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Hill House was founded by Lt-Col Stuart Townend and his wife at La Tour-de-Peilz in Switzerland (1949) and at Hans Place in London (1951). The ethos of the school was a little different than other prep schools in which social excluivity was before World War II a major factor. There were no fancy blazers and ties. The educational concept was that children from all over the world should have the opportunity to pursue an an English curriculum. Important to the teaching was that every nation is equal but different and that peaceful co-existence comes from mutual respect, understanding and consideration for others. It is the liberal credo that is generous in spirit, but less founded in reality. The school became quite famous when the royal princes were enrolled there, primarily because of the German background of Prince Phillip. The uniform was designed for practicality. As far as we know this is the only school in England where the boys wear knickers. It was a seasonal garment. Boys there commonly wore shorts in the warm weather and knickers when the weather turned cool. This seemsto be left up to the individual children. When the school went coed the girls also wore the knickers unifom.
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