Last week, Harrow Appi Japan welcomed students from Harrow Shanghai and Harrow Beijing for the Harrow Appi Alpine Festival – and what a week it was!
For many of our visiting students, strapping on skis for the first time was no small thing. They embraced every slope, every fall and every breakthrough with real Courage – a value that was visible from the very first run to the last. Our own students, meanwhile, showed what Fellowship looks like in practice: welcoming, generous and genuinely delighted to share their mountain home with fellow International Harrovians from across Asia.
Off the slopes, the week was just as rich. Our Communications Committee hosted a Japanese Cultural Evening on Tuesday and a disco on Friday night, with the week rounded off in style with a Giant Slalom race on Saturday morning!
There is something special about young people who have never met, brought together by a shared set of values, leaving as friends. That is the Harrow family at its finest – and this week, it stretched all the way to the mountains of Iwate. We cannot wait for the next one!