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King's College of Our Lady of Eton
Motto Floreat Etona
(May Eton Flourish)
Established 1440
Type Public School
Religious affiliation Anglican
Head Master Anthony Little MA
Provost Sir Eric Anderson KT
Founder Henry VI
Location Eton
Windsor
Berkshire
EnglandFlag of England
Staff 135 (approx. The term public school has two distinct (and virtually opposite meanings depending on the location of usage in the United States, Australia and Anthony Richard Morell Little MA (Cantab (born 1954 also known as Tony Little, is a leading English Educationalist who was headmaster In the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Dublin, the degree of Master of Arts or Master in Arts ( MA) is awarded to Bachelors Sir (William Eric Kinloch Anderson, KT, FRSE (born 27 May 1936) is Provost of Eton College. The Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle is an Order of chivalry associated with Scotland. Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom Eton is a Town in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. Berkshire (ˈbɑːkʃə or /ˈbɑːkʃɪə/ say Baak-shuh/-sheer sometimes abbreviated to Berks) is a Home County in the South England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland )
Students 1308
Gender Boys
Ages 13 to 18
Houses 25
School colours Eton blue     
Publication The Chronicle, The Oppidan
Former pupils Old Etonians
Website www.etoncollege.com

The King's College of Our Lady of Eton beside Windsor, commonly known as Eton College or just Eton, is a public school (privately funded and independent) for boys, founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. Eton blue is a bluish green colour used since early 19th century by sportsmen of Eton College. Eton College, or just Eton, is a world-famous British Independent school for boys founded in 1440 by King Henry VI. An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom

It is located in Eton, near Windsor in England, north of Windsor Castle, and is one of the original nine English public schools as defined by the Public Schools Act 1868. Eton is a Town in Berkshire, England, lying on the opposite bank of the River Thames to Windsor and connected to it by Windsor Windsor (ˈwɪnzə/ /ˈwɪndzə is a suburban town and tourist destination in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead in Berkshire, England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Windsor Castle, in Windsor in the English county of Berkshire, is the largest inhabited Castle in the world and dating back to the time of An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees The Public Schools Act 1868 was enacted by the British Parliament to reform and regulate nine leading English boys' schools

The school's Head Master, Anthony Little MA, is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference and the school is a member of the Eton Group of independent schools in the United Kingdom. Anthony Richard Morell Little MA (Cantab (born 1954 also known as Tony Little, is a leading English Educationalist who was headmaster The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC is an association of the headmasters or headmistressess of 242 leading day and boarding independent schools in The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College An independent school in the United Kingdom is a school relying upon private sources for all of its funding predominantly in the form of school fees The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It has a very long list of distinguished former pupils, including eighteen former British Prime Ministers. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Traditionally, Eton has been referred to as "the chief nurse of England's statesmen"[1], and is often described as the most famous public school in the world. [2]

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Overview

Eton College currently boards 1,308 boys (15 per cent from overseas) between the ages of 13 and 18 (roughly 260 in each year) at a charge of £26,490 (approximately US$54,000 or €39000) per year. A boarding school is a School where some or all pupils not only study but also live during term time with their fellow students and possibly teachers [3]

The school is headed by a Provost and Board of Governors, who appoint the Head Master. The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. It contains 25 boys' houses, each headed by a housemaster, selected from the more senior members among the teaching staff, who number approximately 160.

Almost all of the school's graduates go on to universities, about a third to Oxford or Cambridge[4]. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the

History

School Yard, Eton College
School Yard, Eton College

Eton College was founded in 1440 by Henry VI as a charity school to provide free education to seventy poor boys who would then go on to King's College, Cambridge, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, which he also founded in 1441. Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom King's College Cambridge is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the This was a copy of William de Wykeham Winchester, Oxford link. Henry VI took half the scholars and the headmaster from William of Wykeham's Winchester College (founded 1382). William of Wykeham (1320 &ndash 27 September 1404) was Bishop of Winchester, Chancellor of England, founder of Winchester Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire Eton is modelled on Winchester College, and became popular in the 17th century. Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar

