High School Program

Oxbridge in Barcelona

DATES
July 4 - July 31
Paris Connection | July 31 - August 4

GRADES
9 - 12

Liv Student Residence
Barcelona Sarrià

Oxbridge in Barcelona students reside, eat breakfast and supper, and attend classes in the Liv Student Residence, in Sarrià, a quiet neighborhood that lies within minutes of the city center.

Students choose a Major and a Minor, in Spanish or in English, from a selection of academic and creative options, all of which are taught by experts and designed to use Barcelona and its extraordinary resources as a teaching tool. Students with two or more years of Spanish can opt for the immersion courses taught entirely in Spanish.

Dates and Tuition

Dates

July 4 - July 31
Session length: 27 days

Before Jan. 1

$9,495

After Jan. 1

$9,995

Paris Connection

July 31 - August 4
Session length: 4 days

$2,015

$2,075

At the end of the program, students can choose to add on the Paris Connection and spend 4 days exploring one of the world's great cities.

Tuition Information: Fees include accommodation, classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, two daily meals, and all program-organized activities. We also offer a select number of scholarships based on financial need. For full details, see our Tuition page.

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A Day in the Life

Communal breakfast
Major classes on topics ranging from Fashion and Design to International Relations meet in classrooms, labs, studios, or out in Barcelona
Students can choose to have lunch at any of the many local restaurants or sandwich shops
Three afternoons a week, students attend Minor classes. On afternoons with no class students can opt take part in activities which might include sport, trips to museums or sites such as the Picasso Museum and Sagrada Familia, or even to the beach!
Full group dinner
Evening activities, events, or shows

What’s Included

Transport to and from the airport

Accommodation

Breakfast and supper

All scheduled extra-curricular activities

All course supplies

Full Course List

Architecture

Creative Writing

Led by professional writers, and focusing on short fiction, poetry, and personal memoir, students join the succession of writers who, over the years, have drawn inspiration from Barcelona and its rich literary history. Evocative settings, such as the famous café frequented by Spanish writers and artists, Els Quatre Gats, as well as readings, are used as spurs to creativity. Students edit and publish their best work in the program’s literary magazine.

Culture and Cuisine

Students discover Spanish cuisine focusing first on different regional specialties like paella and gazpacho or pinchos, and secondly on the vital role that Barcelona has played, and continues to play, in the culinary world. Students visit markets, bakeries, butchers, and pastry shops, where they discover first-hand the culinary richness of the city. Students also prepare dishes that they share as a class and can recreate back at home.

Materials fee of $300 for the Major and $250 for the Minor

Cultura y cocina Immersion

De la mano de chefs, críticos gastronómicos, nutricionistas e historiadores, esta asignatura es un placer para los sentidos. Los estudiantes ganan confianza con el español mezclándose con locales visitando mercados, panaderías, pastelerías y carnicerías. Los estudiantes descubren la rica diversidad gastronómica española y catalana, de gran relevancia en la actualidad, pues cocineros españoles como Ferrán Adrià y los hermanos Roca son reconocidos mundialmente. Al mismo tiempo los alumnos aprenden sobre la dieta mediterránea y sus bondades para la salud.

La cuota de laboratorio es de $300 US para la clase Major $250 US para la clase Minor.

Fashion and Design

Few cities are as creative and fashionable as Barcelona. Exploiting these extraordinary resources, students discover the artists and designers who have made Barcelona famous, and by meeting with local creators and entrepreneurs, they acquire the skills to design, create, and develop their own brands from scratch. They present their portfolios and creations at the end of the program.

Materials fees of $100 for the Major; $50 for the Minor.

Fotografía Immersion | Minor Only

En este curso los estudiantes desarrollan su propia visión fotográfica de Barcelona y se sumergen en las riquezas visuales de la ciudad, como la arquitectura y el arte callejero. Tanto los principiantes como los fotógrafos más avanzados hacen de la ciudad su estudio; trabajan el retrato, el paisaje urbano, el fotoperiodismo y la fotografía artística. Al final del programa los estudiantes exponen sus mejores trabajos. Los estudiantes necesitan una cámara digital con cable USB, cargador, manual y tarjeta de 16GB.

La cuota de laboratorio es de $75 US para la clase Minor.

