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1. 0:06My son Hugh is 14 now.
2. 0:09He's enjoying playing sport, sings in
3. 0:11the choir, and he's doing really well
4. 0:13with his work.
5. 0:14What's clear [music] is that he's really
6. 0:16thriving with life at Harrow.
7. 0:20>> At Harrow, the boarding house is like a
8. 0:22family unit. The house is where each boy
9. 0:24starts [music] and ends his day, and so
10. 0:26it has to feel like a home.
11. 0:30>> Watching a boy through school through 5
12. 0:32years is very rewarding. The older boys
13. 0:34play a huge part in looking after the
14. 0:37younger boys. We aim to make the
15. 0:38boarding school environment here a
16. 0:40positive thing. [music] It's never going
17. 0:41to be home, but it's like a home from
18. 0:43home.
19. 0:45>> With a school as old as Harrow, there is
20. 0:48heritage and tradition, of course. Our
21. 0:51charter from Queen Elizabeth I
22. 0:54to our founder in 1572,
23. 0:56the fourth form room where boys have
24. 0:58gathered every year since 1650, and our
25. 1:02speech room modeled in part on
26. 1:04Shakespeare's Globe, where we sing from
27. 1:07our own songbook.
28. 1:09>> [music]
29. 1:14>> But there is also innovation and
30. 1:16facilities fit for the 21st century.
31. 1:19>> The school has moved to a fully
32. 1:21digitized program of learning. All
33. 1:23resources are available to the boys at
34. 1:25all times and in an instant.
35. 1:28>> We really do benefit from having all our
36. 1:30resources in one place, on our personal
37. 1:32laptops. I particularly enjoyed lessons
38. 1:35in the teaching and learning hub, where
39. 1:37our beaks experimented new ways of
40. 1:39teaching us.
41. 1:40>> While we look to engage the boys with
42. 1:42the latest approaches to learning,
43. 1:43they're also encouraged to put [music]
44. 1:44pen to paper and to read physical books.
45. 1:47The best of both worlds. We constantly
46. 1:49strive to stretch the boys' horizons,
47. 1:52and our new science facilities are
48. 1:53world-class. A state-of-the-art building
49. 1:56that's an inspirational learning
50. 1:57environment for biology and chemistry.
51. 1:59>> Our boys continue to win places at
52. 2:01excellent institutions and we maintain
53. 2:03our fantastic record for acceptances
54. 2:05[music] at Oxbridge and Ivy League
55. 2:07universities.
56. 2:08>> With 324 acres of land comprising
57. 2:10woodland, parkland, a lake, a nine-hole
58. 2:13golf course and even a working farm,
59. 2:15there's lots to keep the boys stimulated
60. 2:17outside the classroom.
61. 2:19>> There are so many activities to take
62. 2:20part in. It's hard [music] to know where
63. 2:21to start.
64. 2:22>> Rugby, football and cricket, of course.
65. 2:25>> Swimming, soccer, music.
66. 2:27>> Sailing, climbing, debating, clay pigeon
67. 2:29shooting, rifle shooting, community
68. 2:31service, art, water polo, core, rackets,
69. 2:35fives, golf, squash, weightlifting. Not
70. 2:39my thing, exactly.
71. 2:40>> Drama, lots of drama, singing,
72. 2:43basketball, gymnastics.
73. 2:44>> Oh, and Harrow football, our own
74. 2:46football game. It's hard to explain, but
75. 2:49fun, a lot of fun.
76. 2:51>> Competing in sports teams gives you
77. 2:53great opportunities to prove your
78. 2:55leadership skills. At Harrow, leadership
79. 2:57is actually considered a service. To
80. 3:00serve well is to lead well.
81. 3:02>> Everything we do at Harrow is rooted in
82. 3:05our key values, courage, honor, humility
83. 3:09and fellowship.
84. 3:10>> I was really very honored to have
85. 3:12received the Values Medal for my year
86. 3:13group. It meant a great deal to me to be
87. 3:15recognized by the school community.
88. 3:17>> Of course, we have our eyes firmly fixed
89. 3:21on what lies over the horizon for all
90. 3:24our boys,
91. 3:25places at [music] universities and skill
92. 3:27sets and mindsets that will ready them
93. 3:29for the wider world. But while they
94. 3:32remain on the hill, our focus is to
95. 3:34create a safe but challenging
96. 3:36environment, one in which they can
97. 3:38sharpen their intellect, explore varied
98. 3:42interests and develop their values to
99. 3:44become fully rounded individuals.
100. 3:50>> The school is supporting our son in many
101. 3:51[music] ways with excellent teaching,
102. 3:54fantastic facilities, and endless
103. 3:56opportunities.
104. 3:58But above all, he's happy in himself.