The Mehr Licht Community
Our Mehr Licht Community brings together the many strands of our annual programme of events - open to parents, pupils, alumnae and friends of the school. Whether joining us for a talk or singing at a concert, we look forward to welcoming you to South Hampstead.
Coming up
Join us for our networking session at the GDST offices in Victoria with keynote speaker and alumna Jane Quinn, West End actor, singer, and founder of The Speakers’ Toolkit. This interactive session will offer practical tips to enhance your public speaking skills in a fun, relaxed setting.
Get your thinking cap on and join us in Waterlow Hall for the annual Junior School PTA Quiz. Tickets can be booked via ParentPay.
Open to Junior School parents and teachers.
Make sure you save the date and start putting together your team for the ever popular FOSH Quiz night. We look forward to welcoming parents, alumnae and staff teams and tables for an evening of fun and fundraising for school projects.
We will be hosting an Aspirational Futures Fair for pupils from South Hampstead and local schools. If you or your company are able to offer a talk or workshop, provide staff for the fair, or would like to find out more, please fill in the form below.
Meet the Head and find out more about our initiatives to extend access and opportunity and her vision for the future for South Hampstead.
This event is for all alumnae who are interested in supporting the school.
Email development@shhs.gdst.net for more information.
All alumnae are invited to our annual reunion. A chance to meet up with friends, contemporaries and former staff to remnisce about your time at the school and reconnect.
It’s 60 years since the Class of 1965 left South Hampstead and we invite you all to return for the Annual Tea to celebrate your reunion and reconnect with friends, contemporaries and former staff.
It’s 10 years since the Class of 2015 left South Hampstead and we invite you all to return for the Annual Tea to celebrate your reunion and reconnect with friends, contemporaries and former staff.
It’s 20 years since the Class of 2005 left South Hampstead and we invite you all to return for the Annual Tea to celebrate your reunion and reconnect with friends, contemporaries and former staff.
It’s 50 years since you set forth from South Hampstead and we would love you to return to celebrate your Golden Anniversary at the reunion tea. Join fellow alumnae and staff to reminsce and reconnect with your school days.
It’s 40 years since the Class of 1985 left South Hampstead and we invite you all to return for the Annual Tea to celebrate your reunion and reconnect with friends, contemporaries and former staff.
It’s 30 years since the Class of 1995 left South Hampstead and we invite you all to return for the Annual Tea to celebrate your reunion and reconnect with friends, contemporaries and former staff.
It’s 25 years since the Class of 2000 left South Hampstead and we invite you all to return for the Annual Tea to celebrate your silver reunion and reconnect with friends, contemporaries and former staff.
A Grand Concert to celebrate Dr Collisson’s time at South Hampstead. All alumnae are welcome to join us and if you are a musician or singer and would like to get involved, please get in touch s.collisson@shhs.gdst.net.
A ladies lunch for senior Alumnae from the Classes of 1960 and before. Join us in the Burgess Room for conversation with friends, archive presentations and a delicious seated lunch.
To reserve your place, fill out your details in the form below.
Members of our 1876 Society are warmly invited to the annual meeting. This year, we are delighted to welcome the award winning actor Jim Carter, famous for roles on stage and screen including Downton Abbey and Shakespeare in Love and President of the Hampstead Cricket Club. Jim will be ‘in conversation’ sharing his love of nature, cricket and stories from a life in the spotlight.
This event is for 1876 Society members and their guests only.
Join us for a summer celebration at the Junior School – expect games, stalls and lots of summer fun. Open to all Junior School pupils and families.
Save the date and start thinking about who should be on your table for the ever popular Opening Doors Bursary Dinner. We are seeking volunteers to help us organise this event, put together tables and of course to sponsor this memorable evening where all proceeds go directly to funding opportunities for bright young women at the school. Contact development@shhs.gdst.net to find out how you can get involved.
A programme of activities for current staff: running club, meditation, netball, yoga, Pilates and more. Open to teaching and support staff at both the Junior and Senior Schools.
The South Hampstead Chorale, conducted by Director of Music Dr Collisson, performs at concerts throughout the year. Open to parents and alumnae. Please contact e.jones@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
Past events
Join us for this Speaker Series panel to hear experts share their views on a range of salient issues including adolescent friendships, neurodiversity, eating issues, academic and emotional resilience, mental health, and parenting more broadly.
The evening will be chaired by the alumna journalist and broadcaster Jenny Kleeman, who will be joined by fellow alumna Zeinab Chaudhary, Dr Saadia Arshad, Tanya Manchanda and Dr Sophie Nesbitt.
This event is open to all of our current parents.
Enjoy being serenaded by the enchanting Junior School orchestras. Expect magical renditions of your favourite winter tunes.
What better way to feel the festive spirit than with some classic winter carols.
Contact e.jones@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
Get in the festive spirit at the Senior School Winter Concerts. Mince pies and mulled wine guaranteed!
Contact e.jones@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
Join us for our annual Towards 150 concert with our guest performer, the world renowned pianist Stephen Kovacevich.
6.40pm Waterlow Hall Doors Open
7-8.15pm Concert
Open to all.
Our Towards 150 supporters are invited to join us for a drinks and the inauguration of our 7th floor indoor garden, prior to the Towards 150 Concert.
Drinks on the 7th Floor from 6pm
Garden opening : 6.45pm
Concert from 7 until 8.15pm.
For Towards 150 supporters by invitation.
Friends of South Hampstead (FOSH) are excited to invite you to the annual wine-tasting social . Open to all parents and friends, this is a fun, social evening in the run up to the festive season with all proceeds going to school projects.
Booking for current parents below, or contact alumnae@shhs.gdst.net for tickets.
Dance the night away at the pupil-led Rock and Pop concert. From Olivia Rodrigo to Queen, there will definitely be something to get you dancing.
Contact e.jones@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
Calling all Alumnae based or studying in Bristol. Join fellow GDST alumnae at our University meet up .
If you are a former staff member or governor of South Hampstead and are excited to reconnect with your former colleagues, join us! All former staff are invited.
Contact Honorary Alumnae Coordinator Doris Hugh at d.hugh@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
The Winch is opening its doors for a guided walk-through of their facilities, allowing supporters, contributors, and donors to witness firsthand the impact of their work. For more information and booking, contact chitra@thewinch.org. If you have any queries, please contact Ms Aneja, our School Consultant Teacher for Social Action & Volunteering at a.aneja@shhs.gdst.net.
Film director and producer Negeen Yazdi (1995), and Head Anna Paul discuss creative careers, women in male-dominated industries and the core values learnt at South Hampstead. Join the conversation here.