Liv Student Residence Barcelona Sarrià
A modern student residence in Barcelona’s green Sarrià district, providing a comfortable base for studying and exploring the city.
Oxbridge in Barcelona is for high school students and offers immersive Spanish language and cultural experiences in a vibrant city setting.
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The Oxbridge in Barcelona program is a distinctive educational experience for high school students in Grades 9-12. Located in the Liv Student Residence in the serene Sarrià neighborhood, the program is a short distance from Barcelona's bustling city center. It blends academic study with cultural exploration, offering courses in both Spanish and English across various fields such as Fashion and Design, International Relations, and more.
Priced at $9,495, the program runs from July 4 to July 31 and includes accommodation, classroom instruction, workshops, field trips, and two daily meals. This immersive experience is ideal for students eager to learn in an international setting while experiencing the unique culture and history of Barcelona.
A modern student residence in Barcelona’s green Sarrià district, providing a comfortable base for studying and exploring the city.
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| Session | Dates | Duration | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Oxbridge in Barcelona | 2027 | 4 Jul 2027 - 31 Jul 2027Enrolling now | 27 days | US$10,495 |
A unique, pre-college summer experience for ambitious students, residential in the finest historic colleges of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
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Barcelona is an architect's dream: from the city's ancient Gothic Quarter, to Gaudí's spectacular Modernismo. Students will discover two thousand years of urban development, from Roman ruins to FC Barcelona's majestic new stadium, while learning how to transform their own ideas into models.
Students study two thousand years of Barcelona’s architectural development, from its Roman and Gothic heritage to Gaudí and contemporary landmarks, while developing their own models.
Develop original fiction, poetry and other forms with published writers, using Oxford, Cambridge, Paris or Barcelona as creative inspiration.
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.
Use Barcelona's creative industries to learn how fashion concepts become portfolios, products and brands.
Taking advantage of our residence's proximity to Barcelona's financial center, students gain first-hand knowledge of current issues in the world of business and economics by studying local corporations. They perform case studies on topics ranging from brand positioning to crisis management and - to cap off the course - develop and present a business plan for a start-up venture.
Explore how global power, institutions, diplomacy and conflict operate, with the emphasis tailored to Oxford, Cambridge, Paris or Barcelona.
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.
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.
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.
Improve technical and visual storytelling skills through field assignments in Oxford, Paris or Barcelona, culminating in a selection of finished work.
Investigate human behaviour, psychological theory and research methods, with location-specific case studies and intellectual traditions.
Students explore Spanish and Catalan food culture through Barcelona’s markets, specialist shops, regional dishes and practical cooking activities.
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.
Our programs take place in university residences or, in the case of our Paris program, at a centrally located boarding school. Each program has single and double rooms available and we are happy to take requests for single rooms or roommates via email. In the UK, students can purchase a private bathroom for an additional fee. In Barcelona, each room is equipped with an en-suite bathroom. In Paris and New York, there are shared facilities on each floor.
Students spend 21 hours in class on the one-week programs, 45 - 50 hours in a class on a two-week program (depending on the age group), and 90 -100 hours on a four-week program (depending on the age group).
Our programs are conducted primarily in English, and our programs in Oxford and Cambridge are taught exclusively in English. We want to ensure that our students can integrate fully and feel comfortable with the program community.
In France or Spain, immersion courses are taught exclusively in French or Spanish, but program information, materials, and literature are all available in English. We are happy to have a short conversation with prospective students to make sure they will be able to follow the courses in English, so please feel free to contact our Admissions office if you’d like to speak with us, or if you have any questions.
We hire a team to work at the programs and look after the students. This team consists of a program director, 3-4 deans, 3 program assistants, and 3-4 activities directors. The program director and deans are professional educators who come from reputable schools across the US, UK, Canada, and Australia. They are experts in working with students in these age groups. The onsite team sets up a program office in the week leading up to the program.
Parents will be able to call and email the program office if they have any questions or concerns while their child is at the program. Each evening, students must check in with one of our Deans in the program office between 9 and 10 pm on the Experience programs and between 10 and 11 pm on each of the other programs. This is a great time for students to let the program staff know if they have any questions, or if they need something.
Students typically spend their mornings in class and on each program except for the one week seminars, students will have afternoon classes three days a week. We plan a wide range of optional chaperoned activities for students to take part in when they are not in classes.
The activities directors and program assistants are typically university students who know the city well. The program assistants help out with administrative duties in the program office and the activities directors plan the afternoon and evening activities - they, along with the program director and deans, reside at the residence where the program is taking place, so there is always an adult nearby if a student needs something.
We offer both a Tuition and Travel Protection Plan and a Full Refund Program. You can find more information regarding the Tuition and Travel Protection Plan here: https://oxbridgeprograms.com/ttpp/. There will be more information about each of these options within the application and families will also have the option to purchase them after submitting the application.
Yes! Each student receives a comprehensive grade report at the end of the program with a write up from their lecturer detailing their performance during the course as well as a letter grade.