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“Our mission is to give more children the life-changing opportunity of a Stonyhurst education, irrespective of their background and financial means.”
John Cartwright-Terry,
Director, The Stonyhurst Foundation.
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The 1593 Club

Many members of the Stonyhurst Family have been in touch to ask how they can help. This has led to the creation of the 1593 Club, named after the year of the College’s founding.

When you join the 1593 Club you can donate, on a monthly or quarterly basis, amounts of £15.93, £159.30 or as much as you wish. You don’t have to be a big donor to make a big difference:

  • A £15.93 monthly donation will mean £955.80 over five years. Include Gift Aid and this will rise to £1,194.75.
  • With 1000 members, the 1593 Club could raise over £1,000,000 by Easter 2028.

Any contribution is gratefully received. With many small steps we can still go a long way.

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

I.

Closeness, dependability and camaraderie of your friends.

“My friends there are like brothers. Your family is the people in your playroom.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

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Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

II.

Opportunities outside of the classroom - so that passions might be discovered and developed.

“I took it for everything it could offer.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

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Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

III.

Committed and genuine pastoral care.

“They’re not just teachers. It’s a way of life for them."

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

IV.

Strong value system based on faith - particularly treating others well.

“I still try to live my life based on ‘Men and Women for Others’. I talk to my kids about it.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

V.

Ambition to fulfil your potential.

“Do the best you can do.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

VI.

Diversity of cultures and backgrounds.

“There are people from all corners of the world, much like working life.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

VII.

Emotional maturity.

"The ability to process your emotions and understand how you feel, then take action accordingly.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

VIII.

Risk-taking and confidence.

“I’m not scared of failure.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

IX.

Self-awareness and self-reliance.

“Self-accountability - it shaped my integrity.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

Join the 1593 Club Now

Why Join?

Membership of the 1593 Club means joining other members of the Stonyhurst Family who are acting together to ensure this unique education is accessible to all. OS have told us about how their time at the College laid foundations for the rest of their lives:

X.

Being part of a family rather than just having teachers and classmates.

“The fact that we’re talking about it twenty-five years later shows that it is a family.”

Though much has changed, these enduring hallmarks continue to this day. This year, thirty-three students are thriving at Stonyhurst because of a Stonyhurst Foundation grant of £860,000. The 1593 Club will enable us to transform more lives through the collective generosity of the Stonyhurst Family.

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A Life-Changing Opportunity

David*, aged 11, is the son of very hard-working, single parent and entered St Mary’s Hall as a full boarder in receipt of a 100% bursary, following a glowing recommendation from the Headteacher of an inner London Roman Catholic primary school. Due to his mother’s very early shift pattern he regularly had to begin the day alone and prepare his breakfast and make his way to primary school.

Now he is flourishing at Stonyhurst, displaying a strong commitment in the classroom as well as genuine talent in music and sport.



The 1593 Club was created to make more stories like these. With your help we can do so.

*Real name changed to protect identity

A Life-Changing Opportunity

Cathie* is a local pupil from a deprived background in the Northwest, with a supportive single mother and tight wider family unit. She is academically gifted and the highest performer within her Playroom, as well as a talented public speaker who has emerged as an actor of outstanding talent. She has a well-developed sense of humour and has become increasingly socially adept.

Very clear leadership potential has emerged through her early period at Stonyhurst, as has passion to take advantage of the opportunities on offer. Cathie is clear thinking and confident in her own mind. She is highly respected by peers and staff alike, with a strong sense of fairness and justice. She has the confidence and strength of character to speak up and speak out in the Stonyhurst tradition.



The 1593 Club was created to make more stories like these. With your help we can do so.

*Real name changed to protect identity.

A Life-Changing Opportunity

Our son has thrown himself into Stonyhurst, taking full advantage of as every opportunity as he is able, most notably enjoying rugby and CCF to the maximum. He is an active participant in Playroom life and has made many friends from all corners of the globe and from a full span of cultural backgrounds. The warmth with which he speaks about these friendships is tangible. He is maturing in his outlook, thinking more of others and we are seeing him develop as a natural leader with courage and compassion. More than anything, he is aspiring to “Quant Je Puis” in his energy on the rugby field, in his academics and drinking up all Stonyhurst has to offer.

We have always had the desire for our son to have a Stonyhurst education. Due to location, economic risk and uncertainty, this had been unaffordable. Only through the generous support of The Stonyhurst Foundation have we been able to give him this unique opportunity for growth.



The 1593 Club was created to make more stories like these. With your help we can do so.

A Life-Changing Opportunity

Alister (OS 04) joined Stonyhurst as a Grammarian, having previously attended a state school in Moldova. It was the simple things such as electricity, heating and running water that most struck him initially.

Alister recalls his Poetry Playroom being inspired by a couple of visiting missionaries from Kenya. Together, they raised enough funds to go there themselves after their A Levels to build a boarding house for the school.

“The bursary I received to go to Stonyhurst transformed my life. And it’s not just about the money, but also the commitment that Stonyhurst made in me to be the best that I could be.”

Alister left Stonyhurst in 2004 and has a BA in Romanian and East European Studies from UCL and PGC in Technology Management from the OU.  He is currently a Programme Manager at Capgemini.  He is married with one child and lives in London.



The 1593 Club was created to make more stories like these. With your help we can do so.

A Life-Changing Opportunity

Matthew (OS 20) writes…

“I could never have attended Stonyhurst without significant financial assistance. I was made to feel more welcome here (ill-fitting tweed jacket considered) than I had ever felt before.

Receiving news that my bursary application was approved a few weeks later was one of the defining moments of my life. Normally these realisations are only had in retrospect but at that moment I knew my life was about to change for the better; and so, it did. I gained so many great lifelong friends at Stonyhurst, made all the easier by my bursary allowing me to board, exposure to sports, and unique educational experience in a unique setting.”

Matthew left Stonyhurst in 2020 and is in his second year of reading Medicine at Hertford College, Oxford.



The 1593 Club was created to make more stories like these. With your help we can do so.

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Ed Allanson (Assistant Head - Higher Line) is presented The Stonyhurst Foundation tie by John Cartwright-Terry (Director, The Stonyhurst Foundation), as the first current teacher member of the 1593 Club.

A Thriving Club

Success of the 1593 Club will not just be measured in donations. Our goal is to build an engaged community. Members of the 1593 Club will be awarded a Stonyhurst tie or scarf after one year’s membership. You will be able to follow the 1593 Club’s news and progress on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn and be invited to informal gatherings around the country to meet up with school leavers and other members of the Stonyhurst Family. Please follow us here:

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