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Château de Sauveterre; Our History; Meet the Staff; Christian Ethos; Term Dates; Explore our Campus; Location; Working for Us; Inspection and Awards; Governance; School Aims and Policies; Our Affiliates and Partnerships; Admissions. Marketed by Healey Fox, Surrey Our Adjudicator, Stephen Clarke was most complimentary about the standard of music that the girls achieved, the respect that they showed to one another and the fun that they so obviously had. It was in this house and garden that Darwin worked on his theories of evolution by natural selection which he had conceived in London before moving to Down.. The fact that the bread is such high quality and is freshly baked just three miles down the road at a neighbouring school makes this a mutually rewarding arrangement.” Downe House has placed an order for a variety of freshly baked rolls, loaves and speciality breads which amounts to 80% of weekly consumption by girls and staff.

The Guest Adjudicator for House Drama this year was Sarah O’Connor who is currently starring in Waitress in the West End. We fuel aspiration and challenge the girls as they grow into confident young women preparing to play their part in the world. Aisholt did a brilliant job with ‘Waterloo’, and the final act of the night came from AGN finishing off the competition with ‘Gimme Gimme Gimme’.We were delighted to welcome Stephen Clarke, former Precentor at Radley College, as our Adjudicator and he had the tricky task of selecting the prize winners in a hotly-contested competition. Holcombe girl, Lucia won the prize for ‘Best Soloist’ with her spellbinding harp playing; Tedworth was awarded the ‘Best Programme Design’ prize; Aisholt was victorious in the ‘Best Instrumental Ensemble’ with a Phantom of the Opera medley; AGS won the ‘Best Vocal Ensemble’ and Holcombe took the ‘Best House Choir’ prize as well as being overall winners.Director of Music, Dr Charlotte Exon said, ‘I just want to say thank you for the music!

Tedworth took to the stage with a fantastic performance of ‘Lay All Your Love On Me’ followed by Holcombe performing the all-time favourite, ‘Mamma Mia’. House Music is always tremendous fun and the standard of musicianship and singing goes from strength to strength each year. It is nearly twenty-five years ago since Downe House first began to explore ways in which it could give its pupils a genuine experience of another culture as well as an opportunity to extend their linguistic skills by sending some LIV pupils to Sauveterre, a Château owned by the Cothill Trust. We offer GCSE examinations and A levels and Downe House girls go on to study at universities all over the world.Each day looks different for a Downe House girl – whether she is a science-loving lacrosse player or an actress who wants to learn Italian, we provide her with a real adventure in education.Our successful academic programme fuels aspiration and challenges the girls as they grow into confident young women preparing to play their part in the world beyond Downe House.Joining us at Downe House will be the beginning of an exciting and fulfilling journey where your daughter can expect to be challenged and supported in equal measure.Meet our Headmistress, Emma McKendrick, who has has been leading the Downe House community for over twenty years.As a leading girls’ independent full boarding school for girls aged 11-18, we offer a huge variety of rewarding and fulfilling jobs.From the United Kingdom to China and Nigeria, girls are still mastering their music skills thanks to our committed Music department.Three Sixth Form girls were able to take part in work shadowing remotely thanks to the forward thinking of Kings Tutors, London.How can you introduce new content and facilitate speaking and listening using technology? Chioma, Susie and Chloe tell us about what it was like starting their UCAS applications and hearing from recent School alumnae.Our two Young Enterprise teams for this year earned 1st and 2nd place in the West Berkshire Area Final for their creativity and ingenuity.In recognition of our efforts to become more sustainable and conscious of the environment, we have been awarded the Eco-Schools Silver Award!To help inspire your next read, the Downe House library recommends you their latest Book of the Week.Dr Neda Hasan (DH 2008), a respiratory doctor at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, offers us her fourth and final instalment of stories from the frontline against the virus. Special congratulations to Holcombe for winning the competition and thank you to all the girls who took part – well done to you all!”The best way to find out more about Downe House, is to come and experience it for yourself – arrange a visit or join us for one of our Open Mornings?All material copyright Downe House 2019 | Charitable company limited by guarantee No 1015059 Luxted Road, Downe, Kent, BR6 7JT Book your visit. Book your visit. With its unique place in the history of science and evolution Down House was Charles Darwin’s family home and is a site of outstanding international significance. Upper Sixth environmental rep Zoe writes up what is discussed after each DECO (Downe House Eco-Committee) meeting each month.In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a team of Downe House Global Ambassadors organised a charity ‘Virtual Around the World Relay’ to raise money for the International Rescue Committee (IRC).Here are just some of the highlights from our families around the world enjoying their very own versions of our acclaimed 'Founder's Afternoon Tea'.Over Founder's Fortnight, the Learning for Life department asked girls, staff and families to share what they have learned during lockdown.The best way to find out more about Downe House, is to come and experience it for yourself – arrange a visit or join us for one of our Open Mornings?All material copyright Downe House 2019 | Charitable company limited by guarantee No 1015059

Discover 1.0.0.20 A fantastic celebration of the musical talent in this year’s House Music competitionIn this year’s spectacular House Music competition which involved hundreds of girls across the year groups, each House presented a programme of music starting with a soloist followed by an instrumental ensemble, a vocal ensemble and finishing with the House Choir.Under the careful guidance and leadership of the House Conductors, each House has been rehearsing for weeks and on the night, they all gave their best performances.The theme for the House Choirs was the much-loved music of ABBA and the audience were treated to some of ABBA’s greatest hits starting with AGS who kicked the competition off with a brilliant rendition of ‘Does Your Mother Know’.

The programme is comprised of a series of bespoke subject-specific modules, or Electives, which are organised according to three distinct pathways, each one named after Downe House Alumnae, Biochemist, Helen Muir (DH 1938, Anthropologist, Audrey Richards (DH 1917) and Historian, Margaret Aston (DH 1950). Book your visit. Down House is the former home of the English naturalist Charles Darwin and his family. We fuel aspiration and challenge the girls as they grow into confident young women preparing to play their part in the world.