Members of staff of local schools and local civic leaders are invited to school plays and musicals.

Cultural Contribution

LEH students regularly take part in the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, in 2009 taking a up a production of ‘Sweeney Todd'.

Musicians from LEH support music-making in local primary schools, including the following activities:

1. LEH commissioned a major new cantata for pupils at local state primary schools, ‘Henry's Revel', led and organised by music staff from LEH, as part of the celebrations surrounding the 500^th anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII. The work was performed by pupils from Carlisle Infant School, Hampton Hill Junior school, Hampton Junior School and LEH at Hampton Court Palace.
2. The Director of Music regularly takes choir rehearsals at two local junior/infant schools
3. Pupils assist at concerts with local schools, and played for the Hampton Hill Junior School Valentine Ball

Pupils take part in local and national artistic bodies, for example the National Youth Choir, Thames Youth Orchestra, and Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra

The school is keen for its facilities to be used for cultural pursuits, and local groups have in the past made use of the school's facilities free of charge, including Stoneleigh Youth Orchestra, the Kodaly Society of Great Britain, and Chelsea Opera Group.

The Drama Company, SMF Productions, lease drama facilities at a reduced rate three times a year. Sporting Distinctions

Sporting Distinctions

Pupils contribute to local and county sporting ventures; in 2008-9, 24 pupils represented their sport at national level.

Hannah Morrill: captain for the U19 England Lacrosse Team; U18 British tennis ranking, currently 24.

Fizzy Keeble, Charlie Lawson, and Isabella Bertolotti represented England U19A in Lacrosse

Natalie Durant: member of the British Swimming Pathway to Podium Programme and the 2012 Potential Programme.

Charlotte Baker: selected to ride for the UK Under 21s Young Rider Dressage Team

Sophie Morrill: Captain U15 Senior England Rounders Team; international tournaments at U18 tennis tournaments, with world ranking of 772

Alys Thomas: Competed in Commonwealth Youth Games for Wales. She is National Champion in 100 Butterfly, silver in 200 butterfly, and bronze in 200 free.

Suzannah Zitter: British Junior Rock Climbing Team.

Lois Parmenter: England Ski Squad for the World Schools Competition

Freya Petty: represented England in Fencing in ‘Tomorrow's Achievers' Under 15 Squad at Challenge Wratislavia,

Fiona Schlesinger, Amber Anderson, Lauren Bruce, Julia Jolliffe, Thea Vukasinovic, Louisa Bolton, Cara Duckworth, Rosie Robson, Charlotte Black, Annie Elkington, Jemima Benstead, Emma Linthwaite, and Sarah Perkins have all rowed for Team GB at their respective levels

The Environment

The school has active Eco Committees and groups, which raise awareness of environmental issues through assemblies and Eco Awareness Days, and has undertaken environmental audits and implemented action plans to encourage greater environmental responsibility.

The school operates a paper, printer cartridge and mobile phone recycling service for its staff and pupils, and recycles food waste from the dining halls.

The school runs a ‘Fair Trade' stall each week, and is working towards ‘Fair Trade' status by 2011.

The school leases land from the Royal Parks, which is being developed into an environmental zone. Local schools have been invited to help develop and utilise.

The school was recognised as an Eco School (Bronze Award) in October 2009. See http://www.eco-schools.org.uk/ for the benchmark for accreditation.