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Introduce Haidington Middle School, Downton Middle School and Millhill Middle School, and

Mill Hill School (Mill Hill Middle School)

● School website

Elstree Lane, Hertfordshire

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8953 8227

Fax: +44 (0) 20 8207 3668

Holiday Inn

Tilling road garden square

Brent cross, northwest London

Tel: +44 (0) 20 820 1 8686

Travel cabin

Nanmimsh

Tel: +44 (0) 1707 665440

Postal hotel

Nanmimsh

Tel:+44 (0)1707 643311

● History and scale

Founded in 1807, the school was originally a boys' middle school and has now developed into a mixed boarding school. The age of students in school ranges from 3- 18 years old. It is a full-time private college with more than 200 boarders. For two centuries, the school has enjoyed a good reputation at home and abroad for its rich teaching atmosphere and excellent education quality. Mill Hill College adheres to the tradition of teaching and educating people, and is committed to cultivating compound talents with self-discipline, social responsibility, self-development and leadership.

The three schools of the Millhill School Foundation provide education for boys and girls aged 3 to 65.

Grimsdell is a preschool class in Millhill, with students aged 3-7.

Belmont is a primary school in Mill Hill, with students aged 7- 13.

Mill Hill School is a boarding and non-boarding school, with students aged between 13- 18.

● Teaching courses.

GCSE course (junior high school course) A-LEVEL course (senior high school course)

Music and art

The school encourages all students to participate in the school's music, drama and art activities. The advantage of the music department is that there are many musical instruments and many performance opportunities. Millhill often holds choruses, orchestral ensembles and chamber concerts.

Besides orchestra, chamber band and chorus, there is also a pop band in our school. Every semester, students will form a pop or rolling stones band to sing modern pop music. There is a music creation award every year. Last year, three pieces of music from our school were performed live by Quadraphonic and Sarabande at the BBC Music Festival. The Music Department has a professional hard copy recording studio, which was built in 1999. Smarties in school often release their own tapes. The school choir also toured Denmark and new york.

Mill Hill's plays have a long reputation. In addition to the annual school performances, there are drama competitions, and a new drama and multimedia center was built in 1998.

sports

Millhill people have always attached importance to competitive and recreational sports activities. Sports activities provide sports and competition, and can cultivate cooperation and leadership. Millhill people are very lucky, because all its sports facilities are on their own campus, and both novices and veterans can find their favorite sports.

School facilities

The school has more than 120 computers and brand-new library equipment.

There are two swimming pools, a new all-weather hockey and tennis court, a modern gymnasium, an indoor tennis court, a hard court and a handball court, as well as facilities for rugby, cricket, hockey and football. All the equipment is on campus.

● Special functions

The school aims to fully tap the potential and pays attention to the moral values of diligence, self-discipline, responsibility and outstanding academic performance.

And a wide range of hobbies.

Millhill always encourages students to give full play to their talents. In 2000, 25% of A-level students received 30 UCAS credits, equivalent to AAA. In recent years, 90% sixth-grade students in Millhill have been admitted to universities.

In the GCSE examination in 2000, our school achieved record good results, with 95% students passing A-C, 46% students getting high A/A scores and 78% papers getting A-B scores.

Since 2003, the pass rate of A-LEVEL is 95%, of which 62% of the total number of people have scored above B, and 88% of parents actively recommend Mill Hill to the children of relatives and friends.

The school has a special curriculum guidance and consultation system to help students understand and guide and form a bridge of communication with parents.

European characteristics

One of the characteristics of Millhill is that it has the ability and purpose to provide students with education based on the contemporary European environment.

Every year, 50% of the students in the school have the opportunity to study and exchange in France, Germany, Spain and other European countries. This short visit will be part of students' study. The school maintains a long-term exchange and visit system with European schools: first-year students will spend three days in France, Germany or Spain; Other grades also have exchanges and cooperation with the following schools during their study: Rouen, Nantes, Argan, Salama MCA, almeria and goslar. 1997, the school won a very rare European course award.

Career prospects

90% of Millhill University graduates will go to college.

Millhill is a member of the Independent School Employment Organization (ISCO), and the employment teachers are very familiar with the latest situation of recruitment and training in most occupations. The school has an employment reference room, which contains all kinds of materials for inquiry, and students can also attend the vocational training courses of the company of their choice.

The school separately asked the fifth-grade students to help them choose A-level courses related to their future careers.

extracurricular activities

The school has a variety of extracurricular activities, including the Duke of Edinburgh Scholarship, a comprehensive student military training team, and various clubs and associations. Students can participate in 39 sports such as equestrian, taekwondo and diving. Art courses are the characteristics of the school. The school has a field research center in Dent, northern England.