When Henry VI founded the school, he granted it a huge number of endowments, including much valuable land, a plan for formidable buildings (Henry intended the nave of the College Chapel to be the longest in Europe) and several religious relics, supposedly including a part of the True Cross and the Crown of Thorns. In Romanesque and Gothic Christian Abbey, Cathedral Basilica and church Architecture, the nave is the A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial The True Cross is the name for physical remnants which by a Christian tradition are believed to be from the actual cross upon which Jesus was crucified In Christianity the Crown of Thorns, one of the instruments of the Passion, was the woven chaplet of thorn branches worn by Jesus before his Crucifixion He even persuaded the then Pope, Eugene IV, to grant a privilege unparalleled anywhere in England: the right to grant Indulgences to penitents on the Feast of the Assumption. History See also History of the Papacy Catholics recognize the Pope as a successor to Saint Peter, who Jesus named as the "shepherd" and Pope Eugene IV (1383 &ndash February 23, 1447) born Gabriele Condulmer, was Pope from March 3, 1431, to his death An indulgence, in Roman Catholic Theology, is the full or partial Remission of temporal punishment due for Sins which have already been forgiven Penance is repentance of Sins as well as the proper name of the Catholic and Orthodox Christian Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation/Confession This article is about the theological concept For the works of art with this title see Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Art and Roman Catholic Marian art.

Eton College Chapel
Eton College Chapel

However, when Henry was deposed by Edward IV in 1461, the new king annulled all grants to the school and removed most of its assets and treasures to St George's Chapel, Windsor, on the other side of the River Thames. Edward IV ( 28 April 1442 – 9 April 1483) was King of England from 4 March 1461 until 2 October The Thames ( is a major River flowing through southern England. Legend has it that Edward's mistress, Jane Shore, intervened on the school's behalf and was able to save much of the school, although the royal bequest and the number of staff were much reduced. Elizabeth "Jane" Shore (c 1445 - c 1527 was one of the many mistresses of King Edward IV of England, the first of the three whom he described respectively as the Construction of the Chapel, originally intended to be slightly over twice as long, with eighteen - or possibly seventeen - bays (there are eight today) was stopped when Henry VI was deposed, with only the Quire of the intended building ever completed. A chapel is a holy place or area of Worship for Christians, which may be attached to an institution such as a large church, a College, a Provost William Waynflete, previously Head Master of Winchester College, built the ante-chapel that finishes the Chapel today. William Waynflete (born William Patten) (c 1398 &ndash 11 August 1486) was Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486 and Lord Chancellor Winchester College is a well-known boys' Independent school, and an example of an English Public school, in the city of Winchester in Hampshire

As the school suffered reduced income at a stage when much of it was still under construction, the completion and further development of the school has ever since depended on wealthy benefactors. Many of these benefactors are honoured with school buildings in their name, such as the Bishop William Waynflete or Roger Lupton, whose name is borne by the central tower which is perhaps the most famous image of the school. William Waynflete (born William Patten) (c 1398 &ndash 11 August 1486) was Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486 and Lord Chancellor Roger Lupton was born in the Parish of Sedbergh in the year 1456

In the 19th century, the architect John Shaw Jr (1803–70), became surveyor to Eton and designed new parts of the college which helped provide better pupil accommodation. John Shaw Junior (1803&ndash1870 was an English Architect of the 19th century who was complimented as a designer in the "Manner of Wren " [5]

The Duke of Wellington is often quoted as saying that "The Battle of Waterloo was won on the playing-fields of Eton", but this has been challenged. Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c In the Battle of Waterloo (Sunday 18 June 1815 near Waterloo Belgium Wellington briefly attended Eton – for which he had no great love – in the late 18th century, when the school had no playing fields and no organised team sports, and the statement was first recorded three years after his death. The 18th century lasted from 1701 to 1800 in the Gregorian calendar, in accordance with the Anno Domini / Common Era numbering system The Duke was, however, wildly popular at Eton, visiting many times in his later life.

A nuclear bunker was constructed under the college in 1959 to house the College's Provost and Fellows, and is now used for storage. A military bunker is a hardened shelter often buried partly or fully underground designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks [6]

School terms

There are three academic halves in the year,

Boys' houses

King's Scholars

Main article: King's Scholarship

One boarding house, College is reserved for seventy King's Scholars, who attend Eton on scholarships provided for by the original foundation and awarded by examination each year; they pay up to 90 per cent of full fees, depending on their means. Of the other pupils, up to a third receive some kind of bursary or scholarship. The name "King's Scholars" derives from the fact that the school was founded by King Henry VI in 1440 and was, therefore, granted royal favour. Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom The original school consisted of only seventy scholars, half of whom had previously been educated at Winchester College, and all of these boys were educated at the king's expense.

