Carmel College was a predominantly Jewish co-educational boarding school in England operating between 1948 and 1997. It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. It was Europe's only Jewish boarding school. It also had a very small number of pupils who were not of Jewish descent, as day pupils. Carmel College alumni are known as "Old Carmelis"; in 1973 the school was referred to as the "Jewish Eton" by The Observer correspondent, Chaim Bermant (a phrase that would probably not be used by Old Carmelis).
Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). The selection process was competitive and applicants were required to sit entrance exams, as well as demonstrate the ability to contribute to the school ethos and uphold core school values. In 1990 and through to 1995 it topped the list of the 20 most expensive boarding schools in the country
The school had a substantial number of international students from Europe and the Americas and an ethos of respect, diligence and social responsibility was instilled in students as part of the pastoral care provided by housemasters and tutors.
This school began as the Darling Range School in 1907. It was originally established to provide local education facilities for secondary students of Seventh-day Adventist families who would otherwise have had to go across the country to Avondale School in Cooranbong, a town about 120 kilometres (75mi) north of Sydney, to receive their education.
Charles E Ashcroft, an early Seventh-day Adventist, offered to donate land for the proposed boarding school. The land was situated 27km east of Perth in the Heidelberg Valley (now Bickley Valley) in the Darling Range. Ashcroft's offer was accepted and work began immediately. Church members demonstrated their interest in the venture by contributing both time and money. The school opened 13 January 1907 with H.R. Martin as Principal, and only two students. By the end of the first week the number had grown to five and by the close of the year to 14.
Carmel College is a Roman Catholic mixed sixth form college located in St Helens, Merseyside, England and welcomes students of all faiths. The college opened in 1987 to just over four hundred students and currently has approximately 1,800 students, the majority of whom study AS and A2 courses with the remainder following Level 1 and 2 courses or post-18 courses such as the foundation art diploma or university degrees.
In 1999, Carmel College became the first Associate College of the University of Liverpool offering a range of 4 year Science and Engineering degree courses with the first year of study at Carmel College. In 1999, Carmel also became one of the first of four sixth form colleges in England to be designated a Beacon College. Over the past 3 years, the quality of teaching at Carmel has been consistently in the top 10% of schools and colleges nationally (ALPS: A Level Performance System). In its latest Ofsted inspection, Carmel was judged to be "outstanding in all aspects of its provision." Also noted as being the 9th best in the UK.
The county has major education and tourist industries and is noted for the concentration of performance motorsport companies and facilities. Oxford University Press is the largest firm among a concentration of print and publishing firms; the University of Oxford is also linked to the concentration of local biotechnology companies.
The constituency comprised the whole of the historic county of Oxfordshire, in the northern part of South East England. (Although Oxfordshire contained three parliamentary boroughs for part of this period – Oxford (from 1295), Woodstock (or New Woodstock) (1302–1555 and from 1571) and Banbury (from 1554) – each of which elected MPs in their own right, these were not excluded from the county constituency, and owning property within the borough could confer a vote at the county election. The Oxford University constituency was also often listed as an Oxfordshire constituency, but was non-territorial and had no effect on the right to vote in the county.)
Carmel Jewish College MOST EXPENSIVE BOARDING SCHOOL IN UK
Carmel College was, from 1948 to 1997, a British, Jewish boarding school, modelled on British public schools. Founded as a boys' school, in later years it was, to some extent, co-educational, and there were a few non-Jewish day pupils. It was one of the UK's only three Jewish boarding schools, the others being in Gateshead and Whittingehame College in Brighton
Carmel College alumni are known as "Old Carmelis"; in 1973 the school was referred to as the "Jewish Eton by The Observer correspondent, Chaim Bermant.
