30 - July 27 Grades 10-12

Corpus Christi College is located on a

quiet, cobblestone lane in the medieval center of Oxford and plays host to The Oxford Prep Experience. Founded in 1517 by Richard Fox, then Bishop of Winchester, the college boasts an elaborate sundial, built in 1581, that still stands today. Early visitors included Catherine of Aragon and the great linguist and philosopher Erasmus of Rotterdam. The College President, John Rainolds, led the scholars who produced the King James Bible in 1611. More recent alumni include the philosopher Isaiah Berlin, writer Vikram Seth, and several British politicians in office today, including Ed Milliband, the Leader of the Labour Party.

Pembroke and Oriel Colleges

are located in the ancient heart of Oxford and are home to The Oxford Tradition. Oriel College was established in 1326 by King Edward II, the first college in Oxford to be founded by a monarch. Sir Walter Raleigh and Cecil Rhodes number among its illustrious alumni. Pembroke College was founded in 1624 by King James I. Former members include British Prime Minister William Pitt the Younger, American Senator J. William Fulbright, and Samuel Johnson, author of The Dictionary of the English Language.

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Oxford has been a scholarly community for almost 900 years. Today it continues to be one of the most important intellectual and cultural centers in the world. Founded long before the first millennium, the town had acquired a reputation as a gathering place for scholars by the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066. The first Oxford college was founded in the mid-1200s and today the University enrolls over 20,000 students in 38 colleges. Oxford and its University have nurtured many famous figures who have shaped English culture and society, including no fewer than 12 saints (before the Reformation) and 24 Prime Ministers, most recently Margaret Thatcher, Tony Blair, and the current Prime Minister, David Cameron. The University has bred great writers and thinkers like Adam Smith, John Locke, Percy Bysshe Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, W.H. Auden, C.S. Lewis, and Oscar Wilde, as well as renowned scientists such as Edmond Halley, Robert Boyle, Stephen Hawking, and Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web. Oxford is a city of legend and achievement a city in which our students sense that history lives in every building, in every monument, and on every street. They rapidly come to feel, as John Keats did, that Oxford is the finest city in the world.

July 6 - August 1 Grades 8-9

THE CAMBRIDGE Prep EXPERIENCE THE CAMBRIDGE TRADITION

July 7 - August 3 Grades 10-12

Peterhouse

is the oldest college in Cambridge, founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Its historic surroundings and intellectual heritage welcome The Cambridge Prep Experience. The dining hall dates from 1286 and boasts the distinction of being the oldest space in the University to have remained in continual use over 700 years. The college gardens also feature an extensive former deer park. Over the course of its long history, Peterhouse has produced scores of illustrious graduates and fellows, including Charles Babbage, Lord Kelvin, four Nobel laureates, the actor David Mitchell, and the director Sam Mendes.

is the perfect venue for The Cambridge Tradition. Situated only minutes from the medieval marketplace in the city center, students have access to the most spacious grounds of any Cambridge college that include an orchard, soccer, rugby and hockey pitches, tennis courts, and beautiful gardens. Founded in 1496, Jesus College stands on the site of a 12th-century Benedictine nunnery. Famous alumni include Thomas Cranmer, who compiled The Book of Common Prayer, author Laurence Sterne, poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and the Queens youngest son Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex.
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that grew from an ancient Roman settlement, Cambridge represents an unbroken tradition of scholarly excellence stretching back over 800 years. The University dates from 1209, when a group of students fled riots in Oxford to pursue their intellectual work in the sanctuary of Cambridge. Today it consists of more than 30 colleges and halls. Cambridge enjoys a centuries-old reputation as a world leader in scientific research. Cambridge scholars have included Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin, and James Watson and Francis Crick, co-discoverers of the DNA double helix. Indeed, the university has won more Nobel Prizes than any other and, in 2010, 2011, and again in 2012, was judged to be the best university in the world. Cambridge has also nurtured many great writers such as Francis Bacon, William Wordsworth, Lord Byron, and Lord Tennyson, as well as 20th-century figures like E.M. Forster, Bertrand Russell, John Maynard Keynes, Virginia Woolf, and Sylvia Plath. The aura of human achievement lives on in every courtyard and street. Like Samuel Taylor Coleridge, participants come to adore Cambridge where every spot is hallowed by the feet of Piety and Genius.

A charming medieval market town

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S T U D L I F E

Each day is a balance of classes, activities, and free time, guided by the principle that students always have something interesting to do. At various points in the day, students can choose to join a field trip or activity, play sports, or use free time for independent study, relaxation, or adventure. Staff are available on-site to assist and lead a variety of activities outside of class time, and residential faculty are available at all times. While students are free to explore their college and the surrounding town in small groups without adult supervision during the day, staff are available to accompany students and help ensure that Oxford and Cambridge are welcoming, safe, and accessible. STAFF AND SUPERVISION. All our programs have central offices open daily from breakfast until midnight where students can seek advice and answers to their questions. The Program Director and residential staff members live in the same residence as the students, ensuring availability and care around the clock. In addition, the college gates are manned by a staff of College Porters who are on duty 24 hours a day and always available in case of emergency. ACCOMMODATION. Our students and faculty live in the same rooms and in the same style as undergraduate students. While historic buildings bring ambiance and tradition, they may also mean adapting to a different style of living. Each student resides in a single or double room on a traditional staircase. A private bathroom can be requested for a fee on the application form, on a first-come, first-served basis. Standard rooms share a common bathroom and most college facilities have been recently updated to include several modern shower rooms per floor. Each room is furnished with a bed with linens, a dresser or wardrobe, and a desk and chair. Every day a college employee, called a scout in Oxford or a bedder in Cambridge, tidies the students room and makes the bed. MEALS. Students enjoy a cafeteria-style breakfast and dinner in a college dining hall. Breakfast is primarily continental-style with choices such as cereal, yogurt, fruit, toast, coffee, and tea. Once a week students can sign up for a hot English cooked breakfast. Several options are available at dinner, including a vegetarian dish and a salad bar. Throughout the month special dinners are held, including barbeques and a curry tasting, and each program ends with a formal banquet. Students are responsible for their own lunches. These can be purchased at a college snack bar or at any of the many sandwich shops, small restaurants, and coffeehouses near each college. COLLEGE FACILITIES. Beyond the classrooms and dining hall, students have the use of a common room for socializing and watching television or videos. There are public telephones and on-site message boards and students collect their mail daily from the common room.

A C A D E M I C P H I L O S O P H Y
All of our courses are designed to introduce students not only to new subjects and skills, but to the pedagogical methods and traditions of Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Above all, our philosophy is to put students in small classes to study exciting and engaging courses with lively and dedicated teachers. Our teachers are top academics from Oxford and Cambridge Universities and talented creative professionals from London and elsewhere all selected for their varied experiences and their ability to inspire our students. In 2012, our faculty in Oxford and Cambridge alone consisted of more than 25 Rhodes, Gates, Marshall and Fulbright Scholars. Our classes are based on imaginative approaches, extramural connections, and hands-on learning. This means that Oxford and Cambridge are at the heart of the subjects we offer. Students visit breathtaking University museums and galleries, such as the Pitt Rivers, the Ashmolean, the Fitzwilliam, and Kettles Yard. They visit the colleges of illustrious scholars who changed the world. They explore laboratories in which great scientific discoveries occurred and spaces in which great events took place and history itself was made. To make the experience even more meaningful and memorable, each course culminates in a final project, a shared presentation or portfolio work, a performance piece, or a staged exhibition. From Advertising and Archeology to War in World History and Zoology an A-Z of academic opportunity we seek to expose students to a breadth and wealth of learning that is unparalleled anywhere else in the world. Our aim is to excite students with the intellectual opportunities Oxford and Cambridge have to offer, to expose them to excellent teachers, to enrich their experience, and to indulge their love of learning.

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CURFEW. All students must check in at the college gate with a member of our staff between 9 and 10 PM on our Prep programs and between 10 and 11 PM on our Tradition programs. Within the college, students can make use of the common areas, watch movies, or socialize quietly. At 11 PM on our Prep programs and at midnight on our Tradition programs, all students are expected to be in their own rooms and quiet. GENERAL BEHAVIOR. Students are expected to maintain a standard of behavior commensurate with life in a residential college that they share with adult faculty and staff. Excessive noise, abuse of property or facilities, or other anti-social behavior is strictly forbidden. Smoking is not allowed. Our faculty and staff members in residence take responsibility for maintaining standards of order and decorum in addition to their roles as teachers and advisors. ZERO-TOLERANCE POLICY. Students accepted into our programs must sign an agreement not to purchase, possess or consume alcohol or drugs or associate with any student who does. Any student found in violation of this policy will immediately be expelled and sent home at the familys expense.
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Courses

Oxford Law students prepare for a moot competition in Rhodes House.

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Our students choose ANY two courses from the following list, one as a MAJOR course and one as a MINOR. Major courses meet six mornings a week and, depending on the nature of the course, include in-class time for fieldwork, labs, workshops, writing, guest speakers, group discussion, and one-to-one instruction. Major courses include homework and require some project and preparation time in the afternoon or evening. Minor courses meet three afternoons a week, with all the work contained within the class session. There is no final application deadline. We accept applications on a rolling basis until a program is full, but we do have Course Guarantee Dates. Students who apply on or before these dates and are accepted to the program have their first choice of courses guaranteed, subject to enrollment minima. These dates are absolutely not final application deadlines: The Oxford Tradition ................................................................................................................ The Cambridge Tradition ...................................................................................................... The Oxford Prep Experience ............................................................................................... The Cambridge Prep Experience ..................................................................................... January 4, 2013 January 18, 2013 February 1, 2013 February 1, 2013

We begin receiving applications in September so we recommend that students apply as early as possible for subjects that are in very high demand.
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CAMBRIDGE
THE cambridge TRADITION July 7- August 3 Grades 10-12
Advertising 14 Archeology 10 Architecture 22 Art History Astronomy and Astrophysics Business and Finance Creative Writing Classical Civilization Drama Economics Energy and the Future English Literature Geography in World History Historys Secrets International Espionage International Relations Medical Science Medicine and the Brain Philosophy and Science Political Science Speech and Debate Sports Medicine Studio Art World Religions 10 14 15 22 11 22 16 16 11 17 11 17 17 18 18 19 19 23 21 23 13

OXFORD
THE OXFORD PREP EXPERIENCE June 28 - July 24 Grades 8-9
Architecture Applied Science Business Communication Business and Finance Creative Writing English History and Culture Geography in World History Global Economics Greece and Rome Historys Secrets International Relations Law and Society Literature and the Fantastic Medical Science

