Development & Alumni Office
A celebration of 50 years - 27 November 2003
St. Clare's invites you to celebrate fifty years of international education
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
The Chairman of the Governors of St. Clare's, Peter Oppenheimer and I
are delighted to invite you to attend a celebration of St. Clare's 50th
anniversary, on Thursday 27 November 2003 from 4.30 pm - 7.00 pm. This
is the concluding event of our year of celebrations to mark our Golden
Jubilee and will take place in Oxford
Town Hall. I very much hope that you are able to join us: you will
be most welcome to bring a guest. Please let us know you are coming -
the booking form is available below.
From our very small beginnings in 1953 we have grown to become an international college with a considerable reputation nationally and internationally. The College's roots lie in promoting reconciliation between young people from European countries in the aftermath of the Second World War. Over the past 50 years we estimate that more than 40,000 students from across the globe have attended courses here - all consistent with our mission of promoting international education and understanding.
Amongst our guests on 27 November will be Lord Watson of Richmond, President of the British German Association and Chairman of the English-Speaking Union, who will give the keynote address. Other speakers will include Anne Dreydel, co-founder and former Principal; the Lord Mayor of Oxford; the Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire; and Sir John Hanson, Warden of Green College, University of Oxford and a former Director-General of the British Council.
There will also be a specially commissioned drama by Marta Emmitt and musical interludes performed by current students and alumni. The audience will include current and former Governors, parents, alumni, students and staff, joined by representatives of schools, colleges, professional associations and other friends and distinguished guests of the College.
A reply form is available here. Please print this, complete it, and send it back to us either by fax, email or post. Please return it to the Development and Alumni Office by Friday 31 October.
I look forward to hearing from you, and very much hope that you will be able to be with us as we celebrate our first 50 years, and look forward to the future,
With all very best
wishes,
Yours sincerely,
Boyd Roberts
Principal