The school was founded in 1948 by Rabbi Dr Yaacov Kopul Rosen; "there were about 25 pupils." It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury, Berkshire, and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. When it moved, it had "about 200 pupils."[3]
It was closed in Ju...
published: 10 Mar 2022
Carmel College -A World Within-1988 BBC OPEN UNIVERSITY
Jewish tradition is based in family life. Explores the way Carmel College, a Jewish boarding school, answers the needs of its pupils - the ethos of the school, the curriculum tailored to meet both the 'Jewish' and the 'public school' aspect, and leisure activities: opera, sport, drama and fun. The place of a separate denominational school is the underlying theme.
published: 05 Dec 2013
Carmel college Oxfordshire
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published: 22 Dec 2021
Abandoned Carmel College, Mongewell Park, Wallingford
The college was apparently the only Jewish College outside London in the country. In June 1997, the school was closed mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government; the grounds were sold to property developers. The school buildings are Grade II listed so I guess they awaiting the right developer may be a conference centre. Mongewell Park is a beautiful Thames-side location with the ancient Grim's Ditch ( Iron Age peoples built the earthworks around 300 BC) and the Ridgeway Path running through it.
There are many cultural references to it, Agatha Christie used the Manor House as setting for the Mouse Trap. Various films used the empty buildings as locations a mo...
published: 04 Jul 2013
Carmel College Revisited 2009
Carmel College revisited filmed in 2009 which was shown at the reunions in November 2009 and March 2010 at the Village Hotel.
The footage shows shots of Carmel College and a few staff members on site in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
published: 01 Dec 2013
WERE BACK! - Carmel Jewish College
In 1948, a unique boarding school was established within the grounds of Mongewell Park, near the village of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Boarding schools had been the bedrock of private tuition in Britain since Victorian times : offering room, board and top class education, these establishments became the Empire’s most exclusive, upper class schools for boys and girls. British imperial culture was branded upon the young minds of the privileged students – albeit academic excellence and a masterful curriculum often went hand in hand with stringent regulations and corporal punishment. Boarding schools forged the character of many powerful men, such as future prime ministers, business leaders, or armed forces officers. But also often created or harboured monsters, and produced a steady supply of ...
published: 28 Feb 2023
Carmel College - Report From Carmel -1961
Carmel College 1961
published: 09 Dec 2013
Carmel jewish college introduction
Abandoned jewish college Wallingford
published: 12 Jan 2020
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Carmel College 1966
The 1966 dedication of the newly built Carmel College synagogue before the installation of the amazing stained glass windows; the official opening of the new Gymansium Block; Sports Day; Prize Giving and of course the picnic tea (ignore the private stuff - lots of buildings to look at in the background!).
Carmel College was, from 1948 to 1997, a British, Jewish boarding school, modelled on British public schools. Founded as a boys' school, in later years it was, ...
Carmel College was, from 1948 to 1997, a British, Jewish boarding school, modelled on British public schools. Founded as a boys' school, in later years it was, to some extent, co-educational, and there were a few non-Jewish day pupils. It was one of the UK's only three Jewish boarding schools, the others being in Gateshead and Whittingehame College in Brighton
Carmel College alumni are known as "Old Carmelis"; in 1973 the school was referred to as the "Jewish Eton by The Observer correspondent, Chaim Bermant.
The school was founded in 1948 by Rabbi Dr Yaacov Kopul Rosen; "there were about 25 pupils." It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury, Berkshire, and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. When it moved, it had "about 200 pupils."[3]
It was closed in July 1997,[3] mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and severe financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government and the rise of the Jewish Day School Movement. The grounds were sold to property developers for an undisclosed sum. The sale was overturned by the Charity Commission, however, following significant pressure from parents and former students who claimed the land was undersold. The distinctive concrete synagogue, with its stained glass windows created by Israeli artist Nehemia Azaz, the dining hall, and the amphitheatre, designed by local architect Thomas Hancock, are Grade II listed buildings; the Julius Gottlieb gallery and boathouse, designed by Sir Basil Spence, is Grade II* listed.[4]
When it closed, the school was attended by children from the age of 11 to 18 – although earlier there had been a preparatory school which took children from around the age of 8. Later a girls' school was built about a mile from the main campus, although the buildings were never actually used for this purpose. Instead, it was turned into a junior school in the late 1960s for children up to the age of 13, when they moved to the main school. The junior school was closed down several years before Carmel, and the buildings sold. Girls were later admitted into the main school, starting at the sixth form in 1968. Daughters of teachers at the school had been admitted before this, including the daughter of Rabbi Kopul Rosen.