Art History The British Empire Computer Science Creative Writing

THE cambridge prep EXPERIENCE July 6 - August 1 Grades 8-9

10 13 15 22 Bioethics 15

22 14 15 15 22 11 17 17 11 11 17 18 12 18 Archeology African Economies Art History British History Business and Ethics Classical Civilization Creative Writing

THE OXFORD TRADITION June 30 - July 27 Grades 10-12

10 14 10 10 15 11 22 16 11 16 11 17 17 17 12 18 18 12 12 18 18 18

Architecture 22 Bioethics 15

Criminology 15 Catastrophe! Disease and Disaster 15 Development Economics English Literature 16 11 Drama 22 Entrepreneurialism 16 Filmmaking 23 Global Business International Espionage Law and the Economy Math and Nature Medical Science Molecular Biology 17 17 18 18 18 18

Drama 22

Criminology 15

Classical Greece: Heroes & History 11 Development Economics English Literature Entrepreneurialism Fiction into Film International Business International Law International Relations Latin: Poetry and Language Law and Society Law and the Economy Literature and Psychology Literature and the Fantastic Math and Engineering Medical Science Molecular Medicine

Drama 22

Journalism 23

Filmmaking 23

Philosophy 12 Photography 23 The Politics and Economics of Asia 20 Psychology 20 Shakespeare 13 Speech and Debate Studio Art 23 23

Philosophy 12 Photojournalism 23 Pop Culture as Knowledge Science of the Future Social Psychology Speech and Debate Studio Art War in World History 20 21 21 23 23 13

Journalism 23

Photojournalism 23 Psychology 20

Sociology 21

Zoology 21

Zoology 21

Musicology 12 Neuropsychology 19 Philosophy: Of Mind and Morals 12

The list of subjects on this page represents our Summer 2013 course offerings in Oxford and Cambridge. All courses are offered as both Major and Minor classes, subject to enrollment minima. Please be sure, when you are choosing the courses you plan to study in England, to review the lists above as they indicate which courses are offered on which programs. To see a complete description of the course, refer to the page indicated in this index. At the end of each course description, you will also find the names of the programs offering that particular course. Not every course is offered at all four programs.

Photography 23 Physics and the Future Politics and Economics Pop Culture as Knowledge Social Psychology Speech and Debate Studio Art War in World History 19 19 20 21 23 23 13

Psychology & Psychopharmacology 21 Sociology 21

Historys Secrets teacher Matthew Woodbury explains the origins of Stonehenge to Oxford Prep students.

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HUMANITIES
Archeology. Students become historical detectives as they reconstruct the societies, cultures, and daily lives of ancient civilizations through a mixture of labwork - investigating artifacts in museums such as the University Museum of Archeology and Anthropology in Cambridge or the Pitt Rivers in Oxford - and visits to local digs. They learn how to read evidence and design their own research projects, even exploring how an archeologist of the future might view us today. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition and Oxford Tradition. Art History. Through frequent visits to museums and galleries designed to ensure that students are exposed to canonical works of art, students receive a broad introduction to major schools of Art History and theory, with special emphasis placed upon exploring a variety of critical and analytical methods. Students learn to read works of art and analyze them according to different sociological, historical, cultural, and visual criteria. Offered at: Cambridge Prep, Cambridge Tradition, and Oxford Tradition. British History. Following a broad introduction to various schools of historical thought, this course covers the most significant moments in British history, from Roman times to the 21st century. Students use primary literary, archeological, and artistic evidence to analyze the socioeconomic and cultural contexts that inspired so many epoch-altering events in Britain over the centuries. Offered at: Oxford Tradition.

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Classical Civilization. This course examines the literature, philosophy, history, art, and scientific thought of Ancient Greece and Rome. From readings of select classical authors to tours of the Ashmolean and Fitzwilliam Museums and visits to local Roman sites, students receive an imaginative introduction to the ideas and aesthetics of Greco-Roman civilization and explore why the classical world has been so admired for thousands of years and how it continues to influence society today. Offered at: Oxford Tradition and Cambridge Tradition. Classical Greece: Heroes and History. Ancient Greece comes alive in this introduction to the language, culture, and mythology of one of historys most important civilizations. Students examine this extraordinary civilization and how its accomplishments continue to shape our culture. Prior Greek Language study is not required but all students will have an introduction to Classical Greek as a language. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. English History and Culture. To understand the distinctiveness of English life, students explore the national history, legends, and popular cultures that have combined to define what it is to be English over the ages. Students investigate Englands unique history and national psychology, replete with distinct sensibilities and characteristics, such as the stiff upper lip, sense of humor, and the class system. Offered at: Oxford Prep. English Literature. This course examines some of the greatest works of English literature amidst the evocative surroundings of Oxford or Cambridge. Students engage with a wealth of writing by numerous figures in the English literary canon to improve their skills in close reading and clear, informed writing. Each student engages in a close study of a Shakespeare play and presents a special project in the final week.This Offered at: Cambridge Prep, Cambridge Tradition and Oxford Tradition. Fiction into Film. Students are introduced to film adaptations of English literary masterpieces. By studying examples from a wide range of fiction, students examine how film adaptations interpret, innovate, and reinvent the meaning of an original work. Students look at how adaptations can shape the perceptions of an audience, examine parodies and genres, and conclude the course by scripting and storyboarding their own adaptations of a famous work. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Greece and Rome. Using Oxfords unparalleled resources for classical studies not least the Ashmolean Museums extensive collections students explore the two great civilizations that spawned our own. Guided by experts, students learn about the histories and achievements as well as the literature and art that, two millenia later, still influence our ways of being and thinking. Students do not need to have studied Greek or Latin and will be introduced to elements of both languages. Offered at: Oxford Prep. Historys Secrets. Many of historys greatest tales are never told, and this course explores events and issues that have been concealed in times past, little understood, or rarely studied. Students are introduced to local secrets, popular conspiracies, the machinations of conniving politicians and governments,

Oxford Prep Studio Art students preparing for the final exhibition.

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and recent historical controversies and disputes. Students conclude the course by replotting the points of a traditional historical narrative to design their own conspiracy. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition and Oxford Prep. Latin: Poetry and Language. Roman language, culture, belief, and artistic taste are examined through the ancient worlds greatest writing, notably Ovids Metamorphoses and Martials Epigrams. A central feature of the course is providing students with the opportunity to improve their facility for translation. Prerequisites for the Major: minimum two years of Latin and a letter of recommendation from your Latin teacher. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Literature and Psychology. This course explores human experience through poetry, prose, and drama. Readings, discussions, and workshops examine different treatments of psychological themes that recur throughout the Western literary tradition, including narcissism, madness, suffering, and humor. Freud and Jung provide a psychoanalytical foundation for engaging with a wide variety of poems, plays, short stories, and novels. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Literature and the Fantastic. This course explores literary fantasy by examining masterpieces by four Oxford authors: J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings, C.S. Lewiss Chronicles of Narnia, Lewis Carrolls Alice in Wonderland, and Philip Pullmans His Dark Materials trilogy. Students examine the worlds, symbolic systems, and mythologies of these books through workshops, field trips, debates, and group readings. Offered at: Oxford Prep and Oxford Tradition. Musicology. This course exposes students to a range of great composers from Monteverdi to Stravinsky while asking practical and philosophical questions about the relationship between sound and music, between music-makers and listeners, and what music tells us about human experience. Previous musical training is helpful but not required. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Philosophy. Oxford and Cambridge have produced and welcomed great philosophers since the Middle Ages, and students enjoy a lively and engaging introduction to this oldest and most challenging of disciplines. By discussing classic philosophical puzzles and the paradoxes that have stimulated minds from Ancient Greece to the present day, students improve their analytical skills and engage with such topics as ethics, knowledge, and the nature of being. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Prep. Philosophy: Of Mind and Morals. Students explore a host of topics drawn from major philosophical texts, mythology, literature, and religion. They consider ancient philosophers like Plato and Aristotle; Oxford philosophers like Hobbes and Locke; idealists like Kant; iconoclasts like Nietzsche; and the work of todays leading philosophical minds. In doing so, they formulate their own views and arguments while wrestling with the fundamental questions of philosophy. Offered at: Oxford Tradition.

Cambridge Prep students build DNA chains for a class presentation.

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Cambridge Tradition students get a behind the scenes look at a mummy at the Cambridge Museum of Archeology.

The Rise and Fall of the British Empire. How did a collection of small islands on the edge of Europe end up governing a quarter of the world? Why did the Empire collapse so quickly after World War II? What were the lasting consequences, for good as well as ill, of British global dominance? Students learn the dramatic stories of Kings and Queens, ruthless adventurers, pirates, soldiers, and traders, who built and lost a great Empire, and the effect it had, and continues to have, on the world. Offered at: Cambridge Prep. Shakespeare. Students examine major texts from Shakespeares work, while considering the political, religious, and intellectual contexts in which they were created and his enduring influence on thought and artistic creation today. The course also addresses the history of Shakespearean performance how different generations have interpreted and performed the Bard. Offered at: Oxford Prep. War in World History. In addition to exploring military history and strategy, students learn to analyze conflicts through moral philosophy, economics, gender studies, psychology and international relations theory. They explore the portrayal of war in the media, in literature, and in art to understand how wars have been fought, represented, and commemorated from Ancient Greece to Afghanistan today. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition. World Religions. Students explore the major religions that have shaped world history, and compare and contrast them by examining their differing approaches to fundamental questions. They explore areas of contemporary controversy such as stem cell research, capital punishment, married clergy, same-sex marriage, contraception, and the ethics of just war. Students go on to determine whether or not we are living in a religious or a post-religious world and how this affects the human experience. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition.

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Students examine a rare telescope at the Whippel Museum of the History of Science in Cambridge.

An Oxford Tradition student works in an Oxford community garden on Service Day.

SCIENCES & SOCIAL SCIENCES

African Economies. Using case studies, students assess how the changing world economy, and developments within African societies, are finally freeing up the continents enormous potential for growth. Led by development scholars, and with the assistance of experts from NGOs working in Africa, students analyze the amazing success stories while paying special attention to the violent conflicts and socioeconomic disadvantages that continue to undermine parts of the continent, before going on to generate models for fair and sustainable development.
Offered at: Oxford Tradition.

Advertising. Students address the omnipresence of advertising and marketing in our world. They study the power of suggestion, persuasion, and product placement. Using a range of case studies and creative examples, they explore early salesmanship, modern advertising, branding and the use of new media. Balancing creative skills with business acumen students engage in branding exercises and interactive sales games, and design and run their own advertising campaign.
Offered at: Cambridge Tradition.

Applied Science. In a course that privileges practice over theory, students take science out of the laboratory and the world of pure research and place it squarely in everyday life and the economy. Looking at branches of science such as engineering, physics, artificial intelligence, forensics, genetic engineering, and nanotechnology, students identify possible applications for research and determine how these will affect the economy, our lives, and the planet.
Offered at: Oxford Prep.

