Kings Bournemouth factsheet – St Peters Quarter

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Kings Bournemouth (St. Peters Quarter) 500 METRE S

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Kings Town Centre Residence

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St. Peters has a modern loft feel with exposed brickwork

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Bournemouth Pier

Our brand new building at St Peters Quarter is located in the heart of Bournemouth city centre. Occupying the entire top floor of a centrally located building, it boasts bright, spacious classrooms with interactive whiteboards, a computer learning centre and a large social area. The building has been entirely refurbished to provide an ultra-contemporary loft feel, complete with exposed brickwork, steel columns and ceiling.

The exterior of St. Peters, located in the town centre

College address and contact number

University Preparation Courses offered

St Peters Quarter St Peter’s Rd Bournemouth BH1 2AD ‎

 International Business Foundation*

T +44 (0)1202 293535 F +44 (0)1202 293922 College Facilities 15 classrooms Computer Learning Centre Private rooms for university counselling Designated prayer room Lift direct to floor White boards in 10 classrooms The Student Zone has sofas and a large flatscreen TV for students to use

Large student zone with sofas and 65 inch flatscreen tv Free wifi Hotspot counter Area surrounding the College St. Peters is right in the heart of the city centre, meaning that within minutes students can reach:  Shops, bars restaurants (1 minute)  Town centre residence (3 minutes)  Beach (5 minutes)

The bright reception area

 Tourism and Hospitality Management Foundation*  Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality* English Courses offered  Intensive Course*  Diploma of English*  Compact Course*  English Plus Business and Finance*  Cambridge English: First*  Cambridge English: Advanced*  IELTS Preparation* *may also be held at the Braidley Road Campus

30 min train

London

2 hr train, 2.5 hr coach

Winchester

40 min train, 1 hr bus

Typical excursions Poole Harbour

Christchurch

Brownsea Island (Summer only)

Swanage and Corfe Castle

Salisbury and Stonehenge

Winchester and the New Forest

Portsmouth

Brighton

Bath

Cambridge*

Oxford, Windsor and Eton*

London Theatre trips*

Harry Potter Studios* One of the bright, spacious classrooms

*These excursions are offered via external excursion companies

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Beach

Nationality breakdown

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St. Peters will host a range of Kings Bournemouth students

City Centre and Bournemouth Balloon

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Africa

Eastern Europe

Americas

Former Soviet Union

Asia China/HK/ Macau

Middle East Western Europe

Social activities Watersports

Basketball

Altitude — high and low ropes courses

Mountain biking in the New Forest

Table tennis

Volleyball

Cinema trips and movie nights

Snowtrax — skiing and snowboarding

Boat trips

Book Club

Dance class

Photography Club

Many of the rooms are equipped with interactive whiteboards

Accommodation

The state-of-the-art building has been completely refurbished Nationality Statistics from January – December 2016

Accommodation

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Homestay Homestays are located within 30 minutes of the College by bus, and are carefully selected and inspected by our Accommodation Officers.

Single rooms are available year round, and twin rooms available during the summer only.

Homestay Extra is also available for those who want the use of a private bathroom, a double bed and a television in the room.

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Student residence Students in Bournemouth have a range of residence options available to them. There are five year-round residences — one is located in the same building as St Peters Campus, there are a further two in the city centre and two more in the popular suburb of Charminster. Single and twin en suite rooms are available at all except Richmond Park residence (single only), and the five present a range of catered and self-catered options. The Charminster residence is available to students aged 16 and over, whereas all the others are offered to students aged 18 and over.