The principals or headmasters were: the founder, Kopul Rosen, until his death in 1962; David Stamler, 1962–71; Kopul Rosen's eldest son, Jeremy Rosen, 1971–84; and Philip Skelker, until the school closed.
Upon closure of the school, many pupils were transferred to another boarding school in Bristol, Clifton College, which had, until May 2005 a Jewish boarding house, Polack's House.
Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). From 1990 it was the most expensive boarding school in the country. There were many students from abroad, especially in later years, and some scholarships.
The school practised a mainstream Orthodox Judaism,[5] more Orthodox than the practice of most of the pupils' families.
There is a history of the school's early days: Carmel College in the Kopul Era: A History of Carmel College, September 1948-March 1962.[6]
In October 2015 former housemaster Trevor Bolton was convicted of abusing boys at the school over a period of 20 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37322179
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Carmel College was, from 1948 to 1997, a British, Jewish boarding school, modelled on British public schools. Founded as a boys' school, in later years it was, to some extent, co-educational, and there were a few non-Jewish day pupils. It was one of the UK's only three Jewish boarding schools, the others being in Gateshead and Whittingehame College in Brighton
Carmel College alumni are known as "Old Carmelis"; in 1973 the school was referred to as the "Jewish Eton by The Observer correspondent, Chaim Bermant.
The school was founded in 1948 by Rabbi Dr Yaacov Kopul Rosen; "there were about 25 pupils." It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury, Berkshire, and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. When it moved, it had "about 200 pupils."[3]
It was closed in July 1997,[3] mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and severe financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government and the rise of the Jewish Day School Movement. The grounds were sold to property developers for an undisclosed sum. The sale was overturned by the Charity Commission, however, following significant pressure from parents and former students who claimed the land was undersold. The distinctive concrete synagogue, with its stained glass windows created by Israeli artist Nehemia Azaz, the dining hall, and the amphitheatre, designed by local architect Thomas Hancock, are Grade II listed buildings; the Julius Gottlieb gallery and boathouse, designed by Sir Basil Spence, is Grade II* listed.[4]
When it closed, the school was attended by children from the age of 11 to 18 – although earlier there had been a preparatory school which took children from around the age of 8. Later a girls' school was built about a mile from the main campus, although the buildings were never actually used for this purpose. Instead, it was turned into a junior school in the late 1960s for children up to the age of 13, when they moved to the main school. The junior school was closed down several years before Carmel, and the buildings sold. Girls were later admitted into the main school, starting at the sixth form in 1968. Daughters of teachers at the school had been admitted before this, including the daughter of Rabbi Kopul Rosen.
The principals or headmasters were: the founder, Kopul Rosen, until his death in 1962; David Stamler, 1962–71; Kopul Rosen's eldest son, Jeremy Rosen, 1971–84; and Philip Skelker, until the school closed.
Upon closure of the school, many pupils were transferred to another boarding school in Bristol, Clifton College, which had, until May 2005 a Jewish boarding house, Polack's House.
Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). From 1990 it was the most expensive boarding school in the country. There were many students from abroad, especially in later years, and some scholarships.
The school practised a mainstream Orthodox Judaism,[5] more Orthodox than the practice of most of the pupils' families.
There is a history of the school's early days: Carmel College in the Kopul Era: A History of Carmel College, September 1948-March 1962.[6]
In October 2015 former housemaster Trevor Bolton was convicted of abusing boys at the school over a period of 20 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37322179
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Jewish tradition is based in family life. Explores the way Carmel College, a Jewish boarding school, answers the needs of its pupils - the ethos of the school, ...
Jewish tradition is based in family life. Explores the way Carmel College, a Jewish boarding school, answers the needs of its pupils - the ethos of the school, the curriculum tailored to meet both the 'Jewish' and the 'public school' aspect, and leisure activities: opera, sport, drama and fun. The place of a separate denominational school is the underlying theme.
