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	Fundraising
		It had as its objective the provision of new improved resources for the School and the growth of Gordonstoun's endowment to ensure a full student roll which reflects the spread of contemporary society.
		A magnificent new 200 seat theatre was opened in the presence of HRH The Princess Royal on the 3rd November 2005, and a significant extension to the Music School was opened at the start of the Spring Term 2007.
		Gordonstoun ideally should be aiming to offer its unique education to any young person who is suited to the Schoolâs ethos regardless of their ability, or that of their parents to afford the fees.
	www.gordonstoun.org.uk /fundraising (465 words)

	Stuart Crawford Associates - public affairs, security and media communications
		Aside from Gordonstoun House and Round Square, the remainder of the SchoolÈs buildings are a mixture of old and new, timber and brick, scattered around the campus.
		Pyper believes that GordonstounÈs greatest strength is that it is a school for individuals, but with the long term aim of benefiting the communities which they eventually join.
		This concentration on the individual inevitably means a rich pattern of influences being brought to bear, aided by the international flavour of the school and a certain flexibility in the fee structure to encourage broader social spectrum participation.
	www.swcrawford.co.uk /publications/thegordonstounschools.htm (1182 words)

	Gordonstoun girl leaps to her death from fifth floor - Telegraph
		Gordonstoun girl leaps to her death from fifth floor
		A PUPIL at Gordonstoun, which has educated three generations of the Royal Family, committed suicide in India during the school holidays after jumping from the fifth floor of a leisure complex, it emerged yesterday.
		Shivani arrived at Gordonstoun, in Morayshire, last year to sit her A-levels, which she was due to complete next year.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2001/09/10/ngord10.xml (520 words)

	Prince Charles - MSN Encarta
		He attended the Cheam School in Berkshire as a boarder from the age of 9 to 14 and the school his father attended, Gordonstoun, in Scotland from age 14 to 18.
		He has described his school years as unhappy and seems to have been especially ill-suited for the rugged and spartan conditions at Gordonstoun, the school chosen by the Duke of Edinburgh to toughen up his son.
		After Gordonstoun, Charles entered Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he studied archaeology, anthropology, and history.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555788/Prince_Charles.html (691 words)

	Gordonstoun (Site not responding. Last check: )
		At that time the school had a reputation for harsh conditions and strict discipline, with pupils typically having to endure lots of outdoor physical activities and cold showers.
		The Gordonstoun Schools Information on the education establishments including arts and sport.
		Box Hill School The school follows the philosophy of Dr Kurt Hahn, the founder of Gordonstoun in Scotland and Salem in Germany, both now sister schools of Box Hill.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Gordonstoun.html (186 words)

	Education \| Council bars girl from Gordonstoun
		A 16-year-old student is being prevented from taking up a place at Gordonstoun because social services officials believe it would be more appropriate for her to go to a local sixth form college in north Wales.
		Social services were told eight months ago that she intended to study at Gordonstoun, but staff have only just informed her that there is no reason for her to go there.
		Gordonstoun is currently involved in a campaign to de velop a performing arts centre.
	education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4216321-110908,00.html (616 words)

	The Gordonstoun Schools
		Entry to Gordonstoun is guaranteed to boys and girls entering Aberlour from age 11 - ensuring a smooth transfer to independent secondary education if they join from primary school.
		The new IT centre at Gordonstoun is the hub of a school-wide network in academic departments and boarding houses.
		In March 2002 Gordonstoun and Aberlour House merged with North Foreland Lodge, a senior girls' boarding school in Hampshire.
	www.sovereign-publications.com /gordonstoun.htm (517 words)

	News
		Gordonstoun were putting the Wanderers defence under pressure but some magnificent tackling kept them at bay, but the pressure told when a penalty for the Wanderers in their own 22 didn’t make much distance down the touch line.
		Gordonstoun then pressureised the throw in and took the lineout and put width on the ballquickly to the wing and scored the opening try which was very well converted.
		Gordonstoun started the second half and Wanderers continued where they had left off with the forwards dominating their opposite numbers in the loose and in the scrums.
	www.scottishrugby.org /sru/community-rugby/club-rugby/aberdeen-wanderers/aberdeen-wanderers-news-page.cfm?news_uuid=83FEE3AD-B370-2135-D527-23D9C9EF3B9E (634 words)

	Gordonstoun School and Aberlour House, The Junior School
		Gordonstoun is a co-educational boarding school, for pupils from 8 to 18, situated in an attractive and impressive setting in the temperate region of Morayshire.
		The School’s mission statement: ‘Gordonstoun prepares students for a full and active role as international citizens in a changing world’, is balanced by the motto ‘Plus est en vous’ (There is more in you) to give real meaning to a distinctive philosophy founded on internationalism, challenge, responsibility and service.
		Gordonstoun is the leading member of ‘Round Square’, a world-wide network of schools committed to the holistic ideals of the School’s founder, Kurt Hahn.
	www.isbi.com /isbi-viewschool/2833-GORDONSTOUN_SCHOOL_AND_ABERLOUR_HOUSE,_THE_JUNIOR_SCHOOL-1.html (819 words)

