How do I make my donation?

You can make a donation to support the Annual OAs living in the US Fund 2018/19 by Direct Transfer, Cheque or OAs living in the US who wish to give their gift Regular Donation. in dollars will benefit from the US income tax deduction. Gifts may be made by contacting Direct Transfer the British Schools and Universities Foundation, Please make the transfer payable to: Inc. Their website www.bsuf.org gives all the Account number – 87438704 details you need for giving. Gifts can be made Sort code – 60-00-08 to BSUF by cheque or credit card. Account name – Aldenham School General Charitable Trust Bank – National Westminster Bank PLC, 72-74 High Street, Watford WD1 2QB or IBAN – GB44 NWBK 6000 0887 4387 04

NOTE Please give your name as a payment reference, followed by your child’s name if they are a pupil at the school.

Cheque Please make cheques payable to – Aldenham School General Charitable Trust Complete the donation form and return it with your cheque to – The Development Office, Aldenham School, A Gift in your Will Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ We are grateful to those who remember Aldenham in their Will and so help the Regular Donation School to thrive in the future. Richard Platt, Please return the completed Donation Form, the founder of Aldenham School, left orders along with any cheques and if applicable the for the establishment of the School in his Will. standing order form, in the enclosed FREEPOST More recently several gifts have been made envelope to – to the School. The Development Office, Aldenham School, Elstree, Hertfordshire WD6 3AJ Please let us know if you plan to leave a gift in your Will to Aldenham, by contacting Your name will be listed in the Annual Report. [email protected] If you wish your gift to remain anonymous please tick the relevant box. If you wish to support something specific or for further information about the School’s fundraising activities The Aldenham Annual Fund please contact Ann Saffery Development and OA Manager 2018 19 Email [email protected] /­ Telephone +44(0)1923 851612

Aldenham School General Charitable Trust – Registered Charity No 1062393 The Aldenham Annual Fund 2018/19 For the Aldenham Foundation

To my delight, the Aldenham Annual Fund once again exceeded target last year, generating an incredible total of over £57,000. Large and small donations came flooding in from the outset, enabling us to provide all the items in the brochure and more besides. I am most grateful to everyone who supported the campaign and contributed to this great success.

We are now looking forward to a very strong future for the Aldenham Foundation, with an ambitious strategic plan under discussion. This year we want to raise £50,000 for the exciting resources in this booklet; we also aim to provide another major Sixth Form bursary.

New technology is at the top of our list this year and we are also putting a high emphasis on reading, with an accelerated reading and reward programme. This will benefit our most able readers and encourage more reluctant readers to devour books. Sport and Children across the Aldenham Foundation the Arts will also be well provided for through your generous are constantly reminded of the joy support. and benefits of reading. An accelerated reading and reward programme will children in Aldenham and St Hilda’s Prep Whatever you can do to help enhance a child’s Aldenham provide incentives, measure progress Schools and to students in Martineau’s, education will be very much appreciated by us all. Thank you. and encourage a lifelong love of reading. the Junior House. As funding allows it will Initially the scheme will be introduced to be rolled out and firmly embedded into Aldenham life. James Fowler Headmaster • Accelerated reading reward programme £10,000

Cover – On Pi Day 2018 Senior School pupils worked with Prep School children to complete a series of challenges. The Annual Fund 2017/18 provided graphical calculators for older students studying Maths at A level. For the Senior School

We must keep pace with advancements in technology. Virtual reality equipment in the classroom will take history lessons to WW1 battlefields; Geography students can visit the Hoover Dam from their desks and Scientists Outdoor activities, sport and performance will be able to walk inside a human body. also remain high on the agenda at Aldenham. Specialist resources are needed Psychology continues to be a popular to help ensure the best possible outcomes subject at A level and eye tracking tools and to keep learning fun and engaging. would help students with research projects. Photography and filming activities are • Stage blocks for Drama £2,500 important in several areas of the curriculum. • STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) Kits for CCF £1,750 • High jump equipment and cricket net upgrade £2,500 • Virtual Reality hardware and software cross curricular £7,000 • Eye tracking hardware and software, for Psychology £1,000 • Camera equipment, for Media Studies and Art £6,500 • Music technology and instruments £1,500 For the Whole School Bursaries The Aldenham School Fund Report 2017/18

The Aldenham Annual Fund exceeded its target once again in 2017/18 raising over £57,000. The generous support of OAs, Parents and Friends of the School is very much appreciated. Many thanks to all those listed below and to the anonymous donors.

