Roedean School

There are girls’ schools in Britain, such as Cheltenham, Roedean, Wycombe Abbey, and Benenden. All of those schools are independent schools. Independent school is a kind of private school, but it financially doesn't depend on the government or the local government, and it runs the school by the profit from the school fee or donation. Especially, I would like to introduce you about Roedean School, because I found the interesting information about the summer program for students all over the world, so I was interested in this school.

Basic information
First of all, I want to write about basic information. It was founded in 1885. It is located in Roedean village, Brighton and Hove, England. People can see the sea from there. The school fees are between £4,550 and £9,750 per term because the fees depend on students. If a student is boarding, it costs much more than day students. There are many attractive facilities in this school, like a theater that the capacity is 320 people, a heated swimming pool, and a chapel. Pupils from 3 years old to 18 years old can go to the school. Click here to see the official site of Roedean School.

School policies

Next, I want to write about school policies. There are many policies in this school; for example, anti-bullying, smoking,and alcohol policies. Students must not bully others, smoke in the cumpus, or bring the alcohol into the school. If students break the rules, they are punished by the school. The punishments depend on the rules, but one punishment is being sent to their parents' houses. Not only students but also teachers or visitors have to agree with the policies, like "smoke in only designated smoking area in the campus" . What I was impressed was the "bihavior policy". According to the policy, students must be punctual and polite, like "Students to walk sensibly round the school and leave their bags in designated areas" or " Prepare diaries to be kept up to date". Click here if you want to see other policies. Because Roedean School is a popular girls' school, rules must be strict and make great students.

Summer program
Finally, I want to explain a summer program. What I was interested in the school was the summer program for students all over the world. Of course Japanese students can join the program if they can read and write simple English. They have English classes there, but this program is not only studying. Because Roedean is famous for sports, students can learn sports there. They can learn sports hard or they can enjoy with students from all over the world. They can choose sports from many alternatives like tennis, soccer, golf, horse riding, or dance. After school, many activities such as watching a film, disco, and karaoke, are held every day. On Saturday and Sunday, you can go London and Oxford for sightseeing. During summer vacation, the school is coeducation (boys and girls are mixed in the school), so boys can also join the program. During the program, they stay at the dormitory and have 3 meals there every day. The cost is a little bit expensive. It costs 523,000 yen for staying 2 weeks; however, it will be a great opportunity to learn English and sports at the one of the most popular schools in England.

Opinion

As I write, Roedean School is popular and students can be sensible grown-ups if we can get education here. Students can also get good physical education here. It is true that the school expenses are really high and the rules are strict for students, but this school must make students cleverer and more sensible. I strongly think that this school is worth paying expensive school fees. If I were younger and richer, I could join the summer program!

Reference
Global Edu Tour
http://www.edutour.jp/visit/plan_12.html (Japanese site)
Wikipedia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roedean_School