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January 5, 2010

Famous British school looks to create leaders at Hong Kong offshoot

Liz Heron:

Leadership will be on the curriculum when Hong Kong's first international boarding school opens its doors in three years' time under a franchise arrangement with a leading English public school.

With an illustrious history dating back to 1243, Harrow School has produced eight prime ministers and countless statesmen, and its Hong Kong offshoot is aiming to carve out an equally prominent future role.

Executive headmaster Dr Mark Hensman said: "Our hope is that students from Harrow Hong Kong go on to become famous leaders in their fields in Hong Kong, Asia - and the world - be they musicians, scientists, humanitarians or politicians."

Harrow International Management Services, which runs international schools in Beijing and Bangkok, won a government tender in August for a boarding school on the site of a former military barracks in Tuen Mun. Unlike its parent school in Britain, which is only for boys, the Hong Kong school will be co-educational.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at January 5, 2010 3:52 AM
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