Stowe, the Garden of Knowledge / Life in a Boarding School
A Film of Ghafoor Zamani
In Buckingham almost everything is royal - even the pubs are named after this or that King or Queen - but the real regent here is Stowe, a well-known public school catering for the upper classes.
Stowe is the name shared by an ancient village, a country house and a school in Buckinghamshire in England. Stowe also stands for the fine English art of life and learning.
Originally the school was the stately home of the Dukes of Buckingham and Chandos and in 1923 it was transformed into Stowe school, initially with just 99 male pupils. It has now become one of the first co-educational public schools.
The breathtaking 18th century landscape gardens surrounding Stowe School, with its many monuments, temples and follies provide an idyllic environment for learning. Whoever belongs to the family of "Stoics" at Stowe is assured of a traditional and all-encompassing education. In addition to the vast spectrum of subjects and extra-curricular activities which the school has on offer, Stowe provides the best prerequisites for the success of those pupils privileged enough to be able to board there.
Amazingly enough, at the height of "Beatlemania" in 1963, The Beatles performed at Stowe School, for the princely sum of £100. They accepted a personal request from then schoolboy Dave Moores, a fellow Liverpudlian.
Ghafoor Zamani reports about Stowe, an elite boarding school in a landscape garden in Britain.
