FRANCIS HOLLAND SCHOOL
Values as important as grades at Francis Holland
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Regent’s Park NW1
he strong emphasis on
charitable
contributions
has
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Leading Independent Day School for Girls aged 11-18
been at the centre of Francis Holland
School’s ethos throughout its 132
year history. The enormous range of voluntary work and charitable activities which pupils (and staff) undertake lie at the very heart of the all round education on offer. Locally the school has a number
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Mrs Vivienne Durham, the Headmistress, said, “How the girls
of long-standing initiatives, notably
achieve so much academically
running an annual summer camp
and charitably, both impresses
for ‘cared-for children’. FHS also
and
has a history of supporting the
enormously proud of all they give
astounds
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pupils at Jack Taylor School, Frank
back to the community at home
Barnes School for Deaf Children
and abroad.”
and also the elderly and disabled
Internationally, FHS has helped
via a local neighbourhood care
to fund the building of a school in
programme.
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FHS Sixth Formers sell their first rose to the Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron.
Moshi, Tanzania, which provides
More recently a couple of FHS
education for orphans in the area.
Sixth Formers, followed the annual
Not only have pupils provided
tradition of selling the first rose to
hands on support, in terms of re-
the new Prime Minister, on behalf
decorating classrooms, but a
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of the Alexandra Rose Charity (an
member of staff was seconded
registrar@fhs-nw1.org.uk
association that Francis Holland
there to provide much-needed
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has had for over a hundred years).
teaching support.