page_title: King Alfred School, Plön
section_title: Concept
hierarchical_section_title: King Alfred School, Plön / Concept
caption_attribution_description: English: Pupils crossing Norwegian Bridge for lunch in Dining Hall after morning lessons in Alexander Classrooms
context_page_description: King Alfred School, Plön, was a boarding school for children whose parents were British military or civil service personnel working in Germany; between 1948 and 1959, it educated approximately 4000 pupils aged between 11 and 18 years old.
context_section_description: The founding Headmaster was Lieutenant Colonel Freddie Spencer Chapman who introduced Kurt Hahn’s Gordonstoun ideals of service, discipline and strength of personality into the school ethos. The last Headmaster was Mr 'Hugh' Wallis-Hosken.
  The school was manned with British teachers and administrators as well as German support staff. The 600 or so boys and girls aged 11 to 18 were accommodated in five twinned houses with up to 60 boys or girls living in each part-house. A housemaster with three or four male teachers and a matron led one part-house; while a housemistress with three or four female teachers and another matron led the other half of the house. Each housemaster and housemistress was supported by senior pupils who were appointed as either Helpers or Assistants and, from Autumn 1956, as Prefects. Each physically separate part-house, accommodation building was united by a strong house corporate identity. The houses were named after scholars who were also men of action.
caption: Pupils crossing the Norwegian Bridge from morning lessons in Alexander Classrooms to lunch in the Dining Hall.
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