Benenden School

The British school is compulsory from 5 to 16. The school system is made by different sections: Nursery, Primary school, Secondary school( and Sixth Form Centre) and college or University.

The 2 systems are the State schoolsm, and the independent schools( or public school) whad is called private school of Japan.

Benenden is one of Britain's top public schools. Benenden is a full boarding school for about 530 girls aged 11-18. Benenden was founded in 1923. The school is situated in a beatuiful rural position in Kent.(→map) The mixture of Victorian and more recent buildings are set in 224 acres of beautiful parkland. The schooloffers a full balanced progam with a wide range of extracurricular activities and popular weekend program. All girls are prepared for GCSE , AS Level, A level and university.


School Aims
Benenden school aims is to develop pupil's potential to the within a happy and caring environment.

Boarding
All students are boarders at Benenden. There are six boarding Houses for 11-16 year olds .

Fee
Current fees stand at £9,350 (about 1,350,000 yen) per term.

Famous Alumnae　

・Anne, Princess Royal

Her father is Philip,Duke of Edinburgh, and her mother is Elizabeth.

The Weekend Program

Students can enjoy their weekend. Benenden offers exciting weekend program. There is always something exciting happening. Students are able to try new activities.

Chocolate Fountain parties, Canoeing, Mountain Biking, Theatre Trips, Jewellery Making, Crazy Golf, Windsurfing, Socials with Boys' Schools, Overnight Camps, Archery, Discos, Team Building and Outward Bound pursuits, Target Frisbee, Shopping, Rock Climbing, Visit to the Rare Breeds Centre, Dinghy Sailing, Kite Making, Swimming, Mini-Golf, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, Volleyball, Visit to Hampton Court, Picnics, Rounders, Drama, Tennis, Trip to the Tate Modern, Bond-theme Social, Cookery, Outings to the Cinema, Camping, Ice Skating, Card Making, Dry Skiing, Trampolining, Museum Visits, Soft Toy Making, Young Enterprise, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Circus Workshop, Abseiling, T-shirt Painting and many more......

Subjects taught
Dutch, Portuguese, Ancient History/Classical Civ, Art and Design, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Computing/ICT, Critical Thinking, Dance, Design and Technology (DT), Double/Triple Award Science, Drama/Theatre Studies, Economics, English Language, English Literature, French, Further Mathematics, Geography, German, Government/Politics, Greek, History, History of Art, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Other Subjects, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Russian, Spanish

Tertiary Education in Britain

I researched tertiary education in Britain. There are two famous universities in UK. Oxbridge:University of Oxford, University of Cambridge are old universities in Britain. Teritiary education in Britain is different from Japanese university.

University of Oxford

The Universtiy of Oxford is situated in the city of Oxford. Oxford has no clear date of foundation, but it is said that Oxford University is built in 11 th century.
There are 38 colleges and six permanent private halls.

May Ball
A May Ball is a official dance party which is held in Oxford and Cambridge at the end of the academic year. They are dressed. ticket prices are around 20000yen to 30000yen.