AnnuAL rePOrt 2011 - Winchester College
AnnuAL rePOrt 2011 - Winchester College
AnnuAL rePOrt 2011 - Winchester College
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“ <strong>Winchester</strong> was the only secondary<br />
school I had encountered which truly<br />
fostered a love of learning. The School<br />
tried to instil a curiosity in its students<br />
and an enjoyment of learning<br />
irrespective of grade. It still does.”<br />
A gLoBAL<br />
PersPeCtIVe<br />
dAn<br />
gordon<br />
US Wykehamist Dan Gordon<br />
(E, 1968-69) played a major role in<br />
masterminding the Global Education<br />
Forum (GEF), held in April <strong>2011</strong>.<br />
His work in helping to establish the<br />
forum is part of a legacy of interest<br />
in <strong>Winchester</strong> that began with his<br />
philanthropic father, Albert H. Gordon,<br />
(Honorary Fellow) and is shared by<br />
his elder brother, John (E, 1966-67).<br />
dan and John gordon’s philanthropist father<br />
desired to give both boys a ‘different experience’<br />
in education. Albert (known as ‘Al’ by all) –<br />
the long-lived businessman who rescued and<br />
rebuilt Us securities firm Kidder Peabody<br />
after the stock market crash of 1929 – was deeply<br />
enamoured of <strong>Winchester</strong>. dan says: ‘My father<br />
adored <strong>Winchester</strong>. he loved the education,<br />
the grounds and the people. everything.’<br />
dan identifies the beauty of <strong>Winchester</strong><br />
as the ‘bait on the hook for a remarkable man’.<br />
his father ‘was truly original. There was never<br />
anyone remotely like him. But on top of that,<br />
he was always trying to learn and to develop<br />
himself, even when he was over 100. he also<br />
became an extremely thoughtful person,<br />
trying to be of assistance to virtually everyone<br />
he met. extending his presence at <strong>Winchester</strong><br />
has certainly been an impetus for me to stay<br />
involved with the school.’<br />
Musing on his time at <strong>Winchester</strong>, dan recalls<br />
an ‘uneven’ experience, but adds that ‘it was the<br />
only secondary school I had encountered which<br />
truly fostered a love of learning. The school tried<br />
to instil a curiosity in its students and an enjoyment<br />
of learning irrespective of grade. It still does.’<br />
dan also discovered the school promoted<br />
a sense of independence and individuality<br />
where other schools opted for conformity and<br />
standardisation. ‘Independence, eccentricity<br />
even, was allowed to flourish,’ dan recalls.<br />
28 WINCHESTER COLLEGE<br />
ANNUAL REPORT <strong>2011</strong><br />
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