

Greene’s offers tailor-made programmes that will make your gap year unique and unforgettable
All of our Gap Year programmes use the tutorial method of teaching, which will allow you to sit down with experts in their field to discuss, debate, and dissect topics that interest you. The tutorial method is the definitive teaching model of Oxford and Cambridge universities, encouraging students to engage with their subjects and teachers in a way that no other teaching method can replicate.
A Gap Year programme at Greene’s will usually include multiple weekly tutorials in three or four subjects of your choice, along with a weekly meeting with your designated academic mentor, who will encourage you to reflect on your learning experience, as well as help you improve your study skills. You can also choose to participate in our Research Explored course, which is designed to equip students with the writing and researching skills that you’ll need to excel at university.
“There’s been a little highlight every day. Greene’s has lived up to my expectations. This experience has been really wonderfully. The tutors are great, the other students are very friendly and welcoming. It’s a very good community.”
“My experience at Greene’s has been exciting and very helpful for me and my development. I learned a lot about myself, not even just because of my tutorials, but also because of how I was able to interact with others and was treated [as an adult]. All of the people here encouraged me to stop doing what I didn’t want to do; I learned how to go with the flow.
I discovered that I might want to go in a different direction in life, than what I thought previously. My parents are happy with how I developed and with how things went at Greene’s. It changed so much for me. It gave me clarity.”
– Lea’s Testimonial, 2024 Gap Year Student
“Everything. The first tutorial in each subject has been shaky, but every single tutorial since has been exactly what he wanted and a bit more. Each subject was exactly what he wanted, and he could guide the tutorials.”
– Winslow’s Testimonial, 2022 Gap Year Student
“Greene’s did an amazing job finding STEM tutors for our U.S. student son on a gap year to let him ‘warm up’ before starting university. They assembled a custom program that challenged him with university-level content, and provided great support for the challenges of living independently in the U.K.”
– Parent of 2024 Gap Year Student
“My whole goal was to learn English and my tutors have said to me that my English has improved quickly and really well. I feel more prepared now. With English, I want to study Fashion and my tutors tailored my tutorials according to my goals. In my business lessons we talked a lot about clothes and brands and how I can start my own fashion brand… The tutorial method is very good. I was very shy at the beginning because of my English. But one on one I have grown my confidence and I have made friends here.”
– Alessia, 2024 Gap Year Student
Located in the heart of Oxford, Greene’s College Oxford will provide you with an unparalleled academic experience while giving you the opportunity to explore this ancient city’s many galleries, museums, colleges, and walks. And, as Oxford is only about an hour away from London, it will allow you easy access to the U.K.’s capital city.
Learning without boundaries
Because our programmes are tailored to individual students’ needs, they can start nearly anytime of year, either during the academic year from September to May, or during the summer months. The length of students’ programme can also be flexible, from just two weeks to up to 6 months.
You can enter the U.K. on a simple visitor’s visa, which is usually granted for up to 6 months.
Getting to Oxford is very easy! We suggest international students fly into London Heathrow airport. Getting to Oxford from the airport is simple, as there is a wonderful and efficient bus service called the Airline (run by the Oxford Bus Company) that has coaches leaving every 20-30 minutes for most of the day to Oxford from Heathrow (and vice versa). The trip usually takes around 90 minutes and you can book these tickets online.
There is a taxi rank in the square next to Oxford’s Gloucester Green central bus station, which will take you anywhere in the city. Oxford is a small, walkable city, with excellent public transport, so it should be easy for you to navigate to and from college and sites while you’re here.
Yes! Study Abroad students will be given a full orientation to the college, key members of staff, their timetables, and their Greene’s Online portals at the beginning of their programmes. They will also be given advice about living in the city. If students arrive during term time, they will be introduced to other students at the college by staff when they arrive.
Greene’s can help you to find accommodation for the duration of your stay in Oxford. Click the button below to discover your options.
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Oxford is a small and safe city, but there is plenty to see! Students are welcome to take part in any of the co-curricular activities organized by college during term-time, which may include excursions around Oxford or trips to London for ballet, opera, and theatre. Students are also encouraged to explore Oxford and its surrounds with their peers during their programmes.
Though it’s always a good idea to take out travel insurance when travelling abroad, students will be able to access local emergency health services (A&E) without cost while here on a visitor’s visa, including if they need hospitalization due to COVID. Oxford has excellent emergency services. Its teaching hospital, the John Radcliffe, is easily accessible by taxi or by bus. The National Health Service (NHS) website contains information on how to access NHS services in England if you are visiting from abroad.
The U.K. has now opened-up after the pandemic. Masks are optional in public spaces.
If COVID tests are needed in order for students to return to the US, they can easily book approved tests at private pharmacies in Oxford.
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