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Wheeler Robinson believed that Oxford was a more congenial setting than London for a college. This belief, coupled with the lure of the advantages of the tutorial system and the fact that Baptists remained the only Free church without a college in one of the ancient universities, led Wheeler Robinson to decide to relocate the college to Oxford. [8]
The Alternative Prospectus is written and produced by current students for prospective applicants. The publication was awarded a HELOA Innovation and Best Practice Award in 2011. [23] The Univ Alternative Prospectus offers student written advice and guidance to potential Oxford applicants.
St Catherine's College, Oxford traces its origins to 1868. In its first iteration, it was established as a delegacy for Scholares nulli Collegio vel Aulae ascripti ('Scholars enrolled in no college or hall'), by university statute on 11 June 1868. [9]
In 1922 the principal, L.P. Jacks, hosted Rudolf Steiner to present a conference on alternative education and the model Waldorf school at Stuttgart, Germany which led to the establishment of such schools in Britain. [12] In the 1920s and 1930s, the college provided courses for the Workers' Educational Association. [citation needed]
In 1942, the Society of Oxford Home-Students was renamed the St Anne's Society and given its coat of arms by Eleanor Plumer (Principal, 1940–1953). [27] The name St Anne's was chosen as historically, there was a chapel of Saint Anne at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin where, from the college's earliest days, the whole student body ...
Sep. 19—OXFORD — The city school board passed a $60.3 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year at its regular meeting Tuesday morning. The figure represents an increase of $1.17 million over ...
A university or school prospectus is a document sent to potential (prospective) students to attract them to apply for admissions. It usually contains information about the institution and the available courses, including advice on how to apply and the benefits of accepting a place.
The Learning Center provides a nurturing environment for at-risk students in grades 8-12 through an alternative approach to their education, the district website said.