Astronomy and Astrophysics. With its rich scientific heritage, Cambridge is the ideal observatory from which to explore fundamental questions such as: How did the Universe begin? and Are we truly alone in the Universe? Using a combination of astronomy, hands-on demonstrations, and experiments, students address topics such as the formation of the solar system, orbital mechanics, stellar and galaxy formation, and evolution; relating them to physical first principles. Students also look at more advanced topics, including string theory and cosmology and the Big Bang, that deal with the beginning and end of time and the universe on scales from the very small to the unimaginably large.
Offered at: Cambridge Tradition.
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Bioethics. Scientific and medical progress have raised tremendously important issues surrounding biology and medicine that not only have political, social, and legal consequences, but are forever changing the world in which we live. Students discuss and debate such issues as genetic engineering, cloning, cosmetic surgery, drugs in sports, animal testing, and stem cell research, to explore the impact of scientific progress on the collective human experience.
Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition.

Business Communication. Focusing on the skills necessary for success in business, students learn the art of presentation, how to negotiate, how to conduct business research and, most significantly, how to produce fluent and convincing business reports and proposals. They participate in hands-on learning, culminating the course by researching and designing a product that they bring to market. This capstone exercise builds on the range of competencies acquired and practiced over the course of the month, including running focus groups, writing business plans, and presenting basic financial math. Offered at: Oxford Prep. Business and Ethics. Led by scholars working at the intersections of philosophy and business, this course addresses some of the key moral debates arising out of modern business practice, such as the dictatorship of the market, the need for constant growth, excessive profits and losses, redistribution, corporate tax avoidance, and insider trading. Students also address the moral and environmental issues thrown up by outsourcing production, particularly to developing economies. They familiarize themselves with the national and international instruments developed over past decades to remedy the excesses of business and complete the course by drawing up their own guidelines for fairer business practices. Offered Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Business and Finance. This course introduces participants to the world of corporate finance and its primary institutions on both sides of the Atlantic and in Asia. Through dynamic workshops and exercises, students cover 21st-century financial realities for both budding entrepreneurs and major corporations. Major course projects include real-life case studies, a stock exchange investment game, and the design of a theoretical start-up venture.
Offered at: Oxford Prep and Cambridge Tradition.

Catastrophe! Disease and Disaster. Combining medicine, history, politics, and environmental science, this course looks at how epidemics and natural disasters impact civilizations and transform the course of history. Students consider the different ways of preparing for and responding to an epidemic or a natural disaster, evaluate the challenges facing humanity today, and consider the threats we face in the future.
Offered at: Cambridge Prep.

Computer Science. Students explore the theoretical foundations and concepts involved in modern computer systems and information technology. From electrons to operating systems to Web 3.0, students are introduced to computer science as a broad, interdisciplinary subject that has revolutionized the world we live in. Students draw upon linguistics, engineering, mathematics, psychology, aesthetics and design, and look at the broad cultural, political, and scientific consequences of the Information Age. This
Offered at: Cambridge Prep.

Criminology. In this course, students are introduced to the exciting disciplines of criminology and criminal justice. Through workshops, debates, and visits to police stations and criminal courts, students explore individual and social theories of crime, philosophies of punishment, criminal profiling, incident analysis, and basic forensic science. They consider the causes of crime, the influence of the media upon crime, and issues of race and gender within the context of the British and American criminal justice systems. This
Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Cambridge Tradition.

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Under the presiding expertise of Rhodes Scholar Joanna Howe, students conclude their Law and Society course with a Moot Court.

Development Economics. Why do some countries become rich while others stagnate? What can be done to rectify the imbalance? Students explore theories of national economic development from Mercantilism to Fair Trade while exploring the NGOs, international institutions such as the WTO, World Bank, and IMF, created to assist it. Armed with this knowledge they go on to look at specific case studies drawn from the developing world before devising their own solutions to these seemingly insoluble problems.
Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition.

Economics. Cambridge has produced almost as many eminent economists as it has scientists. Following in the intellectual footsteps of such greats as John Maynard Keynes and Amartya Sen, to name but two, students are introduced to the theories that govern economic thought. They are also introduced to the fundaments and methodologies of economic modeling as well as the uses and abuses of statistics. Guided by experts, students go on to test their knowledge against contemporary economic problems in order to understand how the world might evolve in the future.
Offered at: Cambridge Tradition.

Energy and the Future. Incorporating economics, management, land economics, and law, this course focuses on one of the largest challenges facing humanity today the need for safe, clean, and reliable energy. Balancing perspectives from the worlds of business, lab science, environmentalism, and politics, students learn about the advantages and drawbacks of legacy energy systems, new technologies, and energy management strategies. They study OPEC, climate change, nuclear safety and proliferation, research and development, and how risk management connects to all aspects of energy policy.
Offered at: Cambridge Tradition.

Entrepreneurialism. Using examples drawn from social entrepreneurship as well as the commercial sector, students assess what creates and drives entrepreneurs, what rules they should follow (and which rules to defy!) and what goes into starting a business. They learn how to identify need, generate a business plan, canvas for support, calculate overheads, fixed and marginal costs, to estimate break-even and future value, and to manage debts and depreciation. They also learn how to publicize their ideas and how to sustain marginal operations
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through fluctuating economic conditions. For their final project, students identify a gap or need in the commercial or social market and produce their own business and marketing plans. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition. Geography in World History. Why did civilization arise between the Tigris and the Euphrates? Why did Europe, a little cluster of nations on the edge of Asia, come to dominate the world? Why did the United States become affluent so rapidly? Physical and Human Geography the interaction of climate, environment, topography, natural resources, demography, economics, and politics, to name but a few of the topics covered on this course address these fundamental questions and more. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition and Oxford Prep. Global Business. Students explore the tools and structures of international commerce, focusing on free enterprise, economic development, and how businesses manage the global marketplace. Visiting the renowned Judge Business School, students obtain first-hand experience of cutting-edge business education. Major course projects include real-life case studies, a stock exchange investment game, and the design of a start-up venture. Offered at: Cambridge Prep. Global Economics. This course introduces participants to economics on an international scale, examining the macroeconomic issues that governments and financial institutions face today as well as the microeconomic factors that influence the global stage. Students look at economic growth, collapse, inflation, unemployment, debt, banking regulation, and labor rights, all supplemented by case studies, workshops, and investment and consulting games. Offered at: Oxford Prep. International Business. This course introduces participants to the world of international business and its primary economic and financial institutions and practices. Students visit institutions such as Oxfords Sad Business School and engage with various financial and business topics. Course projects include real-life case studies, a real-time investment game, and the design of a start-up venture. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. International Espionage. This course examines the leading figures, techniques, and practices, both past and present, of the worlds great intelligence services Mossad, the KGB, the CIA, MI5 and MI6. At the university from which the Cambridge Five were recruited, and in which the worlds most famous fictional spy, James Bond, studied, our students address the future of intelligence operations, the challenges of field work, and the ethics of espionage in terms of international cooperation, competition, and conflict. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Cambridge Tradition. International Law. Students are introduced to the basic institutions and principles of international law through classes, discussions, and group activities. They explore a wide variety of topics, including justifications for regime change and nation-building in a world in which the enforcement of international law is also the exertion of international power. Students look at institutions such as the UN, the WTO, the ICC, and NGOs, and conclude with mock trial exercises involving topical political and legal scenarios. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. International Relations. This course looks at contemporary and future international relations by focusing on key issues in pertinent regions of the world. Subjects covered include globalization and its political, economic, and social effects; environmental challenges; new forms of war and peace; the changing nature of security challenges; peacekeeping operations; the regional complexities of such areas as the Middle East, Africa, and South-East Asia; and the network of relationships and rivalries that define global order in todays world. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition, Oxford Prep and Oxford Tradition.

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Law and Society. Students examine the British and American legal systems and how they reflect the values and institutions of their respective societies. Emphasis is placed on legal history and modes of thought, precedent setting cases, current controversies, and the kind of first-hand courtroom observation that brings these to life. Each course includes visits to a Magistrates Court, sessions with eminent lawyers and scholars, and the Major course culminates in a formal Moot Court competition. Offered at: Oxford Prep and Oxford Tradition. Law and the Economy. Through cases and statutes students analyze the symbiotic and evolving relationship between the law and the economy. Studying the laws of Contract, Tort, Equity and Trusts, and Employment, to name but a few, they learn how the law underpins economic systems and adapts to rapid-fire change. They practice advising corporations and drafting legislation of their own to deal with flashpoints in the global economy. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and the Oxford Tradition. Math and Engineering. Students learn the principles and mathematics of engineering science. Both worldrenowned and local examples are examined as students apply principles of engineering science to a variety of case studies to solve mathematical, mechanical, structural, and architectural problems. Students conclude the course by designing a model engineering challenge. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Math and Nature. How is math manifest in nature? Students look at algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, and then examine the presence of math in the world around them by exploring such phenomena as Fibonacci numbers and Phi. Students are introduced to topics such as Newtonian physics and chaos, quantum, and string theories in which Cambridge remains at the forefront of mathematical thinking. Offered at: Cambridge Prep. Medical Science. This hands-on course introduces students to key aspects of medical science and modern medical practice. Combining specialist lectures with experiments and class discussions, students learn the main principles of human anatomy and physiology, the pathology and significance of certain diseases, the main challenges that medical science faces today, and are introduced to the wide and growing range of possible careers in medicine. Offered on all four programs. Medicine and the Brain. Set in the university that has produced more Nobel Prize winners than any other, and is a renowned leader in medical and scientific research, this course examines the development of modern medicine with a particular focus on neuroscience. Students learn the main principles of cognitive psychology, neuroanatomy and neurophysiology, clinical methods and practices, as well as the technology behind such diagnostic tools as CT and MRI scanners. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition. Molecular Biology. After reviewing molecular structure, cell biology, and the function and operation of genes and proteins, students analyze the factors underlying specific diseases and explore the significance and consequences of such issues as genetic engineering, cloning, and gene therapy. Students undertake simple experiments, such as DNA extraction, meet local scientists, and visit sites of particular scientific and historical interest. Offered at: Cambridge Prep. Molecular Medicine. This course focuses on recent developments in molecular medicine and medical genetics. After reviewing the molecular structure and mechanisms of DNA, students analyze the genetic factors underlying such diseases as cancer and Alzheimers. They examine how information gained at the molecular level translates into effective medical and therapeutic treatments and consider issues such as genetic engineering, cloning, and gene therapy. Prerequisites: completion of at least one year each of Biology and Chemistry. Offered at: Oxford Tradition.

An Oxford Prep student takes vital measurements for the Medical Science class.

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Cambridge Tradition students perform an ancient Egyptian play in the medieval Fellows garden.

