Both homestay and residential accommodation are
available at St Christopher in 2008.

Why choose homestay accommodation?
With the homestay option, you live with a friendly local host in their own home. This is a very effective way of increasing your confidence in using English on a day-to-day basis.

Hosts understand how difficult it can be to express yourself in a foreign language. They are carefully selected to meet our strict requirements and many have several years' experience of looking after Studio Young Learners.

You share a twin room with a student of the same sex and a similar age, but from a different country.

Meals
All meals apart from weekday lunches are provided by your host, including packed lunches on weekends. Lunches on class days are provided at the St Christopher course centres.

Any special need you may have (for reasons of religion, diet or health) are taken into account when you are placed with your host. Please remember to state these clearly when applying for your chosen course.

See family accommodation in our 'services' section, for details of 'You and your host' and 'How we choose our hosts'.

Why choose residential accommodation?
Living on-campus provides a taste of university life. Our residences are at Cambridge University's, Ridley Hall College, Pembroke College (Selwyn Gardens) or Lucy Cavendish College.

The bedrooms are on campus or just 10 minutes' walk from the St Christopher course centre. They are 10-15 minutes' walk from the centre of Cambridge.

Studio staff also live in the residences, providing 24-hour care and supervision. The staff-to-student ratio is approximately 1:12 and the wardens are never far away if you have any questions or need help.

Rooms are traditional in style and most have their own character. Single and shared rooms are available, and a limited number have a private bathroom. Please contact us for availability.

Meals
The cost of all meals is included in the course fees. For Ridley Hall and Lucy Cavendish College students, breakfast, lunch and dinner are available in the on-site dining hall. Students staying in the Pembroke College residence will be served their breakfast in their rooms during the week, but lunch, dinner and weekend breakfast will be served in the dining hall at Ridley Hall. There is a wide choice of hot and cold food and a vegetarian option for every meal. At weekends packed lunches are provided.

Laundry
Laundry facilities are available on-site. Students are required to do their own clothes laundry. One wash per week may be done free of charge. Bed linen is provided at the residence and will be changed and washed once each week.

Keys
Students will be given keys to their room and to the entrance to the residences. A small deposit of £10 will be taken when the keys are issued, in case the keys are lost.

Evenings
When there are no organised activities, Studio wardens will help create a comfortable and informal atmosphere where you can socialise.

All the residences are situated in residential areas. All students and staff are asked to respect the privacy of our neighbours and avoid excessive noise in the evenings.

We also ask that all students enter the building as quietly as possible if they return home late. We ask students aged 16 and 17 to return home by 23:00, and students aged 18+ return home by 24:00.

Your free time
It is important to note that students in residence on the St Christopher course will have plenty of free time and independence - for example all day Sunday and most evenings are free. There are always things to do in Cambridge and the Studio wardens are there to help and supervise in case of problems. However, a higher degree of maturity and independence is required for students staying in St Christopher residential accommodation.

Residential accommodation is recommended only to students
who are mature and responsible.