Both homestay and residential accommodation are
available at St Michael 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 Michael course centre.

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 in residence provides a taste of university and College life. We have residential accommodation for more than 120 students in our residential halls. Outside the summer these residences are occupied by Cambridge students.

There are numerous residential sites all which are located between 5 and 15 minutes' walk from the St Michael course centre at Studio school and 5 to 20 minutes' walk from the centre of Cambridge.

Studio staff also live in the residences, providing 24-hour care. The staff-to-student ratio is approximately 1:10 and the wardens are never far away if you have any questions or need help.

All the residences have modern facilities, with showers and bathrooms. Students live in comfortable, fully furnished, single or shared rooms. A limited number of rooms with a private bathroom are available. Please contact us for availability.

Meals
All meals are provided and included in the fees. Breakfast is provided at the residences. Lunches on class days are provided at the St Michael centre at Studio school. Dinner is taken either at the residence itself or in the large cafeteria, 5 to 15 minutes walk from the residences. 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
On evenings when there are no organised St Michael activities, Studio wardens will help create a comfortable and informal atmosphere with indoor games, music, television etc.

Students can go out but must return home in the evening by 23:00 at the latest. Students who fail to return on time will be spoken to by the wardens. Returning late is considered serious misconduct and action will be taken.

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

Your free time
It is important to note that students in residence on the St.Michael 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. Common Rooms are also available in most of our residences.

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