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Aberdour School, founded in 1933, is a co-educational preparatory school for ages 3-13 in Tadworth, Surrey, England. 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... A preparatory school, or prep school in the United Kingdom, and previously in the British Empire and the Commonwealth in current English usage, is an independent school designed to prepare a student for fee-paying, secondary independent school. ... Tadworth is a village in Surrey, on the south-east slope of Epsom Downs. ... Surrey is a county in southern England, part of the South East England region and one of the Home Counties. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ...

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History

Aberdour was founded in 1933. In 1994 it became a co-educational school and its first intake of girls was welcomed with the newly opened nursery. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Nursery can mean: A nursery is a place for the temporary care of children in the absence of their parents. ...


In 1971 Aberdour School became an educational charitable trust and is now administered by a board of governors. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... A board of governors is usually the governing board of a public entity. ...


Facilities

The school is made up of a nursery department, pre-preparatory school and preparatory school, and covers 14 acres, 10 of which are playing fields. Nursery can mean: A nursery is a place for the temporary care of children in the absence of their parents. ... A preparatory school, or prep school in the United Kingdom, and previously in the British Empire and the Commonwealth in current English usage, is an independent school designed to prepare a student for fee-paying, secondary independent school. ... An acre is an English unit of area, which is also frequently used in the United States and some Commonwealth countries. ...


Headmasters

  • Mr Richard Grange (1933 - 1981)
  • Mr Alan Barroclough (1981 - 2002)
  • Dr Gerard Silverlock (2002 - 2006)
  • Mr Simon Collins (2006 - present)

Sport

All boys and girls at Aberdour School are presented with the opportunity to participate in, and experience a wide range of physical recreation and sporting activities. Four boys on the West Bank. ... // Two Tamil girls in Tiruvannamalai. ... Womens Australian rules football is a team sport. ...


Within the physical education programme, all students participate in a comprehensive agenda of activities including gymnastics, badminton, fitness, dance, lacrosse, short tennis, tennis, athletics and swimming. The presence of the on-site pool enables children from Transition to Year 8 to swim regularly. Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, and tucks. ... The Danish Olympic badminton player Peter Gade Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles) or two opposing pairs (doubles). ... Physical fitness is an attribute required for service in virtually all militaries. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... This article concentrates on human swimming. ...


Extensive playing fields accommodate football, rugby, hockey and cricket. Tennis, netball, and sometimes hockey, are played on the all-weather courts. Look up Football in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Rugby football, often just referred to as rugby, refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School in England. ... A game of field hockey in progress Field hockey is a popular sport for men and women in many countries around the world. ... A cricket match in progress. ... Netball is a team sport similar to and derived from basketball, and was originally known in its country of origin, the U.S., as womens basketball. It is the pre-eminent womens team sport (both as a spectator and participant sport) in Australia and New Zealand and is...


The major boys' activities are football, rugby and cricket, whilst for girls the sports are netball, hockey and rounders. An extensive fixture card allows children from Years 3 to 8 to play regular matches and represent the school. Fixtures are matched according to ability and vary from friendly fixtures to participation in league, county. and national competitions. Rounders is a sport which originated in Great Britain and Ireland. ... A list of professional sports leagues: Auto racing Champcars, formerly CART (Official Page) Formula One, Grand Prix racing (Official Site) IRL (Indy Racing League) (Official Page) NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) (Official Page) NHRA (National Hot Rod Association) (Official Page) Baseball Major League Baseball Minor League Baseball... This does not cite its references or sources. ... This article describes country as a type of geographical or political entity. ...


Feeder school

Aberdour feeds students to the following schools:

Epsom College is a co-educational Public School in College Road, Epsom, Surrey, England with around 720 pupils, and a member of the Headmasters Conference. ... Whitgift School is an independent day school educating 1,200 boys aged 10 to 18 in South Croydon, London in a 45-acre parkland site. ... St. ... For other uses, see Kings College. ... Wimbledon (pronounced ) is a suburb of London, part of the London Borough of Merton and located seven miles (11. ... Reigate Grammar School is an independent co-educational day school located in the Surrey town of Reigate. ... Harrow School, normally just known as Harrow, is one of the worlds most famous schools. ...

Accolades

Pupils are encouraged to achieve high academic standards and over the years the school has achieved considerable academic success. Between 1987 and 2006, over 100 awards have been won. 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


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