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News
Honours News
Very many
congratulations to Louise Watson & Tom Glynne-Jones on their
Exhibitions to Eastbourne College and King's, Canterbury
respectively.
Choral Day
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7 March
Rugby & Netball
Success
Well done to the U11
girls for getting to the finals of the National Netball Tournament
(they came sixth out of 55 schools) and to the U11 boys for reaching
the semi-final of the Ashdown 7s Tournament.
COMING UP
Sunday 14 March – Mock Trial (evening)
Saturday, 8 May
– Open
Day -
3s’ Play (7 pm)
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Ashdown House is one of the
leading preparatory schools in the country, catering for boys and girls
between 7 and 13. Founded in 1843, it is also one of the oldest.
We are proud to be offering
your child an exciting, challenging and stimulating education. Our
scholarship record over the last 10 years speaks volumes for the quality
of teaching and all children successfully pass into the leading public
schools of their choice.. As part of The Cothill Educational Trust, we
are excited at being able to offer the experience of visits to the
Chateau de Sauveterre in France, and to The Old Malthouse in Dorset
where the children will be able to undertake scientific research with
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We believe, however, that
there should be much more than academic rigour in the classroom. Whether
it is climbing trees, a game of chess, dancing, building dens, or
digging a personal vegetable plot, opportunities abound: freedom and
variety are so important in encouraging independent thought and
responsibility in children.
A school that has a caring
and nurturing ethos, both between staff and children, and importantly
between the children themselves, is essential for the happiness and
development of your child. At Ashdown we strive to maintain the right
balance so that your child will thoroughly enjoy and benefit from his or
her time here. Whilst we base our ethos on sound Christian morals, we
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Blessed with magnificent and
extensive grounds, we offer the main sports and compete successfully
against our local prep schools and in National tournaments. Our Art,
DT, Music and Drama Departments are equally successful with each year
group putting on at least one play a year and nearly every child in the
school learning at least one instrument. The opportunity for children
to be creative is essential.
Although we are proud to
continue to be primarily a boarding school, we welcome younger day
children whom we expect to board by Year 6 – most choose to much
earlier! With the majority of the UK based
children coming from London and the south-east, we have about a third
who live overseas (Hong Kong, Cayman Islands, Foreign Office and Forces
families). We are fortunate to be within easy reach of both Gatwick and
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The photos and information
on this website will give you an idea of what we achieve at Ashdown. A visit
to the School is strongly recommended and I am positive that, after
experiencing the warmth and happiness of the children and staff, you will
leave confident that Ashdown has that something extra about it.
Maria and I much look
forward to meeting you.
Dominic Floyd
Headmaster
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If you have any comments to
make, or wish to be sent a prospectus, please fill in our
on-line form.
We will deal with your request as quickly as we can.
Please visit the
ISCis
web site
for more information on the school including our latest inspection
report (2008).
We also love to hear from
our Old Ashdownians (OAs), please take a moment to fill in our
on-line form
and keep us up to date with your news.
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Ashdown House is now
part of the Cothill Educational Trust (www.cothill-trust.net) |
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