The Six Form Bursary Mr Ian Abington Keith Fowler Mr David Randall Dr Brian Apthorp Mr Michael Fulford Mr & Mrs Rice-West is now a regular Mr John Apthorp CBE Smith & Turner Brewery Mr Dick Richards element of the Dr Mark Ball Timothy George Mr Humphrey Roberts Mr John Barnard Mr David Gibson Mr Dennis Robinson Aldenham Annual Mr James Barraclough Mr Simon Gifford-Mead Mr Graham Roots Fund. The 2017/18 Mr & Mrs Trevor Barton Mr David Greenhouse Mr Michael Rowe Derek & Jo Battrum Mr John Haines Mr Martin Saunders award went to Daniel St John who came to Mr Anthony Biddle Mr Robin Hall Mr John Saxby Aldenham from Queens’ School, Bushey Madeiliene & Alain Bill Reymond Mr Malcolm Helder Richard Schooley Mr Marcus Blake Mr & Mrs Julian Henchley Vandana & Mayank Shah and he completed his GCSEs with us in Richard Blake Mr Micki Hidayatallah Mrs Natalia Skrivanova the summer. Daniel works hard to achieve Mr Edred Bowman Mr Dick Hoff Mr Ronald Somerville CBE Mr Peter Brook Mr Tony Hunt Mr Neil Sutherland OBE DL well academically and is a very talented, all Mr Alexander Buchanan Ian Hutchinson Prof. Sir Martin Sweeting round sportsman. The financial support has Mr Edward Burkart Mr & Mrs Katsiavriades Mr Michael Tapper Mrs Elaine Carroll Mr & Mrs Bob Kershaw Mr & Mrs Jan Telensky enabled him to stay on and study A levels at Dr Frank Carter Mr John Kinross Mr Dawson Ting Aldenham. We wish Daniel all the best and Mr & Mrs Cherry Mr & Mrs Sukru Kurt Peter & Heather Titus Mr Tony Clemow Mr Bob Labes Mr Roger Topping want to be able to offer another deserving Mr John Collis Mr David Male CBE Jerry Trace student similar help next year. Aldenham School Common Room Mr David Massey Mr Giles Turner Keith Dallas Duncan McPhee Mr & Mrs Anthony Wah Mr Tony Dey Mr & Mrs Melville Mr John Wallace • Sixth Form Bursary £13,000 Ivan & Aynur Diamond Mr David Morris Theo White Mrs Lesley Duncan Mr Dan Noyes Bill White Mr John Edgley Edward Oatley MBE Mr & Mrs S Wild Ongoing projects that donations will Mr John Edwards TD JP Sophie Parker Mr Gareth Wilson support if we meet our target of £50,000: Mr Ian Eggleden Mr Ian Partington Mrs Daphne Woodrow Phil & Lucy Elder Mr Richard Peart • Archive digitisation, storage and John Flood Mr Michael Platt with 12 additional anonymous donors

retrieval system This year the Fund paid for: • Trips and events • Chapel sound system • A Creative Café concept • Theatre lighting desk • Digital archive development • Team sports kits • Dinghy sails • Team sports kits • Professional/inspirational speakers • Long jump pit renovation • Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, team challenge • Electric organ • A major Sixth Form bursary • Tree planting • First aid training equipment • Bursaries and scholarships • Graphical calculators For the Prep School • Daylight boxes for Psychology • Pre-prep library furnishing Other Scholarships and Bursaries are awarded at 11 + and 13 + for Sport, Music, Art, Design and Technology, as well as for exceptional academic performance.