Jewish tradition is based in family life. Explores the way Carmel College, a Jewish boarding school, answers the needs of its pupils - the ethos of the school, the curriculum tailored to meet both the 'Jewish' and the 'public school' aspect, and leisure activities: opera, sport, drama and fun. The place of a separate denominational school is the underlying theme.
The college was apparently the only Jewish College outside London in the country. In June 1997, the school was closed mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers...
The college was apparently the only Jewish College outside London in the country. In June 1997, the school was closed mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government; the grounds were sold to property developers. The school buildings are Grade II listed so I guess they awaiting the right developer may be a conference centre. Mongewell Park is a beautiful Thames-side location with the ancient Grim's Ditch ( Iron Age peoples built the earthworks around 300 BC) and the Ridgeway Path running through it.
There are many cultural references to it, Agatha Christie used the Manor House as setting for the Mouse Trap. Various films used the empty buildings as locations a movie on Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady. Kylie Minogue and The Kaiser Chiefs filmed a video here. There is also a connection to the Dambuster's Raid.
The place has lots of atmosphere.
There is a Wikipedia Page for Carmel College.
September 2014 South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning committee granted Comer Homes planning permission to build 35 houses, 113 flats, a swimming pool and restaurants at the former Carmel College site.
Carmel College was founded by Rabbi Dr Kopul Rosen in 1948 and closed in 1997
It was originally based at Greenham Common, Berkshire, but moved to Mongewell Park in 1952
The college was apparently the only Jewish College outside London in the country. In June 1997, the school was closed mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government; the grounds were sold to property developers. The school buildings are Grade II listed so I guess they awaiting the right developer may be a conference centre. Mongewell Park is a beautiful Thames-side location with the ancient Grim's Ditch ( Iron Age peoples built the earthworks around 300 BC) and the Ridgeway Path running through it.
There are many cultural references to it, Agatha Christie used the Manor House as setting for the Mouse Trap. Various films used the empty buildings as locations a movie on Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady. Kylie Minogue and The Kaiser Chiefs filmed a video here. There is also a connection to the Dambuster's Raid.
The place has lots of atmosphere.
There is a Wikipedia Page for Carmel College.
September 2014 South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning committee granted Comer Homes planning permission to build 35 houses, 113 flats, a swimming pool and restaurants at the former Carmel College site.
Carmel College was founded by Rabbi Dr Kopul Rosen in 1948 and closed in 1997
It was originally based at Greenham Common, Berkshire, but moved to Mongewell Park in 1952
Carmel College revisited filmed in 2009 which was shown at the reunions in November 2009 and March 2010 at the Village Hotel.
The footage shows shots of Carme...
Carmel College revisited filmed in 2009 which was shown at the reunions in November 2009 and March 2010 at the Village Hotel.
The footage shows shots of Carmel College and a few staff members on site in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
Carmel College revisited filmed in 2009 which was shown at the reunions in November 2009 and March 2010 at the Village Hotel.
The footage shows shots of Carmel College and a few staff members on site in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
In 1948, a unique boarding school was established within the grounds of Mongewell Park, near the village of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Boarding schools had been ...
In 1948, a unique boarding school was established within the grounds of Mongewell Park, near the village of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Boarding schools had been the bedrock of private tuition in Britain since Victorian times : offering room, board and top class education, these establishments became the Empire’s most exclusive, upper class schools for boys and girls. British imperial culture was branded upon the young minds of the privileged students – albeit academic excellence and a masterful curriculum often went hand in hand with stringent regulations and corporal punishment. Boarding schools forged the character of many powerful men, such as future prime ministers, business leaders, or armed forces officers. But also often created or harboured monsters, and produced a steady supply of young victims. The shocking scale of abuse in boarding schools was almost institutional, and very well documented.
