There is an Oxford in New Zealand, an Oxford in Canada, 21 Oxfords in the United States, besides a Mount Oxford, two Lake Oxfords and Oxford County, Maine (whose capital is South Paris). The city lends its name to Oxford bags, Oxford Marmalade, Oxford grey (a very dark grey colour – homage to the skies of Oxford perhaps?), Oxford shoes, the Oxford Comma (see fact #11), the Oxford Group, the Oxford Movement and the Oxford accent.
Roger Bannister, a 25-year-old medical student, was the first man to run a mile in less than four minutes. This feat was achieved in 1954 at the Iffley Road track in Oxford. His time was 3 mins 59.4 seconds.
Mr Marat, Cambridge Exam Officer
As part of Cosmonaut’s Day, CIS Moscow will be hosting a school-wide egg drop.
This week is the campus round of Got Talent.
March 22nd Moscow campus turned green for our Saint Patrick’s Day celebration
This week CIS SPb students took part in the MUN SPB conference, organized by School 157.
Join us 13th April for an Open day in CIS Tashkent
On the 17th of February over 140 participants gathered to showcase their chess skills and battle it out on the board.
We invite you to an Open Day on 16th February at our Skolkovo Campus, where you will have a unique opportunity to experience a few hours in the life of a student in Cambridge International School.
On December 13th and 14th, we held a Winter concert, where students from Pre-Nursery to Year 6 performed their show.