Student Life

OK: you have to finish your paper on Kant by tomorrow, and you have three more books to read before writing your paper on the timelessness of God by the end of the week.  But while your time in Oxford always remains focused on the pleasures of academic study, that does not stop you from experiencing the full student life that is the University of Oxford.

Sport

Every Semester SSO students enjoy competing alongside their fellow Oxford students in the various sports that take place while they are here.  Most students who choose to join a team play other colleges in Oxford, but we have had many SSO students represent Oxford and play against other universities around the country.  Sports that you can play include basketball, volleyball, football (soccer), archery, fencing, rowing, and table tennis. Nearly any sport that you enjoy is represented at Oxford.

Clubs

Oxford University has a club or society that covers almost any activity you can think of.  There are several orchestras of varying standards and many choirs (some you have to audition for and some you do not).  If you enjoy acting why not audition for the lead role in a play?  One semester both lead roles in a dramatic production were filled with SSO students, and students have also helped with set design and lighting.  Juggling, beagling, hiking, caving, movies, politics, debating … you name it, there is a club somewhere in Oxford where you can meet other students from the University with similar interests. There are numerous Christian activities going on during Full Term, and you will find that you are always welcome to participate while you are here.  The CS Lewis Appreciation Society is also popular!