WELCOME Welcome to School, where pupils are supported in their personal development and encouraged to make the most of their

Key facts about Mill Hill abilities and interests, both inside and outside the classroom. Our motto, et Day & Boarding virtutem et musas, which we have recently DAY, WEEKLY AND FULL BOARDING PLACES AVAILABLE styled as instilling values, inspiring minds, 120+ reflects these aims whilst also celebrating ACRES OF GROUNDS AND FACILITIES our heritage and our commitment to Co-educational preparing our pupils for the future. We also FOR AGES 13–18 encourage them to live for the moment and 10 miles FROM CENTRAL to embrace the many opportunities which GCSE & A Level Mill Hill provides. WITH A WIDE RANGE OF OPTIONS

A Family of Schools Mill Hill School is at the heart of a Foundation dating back to 1807, which also includes our Pre-Prep, Grimsdell; our Prep, Belmont; and our most recent addition, Mill Hill International. We are co-educational at all entry points, and from 13+ also offer the options of Weekly or Full Boarding. Set in over 150 acres of beautiful grounds, we occupy an enviable location just a short tube ride from central London, and believe that the fresh air and open space which we Jane Sanchez enjoy enhances the Mill Hill experience for Head pupils and staff alike. We are a happy school, with a spring in its step; as much a family as a community. You are warmly invited to our Open Mornings or to a personal visit so that you can find out for yourself what makes Mill Hill special.

This means being able use to technology as well as effectively work otherwith people a global within arena. By developing such skills we prepareaim to our pupils as best we can be work to ready university, for and the world of the future.

Two centuries later the importanceTwo of moral integrity remains central to the School as seek we educate to young people who be will able contribute to positively society to both now and in the Ourfuture. learning community brings boys and girls of different cultures and them helps and together backgrounds respect importance of the understand to in their everyday lives. As science and technology seem set to shape our world in unknown it is ways, important provide our to pupils the with succeed needed in to skills appropriate changingthis ever world. The School was established was established School The individuals by in 1807 inspired by the principles and respect. tolerance of EST.

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ARTS AND HUMANITIES

We offer a wide choice of study in modern and classical languages, literature, humanities, social sciences and pure and applied arts.

Students’ learning is inspired and supported by specialist staff, excellent facilities, numerous educational trips as well as by regular visiting speakers.

Since our foundation we Millhillians’ present-day exploration of ideas, culture and communication have encouraged curiosity, is a fitting tribute to our most famous former teacher: Sir James Murray was the inaugural editor of the Oxford imagination and independence English Dictionary, a project which began in 1879 in a building on the of mind in our young people. School grounds. 8 LEARNING LEARNING – SCIENCES

MATHS Tradition meets AND SCIENCE

the future in our , the Nobel Prizewinner, was a pupil in the 1930s, and later paid Science Faculty, tribute to his education here: “My whole scientific career was grounded in the excellent science teaching I had at Mill housed in the historic Hill.” The Faculty now comprises Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Psychology, all Francis Crick Building. taught by subject specialists who place an equal importance on conceptual and practical learning.

Maths is Mill Hill’s most widely studied subject at GCSE and A Level. Expert teachers help students develop the logic and problem-solving skills at the heart of modern mathematical learning. future

to studyto GCSE and Computer A Level Science, which teaches a solution-led issues. real-world to approach Our new Innovation Hub provide will dedicated space outside the classroom pupilsfor explore new to ideas and streak entrepreneurial the up follow common Millhillians. many to All pupils a Computing follow and Digital Literacy course when join they Mill in order Hill, develop to their logical and analytical skills, as well learn as to programming languages. Many elect INNOVATION, COMPUTER COMPUTER SCIENCES

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PASTORAL CARE

The welfare of each pupil is supported We host regular lectures by external throughout their school career by experts, for our young people and their parents alike, on a variety of a Housemaster/mistress or House topics affecting teenage life. Professional medical and counselling Parent and tutor team who get to services are also on hand. Millhillians have a formal say in the know them well and liaise closely running of their school through a variety of representative councils with their families. and committees, many of which have an explicitly pastoral focus.

The House provides a social base and a sense of identity the within School, engendering a spirit where each pupil is proud of personal achievements and of contributing They a community. to encouragedare share to in the running of the House and participate in a range competitions. Inter-House of atmosphere an House creates The of tolerance, mutual respect and understanding.

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DAY HOUSES of a House throughout Mill Hilltheir career. All pupils are members are members All pupils

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Younger pupils’ homeworkYounger is supervised and supported House by Thosestaff. who olderare are helped that independence the develop to servewill them university. at All boarders come together as a wider boarding community breakfast, for supper and a variety of evening and society activities, weekend meetings, workshops academic and creative and trips in and around London. Canada

Ukraine

Brazil Russia Spain

Thailand from many backgroundsmany from and locations in the UK and around the world. While our Houses suffused are rich with history, our boarding model is modern and non-hierarchical. boarder’s Every voice is heard, and our House staff dedicatedare replicatingto a family atmosphere in which tolerance, empathy and mutual the fore.endeavour to always are Our boarders develop a close attachment theirto particular House, where they andlive study under the care of a House Parent or Housemaster/mistress who knows them through and through and who maintains a close relationship theirwith families back home. We welcomeWe full and weekly boarders

Nigeria

Switzerland... Germany

China

BOARDING HOUSES France Portugal Japan Turkey LIVINGAND BOARDING 5

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CO-CURRICULAR

An extensive co-curricular programme is an integral part of every Millhillian’s school life.