International Business

International Relations

Combining theory, case studies, and hands-on projects, students address the leading IR issues of our time. They examine how bodies such as the UN, WTO, EU, and ICC act upon the world stage, and how sovereign nations influence (and are influenced by) the world beyond their own borders. Globalization, peacekeeping, security, terrorism, diplomatic negotiation, legal arbitration, the media are among the topics discussed. Students in this course hone their critical thinking, debate, and presentation skills.

Marine Biology

The oceans are a scientific frontier that we urgently need to understand. Because they are living in a major seaport, students are able to combine trips to the coast with visits to the renowned Institut de Ciències del Mar and the city's aquarium to complement their coursework. Course topics include indigenous marine life, the local ecosystem, species differentiation, coastal preservation, evolutionary biology, and possible solutions to the environmental challenges faced by the ocean.

Medicine

This hands-on course introduces students to key aspects of medicine 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 the variety and changing nature of careers in medicine.

Perfeccionamiento de la lengua Immersion

Este curso de expresión oral y escrita se dirige a los estudiantes que quieren enriquecer su vocabulario y afianzar el conocimiento de la gramática española, como el empleo del condicional y del subjuntivo, la conjugación de los tiempos verbales, o la elección de los pronombres personales y relativos. Los estudiantes leen la prensa regional y nacional, visionan extractos de películas contemporáneas, discuten sobre temas de actualidad y se inician en el arte del debate.

Photography Minor Only

Beginners and experienced photographers transform Barcelona into their private studio, honing their skills on assignments that cover portraiture, urban landscapes, photojournalism, and art photography. All students exhibit their best work at the end of the program. Students need to bring their own DSLR camera with USB cable, charger, manual, and at least one 16GB memory card.

Materials fee of $75 for the Minor.

Psychology

In this survey course, students investigate a wide range of psychological topics including dreams, memory, consciousness, anxiety, body language, gender, sexuality, and education. 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. They come away from the course with a better understanding of the career options in this field and possible areas for further research.

Relaciones internacionales Immersion

Dentro de la óptica de delimitar la complejidad de las relaciones que existen en regiones como el Oriente Medio, África y Sudamérica, los estudiantes se familiarizan con los principales modelos teóricos que influyen en las relaciones internacionales y examinan una serie de estudios de casos, guiados por expertos en la materia. Al final del curso los estudiantes organizan su propia cumbre acerca de un problema importante de actualidad.

Spanish Language: Conversation and Composition

Taking full advantage of Barcelona, this course relies on interactive instruction to review tenses and sentence structure and build vocabulary. Language learning is approached through a variety of activities, such as storytelling and role playing, and short thematic units that integrate visits to museums and cultural sites, and regular contact with local native Spanish speakers. Students work on pronunciation, intonation, and public speaking. They are evaluated on the first day and placed in a class with others of a similar level.

Cultural Enrichment

In addition to program-wide field trips, and numerous outings to Barcelona's famous beaches, our Activities Directors organize a full program to help students discover one of the world's most picturesque and fascinating cities. On a daily basis, students can opt to attend concerts or recitals, watch Catalan and Spanish dance performances, visit one of Barcelona's many world-class museums, or go on expert-led tours of its many culinary marvels and architectural oddities. Whether attending a classical music concert in the glorious Palau de la Música Catalana or visiting the world-famous Picasso Museum, students always have a range of stimulating activities available to them.

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Residence Info

Accommodations and Rooms

In Barcelona, students live in rooms that are occupied by undergraduates during the year. Students are housed in singles or doubles and all rooms have a/c and private bathrooms.

Facilities

Students have access to common areas within the residences as well as a variety of sporting and educational facilities (gyms, basketball courts, tennis courts, pitches). Oxbridge provides every program with computers, so students have daily access to email and social media. The program staff maintains message boards and distributes mail every day.

Meals

Students enjoy breakfast and dinner in their residence's dining halls. Breakfast is primarily continental style with choices such as cereal, yogurt, fruit, toast, coffee, and tea. Several options are available at dinner, including a vegetarian dish and a salad bar. Special dinners are regularly held, and each program ends with a formal banquet. Students are responsible for their own lunch, which can be purchased from a college snack bar or one of the many sandwich shops, small restaurants, patisseries, or bodegas near each residence.

After the Program

Shortly after the program, all students and their parents receive a comprehensive set of grade reports, presenting their course syllabus and highlighting their specific contributions and achievements within their course(s). Most of our alumni later ask for additional copies to include in their college applications.

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