◆ English abbreviation notes:

The full name of GCSE is general secondary education certificate, which is a national junior high school graduation examination, equivalent to the senior high school entrance examination in China. The examination is divided into O-level and A-level, with O-level being ordinary and A-level being advanced.

The full name of UCAS is universites &; College entrance service, the higher the UCAS score of students, the higher the chances of entering famous universities.

British national examinations are classified into A, B, C, D, E...a is the highest score, followed by B, and so on.

● Accommodation situation

There are four residential buildings on the right of Millhill: two are mixed and the other two are separated. Accommodation students can go home at weekends or go to friends' homes or guardianship homes. (Friday to Sunday night or early Monday morning), or live on campus for the whole semester and leave only during the small holiday. There are more than 200 residential students in Millhill.

● Cost situation

Tuition in 2005-2006:

◆ Registration fee:? 100.00

◆ Admission deposit after admission: paid after the admission notice is returned. If parents cancel their enrollment for any reason less than one semester before enrollment, or students don't go to school after admission, parents should immediately pay tuition for one semester. If students fail to meet the admission requirements of the school, the school will refund all the money:

Belmont, Mill Hill Private School: Application 13+? 500.00

Application 13+ and 14+? 1,000.00

Apply for high school? 1,000.00

◆ Fees per semester

Tuition day students (including lunch)? 4,402.00

Boarders (including full meals)? 6,905.00

Does the income of students directly enrolled in Form VI increase? 80.00

Is the insurance premium optional for boarders? 65.80

Day students? 62.93

Must pay personal accident insurance? 3.70

Social activities must be handed in? 5.00

other charges

Music courses: the fees for individual music courses are directly invoiced by the relevant music teachers.

Musical instrument (by piece)? 25.00

Private tutoring (hours)? 25.00

Sheets and pillowcases (boarders only need to send them in the first semester)? 30.00

Old club (compulsory)? 50.00, students can retain their membership for four years after graduation.

Every semester 187 17 (full boarding)

● Admission time

Every September

● School contact information

Millhill school

Ridgway in the village of Mill Hill.

London NW7 1QS

Tel: +44 (0) 20 8959 1 176

Fax: +44 (0) 20 820 1 0663

E-mail :registrations@millhill.org.uk

Website: www.millhill.org.uk

Townton School (Townton School)

● School website

http://www.tauntonschool.co.uk

● Geographical location

Taunton Middle School is located in Taunton, Somerset, southwest England. Downton has a beautiful natural environment, quiet and peaceful English countryside and convenient transportation. It is 45 minutes' drive from Bristol Airport and about 2-3 hours' drive from London Heathrow Airport. It takes only 2 hours by train from London or Birmingham. The school is located in the northern suburb of Taunton, surrounded by the most beautiful countryside in England.

● History and scale

Downton School is one of the earliest full-time private boarding schools in Britain, providing comprehensive education for boys and girls aged 2- 18. The school has a history of 150 years. In order to build a new school building in a larger area, it was moved to the current school site on 1870, covering an area of 70 mu. Fairwater, the original school building built in18th century, has been used as a dormitory for boys of day students.

The school is divided into three teaching departments: the middle school department (13- 18 years old) has 450 students, of whom 200 are attending the sixth grade preparatory course; 300 students in primary school (7- 13 years old); Department of Preschool Education and Conservation (2-7 years old).

The three teaching departments are located in the same school site and implement a unified teaching system in order to better coordinate education. In addition, there is its own international learning center near the main campus, where about 45 international students study.

As one of the earliest private schools that enrolled both boys and girls, Townton advocated co-running schools for boys and girls, and began to recruit boys and girls to study together from 1973. Today, the number of girls accounts for 40% of the total number of students in the school.

The goal of the school is to make children become confident, educated and graceful gentlemen and ladies under the careful training of the school. The school adopts the method of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude, so that students can exert their greatest potential regardless of their academic qualifications. The school tries its best to meet the different needs of students in spiritual, academic, cultural, physiological and social aspects during their growth in school.

● Curriculum setting

GCSE (junior high school curriculum) A-Level (senior high school curriculum)

Compulsory subjects: art, geography, mathematics, English, chemistry, biology, physics, French, history and physical education.

Take two courses: Business Studies, Drama Studies, German, Greek, Latin, Spanish and Music.

The school will offer more and wider courses in the ninth grade, which will be of great help for students to successfully obtain the 10 certificate of secondary education (GCSE). In order to be promoted to the senior grade and get GCSE qualification, the school stipulates that students must obtain credits in 8 to 9 subjects. You can choose from the following disciplines:

Art, biology, business, chemistry, ancient civilization, drama studies, English and English literature, French, information technology, etc.

After successfully completing GCSE, students enter senior three. In their senior year, most students choose three A-level courses.

