A reception hosted by the Head, Mrs Katy Ricks was held in the Harvard Club in New York on Thursday 30 October.  This was the third reunion reception held in New York since 2004 and on each occasion the number of guests attending has increased.  About twenty alumni attended plus parents of current students and parents of former students.  Among the OS was one who joined the school in 1957 and another who left in 2008 and is now studying at Columbia University.

The purpose of the reception was to maintain contact with former students and to provide an update about the school's recent achievements and recent co-curricular activities.  The Development Director, John Walton, gave a presentation about the school's strategic development plan and in particular the current project, the performing arts centre due for completion in early 2010.

A reception hosted by the Head, Mrs Katy Ricks, was held in the Old Hall, the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn on Tuesday 30 September 2008.  Old Hall was built in 1490, before Christopher Columbus sailed to America and sixty seven years after the school was founded.  It was a perfect venue for this event.

The purpose of the reception was to celebrate recent achievements of the school and our students, and to promote the next phase of the school's development plan, the construction of a Performing Arts Centre.  Following demolition of redundant buildings to create the space for this building work on site has now begun.

The Head welcomed the guests who included many donors to the Acorn Fund, parents, alumni and other friends of the school and spoke about recent highlights and achievements by our students.  The Development Director, John Walton, described the school's priority project - the Performing Arts Centre, and showed images of the Centre on plasma screens using a powerpoint presentation.  Also on display was a model to a scale of 1:100 of the Centre which attracted enormous interest.  The Development Director also introduced the architects for the project, the project managers and a representative of the main contractor.

During the evening musicians from Years 8 and 9 played in the Undercroft to welcome guests as they arrived which made a huge contribution to the enjoyment of the evening, and later one violinist played a solo in the Old Hall.

Ms Mabel Lau, Co-Ordinator for the Friends Association in Hong Kong, assisted by other parents of students at Sevenoaks School, including Mrs Mary Ying, held a reception at the Fortune Cafe of the Craigengower Cricket Club, Hong Kong on Saturday 12 July.

A total of sixty guests representing over 30 families attended the event.  It was an ideal venue, extremely well supported and greatly enjoyed by all who attended.

The occasion provided an opportunity for parents of pupils joining the school in September 2008 to meet other parents, and students home for the holiday.  Ian Ling and Mike Haskamp also spoke about their experiences.

The Friends Association helps keep parents of current and former students and members of the alumni informed about the achievements of the school, development plans and future projects and assists students visiting or living in the region.

Special thanks go to those who organised the event, and to Mr and Mrs Julius Lau for sponsoring the reception which is greatly appreciated.

Jon and Jan Gray generously hosted their second reception for the Friends of Sevenoaks School association at their home in Singapore on Tuesday 24 June.

It was a lovely evening with a light refreshing breeze so much of the time was spent in their beautiful garden.

The Friends Association help to keep parents of current and former students and members of the alumni informed about the achievements of the school, future developments and projects and assists students visiting or living in the region.

The photograph shows the guests in Jon and Jan Gray's garden enjoying the Gray's hospitality.

A reception for members of the alumni and parents of former and current students in Hong Kong hosted by the Head, Mrs Katy Ricks, was held in the Harcourt Suite, The Hong Kong Club, on Friday 16 May.

The event was held at the Club by kind permission of Club member Mr S H Leckie.

Over 40 guests attended the reception during which a presentation about the school, recent achievements by students and news of the next phase of the school's development plan was given by Mrs Katy Ricks and John Walton, the Development Director.  Particular mention was given to the performing arts centre project which is now underway.

The picture shows the Head addressing the audience as part of the presentation after which guests were invited to move to another part of the Harcourt Suite where they enjoyed drinks and canapes.

A reception hosted by Mrs Katy Ricks, Head of Sevenoaks School, was held at the Hong Kong Football Club on Thursday 15 May by kind permission of Club member Mr Frank Lee. 

The event was for parents interested in sending their children to Sevenoaks School.  Mrs Ricks spoke about the school, the International Baccalaureate programme, the education on offer at Sevenoaks and admission procedures before answering questions.

The reception was very generously sponsored by a small group of parents of current students.

A reception and dinner for former students  and parents of former and current students hosted by the Head, Mrs Katy Ricks and Chairman of Governors, Mr Robert Sackville-West, was held in Munich on Tuesday 22 January 2008.

The reception took place in the lovely Daniel Blau Galerie on Odeonsplatz and was generously sponsored by Daniel and his wife Maria.

After the reception and presentation about the school, its academic achievements, co-curricular activities and our development plans, guests moved to the Spatenhaus an de Oper for dinner.  Over seventy guests sat down to dinner.