Neuropsychology. Using cognitive, experimental, and clinical approaches, students explore the structure and function of the brain as it relates to psychological process and behavior. Students learn the main principles of neuroscience, philosophy of mind, neurology and psychiatry, encounter select diagnostic techniques, and study brain injuries and mental disorders. Classroom experiments and group projects are complemented by visits to local laboratories. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Philosophy and Science. Taking inspiration from Cambridges legendary tradition in science and philosophy, this course explores some of the deepest questions arising out of our urge to understand the human mind and the world around us. With reference to great writers and philosophers, students examine such issues as philosophy of mind, epistemology and metaphysics, consciousness, and scientific realism. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition. Physics and the Future. Physics is considered the fundamental science through which to understand the world around us. Students are exposed to the subjects awe-inspiring breadth, including Newtonian mechanics, electromagnetism, and thermodynamics, as well as Einsteins theory of relativity, quantum mechanics, and string theory. Touching on such diverse areas of knowledge, students look at theoretical advances in science as a means of imagining the future. Prerequisite: at least one year of Physics. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Political Science. Students think critically about political life, political theory and public policy. From Plato and Aristotle to Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, and Marx, students become familiar with different schools of political thought in order to understand the evolution of politics over the ages and its role in society today. By looking at forms of government and associated institutions, they become familiar with the nature of political power and the complexities of policy-ma king. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition.

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Politics and Economics. Oxford Universitys famous undergraduate major of Politics, Philosophy, and Economics (PPE) is adapted for our students. They examine the institutions and policies of modern Britain and contrast the British, American, European, and East Asian approaches to global economic problems. Students engage in practical exercises such as a fantasy stock portfolio competition and, as the culmination of the course, participate in a mock Parliament. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. The Politics and Economics of Asia. As Asia becomes the globes dominant player students set out to determine to what extent the politics of the continent have led its economic growth and to what extent economic growth is affecting political development. Basing themselves on a close study of a range of national examples, from Indias robust capitalism to Chinas state planned economy, they model possible Asian futures, paying special attention to potential hotspots within the continent as well as between Asia and the rest of the world. Offered at: Oxford Prep. Pop Culture as Knowledge. Students examine the social behaviors, popular tastes, and technologies that have influenced the entertainment industry, commercial enterprise, and cultural trends over the agewhat we call pop culture today. Fame and celebrity, fashion, music, dance, and popular protest are all examined as a means of analyzing ideological and commercial consumption. Students explore their own notion of culture to gain meta-perspectives on the forces that shape their lives. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition. Psychology. Students investigate a wide range of psychological topics that include dreams, memory, consciousness, anxiety, body language, gender, sexuality, and the psychology of learning. As well as examining the history of the subject, select case histories and various mental disorders, students are introduced to research methodologies and diverse analytical frameworks in order to design their own experiments under the guidance of research specialists and practicing clinicians. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition and Oxford Prep.

Professor Basker talks with Cambridge Tradition students about the role literature played in ending slavery.

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Psychology and Psychopharmacology. This course addresses the dramatic expansion, in recent decades, of psychological diagnoses, and the corresponding expansion in psychoactive medication. Students learn about early mental health diagnoses and treatments lobotomies, electroshock therapy, forcible internment before addressing the development of chemical treatments. Starting with mood stabilizers, opiates, and hallucinogens, the course moves on to unravel the chemistry of antipsychotics, antidepressants , and other drugs, while studying the benefits, dangers, and controversies that surround them. Offered at: Oxford Tradition. Science of the Future. This course addresses cutting-edge advances in areas as diverse as atomic and molecular physics, genetic engineering, stem-cell research, nanotechnology, particle physics, astrophysics, space travel, and artificial intelligence. Students identify the possible futures that science and technology are creating for humankind, and debate how these will affect our daily lives, our society, and our planet. This Offered at: Cambridge Prep. Social Psychology. This course focuses on human behavior and individual development within a social context. Students are introduced to major themes, including stereotyping and prejudice, cross-cultural differences, the dynamics of cooperation and conflict, conformity and persuasion, attraction, and the role of the individual within the crowd. Through case studies and interactive experiments, participants gain an introduction to psychology and learn to analyze their own peer group dynamics. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition. Sociology. Students learn about the founders of Sociology Comte, Weber, Spencer, Durkheim as well as the great moments that have punctuated its history, from the battle over Functionalism to the work of Malcolm Gladwell. They are also introduced to the core quantitative and qualitative methods that underpin sociological research. They practice conducting observation, generating samples, carrying out experiments, and analyzing data. In the second half of the course students choose their own areas of sociological inquiry, design their own instruments of research, and carry them out. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition. Sports Medicine. Students explore three main areas of medical and exercise science: biomechanics, the science of human movement; sports psychology, how the mind affects physical performance and resistance to fatigue or pain; and exercise physiology, including diet, fitness regimes, and the effects that artificial substances, such as steroids, have on the human body. Students also explore the ethical questions surrounding the use of drugs in sports as well as blood-and gene-doping. Offered at: Cambridge Tradition. Zoology. This course examines the spectacular diversity of animal forms and behavior in the natural world. Trips into the surrounding countryside, through nature trails, and to Oxford Universitys Museum of Natural History or Cambridge Universitys Museum of Zoology complement coverage of molecular biology, natural selection, animal communication, theories of instinct and innate behavior, imprinting, predation, protection, and behavioral development. Offered at: Oxford Prep and Cambridge Tradition.

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Studio Art students are inspired by the dreaming spires of Oxford, including the majestic dome of the Radcliffe Camera.

PRODUCTION & WORKSHOP

Architecture. With their stunning variety of architectural styles, Oxford and Cambridge provide students with the perfect environment to find creative inspiration, appreciate architectural history and aesthetics, and improve their modelmaking and design skills. Students develop a portfolio of their own sketches and have individual consultations with their teachers before turning ideas and designs into three-dimensional models to display in the programs concluding Arts Exhibition. Lab fee of $300 US for Majors; $150 US for Minors. This Offered at: Cambridge Tradition, Oxford Prep and Oxford Tradition. Creative Writing. Working with a published writer, students compose fiction and poetry, exploring their own potential as they experiment with new forms and styles of writing and take inspiration from the rich literary history of each city. Successful poets and writers give specialist workshops and students discuss the creative process and the practicalities of publication with professional authors. Students develop a portfolio of their best writing and collaborate to design, edit, and publish a literary magazine. This Offered on all four programs. Drama. Workshops and master classes in areas as diverse as theory, technique, improvisation, voice, mime, movement, and script analysis develop and enhance the skills of any young actor. Taught by classically-trained professional actors and directors, students master the nuances of Shakespearean verse and interpretation to prepare for a full performance of a Shakespeare play at the end of the program. From auditions and casting to rehearsals and the final curtain call, Major class students participate in a full-scale Shakespeare production in the same way as a professional repertory company. Production fee of $125 US for Majors only. Offered on all four programs.

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Filmmaking. With instruction from professional screenwriters and producers, students work in small groups to brainstorm, conceive, write and produce short films (fictional, non-fictional, documentary, or experimental), which they shoot with digital video cameras and edit with professional editing software. Students screen their films at the end of the program. Lab fee of $300 US for Majors; $150 US for Minors. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Oxford Tradition. Journalism. Students become full-time journalists, acquiring and perfecting their skills as they research, compose, edit, format, and publish a class magazine. They discuss topics surrounding the practice of journalism and ethical issues concerning journalistic responsibility and risk. Interview access to outstanding guest speakers deepens this fascinating introduction to the world of the working journalist. Production fee of $250 US for Majors; $150 US for Minors. Offered at: Oxford Prep and Oxford Tradition. Photography. Students in this course are immersed in the visual riches of Oxford. Both beginners and more advanced photographers spend much of their time in the field, pursuing assignments designed to improve landscape, portraiture, art, and fashion photography skills. Students exhibit their best work at the end of the program. No darkroom work is involved. Students require their own digital camera with USB cable, charger, manual, and at least one 2 GB memory card. Lab fee of $175 US for Majors; $75 US for Minors. This Offered at: Oxford Prep and Oxford Tradition. Photojournalism. Students use digital technology to record their exploration of English culture, country, and character, producing a comprehensive photojournal of their experiences. With an emphasis upon creative and narrative photojournalism, students receive guidance in landscape, portraiture, and artistic photography in a variety of assignments. The program culminates in a formal photography exhibition in the final week. No darkroom work is involved. Students require their own digital camera, with USB cable, charger, manual, and at least one 2 GB memory card. Materials fee of $175 US for Majors; $75 US for Minors. Offered at: Cambridge Prep and Cambridge Tradition. Speech and Debate. This course enhances a range of public speaking skills. Students explore major debating styles and strategies, are engaged in daily speaking exercises, orations, and dialogues, and prepare and present regular debates. The culmination of the course is a formal debate in the historic debating chamber of either The Oxford Union Society or The Cambridge Union Society, the oldest university debating societies in the world, founded in 1823 and 1815 respectively. Offered on all four programs. Studio Art. Both beginners and more advanced students receive formal instruction in sketching and painting in a variety of media. They spend much of their time outside the studio, sketching medieval towers, capturing pastoral landscapes, practicing their portrait skills or discovering masterpieces in such locations as the Fitzwilliam Museum or Christ Church Picture Gallery. Students exhibit their best pieces at the end of their program in the Arts Exhibition. Materials fee of $250 US for Majors; $150 US for Minors. This Offered on all four programs.

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John Pendergast, Director of the Oxford Prep, greets new students on the lawns of Corpus Christi College, founded in 1517.