The school offers a wide range of A-level courses, including: ancient history, art, art history, biology, business studies, chemistry, geography, mathematics, music, physics, Spanish, drama literature research, religion and so on.

● TISC

TISC (Taunton International Education Center) is an important department of this school, which accepts students aged 65,438+07, helps them achieve the goal of joining British boarding schools, and prepares them for their smooth entry into the British education system and their study in various stages of the British education system (such as preparatory courses, GCSE and A-Level courses).

In TISC, students are divided into different classes according to their age and English level. At present, there are 14 foreign students studying here, including Saudi Arabia, China, Russia, Germany, Italy, South Korea, Japan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Brazil and Bulgaria.

In addition to reading, students also study the courses included in all courses: mathematics, science, art, geography, information technology (computer) and business management.

Students with excellent grades can join the school of their choice.

In TISC, the school encourages students to participate in extracurricular activities, such as sports, photography, art, current affairs (news), cooking and so on.

TISC students also have the opportunity to join Downton's choir, orchestra, band, activity and sports team. On weekends, there will be competitions, intellectual games, karaoke and short trips.

Downton International Learning Center provides perfect accommodation for students who come to study, and arranges experienced teachers to take care of their daily life.

Downton International Learning Center offers a wide range of public exams, including: a series of English exams from KET to FCE, and the IELTS test of Cambridge University Examination Group; In addition, there are math, science, geography and business exams in the GCSE certificate exam, and related English exams are arranged for students who use English as a second language.

One-year certificate of general secondary education course:

GCSE is a national examination for British students aged 1 1 grade 16. Before taking the GCSE exam, students should take 5-8 courses for two years. The entrance requirement for A-Level of top-class schools in Britain is that five GCSE scores reach or exceed C-level.

TISC's general secondary education certificate course is a crash course: students study seven courses in one year. This time-saving and money-saving course is the best way to help international students prepare for A-Level in British boarding schools.

Age: 15- 17 years old

Start time: September

Entry requirements: medium English level (pet level)

Number of courses: 5-7 courses

Weekly schedule: 32 hours

Flight establishment: 10 personnel

Subjects: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, mixed science, geography, information technology, business management, art, English, mother tongue.

summer school

During July and August, TISC also provides summer courses for students aged 9- 17. The course duration is 3-6 weeks. In addition to taking crash English courses, students also study other subjects. Students live in private houses in Taunton School Park and have the opportunity to participate in many extracurricular activities.

Students have 25 hours of classes every week.

There are at most 10 students in the class.

Downton International Learning Center Fees (2006):

Registration fee: 90.

Reservation deposit: 2500.

GCSE Preparatory Course: 7700/ semester

1 year GCSE course: 8025 pounds/semester.

Summer Course: 695/ week

● Special functions

The quality of teaching in the school is very high. In the past 14 years, more than 100 students were successfully admitted to Oxford and Cambridge universities, and the enrollment rate reached 96%.

The teaching goal of this school is to create an orderly and relaxed learning atmosphere. Students who want to go abroad are social talents with high consciousness and responsibility. With strict teaching attitude, warm and friendly appearance, enthusiastic teaching staff, excellent teaching facilities and undoubtedly high-quality teachers, Townton has won the praise of many visitors.

The school has always been committed to providing children with the highest standard of academic teaching, and has also achieved a lot of substantive results in the field of academic research. In the first year of middle school, provide students with the widest range of related courses; Students will study 9 subjects of GCSE in Grade 5 (1 1 grade).

In recent years, the school has invested a lot of money in information and communication technology. Two computer rooms in the school are equipped with 24 networked personal computers, and three small classrooms are also equipped with 12 personal computers. The school is also equipped with various communication equipment according to different requirements.

The school has complete facilities and sports facilities. From indoor heated swimming pool, gym, vast lawn, two gyms to several tennis courts, more than 20 sports activities such as tennis, football, basketball and badminton can be held. There are also many choices for extracurricular activities.

In addition to the activities on weekdays, the school will also arrange evening and weekend activities, including barbecues, bowling, movies, theater appreciation, skating and travel, including famous cities in Britain, so that students can better understand British culture.

examination performance

General secondary education certificate19981999 2000 2006 5438+0 2002 2003 2004

The proportion of students who got A-C was 97% 88.4% 90.4% 93.9% 93.6% 91.1%96.9%.

Grade a19981999 2000 2006 5438+0 2002 2003 2004

The total qualified rates were 96%, 96%, 95.2%, 94%, 97%, 96% and 98.2% respectively.

The proportion of getting above B is 58% 44% 50% 62% 66% 60% 64.7%.

● Costs (2006)

Boarders: 6400/ semester

Day students: 4 1 15 pounds per semester.

● Admission time

Every September