A reception hosted by the Head, Mrs Katy Ricks was held at the Starhotel Rosa in Milan on Monday 2 March. This was the first event of its kind to be held in Italy. Guests included alumni, the parents of former students and several parents of current students. Among the OS present was one who joined the school in 1960 following his brother who had arrived at Sevenoaks in 1957.
Mrs Ricks then hosted a dinner in Rome on Tuesday 3 March at which alumni, parents of former students and parents of current students at Sevenoaks were represented.
The purpose of the reception and dinner was to renew contact with former students and to provide an update about the school's recent achievements, details about the long term development plans for the school and news of the next phase of development to alumni and parents in Italy.
Mrs Ricks welcomed the guests and spoke about students' academic 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 January 2010. Brochures describing the development plan and individual projects were presented to guests.