	The Scotsman - UK - Princess Anne to head campaign for Gordonstoun
		A message on the website of the school says: "We have to face the fact that much of the physical fabric of the school is no longer capable of matching the daunting standards set by the curriculum both academically and outside the classroom.
		Many boarding schools have recently benefited from what is known as the Harry Potter effect, with children wanting to follow in the footsteps of their fictional hero who was sent to Hogwarts, an imaginary school of wizardry.
		Although it could reportedly be forced to pay creditors £3.5 million in the next 12 months, the school, which took out a new mortgage in May 2000, has received a number of huge donations from unknown sources in the last two years.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /uk.cfm?id=735612002 (664 words)

	BBC News \| WALES \| Student wins Gordonstoun fight
		We have agreed to respond to the views expressed by agreeing to her placement at Gordonstoun provided that a number of appropriate safeguards can be put in place
		But Mr Russell said: "We have agreed to respond to the views expressed by agreeing to her placement at Gordonstoun provided that a number of appropriate safeguards can be put in place.
		But the offer of £19,000 to pay the Gordonstoun fees in full means they can keep their money.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/wales/1425852.stm (521 words)

	Admissions
		Gordonstoun operates a policy of open access, committed to educating young people regardless of nationality, background or financial resources.
		You are welcome to visit Gordonstoun at any time of the year; you just need to arrange a mutually convenient time with us.
		Both airports are served by all the major and many budget airlines.
	www.gordonstoun.org.uk /admissions (245 words)

	Education UK - Innovative. Individual. Inspirational.
		At Gordonstoun we provide a continuous education experience for children between the ages of eight and eighteen.
		They are all members of a community which places great emphasis on the importance of integrity and honesty and are encouraged to develop confidence in their own abilities, whilst respecting the abilities and achievements of others.
		The School's Mission Statement is "A Gordonstoun education prepares students for a full and active role as international citizens in a changing world", it's motto "Plus est en vous" (There is more in you).
	www.educationuk.org /pls/hot_bc/bc_profile.page_pls_profile_details?x=565283741111&y=0&a=0&z=10319 (267 words)

	Gordonstoun International Summer School - Student Care: Food
		Food for the course has been planned by an expert dietician to provide a balanced diet suited to the needs of all students.
		There is a great deal of choice and alternative dishes will be available for vegetarians and students with medical or religious requirements.
		Gordonstoun's catering manager has personal supervision of all the catering arrangements for the Summer School in the School's beautifully appointed modern refectory.
	www.gordonstoun-int.com /Food.aspx (96 words)

	Saudi Aramco World : Muslims in Europe: The Students (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The costs are very high - Gordonstoun's yearly tuition and boarding fees reach $5,200 - and the standards are rigid.
		Another example is Gordonstoun in the rolling, rugged country side of Moray shire in the far north of Scotland.
		Ammar of course, may not be typical of Muslim students in Europe, but he and others at Gordonstoun are obviously quite at home and reasonably successful.
	www.saudiaramcoworld.com /issue/197901/muslims.in.europe-the.students.htm (1784 words)

	Netribution > News > Northern Expsoure
		A documentary film crew yesterday began filming at the famous Gordonstoun School - where, according to Lara Croft’s fictional CV spent her last two school years - in an attempt to discover her early influences.
		Lara is the star of the Tomb Raider video game and was "sent to Gordonstoun" when the game series started selling in its millions, and its creators started on a likely biography of their heroine.
		The official biography of Croft has outlined her time in the sixth form at Gordonstoun, where she discovered her love of the mountains, her taste for adventure and an unnatural interest in firearms.
	www.netribution.co.uk /news/northern_exposure/64/13.html (738 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal (Site not responding. Last check: )
		It is sometimes referred to as a public school, although strictly speaking, this is an English term.
		It is best-known as the school attended during the 1960s by Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, on the recommendation of his father, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, who had himself been one of the first students to attend Gordonstoun having previously been educated at Salem in Germany.
		Aberlour House, the preparatory school for Gordonstoun, was relocated to Gordonstoun's grounds from Aberlour in 2004.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Gordonstoun (656 words)