Faculty
The Oxford Prep Experience Faculty
Director, John J. Pendergast IV Wood. He has been widely involved in film and television as a director and producer, working with the BBC and Francis Ford Coppola. As Commissioning Editor for Drama at Channel 4 in the UK, he won an International Emmy for Porterhouse Blue, the comical tale of a fictitious Cambridge college. A former Judith E. Wilson Visiting Fellow in Creative Writing at Cambridge University, David has written widely in the British media and has taught at the Oxford School of Drama and at Putney High School in London. Dr. Predrag Bjelogrlic. MD University of Belgrade, MSc University of London. Dr. Bjelogrlic is the Principal Teaching Fellow in Clinical Medicine at the St. Andrews University School of Medicine. After graduating in Medicine from the University of Belgrade, he moved to the UK and completed a number of internships before reading for an MSc in Histopathology in London. Since 1997 he has been teaching full-time at St. Andrews where he is a tutor and supervisor as well as the Objective Structured Clinical Examination Manager and the Clinical Medicine Skills Programme Co-ordinator. Dr. John E. Senior. BA, MA University of Toronto, DPhil University of Oxford. The former Director of the Bakken Library and Museum in Minneapolis and former Curator at the Museum of the History of Medicine in Toronto, John also taught History of Medicine at Pomona College Oxford for several years. He

John returns this summer to The Oxford Prep Experience for his ninth consecutive year. The Chair of the Religion and Philosophy Department at the Brunswick School in Greenwich, Connecticut, John served as Head of Middle School there for many years. He is an experienced teacher and administrator who has previously worked in schools in Massachusetts and Jamaica. Educated at Harvard University, where he graduated magna cum laude in History and played varsity football and lacrosse, John went on to Harvard Divinity School where he obtained an MTS. His years of experience as a classroom teacher, a coach, and a school head make him the ideal director of The Oxford Prep Experience. He and his wife, Judene, also a teacher, have five children. In his spare time John is a keen cross country skier, hiker, and fly-fisherman. David Benedictus. MA University of Oxford. The author of 25 books, David has most recently written the newest volume of the classic Winnie the Pooh series, Return to the Hundred Acre
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Rachel returns for her fourth summer to The Cambridge Prep Experience as Program Director, after two formative summers as a Program Dean on the Oxford Prep Experience. She is head of the History Department at Greenwich Academy in Connecticut, teaching both Advanced Placement US Dhvani Mehta. LL.B University of Mumbai, BCL University of History and an elective in the Modern Middle East, and serves Oxford, M.Phil University of Oxford. A Rhodes Scholar, Dhvani as a Mentor Teacher, Faculty Advisor, and Head Track and is currently reading for a doctorate in Law at Magdalen College, Field Coach. She has taught at Greenwich Academy since Oxford. Her thesis explores themes of balancing and absolutism 2005, before which she taught at Sanford School in Delaware in Environmental Law. While at Oxford, she has been editor and spent her summers teaching at Choate Rosemary of the Oxford University Commonwealth Law Journal and is Hall. Rachel holds a Master of Arts in Teaching from Boston currently Chair of Oxford Pro Bono Publico, supervising research University and completed her BA in History and English at projects on sexual harassment, the right to food, and legislative Colgate University during which she spent her junior year processes. She is Convenor of the Environmental Law Discussion abroad at Manchester University in England. She has since Group and also teaches Environmental Law to undergraduates. led school groups to China and chaperoned the Greenwich Dhvani enjoys reading, playing the piano and badminton. Academy/Brunswick School Chinese Culture Exchange and traveled also in Europe, Nepal, Tibet, Peru, South Africa, Matthew Woodbury BA, MA, Stanford University, M.St. and Egypt. University of Oxford. Matt is a doctoral candidate at the University of Michigan where he studies the impact European imperialism on the indigenous populations of New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. In addition to presenting conference papers on European history, Matt is also has an interest in architectural preservation and public history that he has developed through writing historic landmark designations for the National Park Service. Stephanie Yorke. BA, MA University of New Brunswick. Stephanie is a Commonwealth Scholar at Wolfson College, Oxford University, reading for her DPhil in English Literature. An expert in the representation of the disabled body in literature, she has presented papers at the major disability conference in the United Kingdom, and has published and presented academic work throughout Canada and the United States. She has held a Millennium Excellence Scholarship and was editor-in-chief of Romulus, the magazine of Wolfson College. Stephanie is a widely published creative writer, and has published over thirty-five poems in Canadas foremost literary journals.

brings a wide perspective to his lecturing having worked with a diverse range of artifacts from Egyptian mummies to electric eels. He has written a biography of Pierre and Marie Curie and includes among his other research and teaching interests the history of clinical trials, comparative health care systems, and evidence-based health care. His chapter on The Nature of Evidence was published in The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Trials in 2010. He is currently working on a project concerning the use of transcranial magnetic stimulation in psychological investigations and researching historical and contemporary issues related to electromagnetism and health.

The Cambridge Prep Experience Faculty

Director, Rachel Powers

A Cambridge Tradition Architecture student presents his final project.

Gavin Ayliffe. MA University of Oxford, MPhil University of Cambridge. A distinguished graduate of both Oxford and Cambridge Universities, Gavin earned an MA in English Literature from Oxford and then an MPhil in Intellectual History from Cambridge. A former British champion in public speaking, Gavin is a keen athlete, pop group leader, charity fundraiser, former Student Admissions Officer at Oxford, and experienced tutor. Gavin brings his talents to the program for his eleventh year. Dr. William Cavert. BA Carleton College, MA Loyola University Chicago, PhD Northwestern University. A Junior Research Fellow at Clare Hall, Dr. Cavert teaches Early Modern British History at Cambridge University, where lectures on Environmental History as well. In 2011 he completed his doctorate at Northwestern University. His research concerns coal smoke and air pollution in early modern London (c. 1550-1750), exploring connections between urban growth, energy consumption, and environmental change. The author of numerous articles, and winner of an impressive number of awards, including the American Council of Learned Societies Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship, Dr. Cavert has also spent a number of summers teaching bright high school students and introducing them to Oxford, Paris, and Florence. Andrew Chen. AB Harvard University, MPhil University of Cambridge. Andrew graduated summa cum laude from Harvard, where he was the recipient of a Hoopes Prize for outstanding undergraduate research. He completed his MPhil at Cambridge with support from the Eben Fiske Studentship at Trinity College. He has worked in curatorial departments at museums in Paris, Boston, New York, and Venice. He is currently working on his doctorate in History of Art as the recipient of a Cambridge Overseas Trust Scholarship. His research focuses on topics in medieval art and architecture. Jerry He. BA Williams College, MPhil University of Cambridge. Jerry is a dedicated teacher and researcher with a keen interest in statistical models which investigate the efficiency of alliances in the pharmaceutical industry for new drug development. His passion for studying statistics began early and led Jerry to his first degree in Maths and Physics, specializing in Statistical Physics. Jerry carried on his research in England while working on his Masters degree and now, while undertaking his doctoral studies at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, he is focusing on probability modeling, stochastic analysis and statistical inference. At Cambridge, Jerry has also picked up several new interests, including rowing and punting.

David Kendall. BA London College of Communication, MA University of London. David is a photographer and teacher with over a decades experience working in communications media and photography. His photographic practice and research specializes in exploring the dynamics of social and spatial interconnection and conflict in urban environments. David exhibits his photographs in the UK and abroad at the Tate Britain, London, for example and publishes essays and reviews in photographic books, journals and magazines. He has worked with many educational, social, and media organizations, including PhotoVoice, Goldsmiths, Thomson Reuters, and the University of the Arts London. Anna Marsland. BA University of Cambridge, MFA Birkbeck College. Anna is a professional theater director trained and based in England. She just completed a year-long residency at the prestigious Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. She has directed productions in Edinburgh, Aldeburgh, Cambridge, and London, where she assisted on Othello at the Rose Theatre, London, and Love and Money with Arts Educational Schools, London. She was particularly involved with the ADC Theatre while studying at Cambridge, and is also a keen writer and performer, having recently taken the stage with Marisa Carneskys Finishing School at the Roundhouse in London. In 2012 she directed Strindbergs Miss Julie at the Royal Exchange. Ross Sutherland. BA University of East Anglia, MRes Liverpool John Moores University. A graduate of the University of East Anglias prestigious creative writing course, Ross was included in The Times list of The Top Ten Literary Stars of 2008 and works as a playwright, journalist, poet and tutor. He co-founded the performance poetry collective Aisle16, with whom he still performs today, has appeared at the Glastonbury and Latitude Festivals, and has produced work with the British Council in Athens, Switzerland and Germany. Ross has written nine theater productions, including 2005s Poetry Boyband, which won Time Outs Critics Choice of the Year. His debut poetry collection, Things To Do Before You Leave Town, was published in 2009 and his first screenplay is currently in development with Warp Films.

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The Oxford Tradition Faculty

Director, Michael McKinley A journalist, screenwriter, filmmaker and author, Michael has a great deal of experience on our programs, having taught on the Oxford Tradition before directing the Cambridge Tradition for ten years. He now returns to the Oxford Tradition for his fourth year as Director. Since graduating from the University of British Columbia with a BA (Hons) and from Oxford University with an MLitt, Michael has written widely for major publications and for TV in the UK, the US, and Canada, winning two national awards for feature writing. He co-wrote and produced Sacred Ballot, a documentary for CNN and the CBC on the successor to Pope John II, and three widely acclaimed documentaries for CNN, The Mystery of Jesus, The Two Marys and After Jesus. His first novel, The Penalty Killing, which won outstanding reviews, was printed in paperback in 2011, and his new novel, The Valley of the Shadow, will be published next year. His book After 60: The Story of Hockey Night in Canada will be published by Penguin in October 2012. Jesse Bia. BA University of Rochester, MPhil University of Oxford. Jesse is reading for a doctorate in Social Anthropology at Oxford. His main area of interest is the examination of bioethical issues from a socio-historical perspective, with an emphasis on East Asia. After receiving his BA in Cultural Anthropology and Japanese, Jesse came to Oxford as a member of St. Antonys College, and recently completed his MPhil on the topic of taboos surrounding organ transplants in Japan beyond the concept of brain death. He is now continuing previous research on the debate over modern whaling for his DPhil. He has presented internationally on anthropological and bioethical issues, most recently at the York University Center for Refugee Studies on Hmong refugees in the American health care system. He has also worked in the Eurasia Division of medical aid NGO AmeriCares. When not engaged in academic pursuits, he works as a professional studio guitarist. Thomas Birkett. BA University of Leeds, M.St, D.Phil. University of Oxford. Since completing his doctorate on Old English and Old Norse poetry Thomas has worked as an English Tutor in the University and as a Lecturer in Old English at Pembroke College. At the same time he has been employed, by the English Faculty, to research the influence of Old Norse myth on English poets, a project for which he is ideally qualified having spent a year at Oslo University as an

Erasmus Scholar and having helped set up the Oxford University Computing Services flagship Woruldhord Project, an online, publicly-accessible database of material relating to Anglo-Saxon England. When he is not working his way through other peoples sagas he enjoys doing some creative writing of his own. Brd N Ghrinne. BCL National University of Ireland, LLM Universiteit Leiden. Brd is a doctoral candidate at St. Antonys College. Her research focuses on human rights and international refugee law and she is the recipient of the National University of Ireland Travelling Studentship in Law and the Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP scholarship. Before coming to Oxford, Brd worked in the Irish Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and as an intern at the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia. Brd also works as a Research Assistant at the Law Faculty and is a member of the Oxford University Lawyers Without Borders Society West Papua panel. She holds a Diploma in Legal Irish (Gaelic) and a Diploma in Legal French from the Law Society of Ireland. April Elisabeth Pierce. BA Boston College, MA New York University. A published writer and poet, literature and philosophy enthusiast, Elizabeth is currently working towards a doctorate that explores modernism and theories of language in literature, in particular connections between T.S. Eliots poetic method and the linguistic turn in the early 20th century. She graduated from Boston College with a double major in English Literature and Philosophy, and received a Masters from New York Universitys special research program, the John. W. Draper Interdisciplinary Masters in Humanities and Social Thought. She edited New York Universitys Anamesa Interdisciplinary Journal, and contributed to The Critical Flame Literary Review.