Fun and memorable in themselves, such as India and Zambia or sports tours these weekly activities build in our in the UK, Europe and across the world. pupils the key skills necessary to stand out at university and with employers. Clubs and activities include: CO-CURRICULAR 150+ Qualities such as curiosity, creativity, Aerospace Club CLUBS & ACTIVITIES emotional intelligence, independent Amnesty International thinking, resilience, leadership and Astronomy teamwork are fostered by our wide Cookery choice of pursuits. Debating Society Horse Riding Our numerous on-site activities are Guitar Ensemble supplemented by over 100 days out and Jazz Band 30 residential trips each year, ranging Strength and Conditioning from academically focused visits to our Touch Typing global partnership projects in countries Yoga

Cabaret , Oklahoma! , The House The War! Oh, What a Lovely and Drama Festival takes place every other Recent major productions have included included have productions major Recent Our Country’s Good year and pupils involves all year- from groups. include Facilities main a stage, purpose-built and theatre drama studio.

, was a pupil here, as was his We holdWe an annual singing competition as well as a biennial House Music non-specialist and specialist for Festival musicians The Chapel alike. Choir and other ensembles in the tour UK Europe. and Theatre and performance in our are lifeblood Mill at having Hill, helped to nurture a host of actors, writers and 21st and 20th the through broadcasters Centuries. Patrick the second Troughton, Doctor Who grandson Harry Melling whoappeared in the Harry Potter films.

MUSIC DRAMA AND

A wide range of opportunities exists opportunities of range A wide from perform, to wishing those for the formality of the Chapel Choir and style the to orchestra string and Club. Glee and band jazz the of energy

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ART ANDDT Mill Sixth with Hill, Formers moving on each universityyear to coursessuch as Product Design, Design Architecture, Engineering and Design.Automotive pupils regularly Younger triumph in national design competitions, and a number of Sixth Formers held have prestigious Arkwright Engineering Scholarships. and of our many artists A Level Art for leave Foundation courses, Fine Art, History of Art, Fashion Architecture, and other art and design-related disciplines. This is no new tradition: Old a lifetime ago, Millhillian Sir Norman Hartnell designed the Queen’s wedding dress and coronation gown. Design Technology has a high profile at We believe everyoneWe can art make and enjoy doing so. Our spacious, well-lit studios hum activitywith and imagination throughout the and there is incredible variety theday, work to produced our pupils. by Art is very popular GCSE at and A Level,

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We are blessed are We 120 with acres of grounds and facilities, including numerous grass pitches, an indoor sportsand AstroTurf complex, a 25-metre pool, tennis and netball courts, Fives Eton courts and a golf closely work centre. We Middlesex with Saracens Club, Cricket The Club, Rugby golfShire course and Middlesex University’s Department Science Exercise Sport and offeryoungto our sportsmen andwomen themselves. develop to chance every ACRES GROUNDS OF AND FACILITIES 120+

Mill Hill enjoys a long tradition tradition a long Mill Hill enjoys today and excellence sporting of all Millhillians chance the have to represent their school. Through sport, our pupils buildcharacter will them that serve qualities and well in future life. SPORT

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the students enjoy privileges which which privileges enjoy students the come hand-in-hand responsibility with and commitment. They central are to leadership in their Houses and the wider School expect We community. and encourage a full engagement in co- varied are which activities, curricular enougheveryone for find to challenge, fun and self-expression, while developing their social responsibility through our Community Action Programme. Our Sixth provides Form an experience distinct the from younger years. Through our new dedicated Sixth Centre, Form

Sixth Form Mill Hill offers its SixthFormers wealth a of opportunities skills develop to key and attributes that themallow will rise to the challengesto take of the We future. them beyond the curriculum through high-quality teaching and enrichment, curiosity resilience, engendering whilst and independent learning. The results show not only in excellent A Level Education Higher impressive and grades destinations but also Millhillians’ in ability university at thrive to and in their early careers.

Mill Hill offers its Sixth Formers Formers Sixthits Mill Hill offers develop to opportunities of a wealth will that skills attributes and key challenges the to rise to them allow future. the of

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LSE

Bristol

Exeter

Oxford

Leeds We are proud are of all our leaversWe and celebrate their achievements in reaching the destinations and courses right that are themfor as individuals. Sixth Formers access have a range to of experts in School and in partner their on them guide who organisations British traditional most the from options: opportunities courses, undergraduate in the USA, continental Europe and elsewhere, pathways creative through to and the newest offers such as Degree Apprenticeships. Nottingham Warwick

Rome Cambridge

Oxford Brookes Manchester Sussex Sussex

LIFE BEYOND KCL Bath Kent NYU UCL Imperial Birmingham Loughborough

the various opportunities leading on from school. Given the constantly changing changing constantly the Given landscape of higher education and in UK the globally, and employment MillHill provides comprehensive on parents and pupils to advice

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M1/M25/A1 Mill Hill East Hill Mill Mill Hill Broadway (direct trains to centralMill trains Hill to Broadway (direct International) Pancras St and London Heathrow 40 minutes; 30 Luton minutes; GatwickStansted 1 hour 1 hour; 15 minutes 240 route

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NEXT STEPS Come and visit us and visit and Come discover for yourselves what Mill Hill offer. has to what at 13+, 14+ and 14+ 16+. 13+, at furtherFor details of our admissions process please visit our website or call the Admissions Team. Admissions Millweekly Hill School offers day, boarding and full boarding places to boys and girls aged 18, entry with 13 to

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