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Former pupils of Roedean School in Brighton, England are known in some circles as "Old Roedeanians", a term which is also used for alumni of Roedean School (South Africa). The abbreviation OR is sometimes used.
Roedean (/ ˈ r oʊ d iː n /) is a private boarding school governed by royal charter on the outskirts of Brighton, United Kingdom.It was founded in 1885 by three sisters to educate wealthy daughters and heiresses of aristocracy and industrial elites of the 18th century.
The family got behind the idea and their brother Paul invested £50 from his new job as a barrister. The new school was constructed between 1897 and 1899 and the growth to what was called Roedean was a step change. The new school was run on stricter lines more like a traditional boys school and each of the sisters took responsibility for a house.
Moira House School was an independent day and boarding school for girls aged 6 weeks to 18 years in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England, from 1887 to 2020, but founded in Surrey in 1875. Moira House was an inter-denominational school. In March 2017, the school had 312 pupils on roll, including ten boys, with 55 in the sixth form. [1]
They acted as joint Heads of School during the years 1903–1930. It is a sister school of Roedean School in Brighton, England which was founded by three older sisters of Theresa Lawrence, namely Penelope, Millicent, and Dorothy. The school began with 22 pupils, and was situated in a small house in Jeppestown, Johannesburg.
The local school board’s policies protect free speech, but generally bar teachers and staff from engaging in politically charged activity on school grounds — such as handing out circulars or ...
The miniature golf-course opened in April 1957, but was reduced to 16 holes in 1988 for the new layout of Marine Drive to cater for Marina traffic; the adjacent area to the north of Roedean Road has also been used as a pitch-and-putt golf course. [1] Stretching north, between the pitch and putt golf course and the Roedean School is a downland ...
At the age of eleven, Penelope was sent to the prestigious Roedean School. She excelled in many subjects and became very popular among her peers; she was later elected head girl. Upon leaving Roedean, Penelope attended a finishing school in Switzerland. Here, she became a skilled skier and linguist, being able to speak fluent French, German and ...