King's Scholars are entitled to use the letters "KS" after their name and they can be identified by a black gown worn over the top of their tailcoats, for which they used to be referred to as tugs (Latin: togati, wearers of gowns), and occasionally a surplice in Chapel. Priest or seminarian with censorjpg|thumb|Seminarian vested in a pleated Roman-style surplice with lace inserts holding a Thurible.

Oppidans

As the school grew, more students were allowed to attend provided that they paid their own fees and lived in the town, outside the college's original buildings. These students became known as Oppidans, from the Latin word oppidum, meaning town. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Oppidum (plural oppida) is a Latin word meaning the main settlement in any administrative area of Ancient Rome. The Houses developed over time as a means of organising the Oppidans in a more congenial manner, and typically contain about fifty boys. Although classes are organised on a school basis, most boys spend a large proportion of their time in their House. Each House has a formal name, mainly used for post and people outside the Eton community, but is generally known by the boys as the initials or surname of the House Master, the teacher who lives in the house and manages the pupils in it.

Not all boys who pass the King's Scholars' examination choose to become King's Scholars. If they choose to belong to one of the 24 Oppidan Houses, they are known as Oppidan Scholars. Oppidan Scholarships may also be awarded for consistently performing with distinction in school and external examinations. An Oppidan Scholar is entitled to use the letters OS after his name.

The Oppidan Houses are named South Lawn, Waynflete, Evans', Keates', Hopgarden, Warre, Villiers, Godolphin, Common Lane, Penn, Walpole, Hawtrey, Cotton Hall, Wootton, Holland, Mustians, Jourdelay's, Angelo's, Manor, Durnford, Farrer, Baldwin's Bec, the Timbralls and Westbury. But they are much more commonly referred to by the initials of their occupying housemaster.

House structure

In addition to the housemaster, each house has a House Captain and a Games Captain. Some Houses choose to elect more than one. House prefects were once elected from the oldest year, but this no longer happens. The old term, Library, survives in the name of the room set aside for the house prefects use, and they often have a kitchen. The situation is similar with the junior prefects of the year below, once known as Debate.

There are entire house gatherings every evening, usually around 8. 05-8. 15 p. m. These are known as Prayers, due to their original nature. The housemaster and boys have an opportunity to make announcements, and sometimes light entertainment is provided by boys. There are many inter-house competitions, mostly in the field of sport.

For much of Eton's history, junior boys had to act as fags, or servants, to older boys. Fagging was the system in schools and particularly English public schools, whereby younger pupils acted as servants to the older boys Their duties included cleaning, cooking and running errands. A Library member was entitled to yell at any time and without notice "Boy, Up!" or "Boy, Queue!", and all first year boys had to come running. The last boy to arrive was given the task. These practices, known as fagging, were phased out of most houses in the 1970s and completely abolished in the 1980s, although first year boys are still given some tasks by the Captains of House and Games. Fagging was the system in schools and particularly English public schools, whereby younger pupils acted as servants to the older boys

Uniform

The school is famous for the traditions it maintains, including a uniform of black tailcoat (or morning coat) and waistcoat, false-collar and pinstriped trousers. A waistcoat (sometimes called a wescot, Vest or a vestee in Canada and the US) is a sleeveless upper-body Garment All students wear a white tie that is effectively a strip of cloth folded over into the collar. The necktie (or tie) is a long piece of cloth worn around the neck resting under the shirt collar and knotted at the throat There are some variations in the school dress worn by boys in authority, see School Prefects and King's scholars sections.

The long-standing tradition that the present uniform was first worn as mourning for the death of George III is unfounded, as "Eton dress" has undergone significant changes since its standardisation in the 19th century. George III (George William Frederick 4 June 1738 George III's long reign was marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdom much of the rest of Europe and places Originally (along with a top-hat and walking-cane) merely Etonian dress for formal occasions, it is still worn today for classes, which are referred to as "schools". Members of the teaching staff (known as Beaks) are also required to wear a form of school dress when teaching.

From the 19th century until 1967, boys under the height of 5'4" were required to wear the Eton suit, which replaced the tailcoat with the cropped Eton jacket (known colloquially as a "bum-freezer") and included an Eton collar, a large, stiff-starched, white collar. The Eton suit was copied by other schools and has remained in use in some, particularly choir schools. [7]

Tutors and teaching

The boy to teacher ratio is 10:1, which is low by general school standards. Class sizes start at around twenty to twenty-five in the first year and are often below ten by the final year.

