Itinerary for Oxford Global Education

The Chase Center’s Oxford Civics Program immerses students in the Anglo-American tradition of civic thought and culture through a 10-day academic program modeled on the Oxford tutorial system. Participants engage in central questions of civic life through lectures delivered by distinguished Oxford faculty in history, law, political philosophy, and philosophy of religion. 

Students live, study, and dine together in an authentic Oxford college setting, sharing in the rhythms of college life alongside current Oxford students. They have access to college libraries, dining halls, and other facilities, creating an environment that supports both intellectual development and civic formation. The program also includes guided learning experiences in some of Oxford’s most iconic settings, along with excursions to London and Bath to explore the institutions and ideas which have shaped Western civilization.

• Chase Center faculty arrive at the Cotswold Lodge Hotel (check in at 4 p.m.)
• Students depart the USA

• Take “The Airline” bus from either Heathrow or Gatwick to Gloucester Green bus stop
• If arriving after check in: Walk (15 mins) or taxi (8 mins) from Gloucester Green to Wycliffe Hall (check in at 2 p.m.)
• If arriving early, walk to the Canterbury Institute and store your bags until check in.
• 2:15 p.m.: Gather outside Wycliffe and begin Oxford Walking Tour I
• 3 p.m.: Convocation House Ceremony (receive Oxford library cards then continue Tour I)
• 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.: Dinner at Turf Tavern (self-pay through Greene King app)
• 6 p.m.: Welcome gathering at Canterbury Institute (82-83 St Aldate’s)
• 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 8:30 – 9 a.m.: Walk to Canterbury Institute 

• 9 – 10 a.m.: Introduction speech (Dominic Burbidge)
• 10 – 10:30 a.m.: Meet tutors
• 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Study block
• 12:30 – 2 p.m.: Lunch in Canterbury Institute (bring your own)
• 2– 4 p.m.: Study block
• 4 – 5:30 p.m.: Oxford Tour II
• 5:30 – 7 p.m.: Disraeli Society Lecture: Lee Strang, The Siren Song of Common Good Constitutionalism, Canterbury Institute
• 7 – 8 p.m.: Dinner (free time)

• 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 9 – 10 a.m.: Sarah Mortimer “John Locke and the Dutch Remonstrants” (Seminar I, History)
• 10 – 10:30 a.m.: Break
• 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Study block         
• 12:30 – 2 p.m.: Lunch in Canterbury Institute (bring your own)
• 2:15 – 4 p.m.: Punting at Magdalen College
• 4 – 5 p.m.: Magdalen College Tour /Addisons Walk
• 5 – 6 p.m.: Get ready for dinner     
• 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.: Think! Dinner at Christ Church

• 8 – 9 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.: Paul Billingham “Defending the Place of Religion in Democratic Discourse” (Seminar II, Political Philosophy)
• 10:30 – 11 a.m.: Break
• 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Study block         
• **First essays are due at 1 p.m.**
• 1 – 2:30 p.m.: Lunch in Canterbury Institute (bring your own)
• 2:30 – 3:30 p.m.: Tutorial 1
• 3:30 – 5 p.m.: Ashmolean Museum           
• 5 – 6:30 p.m.: Dinner (free time)

• 7:30 – 8 a.m.: Breakfast
• 8 – 8:30 a.m.: Walk to Gloucester Green Market
• 8:30 – 11:15 a.m.: Bus (Bay 1 or 2) to Victoria Station Stop
• 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.: Walk through St. James Park, stroll to Trafalgar Square
• 11:45 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.: National Gallery (tour by Edward David “Imagining Leadership through Art and Culture”)
• 1:15 – 2:15 p.m.: Lunch in Gallery Café (free time)
• 2:15 – 2:45 p.m.: Meet at Trafalgar Square and walk to the British Museum
• 2:45 – 4:30 p.m.: British Museum
• 4:30 – 4:45 p.m.: Walk to Seven Dials Market
• 4:45 – 6 p.m.: Dinner at Seven Dials Market (free time)
• 6 – 6:15 p.m.: Walk through Picadilly Circus
• 6:45 – 9:15 p.m.: Hamilton Show at Victoria Theatre
• 9:30 p.m.: Walk to the Oxford Tube at Victoria Station

Break Day

• 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 8:30 – 9 a.m.: Walk to train station
• 9:15 – 10:45 a.m.: Train to Bath
• 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Ancient Roman Baths (audio tour)          
• 12:30 – 2 p.m.: Lunch nearby Guildhall market area (free time)
• 2 – 3 p.m.: Bath Abbey (£6.50) or walking tour
• 3:30 – 5:30 p.m.: Jane Austen Center (Canterbury tour)
• 5:30 – 7 p.m.: Dinner at the Ivy (39 Milsom St, Bath BA1 1DS, United Kingdom)
• 7 p.m.: Walk to the train
• 7:45 – 9 p.m.: Train back to Oxford

• 8:30 – 9:30 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 10 – 11 a.m.: Daniel De Haan “Why Developing Free Will Depends on Common Goods” (Seminar III, Philosophy and Religion)
• 11 – 11:30 a.m.: Break
• 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.: Study block           
• 1:30 – 3 p.m.: Lunch (free time)
• 3 – 5 p.m.: Study block
• 5  – 6 p.m.: Blackwell’s Book Tour (and optional Kilns excursion)       
• 6 – 7:30 p.m.: Dinner (free time)

• 7:30 – 8:30 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 9 – 10 a.m.: Jonathan Price “The Origins of Public Justice” (Seminar IV, Law)
• 10 – 10:30 a.m.: Break
• 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Study block
• **Second essays are due at 12:30 p.m.**
• 12:30 – 2 p.m.: Lunch in Canterbury Institute (bring your own)
• 2 – 4 p.m.: Tutorial II
• 4 – 6 p.m.: Break and get changed
• 6 p.m.: Meet outside College for formal dining hall meal at Keble

• 7:30 – 8 a.m.: Breakfast at Wycliffe Hall
• 8 – 8:30 a.m.: Walk to Gloucester Green Market
• 8:30 – 11:15 a.m.: Bus (Bay 1 or 2) to Victoria Station Stop
• 11:15 – 11:35 a.m.: Walk to Buckingham Palace and view the gates    
• 12:15 – 1:45 p.m.: Lunch at Westminster Arms
• 1:50 – 4 p.m.: Westminster Abbey
• 4 – 4:30 p.m.: Big Ben, 10 Downing St., and Dover House
• 4:30 – 5 p.m.: Walk from Dover to Covent Gardens along the Thames           
• 5 – 6 p.m. Covent Gardens Market
• 6 – 8 p.m.: Masala Zone Covent Gardens (48 Floral St., London WC2E 9DA, United Kingdom)
• 8 – 8:45 p.m.: Walk down Oxford Street to the Oxford Tube Station at Marble Arch