Rhodes Scholar Nanjala Nyabola prepares her students for a final debate.

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Drama students learn swashbuckling swordplay with professional actor and director, Rob Soulsby-Smith.

Marilou Polymeropoulou. BA, MA University of Athens, MA University College London. Marilou is a composer, music journalist and also a music and art teacher at the Department for Continuing Education. She continues to pursue her research into ethnomusicology, anthropology, materiality, music technology, aesthetics and cybercultural theory. Her research combines digital and natural ethnography with online experimental electronic musical communities. The Greek-born Marilou is also working on her doctoral studies in ethnomusicology at the Faculty of Music, Oxford, as a recipient of an award from the prestigious State Scholarships Foundation in Greece. Geoff Shaw. BA Yale University. Geoff graduated from Yale, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the Yale Philosophy Review and Chairman of the Independent Party of the Yale Political Union. A Rhodes Scholar, he is currently pursuing an MPhil in Modern British and European History at Oxford, with a focus on postwar Anglo-American legal philosophy. Since coming to Oxford Geoff has also served as Co-Convenor of the Rhodes Scholars Southern Africa Forum and spent a summer in Azerbaijan working with the American Bar Associations Rule of Law Initiative, a legal development NGO. After Oxford, Geoff plans to pursue a career as a professor of law.

Oscar Sharp. BA Manchester University. A passionate and prolific filmmaker, Oscars most recent success was as the Grand Prix Winner of the 2010 Workplace Short Film Competition with his film Sign Language. He has hosted webcasts from the Cannes Film Festival, is very active in Londons film culture, and found great success with a number of online shorts, including Slideyman which attracted 53,000 hits in five days. He has taught hundreds of students film for the BBC, the Barbican, and Cineclub, and is perhaps one of the most exciting festival filmmakers working in the UK today. In fall 2012 he will be taking up a Fulbright in Film at NYU Tisch. Robert Soulsby-Smith. BA, MA University of Oxford. Robert is the Artistic Director of Shakespeare in Schools, an organization that demystifies Shakespeare for young people through active interpretation and performance. He has visited over 1,500 schools in the UK, the USA, Canada, France, Germany, Poland and elsewhere throughout the world, and began teaching on The Oxford Tradition in 1991. He recently directed Much Ado About Nothing, The Tempest, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Romeo and Juliet, and A Midsummer Nights Dream, and he has performed in many lead roles, including Hamlet, King Lear, Henry V, Romeo, Macbeth, and Prospero.

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Dustin Stuart. BSc University of Western Australia. Following a double major in Physics and Chemistry, and an Honors degree in Physics, Dustin earned a Rhodes scholarship. He is currently reading for a doctorate in Atomic and Laser Physics at Oxford. His research is on cooling and trapping atoms at temperatures close to absolute zero, with the goal of one day being able to build a quantum computer. He has worked at the Paris Observatory, one of the leading institutions for cold-atom physics and home to some of the worlds most accurate atomic clocks. As a high school student, Dustin represented Australia at the International Chemistry Olympiads in Taiwan. He is passionate about science as well as about teaching. He was awarded the Lady James Prize in Physics in 2006, the Peter Finlay-Jones Memorial Prize in Organic Chemistry in 2008, and the Jean Rogerson Honours Studentship for 2009 and has worked as a tutor and lecturer at several summer schools. When not in the lab, Dustin can be found either gazing at the night sky through a telescope, hiking in the Andes, or rowing on the Isis.

The Cambridge Tradition Faculty

Director, Greg Gonzalez Greg returns to the Cambridge Tradition for a fourth summer and brings a wealth of experience to the program. He was the founding Director of La Academia de Espaa in 2006 and also led the program in 2007 and 2008, after having served as a Program Dean on The Cambridge Tradition in 2005. He earned his BA in History and his MA in Journalism at Columbia University, where he was a star football player, and then entered sports journalism. He was a sports writer for the LA Times for over seven years and freelanced for The New York Daily News and The National Sports Daily. Greg transitioned into teaching in 1991 as an English and History teacher at Cantwell Sacred Heart of Mary High School in Montebello, California, where he was also the Athletic Director. He is currently at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles where he has served as an academic dean and History teacher for over 10 years. He has won the Garrett Harden Teaching Award at Harvard-Westlake and was Varsity Head Football Coach for three years. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters.

Award-winning poet and teacher Michael Sofranko takes the Creative Writing class out onto the expansive grounds of Jesus College, Cambridge, for inspiration.

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The Cambridge Tradition Economics class preparing for verbal combat in the Cambridge Union.

Graham L. Banes. BSc University of Aberdeen and University of British Columbia, MPhil University of Cambridge. Over the past five years Graham has frequently been based in the Tanjung Puting National Park in Central Kalimantan, Republic of Indonesia, where he conducts molecular and ecological studies of the Parks population of Bornean orangutans. Graham is presently based in Leipzig, Germany, as a guest scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. His book, The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life, was published by Macmillan in July 2012. Prior to training as a zoologist, Graham worked with Warner Bros. in publicity for the Harry Potter franchise. Marta Costa. BSc University of Lisbon, MSc University College London, PhD University of Cambridge. Marta is a postdoctoral researcher at the Genetics Department of the University of Cambridge, working on a database and web interface on the neuroanatomy of the fruit-fly. She finished her Biology PhD at the University last year. It focused on the molecular mechanisms that generate morphological diversity, and specifically what controls the different patterns of bristles in flies. She has considerable experience in scientific research, having worked at the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of Aarhus, in Denmark, at the Gulbenkian Institute in Portugal, and at UCL for her MSc. At Cambridge she was a laboratory demonstrator for undergraduates. She has rowed for the Cambridge University Womens Boat Club and is a coach for her former college, Lucy Cavendish.
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Dr. Gillean Denny. BA Pennsylvania State University, MPhil, PhD University of Cambridge. A former Gates Scholar at Jesus College, Cambridge University, Gillean has a background in sustainable grassroots architecture and stage design. Having graduated top of her class at Penn State and completed an MPhil in Environmental Design in Architecture at Cambridge, her studies have led her to Italy, Portugal, Panama, as well as the UK. Her doctoral research investigated the impact of urban agriculture on a communitys ecological food footprint. She has worked on several development projects in the United States at Buell Kratzer Powell Architects in Philadelphia and continues to design several stage productions each year. Salvatore Finamore. BA, MA, Libera Universit Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli. Salvatore is a doctoral researcher in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Cambridge. His work focuses on relations between China and Europe, in particular on the nature of engagement as a foreign policy strategy and on the interactions between foreign policy instruments in the European Unions China policy. Salvatore is Managing Editor of the Cambridge Review of International Affairs and Contributing Analyst for the international geopolitical analysis consultancy Wikistrat. Before coming to Cambridge, he was an Erasmus Scholar in Uppsala, Sweden, and served as a trainee in the Policy Analysis and Planning Unit of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He enjoys chess, swimming, and travel photography.

Anastasiia Kamenska BSc Kiev National Taras Schevchenko University. A Gates Scholar at the University of Cambridge, Anastasiia is pursuing a PhD in Biochemistry, investigating the mechanisms of translational control of gene expression. At Cambridge, she served as a Social Officer of Gates Scholars Council, cox of the Mens and Womens First VIII of Wolfson College Boat Club and a member of Biochemistrys postgraduate committee. She received a number of grants and awards, including a scholarship from the President of Ukraine for winning the bronze medal at the International Biology Olympiad. Dr. Jeff Mackowiak. AB University of Pennsylvania, MLitt University of St. Andrews MPhil, PhD University of Cambridge. Jeff is a lecturer, Director of Studies and sometimes Praelector, at Robinson College, Cambridge University. His diverse interests include the literature of Victorian scientific materialism, literature about university life, badness in poetry, the English Tripos Tragedy paper, and comedy. He received his first degree Phi Beta Kappa summa cum laude from the University of Pennsylvania, in English and Physics, after which he spent a year at the University of Virginia as The Presidents Fellow in English Language and Literature. At Cambridge he has played in the Universitys golf squad for five years, twice captaining teams, has served as Captain of graduate rowing at Trinity College, and is a member of The Hawks Club.

Michael Sofranko. BGS Ohio University, MFA University of Iowa. Michael is a writer, poet, editor, and professor who has led numerous creative writing workshops throughout the United States and Europe, and whose most recent book, American Sign, received the Antonio Machado Prize in Poetry. He has also been awarded the Sean Christopher Britton Prize, the Chancellors Medallion, and a NISOD National Award for Teaching Excellence. Michael teaches Literature and Creative Writing at the high school and university levels in Houston, Texas. He returns to The Cambridge Tradition for his fourteenth summer. Dr. Nigel Strudwick. MA University of Oxford, PhD University of Liverpool. A distinguished Cambridge-based Egyptologist and former curator at the British Museum in London, Nigel has held posts at many universities around the world, including Visiting Professor at the Institute of Egyptian Art and Archeology at the University of Memphis and Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung Fellow at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He has been a member of Trinity College, Cambridge University, where he supervised and lectured in Egyptology for the Faculty of Oriental Studies. He curates exhibits throughout Europe, North America, and Asia, and has led excavations in Egypt. A tireless author, Dr. Strudwick has produced such books as The Hieroglyph Detective, Thebes in Egypt, and Masterpieces in Egypt, as well as numerous articles and book reviews. For more faculty biographies, please visit our website: www.oxbridgeprograms.com

The Oxford Prep Creative Writing teacher, David Benedictus, signs copies of his celebrated sequel to Winnie the Pooh.

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A TYPICAL PREP DAY

On The Oxford and Cambridge Prep Experiences, a typical day is as follows: Monday-Saturday 7:45 - 8:45 Breakfast in college 9:00 - 12:00 Major Class (Announcements are also made about daily activities and program events.) 12:00 - 1:30 Lunch (Options include sandwiches in the marketplace, picnics along the river, or local snack bars and cafs.) 1:30 - 3:30 Minor Class (three days per week) 3:30 - 6:00 Sports, optional activities, and free time. 6:00 Check-in and dinner in college EVENINGS A varying program of films, plays, concerts, and guest speakers, with plenty of opportunities for socializing and spending time with new friends, 9:00 - 10:00 Check-in with deans and director 11:00 Room checks-all students in their own rooms and quiet. Note: Sundays are more leisurely, with time for outings, rest, and relaxation.

