Benenden School

There are some famous girl’s schools in Britain. They are Cheltenham, Roedean, Benenden and Wycombe Abbey School. I'll introduce about Benenden School among these schools.

Benenden School
Benenden School is one of British's top school. It was founded in 1923 and it is located in the Kent countryside. And it has educated some 4,500 Beneden Seniors since 1923. Now, around 520 girls aged 11-18 go to the school. They come from a variety of backgrounds.

Education
This school has good education. The curriculum compose to students can pass GCSE (General Certificate of Secondary Education). And the school offers opportunities for students to understand their role in society. For that reason, students can learn many things. Most students can learn an instrument or take an extra subject.

A Level Subjects
Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, Classical Civilisation, Computing, Critical Thinking, Design and Technology, Drama and Theatre Studies, Economics, English Language/Literature, English Literature, French, Geography, German, Government and Politics, Greek, History, History of Art, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Music, Physics, Religious Studies, Spanish

Subjects
Art & Design, Biology, Chemistry, Chinese, ICT, Design & Technology, Drama, English, English Literature, French, Geography, German, Greek, History, Latin, Mathematics, Music, Physical Education, Physics, Religious Studies, Science, Additional Science, Spanish

Boarding
This school has boardinghouses. All students of Benenden are boarders. There are six boarding houses for 11-16 year olds. The sixth form has their own Founders Sixth Form Centre, which is divided into four houses. The Centre has two large common lecture rooms, group rooms and computer rooms. There is a kitchen for ten students. The purpose of this is that Founders’ students learn how to manage their own time and to balance priorities.
The below picture is boardinghouse.









Clubs
Students can learn many things through the clubs besides study. They can learn photography, compose music, take up reeling, protect an eco-system, archery, windsurfing, how to juggle through the clubs. Also, clubs are musical ensembles, orchestras, drama, dance, sports, mathematics clubs to debating, literary, modern languages, classics and current events societies.

Sports
Also this school is prepared a lot of sports for students. For example, Aerobics, Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Croquet, Dance, Hockey, Judo and Self Defence, Riding, Rounders, Tennis, Lacrosse, Scuba Diving, Volleyball and so on.

Reference
http://www.benenden.kent.sch.uk/Pages/Index.aspx