The traditional emphasis was on Classical studies, which tended to be dominated by Latin and Ancient History, and, for boys with sufficient ability, Classical Greek. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. "Ancient" redirects here For other uses see Ancient_(disambiguation. The Ancient Greek language is the historical stage in the development of the Hellenic language family spanning the Archaic (c But in recent times this has radically changed; for example, there are over 100 students of Chinese. In the 1970s, there was just one school computer, in a small room attached to the science buildings, which used rolls of paper with punch-holes to store programs. Today, all boys must have laptop computers, and a fiber-optic network connects all classrooms and all boys' bedrooms to the Internet. A computer is a Machine that manipulates data according to a list of instructions. The Internet is a global system of interconnected Computer networks [8]

The primary responsibility for a boy's studies lies with his housemaster, but he is often assisted by an additional director of studies, known as a tutor. Classes, which are colloquially known as "divs" (divisions), are organised on a school basis; the classrooms are separate from the houses. New school buildings have been erected in recent times, but despite the introduction of modern technology, the external appearance and locations of many of the classrooms have remained unchanged for a long time.

Every evening, about an hour and a quarter, known as Quiet Hour, is set aside, during which boys are expected to study or prepare work for their teachers if not otherwise engaged. Some houses, upon the discretion of the House Master, may observe a second Quiet Hour after Prayers in the Evening. This is however less formal, with boys being allowed to visit each others' rooms to socialise if neither boy has outstanding work.

The Independent Schools Inspectorate's latest report says "Eton College provides an exceptionally good quality of education for all its pupils. The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI is an organisation responsible for the Inspection of independent schools in England which are affiliated to the They achieve high academic standards as a result of stimulating teaching, challenging expectations and first-class resources. "[4]

Incentives and sanctions

Eton has a well established system for encouraging boys to produce a high standard of work. An excellent piece of work may be rewarded with a Show Up, to be shown to the boy's tutors as evidence of progress. If, in any particular term, a pupil makes a particularly good effort in any subject, he may be Commended for Good Effort to the Head Master.

If any boy produces an outstanding piece of work, it may be "Sent Up For Good". The boy receives a card which he must get signed by his housemaster, tutor and head master. The work is then stored in the College Archives for posterity. The award has been around since the 18th century. Most famous students at Eton have been Sent Up For Good including Robert Boyle, chemist and physicist, Patrick Shaw-Stewart, an Oxford scholar well-known for his War Poem Achilles in the Trench, Ronald Knox, theologian, priest and crime-writer, and John Maynard Keynes, the renowned economist. Robert Boyle was a Natural philosopher, chemist physicist inventor and early Gentleman scientist, noted for his work in Physics and Chemistry Patrick Shaw-Stewart ( 17 August, 1888 - 30 December, 1917) was a brilliant Eton College and Oxford scholar of the Edwardian Msgr Ronald Knox ( February 17[[ 888]]- August 24[[ 957]] was an English theologian, Priest and Crime writer. John Maynard Keynes 1st Baron Keynes CB (ˈkeɪnz "cains" (5 June 1883 &ndash 21 April 1946 was a British Economist whose ideas The latter is reputed to have been Sent Up For Good more times than anyone else, although nobody knows this for certain. As Sent Up For Goods are so rare, the process is rather mysterious to many of Eton's boys. Firstly, the master wishing to Send Up For Good must gain the permission to the relevant Head of Department. Upon receiving his or her approval, the piece of work will be marked with a Sent Up For Good and the student will receive a card to be signed by housemaster, tutor and division master. After having shown his work to the Head of Department, the boy must proceed to School Office to collect the material he will need (a plastic wallet with a piece of paper on the front to be signed by the division master and Head Master) to complete the process.


The opposite of a Show Up is a Rip. This is for sub-standard work, which is sometimes torn at the top of the page/sheet and must be submitted to the boy's housemaster for signature. Boys who accumulate rips are liable to be given a White Ticket, which must be signed by all his teachers and may be accompanied by other punishments, usually involving chores or lines. In recent times, a milder form of the rip, known as the info, which must also be signed, has been introduced.

Internal examinations are held at the end of the Michaelmas (Autumn) term for all pupils, and in the Summer term for those in the first year, who have no public exams, and those in the second year, who take two or three GCSEs early and then take the exams in all other subjects they are studying. These internal examinations are called Trials.