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In 1948, a unique boarding school was established within the grounds of Mongewell Park, near the village of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Boarding schools had been the bedrock of private tuition in Britain since Victorian times : offering room, board and top class education, these establishments became the Empire’s most exclusive, upper class schools for boys and girls. British imperial culture was branded upon the young minds of the privileged students – albeit academic excellence and a masterful curriculum often went hand in hand with stringent regulations and corporal punishment. Boarding schools forged the character of many powerful men, such as future prime ministers, business leaders, or armed forces officers. But also often created or harboured monsters, and produced a steady supply of young victims. The shocking scale of abuse in boarding schools was almost institutional, and very well documented.
-explorabilia.co.uk
If you are expecting to receive the highest grades in your GCSEs and are interested in applying to the most prestigious universities, then the High Achievers+ P...
If you are expecting to receive the highest grades in your GCSEs and are interested in applying to the most prestigious universities, then the High Achievers+ Programme at Carmel is for you.
Find out more about the programme here - https://www.carmel.ac.uk/challenge-support/high-achievers/
If you are expecting to receive the highest grades in your GCSEs and are interested in applying to the most prestigious universities, then the High Achievers+ Programme at Carmel is for you.
Find out more about the programme here - https://www.carmel.ac.uk/challenge-support/high-achievers/
The 1966 dedication of the newly built Carmel College synagogue before the installation of the amazing stained glass windows; the official opening of the new Gy...
The 1966 dedication of the newly built Carmel College synagogue before the installation of the amazing stained glass windows; the official opening of the new Gymansium Block; Sports Day; Prize Giving and of course the picnic tea (ignore the private stuff - lots of buildings to look at in the background!).
The 1966 dedication of the newly built Carmel College synagogue before the installation of the amazing stained glass windows; the official opening of the new Gymansium Block; Sports Day; Prize Giving and of course the picnic tea (ignore the private stuff - lots of buildings to look at in the background!).
Carmel College was, from 1948 to 1997, a British, Jewish boarding school, modelled on British public schools. Founded as a boys' school, in later years it was, to some extent, co-educational, and there were a few non-Jewish day pupils. It was one of the UK's only three Jewish boarding schools, the others being in Gateshead and Whittingehame College in Brighton
Carmel College alumni are known as "Old Carmelis"; in 1973 the school was referred to as the "Jewish Eton by The Observer correspondent, Chaim Bermant.
The school was founded in 1948 by Rabbi Dr Yaacov Kopul Rosen; "there were about 25 pupils." It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury, Berkshire, and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. When it moved, it had "about 200 pupils."[3]
It was closed in July 1997,[3] mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and severe financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government and the rise of the Jewish Day School Movement. The grounds were sold to property developers for an undisclosed sum. The sale was overturned by the Charity Commission, however, following significant pressure from parents and former students who claimed the land was undersold. The distinctive concrete synagogue, with its stained glass windows created by Israeli artist Nehemia Azaz, the dining hall, and the amphitheatre, designed by local architect Thomas Hancock, are Grade II listed buildings; the Julius Gottlieb gallery and boathouse, designed by Sir Basil Spence, is Grade II* listed.[4]
When it closed, the school was attended by children from the age of 11 to 18 – although earlier there had been a preparatory school which took children from around the age of 8. Later a girls' school was built about a mile from the main campus, although the buildings were never actually used for this purpose. Instead, it was turned into a junior school in the late 1960s for children up to the age of 13, when they moved to the main school. The junior school was closed down several years before Carmel, and the buildings sold. Girls were later admitted into the main school, starting at the sixth form in 1968. Daughters of teachers at the school had been admitted before this, including the daughter of Rabbi Kopul Rosen.
The principals or headmasters were: the founder, Kopul Rosen, until his death in 1962; David Stamler, 1962–71; Kopul Rosen's eldest son, Jeremy Rosen, 1971–84; and Philip Skelker, until the school closed.
Upon closure of the school, many pupils were transferred to another boarding school in Bristol, Clifton College, which had, until May 2005 a Jewish boarding house, Polack's House.
Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). From 1990 it was the most expensive boarding school in the country. There were many students from abroad, especially in later years, and some scholarships.
The school practised a mainstream Orthodox Judaism,[5] more Orthodox than the practice of most of the pupils' families.
