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Introduction to Studio Cambridge


STUDIO FACTS
COURSE FACTS
  • Established 1954
  • The oldest language school in Cambridge
  • Privately owned and managed
  • Wide range of English language courses
  • Experienced teaching staff
  • Carefully chosen accommodation
  • In the centre of Cambridge
  • Strong reputation for personal care and attention
  • Founder member of
    English UK
  • British Council accredited

Studio course fees include:

  • Registration
  • Tuition
  • Accommodation
  • Membership of the Studio Cambridge Online Club
  • Welfare
  • Activities
  • Medical insurance

(please read below for details)



What do Studio Cambridge Course fees include?

A successful course is not just a question of effective language teaching. Success results from the careful management of your course in three crucial areas: Registration, Tuition and Student Life. The following are the services provided in each of these areas. All of these services are included in our fees.

Registration
- Reservation of your course
- Membership of the Studio Cambridge Online Club
- Selection of your accommodation
- Travel and arrival information
- Letter for visa purposes (if required)
- Full confirmation of course and accommodation details prior to departure from your home country
- Organisation of meeting and airport transfer services, if required
- Welcome Pack on arrival, comprising:

  • Studio folder
  • Studio vocabulary notebook
  • Class timetables
  • Key Points for Successful Study
  • Studio Student Handbook
  • Studio Needs Analysis
  • Studio Cambridge Leisure Guide
  • Cambridge city map
  • Activities Newsletter
  • Student Identification Card

Tuition
- Classroom lessons
- Sessions in the Learning Centre
- Lectures and workshops
- Meetings with your teacher (except on the St Christopher Course)
- Entry Test
- Needs Analysis
- Progress Tests
- Continuous assessment
- Educational materials
- Use of the Video Room
- E-mail and Internet access
- Loan of texts and cassettes
- End of course test
- Studio Portfolio with Academic Record and Certificate of Studies

 


Student Life - Accommodation, Welfare and Activities

- Careful pre-inspection and continuous assessment of all accommodation
- Selection of suitable hosts
- Accommodation in a single room, with breakfast and dinner Monday to Friday and all meals at weekends
- Welfare Office and staff
- Emergency 24-hour telephone number
- Medical insurance
- Activities Office and staff
- Orientation Tour of Cambridge
- Weekly Newsletter
- Daily activities (at least five per week - including sports, parties, local trips, films, conversation practice)
- Organisation of excursions (at a small additional cost) to sights including London, Oxford, Windsor, York, Edinburgh, Paris etc (the cost of excursions is included in the St Christopher Course)

 


What don't Studio Cambridge Course fees include?

There are a few additional costs which are not included in Studio fees:

- Transfers from the airport on arrival and on your return (except on the St Christopher course, where they are included)
- Excursions (included in the St Christopher Course fees)
- Social activities which may sometimes involve extra cost (such as pubs, restaurants, theatre)
- Lunch, Monday - Friday (except for St Christopher). Lunch is available in the school's Cafe Studio at a cost of approximately £3.50 - £5.00 daily
- Personal expenses


Optional Extras

Meeting at London airports and transfer by private car to Cambridge
We can arrange for a private car or taxi to meet you at any of London's international airports on arrival and bring you to your accommodation in Cambridge. (included in the St Christopher Course fees).

For details of costs please go to our airport transfers page

Different accommodation or no Accommodation
The Accommodation & Student Life Fees quoted in the course information on these pages, includes accommodation in a Homestay *** in a private room.

Please go to our accommodation page for more details.


For no accommodation
 Deduct £90.00
(137 Euros)
per week
For accommodation in a
Homestay ****
 Add an extra £30.00
(45 Euros)
per week
For accommodation in a
Homestay *****
(Executive Standard)
 Add an extra £110.00
(167 Euros)
per week

Accommodation in a student residence is also available, although places are limited. Please contact us for further information and prices.

If you select the St Christopher course you may choose to stay in a homestay or in residential accommodation at the school. Click here to learn more.

Insurance
The Student Life fee includes travel and medical insurance (please go to our insurance page for more details).