Documentary - Eton New Foundation Scholars

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Peeps,

On 18th and 19th March at 5.30pm on CBBC is a documentary ('The Most Famous School in the World' -- part of the 'My Life' series) following the three New Foundation Scholars at Eton at the start of the 2013 academic year.

Sounds very interesting!

True. But why do it?

Why indeed! That's why it's intriguing.

< plus I'm bored >

Perhaps she'll come back and explain.

Do you really need as much as an extra £10k for extras bills????

In a word, No. Our biggest extra by far is music lessons (about £200+ per instrument per term).

Trips can be around £2000, but they only have one or two during the whole time they are there. CCF is extra too.

We spent about £2000+ on uniform and sports kit when DS started, but he is still wearing all of it going into his third year. If they grow out of school dress quickly W&J have a trade in scheme.

Oh brilliant - phew! Going to W&J sometime over summer. How long in advance should we plan to get him to the tailors?
He will want to row, play an instrument and do ccf I know full well so that will mount up. Trips might have to be saved up for birthday or Christmas presents if he really wants to Ho on one or two while he's there (and I guess who wouldn't). Are tutorial outings capped for cost nowadays?

We went to the tailors (and Eton Sports) at about this time of year, and there were quite a few others there too. You may want to check with them if there is a cut off date as they have to do all the naming and stuff. I had been a bit worried that he would have grown out of it all by September, but as I mentioned it all still fits two years later .

I don't know if there is a cap on tutor activities, but there seems to be one trip per half (cinema, restaurant or bowling) which comes in at about £12-15.

Just looking at this term's bill our extras were £215 plus music lessons, and that has been pretty much par for the course so far. I suspect it might increase further in C and B blocks.

Reading back over this thread I had forgotten about Dr Jenny. A bit of a strange one...

Indrid I think Dr Jenny may be an alias for Peteneras

Intriguing thought! Did anyone ever see Dr Jenny and peteneras on the same thread at the same time (mwahaha).

I am bored with the football so have reread it - there are too many parallels with Peteneras' previous threads, even the use of the medical persona.

Quite disappointed at non-appearance of peteneras on some recent threads. Perhaps he is on holiday (with Dr Jenny!!?).

< isn't the football over yet? A month! Have you all gone mad?? >

Ooh now I need filling in on who peteneras is?!?
Thanks so much SE for tips. I might need to take DS out of prep school frivoloties to see Eli after all ...

Thanks Indrid, for tailor tip!! (See above re prep school frivolity skipping ...)

peteneras is Eton's staunchest advocate on MN. His DS was in College but left 2 or 3 years ago. He writes rambling long and poetic answers to many queries about the school.

This thread might give you an idea. I haven't read through the whole thing, but it does contain some classic pete sparring tactics!

Ha ha! Now I see.
Been in touch with other parents from house group recently after Sunday's tea; hoping to forge a meet up in August - will be nice all to be starting at the same time together again after DS joined current PS only 18m ago owing to our move.