There is a history of the school's early days: Carmel College in the Kopul Era: A History of Carmel College, September 1948-March 1962.[6]
In October 2015 former housemaster Trevor Bolton was convicted of abusing boys at the school over a period of 20 years.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-37322179
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Jewish tradition is based in family life. Explores the way Carmel College, a Jewish boarding school, answers the needs of its pupils - the ethos of the school, the curriculum tailored to meet both the 'Jewish' and the 'public school' aspect, and leisure activities: opera, sport, drama and fun. The place of a separate denominational school is the underlying theme.
The college was apparently the only Jewish College outside London in the country. In June 1997, the school was closed mainly owing to diminishing pupil numbers and financial difficulties, having been seriously affected by the termination of government assisted places by the Labour government; the grounds were sold to property developers. The school buildings are Grade II listed so I guess they awaiting the right developer may be a conference centre. Mongewell Park is a beautiful Thames-side location with the ancient Grim's Ditch ( Iron Age peoples built the earthworks around 300 BC) and the Ridgeway Path running through it.
There are many cultural references to it, Agatha Christie used the Manor House as setting for the Mouse Trap. Various films used the empty buildings as locations a movie on Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady. Kylie Minogue and The Kaiser Chiefs filmed a video here. There is also a connection to the Dambuster's Raid.
The place has lots of atmosphere.
There is a Wikipedia Page for Carmel College.
September 2014 South Oxfordshire District Council (SODC) planning committee granted Comer Homes planning permission to build 35 houses, 113 flats, a swimming pool and restaurants at the former Carmel College site.
Carmel College was founded by Rabbi Dr Kopul Rosen in 1948 and closed in 1997
It was originally based at Greenham Common, Berkshire, but moved to Mongewell Park in 1952
Carmel College revisited filmed in 2009 which was shown at the reunions in November 2009 and March 2010 at the Village Hotel.
The footage shows shots of Carmel College and a few staff members on site in Wallingford, Oxfordshire.
In 1948, a unique boarding school was established within the grounds of Mongewell Park, near the village of Wallingford, Oxfordshire. Boarding schools had been the bedrock of private tuition in Britain since Victorian times : offering room, board and top class education, these establishments became the Empire’s most exclusive, upper class schools for boys and girls. British imperial culture was branded upon the young minds of the privileged students – albeit academic excellence and a masterful curriculum often went hand in hand with stringent regulations and corporal punishment. Boarding schools forged the character of many powerful men, such as future prime ministers, business leaders, or armed forces officers. But also often created or harboured monsters, and produced a steady supply of young victims. The shocking scale of abuse in boarding schools was almost institutional, and very well documented.
-explorabilia.co.uk
If you are expecting to receive the highest grades in your GCSEs and are interested in applying to the most prestigious universities, then the High Achievers+ Programme at Carmel is for you.
Find out more about the programme here - https://www.carmel.ac.uk/challenge-support/high-achievers/
The 1966 dedication of the newly built Carmel College synagogue before the installation of the amazing stained glass windows; the official opening of the new Gymansium Block; Sports Day; Prize Giving and of course the picnic tea (ignore the private stuff - lots of buildings to look at in the background!).
Carmel College was a predominantly Jewish co-educational boarding school in England operating between 1948 and 1997. It was first situated at Greenham Common near Newbury and then at Mongewell Park near Wallingford, Oxfordshire. It was Europe's only Jewish boarding school. It also had a very small number of pupils who were not of Jewish descent, as day pupils. Carmel College alumni are known as "Old Carmelis"; in 1973 the school was referred to as the "Jewish Eton" by The Observer correspondent, Chaim Bermant (a phrase that would probably not be used by Old Carmelis).
Typical boarding fees in 1996 were £10,000 per school term (i.e. £30,000 per year). The selection process was competitive and applicants were required to sit entrance exams, as well as demonstrate the ability to contribute to the school ethos and uphold core school values. In 1990 and through to 1995 it topped the list of the 20 most expensive boarding schools in the country
The school had a substantial number of international students from Europe and the Americas and an ethos of respect, diligence and social responsibility was instilled in students as part of the pastoral care provided by housemasters and tutors.