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Harrow or where for DS?

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TheBeautifulVisit · 27/02/2014 18:17

He's 10. He's super-bright and sporty. And blond. I've noticed when I drop him off at school that he's blonder than all the other children and when he jumps, he jumps that bit higher, and more elegantly, than all the other boys. His prep school say he was made to be world king. Up to now I haven't been entirely convinced about that, but then I got to thinking, why would they say that if it wasn't true? We will have only paid them £150,000 by the time he leaves prep, plus another £300,000 for his two younger brothers. What would be their incentive to make shit up if it isn't true?

Little things like money and geography are minor details, I just want the right school for my future world king.

Please advise. Which is the correct school for him?

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TheBeautifulVisit · 28/02/2014 09:29

I didn't know he needed to offer a second instrument. Our Prep head was adamant his grade 7 wind would be sufficient. I'm beginning to wonder if the head of our prep knows anything at all. I've been losing confidence in him since he incorrectly ended a fourth declension noun in a school newsletter. Which perceptive, blond DS spotted..

it doesn't surprise me that these types of schools demand such brilliance. He will be very lucky to get a place as the competition is fearsome.

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wordfactory · 28/02/2014 09:23

Sobs...I sent my boy to Westminster and he's ...blonde Shock...

Where did it all go so wrong?

cakeisalwaystheanswer · 28/02/2014 09:19

"can't watch Tracy Beaker" or hasn't got time to watch Tracy Beaker because he is busy having his hair highlighted?

I am beginning to doubt your DS is blond at all.

Taz1212 · 28/02/2014 09:18

If by preposterous you mean "butt ugly" you should take a good look at Fettes. Grin

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TheBeautifulVisit · 28/02/2014 09:16

The fees at Le Rosey are encouragingly enormous but I'm worried the uniform may be insufficiently preposterous. Quirky and sensitive DS has his heart set on the idea of a preposterous uniform.

It's so difficult. I'm beginning to think a suitable school for a blond, sensitive boy who can't watch Tracy Beaker because it's too sad, doesn't exist.

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Martorana · 28/02/2014 09:12

I sort of knew, but didn't grasp until yesterday that they rulers of the major combatant countries in WW1 were all cousins.

Isn't that weird? Or did everyone but me know?

OP- does your ds have any cousins who are rulers of European countries?

Mandy2003 · 28/02/2014 09:12

A comprehensive school could be the best thing for him. After all a bright child will shine wherever they are, right Grin

cakeisalwaystheanswer · 28/02/2014 09:12

I'm with LaVolcan on the "only one instrument" concern. What has he been doing with his time - having highlights?

As regards schools once the word "quirky" is uttered it can only be Westminster or Winchester. I can only assume that you are new to mumsnet if you haven't yet worked this out yet. I would ask how you have been spending your time, but I suspect it was taking your son for highlights.

You sound like a very lax parent.

Toughasoldboots · 28/02/2014 09:10

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OwlCapone · 28/02/2014 09:09

Is this just bitching about another thread?

dellon · 28/02/2014 09:08

to consort with the right sort, i should have said....anyway, he could marry very well there, which should be your overriding criterion for choosing a school.

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TheBeautifulVisit · 28/02/2014 09:07

LaVolcan - those are interesting thoughts. But I somehow think he's set his sights on being a premier in a country that's a) not so small as Britain, b) not so low as the Netherlands and c) I don't think he's ready to shoot his uncle (see sensitive above) plus would he not be too blond to be really happy in North Korea?

dellon - is Le Rosey a good fit for a quirky boy offering grade 7 wind?

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dellon · 28/02/2014 09:04

Le Rosey - alumni network is astounding: Former students include the last Shah of Iran, the Aga Khan, King Albert II of Belgium, Prince Rainier of Monaco, Dodi Al-Fayed, and the children of the royal families of Egypt, Greece, Yugoslavia, Italy and Britain, according to Forbes. The offspring of the American dynasties like the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, and du Ponts also attended.

With fees of only 133k $ a year, it's a small price to pay for your son which the "right sort" given his future regal aspirations.

Taz1212 · 28/02/2014 09:02

"I think students need to be brunette to really shine at Westminster."

Hmm, you may be right. I know exactly two people who went to Westminster and they were both brunettes.

dellon · 28/02/2014 08:59

Or he could join the children of European minor royalty and Russian oligarchs at Le Rosey, Switzerland where the fees are reassuringly more expensive than Eton's or anywhere else for that matter.

Timetoask · 28/02/2014 08:57

Just wanted to clarify: This is a windup, right?. (just checking cos sometimes get confused with the British sense of humour)

LaVolcan · 28/02/2014 08:54

Now grade 7 wind and only one instrument would be a bit of a worry for me. It should be doable to get him up to Grade 8 Wind, and Grade 5 for a second instrument by the time he's 11, surely?

LaVolcan · 28/02/2014 08:50

Some completely off the wall suggestions here: Our future King went to Gordonstoun, or the Dutch King went to Atlantic College. But perhaps you could try the International School Of Berne, Kim Jong Un's alma mater? Maybe that's a bit too downmarket though, with fees of only £16,000 a year? Hmm, I can see it's a very tough decision.

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TheBeautifulVisit · 28/02/2014 08:47

Just trying to set out my thoughts and recap:

Blond
Super-bright
Grade 7 wind
Super-confident
Sensitive
Competitive
Blond
Quirky
Ambitious
Blond

I should add that my son isn't perfect. He's not good at sharpening pencils so the school would need to have its own electric pencil sharpener.

Does this school exist? Is it Harrow?

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dellon · 28/02/2014 08:44

well from everything you've described about your boy ... there is only one school and it has to be Eton...those highly academic selective day schools you talked about don't really look at blondeness or aspirations to be king of the world as criteria...dammit

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TheBeautifulVisit · 28/02/2014 08:33

I think students need to be brunette to really shine at Westminster.

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Taz1212 · 28/02/2014 07:08

I understand Westminster is the best school in the whole wide world .

Needmoresleep · 28/02/2014 06:49

He could become Mayor of London. If so look at Eton.

peteneras · 28/02/2014 06:13

All that and you're only aiming for Harrow?

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