Offi cial Show Guide Your guide to the essential event for parents In association with Le Richemond, Geneva Saturday 20th September 12.00 – 17.00 • Sunday 21st September 12.00 – 17.00 2 | CONTENTS WELCOME... to the Independent Schools Show, Geneva A fi ne selection of schools is represented here today from all over the UK and Switzerland. To explore every option on offer is to ensure that your child is given the best possible start in life. British independent education is considered to be the best in the world. That’s partly because of its scope and diversity. It’s rare for schools not to have high standards, teach well and deliver the outcomes we all want for our children: strong academic results and delightful, well motivated children who are fl exible thinkers with a social conscience. There is a very right – and therefore conceivably a wrong – choice to be made for each and every child, and I believe that your making the journey here today will assist you in this, the most important of decisions. To that end, representatives from our leading independent schools have come to Switzerland to answer your questions. Finally, I would like to thank all of the schools who have made this event possible. Thanks for coming and enjoy your visit. David Wellesley Wesley Founder – Independent Schools Show The Independent Schools Show Geneva is organised by: Next Step Exhibitions Limited, 2 Vicentia Court, Bridges Court Road, CONTENTS: London SW11 3GY, UK Tel: 020 3301 0299 Geographical School Locator 3 The Independent Schools Show Guide is produced on Exhibitor Profi les 4-23 behalf of the show organiser by: Publishing Events Ltd, 2nd Floor, Chapel House, 18 Hatton Place, London EC1N 8RU, UK OPENING TIMES: Tel: 020 7841 5960 Website: www.publishingevents.com Saturday 20 September: 12.00 – 17.00 All exhibitor entries have been supplied by the schools listed and, whilst Sunday 21 September: 12.00 – 17.00 great care has been taken to ensure the details are correct, neither the show organiser nor publisher of this guide accepts responsibility for any errors, omissions, or claims made in the guide or at the show. To explore every option on offer is to ensure that your child is given the best possible start in life. GEOGRAPHICAL SCHOOL LOCATOR | 3 13 Exhibiting Schools 17 6 12 24 16 18 5 15 2 22 10 26 28 21 9 11 25 8 7 14 19 1 23 3 27 20 4 Switzerland SCHOOL GENDER, AGE SCHOOL GENDER, AGE 1 Ashford School Co-ed, 3 months-18 15 New Hall School Co-ed, 3-18 2 Badminton School Girls, 3-18 16 Old Buckenham Hall Co-ed, 3-13 3 Bedales Schools Co-ed, 3-18 17 Oundle School Co-ed, 11-18 4 College Alpin Beau Soleil Co-ed, 11-18 18 Orwell Park School Co-ed, 2½-13 5 Cheltenham Ladies’ College Girls, 11-18 19 Port Regis School Co-ed, 3-13 6 Culford School Co-ed, 2¾-18 20 Roedean Girls, 11-18 7 Kent College, Pembury Girls, 3-18 21 St Edmund’s School Canterbury Co-ed, 3-18 8 King Edward’s Witley Co-ed, 11-18 22 St Mary’s Calne Girls, 11-18 9 Lord Wandsworth College Co-ed, 11-18 23 St Mary’s Shaftesbury Girls, 11-18 10 Marlborough College Co-ed, 13-18 24 The Downs Malvern Co-ed, 3-13 11 Marymount International School Girls, 11-18 25 The King’s School, Canterbury Co-ed, 3-18 12 Malvern College Co-ed, 13-18 26 Wellington College Co-ed, 13-18 13 Merchiston, Edinburgh Boys, 7-18 27 Windlesham House School Co-ed, 4-13 14 Millfield and Millfield Prep Schools Co-ed, 2-18 28 Woodcote House School Boys, 7-13 4 | EXHIBITOR PROFILES Ashford School East Hill, Ashford, Kent TN24 8PB, UK Tel: +44 1233 739 030 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ashfordschool.co.uk Contact: Mrs Rachael Cox, Registrar Nursery l Pre-prep l Preparatory l Senior l Co-education Age range: 3 months-18 Ashford School: a day and boarding school for boys and girls in the garden of England – Kent. Located in the beautiful South East of England, Ashford School – which has this year been rated Outstanding and Excellent by inspectors – is just a five minute walk from the international railway station, which is home to the Eurostar and the High Speed rail link, taking pupils to London in just 37 minutes. The co-educational school is also within a 90 minute drive of the major London airports. You can board at Ashford between the ages of 10-18 and your home will be with boys and girls of your age in one of our three boarding houses. Our younger boarders enjoy the camaraderie of sharing a room with one or two others, while our older students value the privacy of an en-suite room of their own. Ashford School prides itself on sending pupils off to the world’s top universities and this