Greene's Tutorial College
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Greene's Tutorial College is an independent college
in Oxford
, England
which specialises in providing one-to-one tuition for students of any age, though particularly 16-18 year olds. Established in 1969 by Edward Greene, Greene's Tutorial College was originally named Edward Greene's Tutorial Establishment, and is the oldest tutorial college operating in Oxford. Many of the other tutorial colleges were in fact founded by ex-Greene's employees. Unlike some other Oxford tutorial colleges, however, Greene's has an "overlay of pedagogic principle or style", and has been described as "the Rolls-Royce of Oxford crammers".
The college takes on a variety of students, from students doing A-level resits, those preparing for university
, particularly at Oxbridge
and younger students preparing for public-school entry, to intellectually gifted children unable to find appropriate education within the main-stream system, and "the odd ball or dropout who finds it hard to adjust to the restrictions of ordinary schooling". The college has recently been taken over by Christopher Upton and Matthew Uffindell, both Oxford-educated tutors.
The college has educated a number of high-profile students, which most recently included the 9 year-old Math prodigy March Tian Boedihardjo
. March was taught by about seven tutors during his two years of study. In the Greene's system, tutors set homework after every tutorial, go through it at the next tutorial, and write reports about performance, effort in class, and homework after every class. Jonathan Christie, the Academic Registrar at Greene's, said that March was one of the youngest students the college had. "It is not normal [to have such a young student taking A-levels]. But we don't judge students by age or ability. ."
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in Oxford
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, England
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which specialises in providing one-to-one tuition for students of any age, though particularly 16-18 year olds. Established in 1969 by Edward Greene, Greene's Tutorial College was originally named Edward Greene's Tutorial Establishment, and is the oldest tutorial college operating in Oxford. Many of the other tutorial colleges were in fact founded by ex-Greene's employees. Unlike some other Oxford tutorial colleges, however, Greene's has an "overlay of pedagogic principle or style", and has been described as "the Rolls-Royce of Oxford crammers".
The college takes on a variety of students, from students doing A-level resits, those preparing for university
University
A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university is an organisation that provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education...
, particularly at Oxbridge
Oxbridge
Oxbridge is a portmanteau of the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge in England, and the term is now used to refer to them collectively, often with implications of perceived superior social status...
and younger students preparing for public-school entry, to intellectually gifted children unable to find appropriate education within the main-stream system, and "the odd ball or dropout who finds it hard to adjust to the restrictions of ordinary schooling". The college has recently been taken over by Christopher Upton and Matthew Uffindell, both Oxford-educated tutors.
The college has educated a number of high-profile students, which most recently included the 9 year-old Math prodigy March Tian Boedihardjo
March Tian Boedihardjo
March Tian Boedihardjo is a child prodigy of Chinese Indonesian descent.Born in Hong Kong, with family roots in Anxi, Fujian, Boedihardjo moved to the United Kingdom in 2005, when his older brother Horatio won a place at the University of Oxford...
. March was taught by about seven tutors during his two years of study. In the Greene's system, tutors set homework after every tutorial, go through it at the next tutorial, and write reports about performance, effort in class, and homework after every class. Jonathan Christie, the Academic Registrar at Greene's, said that March was one of the youngest students the college had. "It is not normal [to have such a young student taking A-levels]. But we don't judge students by age or ability. ."