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Photo: The Law and Society class enjoys a private visit to Rhodes House led by their teacher, Rhodes Scholar Se-Shauna Wheatle.

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On The Oxford and Cambridge Traditions, a typical day is as follows: Monday-Saturday 7:45 - 8:45 Breakfast in college 9:00 - 12:30 Major Class (Announcements are also made about daily activities and program events) 12:30 - 2:00 Lunch (Options include sandwiches in the marketplace, picnics along the river, or local snack bars and cafs.) 2:00 - 4:00 Minor Class (three days per week) 4:00 - 6:00 Sports, optional activities, and free time. 6:00 Dinner in college Evenings A varying program of films, plays, concerts, and guest speakers, with plenty of opportunities for socializing and spending time with new friends. 10:00 - 11:00 Check-in with deans and director Midnight All students in their own rooms and quiet.

Note: Sundays are more leisurely, with time for outings, rest, and relaxation.
Liliana Worth takes her Literature and the Fantastic students on location to a medieval churchyard and burial ground

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Cambridge students displaying team colors at a Cambridge United football match.

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A C T I V I T I E S & S P O R T S
Our extracurricular program maintains a healthy balance between study and leisure time that allows students to relax and unwind. To that end, the Activities Directors organize a full daily program of elective social events and sports. These typically include dances, quiz nights, talent shows, and poetry readings, as well as many sports and activities. Students may choose to participate in structured activities or take advantage of the hundreds of other opportunities each city provides. Our sports program includes yoga, fitness classes, and English sports such as cricket, lawn tennis, soccer, and touch rugby, as well as opportunities to play softball, basketball, volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, touch football, or to go jogging. In Oxford, one might run a lap of the track where Roger Bannister broke the fourminute mile barrier in 1954. In Cambridge, one might visit Trinity Colleges Great Court, a lap of which was run by Olympians Harold Abrahams and Lord Burghley in the classic English film, Chariots of Fire. Other pursuits include croquet, chess, and board game tournaments, staff-led country rambles, and walks to local villages and historic sites. Many students use their free time to pursue individual interests. Our programs are equipped with small libraries of books about Oxford and Cambridge, DVDs of classic English movies, and boardgames and sports equipment so students can make the most of sunshine or a rainy day. There is plenty of time for fun, relaxation, sightseeing, and socializing with new friends.
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Punting on the River Cam, the Cherwell or Isis is a quintessential activity in Oxford and Cambridge.

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Designed to complement students class work, the cultural enrichment program ensures that whenever students are not in the classroom they have a range of cultural opportunities available. From museum tours to choral concerts, students have multiple options every day to satisfy their creative and intellectual ambitions. The Activities Directors transform the cities of Oxford and Cambridge into classrooms where students can actively engage with the history and tradition around them. From enjoying Cambridges Shakespeare Festival to discovering Oxfords extraordinary Pitt Rivers Museum, students have almost unlimited opportunities to be out and about in Oxford or Cambridge. One might find our students browsing an antiquarian bookshop, visiting an exhibition in the Fitzwilliam or Ashmolean Museums, listening to Evensong in Kings College Chapel or Christ Church Cathedral, or simply watching the world go by in a local caf. There are also many historical sites in each city that mark pivotal events in British history from early times to the present day. Every college is a fascinating chapter in the story of the University. Every moment is a glimpse into hundreds of years of intellectual endeavor and academic tradition. With summer festivals, music, theater, art and museum exhibits, Oxford and Cambridge offer unsurpassed opportunities for cultural exploration and adventure. We do our best to ensure that all our students make the most of their time in England.
Photo: Cambridge Prep students psyched up for the Harry Potter-style field day.

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During their month in the UK, students enjoy day-long field trips that may include: Broughton Castle. Located in the Cotswolds, this castle has stood since the 14th century, remaining in the same family since it was first built. Students are introduced to this magnificent castle and its grounds on a private tour with Lord Saye and Sele himself, who explains the long history of his ancestral home. Canterbury. Canterbury is not only a beautiful medieval town, but has been a seat of religious power for almost 1500 years. It is the site of Canterbury Cathedral, in which Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in 1170 by knights of Henry II, and the destination of Chaucers pilgrims in The Canterbury Tales. London. The capital city of the United Kingdom, the seat of Parliament, and the home of the Royal Family, London is truly one of the greatest cities in the world. It offers students unforgettable sites and experiences, and each Major class teacher crafts a unique visit to London for their students that features sites of curricular relevance. Stonehenge. Of all the monuments in the world, Stonehenge is one of the most ancient, erected in 2500 BC. To this day the exact purpose of the site is unknown - perhaps a calendar, or a tool for astronomy, or place of religious sacrifices - the possibilities only add to Stonehenges continuing beauty and mystery.

Field Trips

All our field trips are designed to immerse our students in the history, culture, and traditions of England.

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The International Education Forum provides students with the opportunity to ask questions about applying to university in the United Kingdom.

International Education Forum

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Many students come to Oxford and Cambridge with the intention of one day studying in Britain. Others become interested in the possibility while in England. To help our students better understand the opportunities that exist for international study at the undergraduate and graduate levels whether for a semester, a year, or for a full degree programall participants are invited to attend a series of panels, workshops, and guest presentations about choosing universities and colleges in the UK, selecting degree courses and applying to study, the interview process, and the experience of living and studying in a British university. Admissions representatives from different institutions attend, including staff from Oxford and Cambridge Universities; Rhodes and Gates Scholars discuss graduate life and how to win scholarships and fellowships supporting university study abroad; and local undergraduates demystify the application and interview process. Students learn a great deal about the world of opportunity awaiting them at the undergraduate level and beyond.

Photo: Students in Cambridge meet with an Admissions Officer from Imperial College London to discuss undergraduate and graduate opportunities.

Photo: Students in Oxford quiz a University Admissions Officer about British applications in the Universitys renowned Union Chamber.

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Students in Oxford take the opportunity to speak with Tony Benn, the longest serving Labour MP in British history, after he addresses them in the Oxford Union.

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of the Labour Party for 35 years and former Chairman, Mr Benn offers our students a fascinating perspective on British history and the relationship between Britain and the United States. Professor Richard Carwardine. The President of Corpus Christi College, Richard Carwardine is one of Britains leading historians, focusing on America in the nineteenth century. His books include Transatlantic Revivalism: Popular Evangelicalism in Britain and America 1790-1865 and Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America. His Lincoln: A Life of Purpose and Power, won the Lincoln Prize in 2004. He has lectured widely on both sides of the Atlantic and acted as adviser to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission. He is working on a study of religion in American national construction between the Revolution and the Civil War. He was elected President of Corpus in 2010. Lord Saye and Sele. (Nathaniel Fiennes) The 21st member of the Fiennes family to bear the title, Lord Saye and Sele addresses us in his ancestral home, Broughton Castle. Built in 1300, this magnificent building was a location for the Oscar-winning film Shakespeare in Love. Notable relatives include actors Ralph and Joseph Fiennes, explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes, and Susannah Fiennes, the Prince of Wales official artist. At the home of this prominent British family, participants experience a piece of English history firsthand.

Every summer we invite engaging speakers to our programs to create a once-in-a-life-time experience for our students. The following are several speakers who have visited our programs in Oxford and Cambridge in recent summers. Professor Christopher Andrew. Professor of Modern and Contemporary History at Cambridge University, a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, former Visiting Professor of National Security at Harvard University, frequent BBC commentator, and former President of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Professor Andrew is one of the worlds foremost experts on British, US, and Soviet intelligence services. Much of his recent research draws upon the unique collection of documents that the KGB defector Vasili Mitrokhin brought to the West and, in 2009, Prof. Andrew published the first authorized history of MI5, Defence of the Realm. Tony Benn. One of the best known and most controversial figures in British politics, Tony Benn retired from Parliament in 2001 after 50 years in the chamber, making him the longest serving Labour MP in British history. He was a Cabinet minister under two Labour governments and was President of the Council of European Energy Ministers. A member of the National Executive Committee
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Professor Andrew Motion. Professor Motion is the former Poet Laureate of England, a post renowned for previous holders such as William Wordsworth, Lord Tennyson, and Ted Hughes. He is Professor of Creative Writing at Royal Holloway, University of London, and author of acclaimed biographies and anthologies of poetry, including Philip Larkin: A Writers Life (1994) and Keats (1998). In 2006, he published his autobiography, In the Blood: A Memoir of My Childhood, and in 2007 he wrote The Five Acts of Harry Patch, dedicated to the last surviving soldier to have fought in the First World War. Professor Lynda Mugglestone. Professor Mugglestone is the News International Lecturer in Language and Communication at Oxford University and Vicegerent, Fellow and Tutor at Pembroke College. Her research interests include the history of the English Language, especially in the 19th century, and the cultural, social, and linguistic history of dictionaries, subjects she addressed in Talking Proper: The Rise of Accent As Social Symbol and Lost for Words: The Hidden History of the Oxford English Dictionary. General Sir Michael Rose. KCB CBE DSO QGM. Gen. Sir Michael is one of the most highly decorated British soldiers of modern times. He was Adjutant General of the British Army, Aide-de-Camp General to Queen Elizabeth II, and Commander of the United Nations Protection Force that operated in Bosnia. He was originally commissioned into the Coldstream Guards, was selected for service in the Special Air Service (SAS), then commanded the 22nd SAS Regiment. He served in Malaysia, Oman, Germany, Northern Ireland, and the Falkland Islands.
Professor Richard Carwardine, President of Corpus Christi College, hosts students in the Presidential garden.

Dr. Christopher Sangwin. Dr. Sangwin is a lecturer at the School of Mathematics at the University of Birmingham, where he was a Research Fellow. A specialist in computer aided assessment of mathematics and e-learning, he teaches a variety of courses at Birmingham, including Mathematical Methods, Computing Laboratories, and Mathematical Chaos. Originally an undergraduate at Brasenose College, Oxford, and then a teacher on The Oxford Tradition for several years, he was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2006 and his first book, How Round is Your Circle, was published in 2008. Captain Jonny White. Capt. White is a former commander and member of C-Squadron, Royal Dragoon Guards, a British regiment established in 1689 and that has fought with distinction in most campaigns to date. Educated at Sandhurst, he served in England, Germany, Northern Ireland, Canada, and Oman. He worked with intelligence agencies and Special Forces, and taught university undergraduates as a Territorial Army officer. With experience in military training, armor deployment and strategy, the Northern Ireland peace process, and Middle Eastern politics, Capt. White addresses the students on the role of mobile armor in warfare and officer training at Sandhurst.

