Alumnae News

Our sixth form pupils so enjoyed meeting alumnae at the reunion that they have set up a pen pal scheme to be in touch with former pupils over this difficult period of isolation. More than 60 pupils have signed up to the scheme and we need some more alumnae for them to write to! If you would like a pupil pen pal then do sign up. You can find out more here

This spring we planned to hold a series of round table consultations with alumnae on bursaries and fundraising. Thank you to everyone who offered to help with this. Our research has now moved online and it takes just five minutes to complete the questionnaire. Please do take part so that we can be guided and informed by you.

As the doors opened to our new Waterlow Hall, we welcomed the award-winning co-stars of the Netflix series, The Crown: Olivia Colman (GDST alumna of the year 2019) and Helena Bonham Carter (Class of 1984).

Well done to all our choir volunteers who 'stood up and sang out' as part of our reunion celebrations. As a thankyou, Dr Collisson, our Director of Music would like to share this wonderful video to inspire you all for next year!

It's never too soon to start planning and we are very excited that the wonderful violinist and former pupil, Mathilde Milwidsky (class of 2013), has agreed to perform our very first professional concert in the new Waterlow Hall. Make a note of the date - Thursday 1st October - and we will be in touch with further details on how to book tickets.

Margaret Dunn (Class of 1960) shared this glorious photo of the view from her cottage in Wales. Join the new 'GDST helps' facebook site which has been set up to allow the whole community to share experiences and help. Beautiful photos of your own spendid isolation are welcome.

'Continuity, enduring relationships, shared experiences and collective memories are powerful anchors in a rapidly changing world." Vicky Bingham spoke to all our alumnae about resilience, perseverence and celebration on World Woman's day and you can read her speech from the event here, or follow her blog below.

We are delighted to announce that Dr Jess Wade (Class of 2007) has been shortlisted for the GDST Alumna of the year award. You can find out here why she is such a deserving candidate. The deadline has been extended so please do vote to help secure our very first South Hampstead GDST Alumna of the year.

Time on your hands? Take a tour through the school magazines of the 1970's 80's and 90's via our digital archive and if you have copies of any of the missing years, do let us know. Our next project is to add magazines from the 1950's and 60's.

The highlight of our Waterlow Hall Festival was the concert performed by Gemma Rosefield (Class of 1999) accompanied by our school orchestra. Read more here. 

We are working on the next edition of the Resplendens magazine so don't forget to send us your suggestions for 'In the News'. Our theme this year is on the environment and sustainability and contributions are welcome.

With sadness and joy we celebrated the life of Miss Jean Middlemiss - Head of Music from 1957-72. Thank you to everyone who sent us such lovely memories about her time at South Hampstead.

Our 'Renowned Writers' series highlights alumnae who have published books.  Follow the series on the website and do let us know if you would like to be featured or want to suggest another alumnae author

It has been quite an adventure as teachers, pupils and parents from the Junior and Senior Schools rise to the challenge of online teaching and learning in nearly a thousand homes across London.

If you are in contact with friends from South Hampstead who are not part of the alumnae community, do encourage them to join. We are only in touch with half our former pupils and would love others to join us.