A boy who is late for any division or other appointment may be required to sign Tardy Book, a register kept in the School Office, between 7. 35am and 7. 45am, every morning for the duration of his sentence (typically three days). For more serious misdeeds, a boy is summoned from his lessons to talk to the Head Master personally about his misdeeds. This is known as the Bill. The most serious misdeeds may result in expulsion, or rustication (suspension). Use in the United Kingdom Rustication (temporary expulsion is a term used at some British academic institutions for a disciplinary action The term derives from the Latin word 'rus', countryside, to indicate that a boy has been sent back to his family in the country, and is also traditionally used at Oxford and Cambridge. The University of Oxford (informally "Oxford University" or simply "Oxford" located in the city of Oxford, Oxfordshire, England is the The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the

A traditional form of punishment took the form of being made to copy, by hand, Latin hexameters. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Hexameter is a literary and poetic form consisting of six metrical feet per line as in the Iliad. Miscreants were frequently set 100 hexameters by library members, or, for more serious offences, Georgics (more than 500 hexameters) by their housemasters or the headmaster[9]. The Georgics, published in 29 BCE, is the second major work by the Latin poet Virgil. These are no longer in use.

Prefects

In addition to the masters, the following three categories of senior boys are entitled to exercise school discipline. Boys who belong to any of these categories, in addition to a limited number of other boy office holders, are entitled to wear winged collars with bow ties.

Sports

Sports are a major feature of life at Eton. There is an expansive network of playing fields. Names given to these include Agar's Plough, Dutchman's, Upper Club, Lower Club, Sixpenny/The Field, and Mesopotamia (situated between two streams and often shortened to "Mespots").

Eton's Dorney Lake for rowing will host the rowing events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the World Junior Rowing Championships. Dorney Lake is a purpose built rowing Lake in the United Kingdom. GB coxless pair of Toby Garbett & Rick Dunn at Henley Royal Regatta 2004 [10]

The annual cricket match against Harrow at Lord's is the oldest fixture of the cricketing calendar, having been played there since 1805. Lord's Cricket Ground (generally known as Lord's) is a cricket In 1914, its importance was such that over 38,000 people attended the two days' play, and in 1910 the match made national headlines[11][12]. But interest has since declined considerably, and the match is now a one day limited overs contest. NightMatchOldTraffordjpg|right|thumb|350px|A night match at Old Trafford. Tennis and Athletics are also popular. Tennis is a sport played between two players ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles)

There is a high quality running track at the Thames Valley Athletics Centre and an annual steeplechase. The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics, which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing

The Eton Wall Game is still played, and was given national publicity when it was taken up by Prince Harry. The Eton wall game originated at Eton College. It has similarities to both the modern sports of Rugby union and football. For actual Princes of Wales called Henry see Henry Prince of Wales. Notable among the many other sports played at Eton is Eton Fives. Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand-ball game similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court

Music & Drama

Eton College is known for its excellence in the fields of music and drama, and has produced many actors, musicians and so on (most recently including Max Pirkis, Eddie Redmayne, Simon Woods, Damian Lewis, Dominic West and Hugh Laurie). Max William R Pirkis (born 6 January 1989) is an English film Actor. Eddie Redmayne (born 6 January, 1982) is an English Actor. Redmayne attended Eton College, and went on to study History of Art Simon Woods (born 1980 is an English Actor best known for his role as Octavian in Season 2 of the British - American 2005 television Damian Watcyn Lewis (born 11 February, 1971) is a Golden Globe -nominated English Actor and producer. Dominic West (born October 15, 1969) is an English Actor. Early life West was born into an Irish Catholic James Hugh Calum Laurie, OBE (born June 11, 1959) is an English Actor, Comedian, Writer and Musician

Music

The current 'Precentor' (Head of Music) is Ralph Allwood, and the school boasts eight organs and an entire building for music (performance spaces include the School Hall, the Farrer Theatre and a two halls dedicated to music, the Parry Hall and the Music Hall). Ralph Allwood (born 1950 is the Precentor and Director of Music at Eton College in the UK Many instruments are taught, including obscure ones such as the didgeridoo. The didgeridoo (also known as a didjeridu or didge) is a wind instrument of the Indigenous Australians of northern Australia. The school participates in many national competitions; many pupils are part of the National Youth Orchestra, and the school gives scholarships for dedicated and talented musicians. The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (abbreviation NYO) is an Orchestra of about 150 young Musicians from the United Kingdom.

