hmc projects - information for applicants - scholarships in 2014 - 2015

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A Company Limited by Guarantee: Company No. 3636789 Registered Charity No. 17!!91

Chairman o" #rustees: $eith %udge& 'eadmaster %eda(es )*hoo(

+ire*tor: Andre, %oggis)*ho(ars- Coordinator: #ony La,ren*e

Administrator: +r /onathan 0o(stenho(meAdministrator o" the #ea*hers- 0or 2perien*e )*heme: 4eter de 5oi(

From the Director: Andrew Boggis

SCHOLARSHIPS TO SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 2014 2015

Informaton for A!!"#ant$%

The purpose of this paper is to describe the arrangements for the scholarships offered in theUnited Kingdom through HMC Headmasters! and Headmistresses! Conference" #ro$ects inCentral and %astern %urope& 'ou will find further details of the nature and wor( of HMC #ro$ectsat www&hmc&org&u()pro$ects &

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The schools which award HMC scholarships are located throughout the United Kingdom& Theseare of *arious t+pes& ,ome are schools mainl+ for boarding pupils bo+s and girls who li*e at theschool during the school terms"& -ther schools ha*e some boarders but consist mainl+ of da+pupils& ,cholarship students from Central and %astern %urope ta(e up boarding places in their

schools&

Man+ of the schools are coeducational but some ta(e onl+ girls and others ta(e onl+ bo+s& .etr+ to fit students into the most suitable schools ta(ing account of particular talents but/ once theschool has accepted the student proposed/ no changes can be made& All the schools within thescheme ha*e been selected because the+ are regarded as entirel+ suitable and because the+ areseen to be li(el+ to offer a *er+ *aluable e0perience to the students who are their guests& Thereare also li(el+ to be a few scholarships offered to British 1nternational ,chools in ,wit2erland andThailand&

T&' HMC Pro('#t$ S#&o"ar$&!

The scholarship awarded b+ +our school co*ers the cost of +our tuition and also +ouraccommodation and food and other basic re3uirements& 'ou will be entitled to all the benefits ofthe UK 4ational Health ,er*ice&

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'ou ha*e alread+ been enterprising in as(ing for details of the HMC ,cholarships& 1magine nowthat +ou win a scholarship5 .hat would it reall+ in*ol*e6 .ill the benefits match all theuncertaint+ and uphea*al6 ,hould 1 accept the scholarship6
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1ne*itabl+/ some features of British schools will be *er+ different from +our school& For the +ear tobe a success *o) -"" n''. to /'a.a!ta/"' and willing to accept +our school7s arrangements&The most important differences are as follows:8

9& 'ou will be li*ing awa+ from home& Man+ of +ou will ha*e been on student outings orcamps awa+ from home/ but with +our friends and in the (nowledge that life will soon bereturning to normal& Coming to the UK/ and realising that +ou will not be seeing +ourparents for two to four months/ +ou ma+ well feel homesic(& The food will be different5Man+ students do miss their homes at first but 3uite 3uic(l+ the+ ma(e friends and en$o+ha*ing the compan+ of other +oung people for much of the time& How do +ou thin( that*o)would cope6

& -nce +ou arri*e at the school +ou will be in the care of the school staff at all times whenthe school is in session& ,tudents li*e in boarding houses& The houses are usuall+ forbo+s onl+ or for girls onl+& 1n +our house there will probabl+ be about thirt+ to fort+ otherstudents/ perhaps aged 9; to 9


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The school +ear in Britain is usuall+ di*ided into three terms/ with holida+s at Christmas/ %asterand in the summer& At the end of the first two terms the school will ensure that +ou (now thearrangements for tra*elling home and returning to Britain after the Christmas and %aster holida+s&'ou will not remain in Britain during these holida+s unless +our school agrees to this and +ourparents ha*e also gi*en permission/ made the necessar+ arrangements and communicated theseto the ,chool&

1n addition/ most schools close for a half8term brea( in the middle of the term& The length of thisbrea( will *ar+ from school to school = from a few da+s to a ma0imum of two wee(s 8 and atthese times a GContact #erson7 appointed b+ the school will assume responsibilit+ for ma(ingsuitable arrangements for +ou during the half8term brea(& This member of staff will contact +ourparents to ensure that the+ agree with these half8term arrangements& #arents are occasionall+able to nominate famil+ friends or relati*es to act as guardians but this is not usuall+ feasible&"

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.e li(e to thin( that we are good at selecting the right scholars5 :' .o o)r /'$t to #&oo$'$t).'nt$ -&o+ n a..ton to /'n, 'r* ,oo. n t&'r a#a.'m# $t).'$+ ar' $o#a/"'+a.a!ta/"'+ nt'r'$t'. an. nt'r'$tn, an.+ a/o' a""+ r'a.* to ,' of t&'m$'"'$ to t&'rn'- #omm)nt'$%

But +ou will (now +oursel*es better than an+one else does& 1n that sense/ +ou are the mostimportant $udge of where +our best interests will lie&

1n this letter/ 1 ha*e tried to draw attention to some of the human realities in*ol*ed in an HMC#ro$ects scholarship& A few students appl+ for the scholarship because the+ see it as a greathonour and a pri2e to be won/ but without reflecting on the personal challenges that will facethem& P"'a$' .on;t for,'t t&at *o)r a##'!tan#' of a $#&o"ar$&!+ -& ,'$ *o) t&'

o!!ort)nt* of $!'n.n, a *'ar at a $#&oo" n t&' UK+ m'an$ t&at $om'on' '"$' $ not,on, to &a' t&at o!!ort)nt*% :&'n *o) arr' n't A),)$t+ -' -"" '!'#t+ an. *o)$&o)". /' $)r'+ t&at *o) -"" &ono)r *o)r $#&o"ar$&! /* #om!"'tn, a f)"" *'ar ofa#a.'m# $t).'$ n *o)r n'- $#&oo"% 'ou owe it to +ourself/ but also to +our competitors/ tobe honest with +ourself& 'ou will be mo*ing out of +our own Gcomfort 2one7& 1f +ou (now that +ouwould find it personall+ *er+ difficult to ad$ust to all the differences that 1 ha*e mentioned/including especiall+ that of li*ing awa+ from home/ then +ou should not proceed&

,ince the HMC ,cholarships started in 9EE there ha*e been $ust on thirteen hundred scholars&For the *ast ma$orit+ it has been a wonderfull+ positi*e/ fulfilling and en$o+able e0perience =/'#a)$' t&'* &a' 'm/ra#'. t&' o!!ort)nt'$ an. t&' #&a""'n,'$ -t& 'nt&)$a$m an.#ommtm'nt&

1 hope that this paper has been helpful for +ou& #lease read it carefull+/ along with thecomplementar+ document/ Informationfor the Parents of Applicants 2014 2015&

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