Berkhamsted Society

Richard Thompson, Assistant Vice Principal (External Relations), offers you a warm welcome to The Berkhamsted Society!
The Berkhamsted Society builds and enriches our sense of community within Berkhamsted School but also projects the strength of this very same community outside the physical constraints of the School locally, nationally and internationally.
The Society exists to provide a means of tying together the School’s interactions with key groups of constituents: pupils, parents, alumni, former parents, neighbours and local friends. By running events and establishing working relationships with and between all these groups, the Society assists the School in its aim to be good for the community, closely connected to all its constituencies, and a means of providing and strengthening relationships between people. In so doing, it enhances provision for each of the connected groups and also provides greater business networking opportunities for members of our school community but also for young entrepreneurs moving into the area.
The Berkhamsted Society strengthens ties between recent former pupils and the School, learning from former students’ views about their university, course, and preparation at Berkhamsted, whilst providing much valued subsequent feedback for the School’s current students.
Partnerships are established with other local junior and senior schools, whereby students and staff alike benefit from shared ideas, experiences, opportunities and resources.
A programme of events of cultural and social interest is run for the local communities, with access to pupils from the maintained sector Schools with whom we have established relationships. Our hope is that this will make it easier for people to move into Berkhamsted and forge connections in and around the School and town, and also act as a bridge between local communities. Our community events include intimate talks with ultra-runners such as Anna McNuff through to our theatre ‘audience with’ events which have included guest speakers such as Paula Radcliffe MBE, Ben Fogle, Simon Weston CBE, Nigel Owens MBE, Roman Kemp and Richard Coles, and to event visits which have included a Williams F1 Miami Grand Prix Race Day Experience.
The Berkhamsted Society enables the School to participate fully in local life, with good relationships built with local groups, including the Chamber of Commerce, The Royal British Legion, Rotary, Age UK Dacorum, The Hospice of St Francis and the BerkoFest Book Festival, as well as many others, so that opportunities for the School’s resources and volunteering may be used well for local events and activities.
Through all such connections, we ensure that the School’s external face is fully reflective of its values by being integrated into the local community.
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Listen to Richard Thompson discuss the benefits of being part of our Berkhamsted Society and keeping in touch with the local community.
Community Impact Report
In its work, The Berkhamsted Society ties together the School’s interactions with several key groups of constituents including The Old Berkhamstedians, the Friends of Berkhamsted School, current and former parents, current and former pupils and the local community. The Society aims to strengthen relationships between people, building social capital and having an impact on the local and wider communities.
We have considered the breadth of impact that Berkhamsted School has had and continues to have via the very much valued partnerships it has developed, and we are pleased to be able to share our first ‘Community Impact Report’ with you. Click below to read.
Community and Events
Past Events

An audience with Kate Silverton & Lynn Bowles

The Band of the Household Cavalry

An Audience with Katie Rushworth

An Audience with Roman Kemp

A virtual experience with Magician Sylar

An Audience with Yinka Bokkini

Williams Formula 1 Grand Prix Race Day

An Audience with Reverend Richard Coles

Wine Tasting Evening

Summer Barbecue

An Audience with Paula Radcliffe

An Audience with Ben Fogle