The school's musical protéges recently came into light with the documentary A Boy Called Alex, which documented an Etonian, Alex Stobbs, an incredibly talented musician with cystic fibrosis, who worked towards conducting the difficult Magnificat by Johann Sebastian Bach. Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF, mucoviscoidosis, or mucoviscidosis) is a hereditary disease affecting the exocrine (mucus glands of the lungs The Magnificat (also known as the Song of Mary) is a Canticle frequently sung (or spoken liturgically in Christian church services WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section.2 This article is written in British English including maximised use of "-ise" [13][14][15] The legendary Jazz trumpeter and Radio Broadcaster Humphrey Lyttleton attended Eton.

Drama

The exterior of Eton's main theatre, the Farrer.
The exterior of Eton's main theatre, the Farrer.

Many plays are put on every year at Eton; there is one main theatre, called the Farrer, and several other venues (Caccia Studios and several halls). There are about 8 or 9 house productions each year, around 10 'Independent' plays (not confined solely to one house, produced, directed and funded by Etonians) and three School Plays, one specifically for boys in the first two years, and two open to all years. The School Play in the Summer Half is normally fully booked every night, due to its important reputation. Most recently, the school has put on Blood Wedding by Lorca, Godspell and King Lear; it is due to put on A Flea in Her Ear and Henry IV (a condensed version of both parts) in the next two terms. Blood Wedding ( Bodas de Sangre) is a play by the Spanish Dramatist Federico García Lorca. This article is about the musical For the movie see Godspell (film. King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1603 and 1606 and is considered one of his greatest works A Flea in Her Ear (La Puce à l'oreille is a 1907 play by Georges Feydeau written at the height of the Belle Époque. Henry IV may refer to Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor, the first monarch styled as King of the Romans, signifying he had not yet been anointed and crowned Girls from surrounding schools, such as St Mary's School Ascot, Windsor Girls' School and Heathfield St Mary's School often come in to play female roles. St Mary's School Ascot is a Roman Catholic public Boarding school for girls in Ascot, Berkshire, England founded in Heathfield St Mary's School is a girls' private school in Ascot Berkshire.

The Drama department used to be headed by Simon Dormandy, ex-RSC and TV/film actor, and now is directed by Hailz-Emily Osborne, whilst Dormandy has taken the role of Head of Theatre Studies; the school offers GCSE Drama, and a combined course of A Level English and Drama. Simon Dormandy is an English Actor and director, who as an actor has worked primarily with the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC perhaps The General Certificate of Secondary Education ( GCSE) is the name of an academic qualification awarded in a specified subject generally taken in a number of subjects by The A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education qualification in England, Northern Ireland and Wales,

Celebrations

Arguably, Eton's best known holiday takes place on the so called 'Fourth of June', a celebration of the birthday of King George III, Eton's greatest patron. [16] This day is celebrated with The Procession of Boats, in which the top rowing crews from the top four years row past in vintage wooden rowing boats. The 'Fourth of June' is no longer actually celebrated on the 4th June every year, but instead is held the Wednesday before the first weekend of June.

School magazines

The Junior Chronicle & The Chronicle are the official school magazines, the latter also being the longest-running school publication. Both are edited by boys at the school, with the latter, although liable to censorship, having a tradition of satirising and even attacking school policies, as well as documenting recent events. The Oppidan is published once a Half and covers all sport in Eton and some professional events as well.

Other school magazines including Spectrum & The Arts Review have been published, as well as publications produced by individual departments such as The Cave (Philosophy) and Etonomics (Economics) Releases of issues generally coincide with important events in the Eton calendar.

Fees and charitable status

The fee for the academic year 2007–8 is £26,490 (approximately US$54,000 or €39000 in 2008). [3] Like most public schools, Eton (as a non profit educational body) is a registered charity, and as such benefits from substantial tax breaks. The definition of charitable organization, and of charity varies according to the country and in some instances the region of the country in which the charitable organization operates A tax break is a tax Saving. This includes Tax exemption, an exemption from all or certain Taxes of a state or nation in which part of It was calculated by David Jewell, master of Haileybury, that in 1992 such tax breaks save the school about £1,945 per pupil per year. Haileybury and Imperial Service College, (usually shortened to Haileybury & ISC or Haileybury) is a famous British Independent school founded in 1862 This subsidy has declined after the 2001 abolition of State-funded scholarships (formerly known as "assisted places") to independent schools by the Labour government. However, no child attended Eton on this scheme, meaning that the actual level of state assistance to the school has always been lower. Eton's headmaster, Tony Little, has claimed that the benefits that Eton provides to the local community free of charge (use of its facilities etc. ) have a higher value than the tax breaks it receives as a result of its charitable status.