year was no exception. With over half of A level grades at A*/A, many students are looking forward to beginning studies in medicine, veterinary science, dentistry, engineering, psychology, history, chemistry, statistics and law. About 60 per cent of the year group has secured places at Russell Group universities; nearly four out of ten places are at UK Top Ten universities and over a fifth at World Top Ten universities: a remarkable achievement. We like to keep our students busy, and when they are not studying they find time to make use of the school’s excellent facilities, including Steinway pianos, the indoor pool, sports centre, AstroTurf and gym. There are plenty of co-curricular activities, from fencing to jewellery-making, and there is a busy programme of trips and visits at the weekends. Students are well cared for at Ashford School. Inspectors said the boarding provision is excellent and we all agree. ‘There is no other way of describing Brabourne House other than a home away from home. Settling in was not a problem... an older boarder is assigned to you as a buddy. She or he is known as your big sister or brother and they are always there to help you.’ – Boarding Captain, 2013. We hope you will come and visit us and discover the benefits of Ashford School for yourself. EXHIBITOR PROFILES | 5 Badminton School Westbury Road, Westbury‑on‑Trym, Bristol BS9 3BA, UK Tel: +44 117 905 5271 Fax: +44 117 962 3049 Email: [email protected] Website: www.badmintonschool.co.uk Contact: Karen Balmforth, Admissions Officer Nursery l Pre-prep l Preparatory l Senior l Girls only Age range: 3-18 Badminton School is a thriving independent day and boarding school for girls aged 3-18, which has remained at the forefront of girls’ education in Britain for well over 150 years. Set within a campus of beautiful buildings and pleasant gardens in the university city of Bristol, the school has an enviable sense of community that is felt the moment you step inside the gates. With a consistently outstanding academic record coupled with excellent pastoral care, Badminton’s approach to the holistic education it provides is to broaden the girls’ skills, knowledge and attitudes to ensure they are curious and confident. Badminton girls are characteristically thoughtful individuals who are understanding of the viewpoints of others and who leave school ready to face the changing and challenging wider world. College Alpin Beau Soleil Route du Village 1, CH‑1884 Villars‑sur‑Ollon, Switzerland Tel: +41 24 496 2626 Fax: +41 24 496 2627 Email: [email protected] Website: www.beausoleil.ch Contact: Eva Ghewij, Director of Admissions Co-education l Specific Learning Difficulty Support Age range: 11-18 Located in an alpine village in French speaking Switzerland, Beau Soleil is a co-educational bilingual boarding school with 240 students, aged from 11 to 18 years old, who join us from over 45 different countries. Set in a stunning mountain environment, the school provides a programme of stimulating academic studies balanced with an extensive outdoor expedition and service programme. Important skills in team work, collaboration and resilience are developed through the ski and trekking programmes and these skills are then transferred into the classroom where the student is encouraged to develop an enthusiasm for learning. We offer academic programmes in both English and French, leading to IGCSEs and the IB, or the French Brevet and Baccalaureate. Recent graduates have gained places at top UK, US and European universities. The College is a member of the Round Square group of schools and holds CIS, NEASC and IB accreditation. 6 | EXHIBITOR PROFILES Bedales Schools Church Road, Steep, Petersfield, Hampshire GU32 2DG, UK Tel: +44 1730 711 733 Fax: +44 1730 300 500 Email: [email protected] Website: www.bedales.org.uk Contact: Janie Jarman, Registrar Nursery l Pre-prep l Preparatory l Senior l Co-education Age range: 3-18 Bedales School is one of the UK’s top independent private co-education boarding schools, comprising three schools situated in Hampshire: Bedales Pre-prep, Dunannie (ages 3-8); Bedales Prep, Dunhurst (ages 8-13); and Bedales itself (ages 13-18). Established in 1893, Bedales was founded to be different. Where other independent boarding schools imposed conformity, we have always nurtured individuality, initiative and an enquiring mind. Our founder, J. H. Badley, wanted to educate the whole person – ‘head, hand and heart’. Recently, we have led the way in replacing some GCSEs with our own more interesting and more demanding Bedales Assessed Courses.