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Students on our programs in Oxford and Cambridge can opt to spend time in Paris as part of their programs Paris Connection. The Paris Connection offers an irresistible opportunity for students who are already just a train ride away from Paris to discover the wonders of this magnificent city. The program consists of educational visits to the citys famous monuments, introductions to some of the worlds greatest art collections and architecture, and guided tours of Paris historic neighborhoods. The schedule is carefully designed to make the most of our students time in the city. Activities and visits may include guided tours of the Bastille, the Place des Vosges, the Rodin Museum, the Picasso Museum, the Sainte-Chapelle, the Louvre, the Pompidou Center, Notre Dame, or the Ile Saint-Louis. Guided by local experts, historians, and art historians, students have the opportunity to explore the bohemian Montmartre district, the tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte at Les Invalides, the Catacombs, or Pre Lachaise Cemetery. Paris becomes the perfect place for discovery and learning. In addition, students enjoy meals in traditional French restaurants, relax with friends in any number of enchanting parks and gardens, stroll along the picturesque Seine, and engage in enlightening discussion with their group leaders and peers. Our students stay right in the heart of Paris within walking distance of Notre Dame and the Louvre. The comprehensive fee includes transportation from Oxford or Cambridge to Paris, room and board (two meals per day), tuition, museum admissions, field trips, activities, and all scheduled events in the program. To reserve a place, include a deposit of $300 US at the time of initial application. Students should book their flight home on the last day of their programs Paris Connection from Charles de Gaulle or Orly airports in Paris.

Photo: The Eiffel Tower dominates the Parisian skyline.

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Dates and Prices for The Paris Connection

The Oxford Tradition The Cambridge Tradition The Oxford Prep Experience The Cambridge Prep Experience July 27August 2 August 3August 9 July 24July 28 August 1August 5 $1695 US $1695 US $1345 US $1345 US

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FEES & DETAILS

The Oxford or Cambridge Prep Experience.......................$7295 US The Oxford or Cambridge Tradition....................................$7595 US This comprehensive fee includes: all tuition and instruction, accommodation, breakfast and dinner daily, transportation to and from the airport, all books and materials, guest presentations, workshops, field trips, and all cultural and social activities organized by the program, including sports, excursions, museum and gallery admissions, and theater tickets. It does not include airfare, lunch daily, or personal expenditures, such as snacks, laundry, souvenirs, and so on. Apply before December 31, 2012 and lock in a $350 reduction in tuition fees. APPLICATION Students must currently be in grades 8-9 for the 2012-2013 academic year to apply for a Prep program or in grades 10-12 to apply for a Tradition program. Rolling Admissions Policy. We accept applications throughout the year until the programs are full. Admissions. Decisions are made within four weeks of a completed applications receipt. Applicants are only considered for admission to a program once all of their necessary documentation is completed and received. A completed application consists of four parts: a completed and signed application form, a deposit, a copy of a transcript or most recent report card, and a personal statement. Course Guarantee. We recommend that students apply as early as possible. Students whose applications are postmarked on or before each programs course guarantee date and who are accepted onto the program will automatically receive their first choice of courses, subject to enrollment minima. The course guarantee dates for each program are as follows: The Oxford Tradition.......................................................................... January 4, 2013 The Cambridge Tradition.............................................................. January 18, 2013 The Oxford Prep Experience....................................................... February 1, 2013 The Cambridge Prep Experience............................................. February 1, 2013 Please note: These dates are not admission deadlines. We accept applications on a rolling admission basis until the program is full. Students who cannot be placed into their first choice of Major or Minor course will automatically be placed in their second or third choice, subject to the availability of that course, and also placed on the waiting list for their first choice. If wait-listed for a class, the student will be notified as soon as a space becomes available. If a class is cancelled for failing to meet minimum enrollments, students will be notified immediately and placed in their second choice. Students who decide to change courses may do so by writing to our New York office up until May 31, 2013. PAYMENT Applications require a deposit of $1050 US ($1175 US with Medical Emergency Cancellation Insurance), payable to F.I.E. or The Foundation for International Education. (Scholarship applicants are not required to send a deposit as part of their separate application.) The balance of payment for tuition is due by April 1, 2013. MEDICAL EMERGENCY CANCELLATION INSURANCE Non-refundable Medical Emergency Cancellation Insurance is available for $125 US per application to protect against unavoidable cancellations due to documented medical emergencies involving the student or immediate family members. This insurance can only be purchased at the time of application. The policy is as follows:
With Medical Emergency Cancellation Insurance Payments refundable, including deposit Payments refundable, minus the deposit No refunds Until May 1, 2013* Until June 30, 2013* After June 30, 2013 Without Medical Emergency Cancellation Insurance Until April 1, 2013 Until May 1, 2013 After May, 1 2013

*With Medical Emergency Cancellation Insurance, refunds will be made only in the case of a documented medical emergency. SCHOLARSHIPS A small number of scholarships are available based equally on financial need and the students ability to contribute to the program in the broadest sense. Applicants can either contact our New York office directly to obtain an application form or download one from our website (the application form in this brochure is not a scholarship application form and cannot be used as such). Completed applications must be received in our New York office by the following dates The Oxford and Cambridge Traditions............................... February 22, 2013 The Oxford and Cambridge Prep Experiences.......................March 8, 2013 Please ensure that you send your application early enough to allow time for delivery. Applications received after the specified date cannot be accepted regardless of postmark date. REFERENCES We are happy to provide names of students, families, and teachers in your area perhaps even in your school who are familiar with our programs. Please call us in New York for a list of references. SCHOOL VISITS & INFORMATION SESSIONS During the academic year, Professor Basker and other members of our staff visit schools, attend fairs and conferences, and speak at information sessions throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia. Please contact our office or visit our website for information regarding our schedule of school-based and public presentations. Please do not hesitate to let us know if you would like to propose a visit to your school or community. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Full information on travel arrangements, packing lists, and other pertinent details are sent in the students acceptance packet. Once accepted, all supplemental information can be viewed on our website.

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Save time, apply online! www.oxbridgeprograms.com

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1. Fill out this application form (please PRINT or TYPE) and mail it to us with your deposit check for $1050 US (or $1175 US with Medical Emergency Cancellation Insurance) payable to F.I.E. (The Foundation for International Education). 2. Include a current transcript or a copy of most recent report card. (An unofcial photocopy is acceptable.) 3. On a separate sheet, type a personal statement of at least 500 words. Please read Section IV of this Application Form for further instructions. SELEct Your ProGrAM BAsED on Your currEnt GrADE LEVEL in scHooL (cHEcK onLY onE BoX): For grades 8-9: n The Oxford Prep Experience n The Cambridge Prep Experience For grades 10-12: n The Oxford Tradition

n The Cambridge Tradition n I would like to take part in The Paris Connection (all grades/programs eligible include $300 US deposit)

I. STUDENT INFORMATION

n
NAME First Middle Last Male

n
Female

HOME ADDRESS TELEPHONE PARENT 1 TITLE

CITY

STATE/PROVINCE

ZIP/POSTAL CODE Day Year

COUNTRY CITIZENSHIP

STUDENT E-MAIL (PLEASE PRINT IN CAPITALS) DATE OF BIRTH: Month PARENT 1 NAME PROFESSION HOME TELEPHONE PROFESSION

E-MAIL (PLEASE PRINT IN CAPITALS) WORK TELEPHONE CELL

PARENT 1 ADDRESS, IF DIFFERENT FROM YOURS PARENT 2 TITLE PARENT 2 NAME

E-MAIL (PLEASE PRINT IN CAPITALS)

PARENT 2 ADDRESS, IF DIFFERENT FROM YOURS

HOME TELEPHONE

WORK TELEPHONE

CELL

Please list your siblinGs and their Grade levels:

Have you ever attended an Oxbridge Academic Program before? n Yes n No If yes, please give program(s) and year(s) attended:

II. ACADEMIC INFORMATION

CURRENT SCHOOL SCHOOL ADDRESS CURRENT GRADE LEVEL CITY STATE/PROVINCE SCHOOL TELEPHONE ZIP/POSTAL CODE COUNTRY

Have you ever been suspended or dismissed from school? n Yes paper.

n No If yes, please explain on a separate sheet of

Name and telephone number of a teacher or counselor from your school who can speak knowledgeably about you. (Although not required, a letter of recommendation is welcome.)
TITLE NAME OF TEACHER OR COUNSELOR SUBJECT E-MAIL (PLEASE PRINT IN CAPITALS) TELEPHONE NUMBER

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III. COURSE SELECTIONS
Major Course 1st Choice Minor Course 1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice

IV. PERSONAL STATEMENT

Please include a personal statement of at least 500 words about why you are applying, why you are choosing your Major and Minor courses, and what you feel you can contribute to the program. Feel free to write about your academic and extracurricular interests and anything else that will help us to get to know you.

V. FOR OUR RECORDS

How did you hear about Oxbridge Academic Programs? (please tick all that apply) n Former Student Name? n Poster Where? n Teacher/Counselor Name? n Newspaper Ad Where? n School Visit/Fair When? n Website Which? n Open-house reception - When? Where? n Informational/PSAT email - From Whom? n Brochure in the mail - When? n Other Please specify

VI. SHARING INFORMATION

I permit Oxbridge Academic Programs to share my travel details and contact information solely with other program participants. n Yes n No

VII. ROOM REQUEST

Please indicate your preference for a single or shared room with a private bathroom, subject to availability on a rst come, rst serve basis: Single Room with Private Bathroom n Oxford Prep +$475 US (unavailable for Cambridge Prep) n Oxford Tradition +$450 US n Cambridge Tradition +$200 US Double Room with Private Bathroom n Oxford Prep/Cambridge Prep +$425 US n Oxford Tradition +$395 US n Cambridge Tradition +$100 US

Students who do not request a room with a private bathroom will be allocated a room subject to availability.

VIII. SIGNATURES
My parent/s and I have read and understood the information provided in the Rules & Behavior and Fees & Details sections of this brochure. I attest that all the information I have provided here is accurate and truthful. STUDENT SIGNATURE PARENT SIGNATURE DATE DATE

IX. REMINDERS
A. Applications will only be considered once complete. Please check the following to indicate completion and inclusion in your submitted application. n Application Form n Transcript n Personal Statement n Deposit Check B. Please ensure that your deposit check is made payable to: The Foundation for International Education
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La Academia de Espaa July 4 -July 31, 2013* Barcelona, Spain Grades 10-12
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La Escuela Preparatoria de Barcelona July 5 -July 31, 2013 Barcelona, Spain Grades 8-9

LAcadmie de Paris July 3 - July 30, 2013 Paris, France Grades 9-12

LAcadmie de France July 3 - July 30, 2013 Montpellier, France Grades 9-12

The New York College Experience June 30-July 27, 2013 New York, NY Grades 9-12

Teacher Seminars In Oxford, Cambridge, Paris, and Barcelona. Week-long residential seminars in July designed for teachers, librarians, and other educational professionals.

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