In September 2005, Eton was one of the leading British schools which were considered by the Office of Fair Trading to be operating a fee-fixing cartel in breach of the Competition Act 1998. The Office of Fair Trading ( OFT) is a Non-ministerial government department of the United Kingdom, established by the Fair Trading Act 1973, All of the schools were ordered to abandon this practice. [17]

Eton runs a number of courses to students from the maintained sector, the majority of which occur during the longer summer holidays which run from July through to the end of August. The Universities Summer School was first established in 1982 and is an intensive residential course which is open to boys and girls who attend maintained schools throughout the UK and who are at the end of their first year in the Sixth Form and about to begin their final year of schooling. The Brent-Eton Summer School, which started in 1994, offers 40–50 young people from Brent a one-week programme, free of charge, designed to bridge the gap between GCSE and A-level. [18] The school also runs a number of choral courses during the summer months.

Old Etonians

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Main article: List of Old Etonians born before the 18th century
Main article: List of Old Etonians born in the 18th century
Main article: List of Old Etonians born in the 19th century
Main article: List of Old Etonians born in the 20th century
Main article: List of Old Etonians in the Military
Main article: King's Scholar

Past students of Eton College are Old Etonians. The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries. The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 18th century. The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 19th century. The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 20th century. Military Victoria Cross and George Cross Holders Thirty-seven Old Etonians have been awarded the Victoria Cross, and the conflicts in which they performed those The school is popular with the British Royal Family; Princes William and Harry are Old Etonians. The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom. For actual Princes of Wales called Henry see Henry Prince of Wales. Eton has also produced eighteen British Prime Ministers, including William Ewart Gladstone, Robert Walpole and the first Duke of Wellington. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford, KG, KB, PC (26 August 1676 &ndash 18 March 1745 known before 1742 as Sir Robert Walpole, was a Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, KP, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS ( c A rising number of students come to Eton from overseas, including members of royal families from Africa and Asia, some of whom have been sending their sons to Eton for generations. A royal family is the extended family of a monarch. Generally the head of a royal family is a king or queen regnant One of them, King Prajadhipok or Rama VII (1893 - 1941) of Siam, donated a garden to Eton. Prajadhipok ( Rama VII, พระปกเกล้าเจ้าอยู่หัว Phra Pokklao Chaoyuhua) ( November 8, 1893 - Rama ( IAST: rāma Devanāgarī: राम Khmer: Phreah Ream Thai: Phra Ram Lao: Phra Lam Tagalog: Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj [19]

Many fictional characters have been described as Old Etonians. These include Bertie Wooster and Ronald Eustace Psmith from the books by P. G. Wodehouse, the pirate who used the pseudonym Captain Hook, the detective Lord Peter Wimsey, the secret agent James Bond, and Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited. Bertram Wilberforce "Bertie" Wooster is a recurring Fictional character in the Jeeves novels of British Author Rupert Psmith (or Ronald Eustace Psmith, as he is called in the last of the four books in which he appears is a recurring Fictional character in several novels by Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, KBE (15 October 1881 – 14 February 1975 (ˈwʊdhaʊs was an English Comic novelist who enjoyed enormous popular success "Captain Hook" is also a nickname for former baseball manager Sparky Anderson. Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey, a Fictional character, is a bon vivant sleuth in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy James Bond 007 is a Fictional character created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve Novels and two Short story Brideshead Revisited The Sacred & Profane Memories of Captain Charles Ryder is a Novel by the English writer Evelyn Waugh, first published in 1945

The mediaevalist and ghost story writer M. R. James was provost of Eton from 1918 until his death in 1936. Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, ( August 1, 1862 – June 12, 1936) who used the publication name M

Partially Filmed at Eton

Here follows a list of films partially filmed at Eton. [20]