	Yateley Manor: Senior Schools - Gordonstoun School
		Gordonstoun offers a formative experience for life through a broad, integrated curriculum.
		Academic study for GCSE and A-level examinations is combined with sporting, creative and outdoor education, including the school’s unique sail training programme.
		Gordonstoun’s emphasis on holistic development prepares students to make a positive contribution to society in the new century.
	www.yateleymanor.com /parents/senior_schools/gordonstoun.htm (186 words)

	Gordonstoun bottom of class
		GORDONSTOUN, the school attended by Prince Philip and his three sons, has come bottom of an exam league table for independent boarding schools in Scotland.
		In a survey ranking boarding schools according to their GCSE and A-level results, Gordonstoun had the lowest percentage of top grades north of the Border.
		Mark Pyper, the headmaster of Gordonstoun, said the table published by The Sunday Times was weighted against his school because it was the only one in Scotland at which every pupil completed GCSEs and A-levels, rather than Standard Grades and Highers.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /htmlContent.jhtml?html=/archive/1999/11/15/ngor15.html (255 words)

	ASTO: Gordonstoun School
		Gordonstoun School, in North East Scotland, was founded in 1934 by the pioneering educationalist Dr Kurt Hahn, who also inspired Outward Bound, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and the United World College of the Atlantic.
		Sixteen berths are available per voyage and young people and adults unconnected with Gordonstoun are welcome to apply from age 16.
		Bursary assistance may be available for those wishing to participate in youth sail training voyages.
	www.asto.org.uk /gordonstoun.htm (150 words)

	The Royal Family > HRH The Duke of Edinburgh > Education
		In 1934 he returned to attend Gordonstoun School near Elgin in Morayshire (which all three of his sons also attended).
		At Gordonstoun Prince Philip did well at sports and physical activities, becoming captain of both the hockey team and the cricket team.
		He was also a member of the school coastguard unit, a keen oarsman and sailor, and he took part in several sailing expeditions around the coast of Scotland and to Norway.
	www.royal.gov.uk /OutPut/Page5552.asp (180 words)

	Minette Marrin: The Left has no time for liberty: just ask the Gordonstoun Girl
		It is the case of the Gordonstoun Girl.
		In any case, the girl, her foster parents, her own parents, her grandparents and her teachers all wanted her to go; the grandparents and Gordonstoun were prepared to cover the fees.
		The Gordonstoun Girl (or her "support network") was smart enough to contact the new Children's Commissioner, Peter Clark, and make a very effective fuss, whereupon he made a very effective fuss; unpleasant publicity followed, the young girl has spoken very quotably to the press and, lo and behold, social services has bowed to public pressure.
	www.minettemarrin.com /minettemarrin/2001/07/the_left_has_no.html (904 words)

	Kurt Hahn and informal education
		Founder of Salem Schools, Gordonstoun public school, Outward Bound, the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme and the Atlantic Colleges.
		There had been some emphasis on sea training and coastguardship at Gordonstoun, but when the school moved to its wartime home near Aberdovey, the idea of sea training and of learning from the sea took root.
		The opening chapter provide a potted history of the Salem schools, Gordonstoun and Outward Bound; the second half of the book is basically a reflection on the author's experience of Salem in 1933-4 and the subsequent development of the school.
	www.infed.org /thinkers/et-hahn.htm (1034 words)

	The Scotsman - Gordonstoun former pupil jailed 15 years for gun crime
		Gordonstoun former pupil jailed 15 years for gun crime
		A FORMER pupil at the exclusive Gordonstoun school, who turned to a life of crime in a twisted search for kicks, was yesterday jailed for 15 years at the High Court in Aberdeen.
		Paul Macklin, who is now 30, was convicted of repeatedly aiming a handgun at two Grampian Police officers as they chased him through a series of streets in the city.
	thescotsman.scotsman.com /index.cfm?id=1070562003 (881 words)

	Gordonstoun offers free Highland trips to lure new parents - Times Online
		THE public school famously branded “a hell hole” by the Prince of Wales is so concerned by a fall in the number of boarders that it is paying for prospective parents to be flown from England to visit.
		Gordonstoun, the £22,000-a-year school once synonymous with cold showers and early morning runs, is paying up to £800 for parents and their children to attend open days, including a two-night stay in local accommodation.
		Although demand for sixth-form boarding places is so intense that Gordonstoun has had to turn away pupils, it has been suffering from falling numbers enrolling at 13.
	www.timesonline.co.uk /tol/news/uk/article601740.ece (921 words)

	Education \| Daughter of Gordonstoun head caught drinking
		A 16-year-old girl has been suspended from social activities at Gordonstoun School by her own father, headmaster Mark Pyper.
		It is understood that because the girls confessed they only faced suspension from social activities and can still attend lessons at the £18,750-a-year school near Elgin in Scotland.
		Gordonstoun is famous for educating Prince Philip and his sons.
	education.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4357050-110908,00.html (203 words)

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