In popular culture

See also

References

  1. ^ Eton - the establishment's choice in BBC News, September 2, 1998
  2. ^ Eton waits for verdict in Harry 'cheating' case in The Observer. This is a list of headmasters at Eton College since 1442 1442–1447 William Westbury 1447–1453 Richard Hopton 1453 Thomas Forster The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. Carmen Etonense is the School song of Eton College. It is sung in Latin at the end of each year in the school concert Dorney Lake is a purpose built rowing Lake in the United Kingdom. Eton blue is a bluish green colour used since early 19th century by sportsmen of Eton College. The Eton Boating Song is the best known of the school songs associated with Eton College that are sung at the end of year concert and on other important occasions Eton Fives, one derivative of the British game of Fives, is a hand-ball game similar to Rugby Fives, played as doubles in a three-sided court The Field Game is one of two codes of Football devised and played at Eton College. Football is the word given to a number of similar Team sports all of which involve (to varying degrees kicking a Ball with the foot in an attempt to score a The Eton Group consists of 12 well known independent schools in the United Kingdom, the most famous of which is Eton College The Eton wall game originated at Eton College. It has similarities to both the modern sports of Rugby union and football. Henry VI (6 December 1421 &ndash 21 May 1471 was King of England 1422–1461 (though with a Regent until 1437 and then 1470–1471 and a claimant to the kingdom Eton College Chapel is the Chapel of Eton College, an independent school in the United Kingdom. Eton Racing Boats (commonly referred to as ERB is a manufacturer of racing boats for rowing, based in Eton, United Kingdom. The Eton College collections are a collection of items of significant cultural Eton mess is a Dessert of English origin consisting of a mixture of strawberries, pieces of Meringue and Cream, which is traditionally Ralph Allwood (born 1950 is the Precentor and Director of Music at Eton College in the UK Montague Rhodes James, OM, MA, ( August 1, 1862 – June 12, 1936) who used the publication name M Eton Montem was a custom observed by Eton College from at least 1561 until it was finally suppressed in 1847 at the Montem Mound (or Salt Hill) in Maundy money, legally called "the Queen's Maundy money" is a welcoming British coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed This is a list of extant schools excluding universities and higher education establishments The schools of Britain, the British Empire, and later the Commonwealth, have contributed greatly to their armed forces with some schools having lost hundreds of former The Observer is a British Newspaper published on Sundays In about the same place on the political spectrum as its daily sister paper The Retrieved on 2005-07-26. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus
  3. ^ a b Eton College FAQ Fees for 2007-2008 academic year at etoncollege. com (not including "extras")
  4. ^ a b What is it like at Eton College? at bbc. co. uk (accessed 22 October 2007)
  5. ^ Shaw Hardwick
  6. ^ Eton College Site Visit Report, 28 October 2000 at subbrit. org. uk (accessed 22 October 2007)
  7. ^ The Eton Suit
  8. ^ A New Kind of Elite by J. F. O. McAllister at time. com, 18 June 2006 (accessed 22 October 2007)
  9. ^ Cameron defiant over drug claims BBC News article dated 11 February 2007 at bbc. co. uk (accessed 22 October 2007)
  10. ^ Welcome to Dorney Lake at dorneylake. com (accessed 22 October 2007)
  11. ^ Fowler's match, 1910 at cricinfo. com
  12. ^ Eton & Harrow match scorecard 1910 at cricinfo. com
  13. ^ "Cutting Edge" A Boy Called Alex (2008)
  14. ^ Cutting Edge from Channel4.com
  15. ^ Cutting Edge: A Boy Called Alex | Free Video Clips from Channel 4
  16. ^ Beside Windsor - Time Magazine 2008-01-09 Retrieved 2008-01-09
  17. ^ Top 50 independent schools found guilty of price-fixing by Matthew Taylor, Rob Evans and Rebecca Smithers in The Guardian, 10 November 2005
  18. ^ Brent-Eton Summer School at brent. The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. gov. uk (accessed 22 October 2007)
  19. ^ http://www.rspg-burladingen.bl.schule-bw.de/PG/England2000/EtonCard.htm "King of Siam's Garden"
  20. ^ Titles with locations including
    Eton College, Eton, Berkshire, England, UK
  21. ^ Locations Matching "Eton" at wheredidtheyfilmthat. co. uk (accessed 22 October 2007)
  22. ^ Flickr images tagged Eton College at flickr. com (accessed 22 October 2007)
  23. ^ Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College at poetsgraves. co. uk (accessed 22 October 2007)

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