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
The festival concludes this year at South Hampstead with brilliance and exuberance. Join us for a ‘Romantic Revolution’ with works by Fanny Mendelssohn, Huw Watkins and Schumann. Find full details of the programme and book your tickets below. Under 16’s go free.
Save the date for our first Speaker Series Debate where pupils will explore the role of AI in education alongside leading public experts.
Martin Lewis from MoneySavingExpert joins us to share his advice and discuss female financial literacy and university finance with Sixth Form pupils. This event is open to partner schools and GDST pupils online.
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 the 150th Anniversary Campaign.
All alumnae are invited to our annual reunion. A chance to meet up with friends, contemporaries and former staff to reminisce about your time at the school and reconnect. If you would like to help us bring together a reunion group for your year, then please get in touch at alumnae@shhs.gdst.net
It’s 40 years since the Class of 1986 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 1996 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 2001 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 60 years since the Class of 1966 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.
An event for senior Alumnae from the Classes of 1961 and before. Join us in the Burgess Room for conversation with friends, archive presentations and a delicious seated lunch.
GDST Talks are an opportunity for parents and staff across the Trust network to hear from relevant experts about girls’ wellbeing. For full details on the schedule for 2025/26, and to book your place please click on the link below.
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 is conducted by Director of Music, Mrs Sophie Ellis, and is open to parents, alumnae and friends. The choir sings at concerts throughout the year. Please contact e.jones@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
Past events
Join the GDST’s Festive Drinks Evening on Thursday 27th November, for the final of the GDST Alumna of the Year Award (AOTY) 2025.
Friends of South Hampstead (FOSH) are excited to invite you to the annual wine tasting. 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 the school projects.
Book your seat at our biennial fundraiser for bursaries. An evening which brings together the whole community for an evening of celebration and mission as we seek to create opportunity for bright young women.
Join us for a conversation with acting dynasty and local Hampstead residents Jim Carter OBE, Dame Imelda Staunton, and Bessie Carter.
Tickets for the talk only are now booked out but a few tickets are still available for our VIP reception which include a place at the Speaker Series event.
A champagne reception, the launch of our 150th Anniversary Campaign and a chance to meet our special guests, Jim Carter OBE, Dame Imelda Staunton and their daughter Bessie Carter. The reception will be followed by the Speaker Series ‘in conversation’ event.
Tickets £150 with all proceeds to our 150th Anniversary Campaign
Want to improve your public speaking skills, perfect your presentations, or simply reduce nerves? Join us for a full day workshop for professionals, led by our expert Debate Hub coach .
For more details or to sign up follow the link below.
We have a host of exciting offers in our silent and live auctions, including a year’s membership of the Cumberland Lawn Tennis Club and lunch with your daughter at the Junior School. Get bidding now via our auction website.
If you are a former staff member or governor of South Hampstead and are excited to reconnect with your former colleagues, join us! All Hon. Alumnae are invited.
Contact Honorary Alumnae Coordinator Doris Hugh at d.hugh@shhs.gdst.net for further details.
Your final chance to meet with the Head and Director of Philanthropy to learn more about these and how you can support our 150th Anniversary Campaign in advance of the launch of our campaign. To join the consultation breakfast or to find out more, please click on the link below.
Look out for the latest edition of Resplendens Magazine which will be arriving in your inbox soon. If you would like to receive a hard copy, please let us know at alumnae@shhs.gdst.net.
View the digital version here.
Join us for an evening with GDST alumna Baroness Manningham-Buller, a distinguished figure in international security and former Director General of MI5. Eliza will reflect on what she has learned from her career, on leadership, working under pressure, navigating uncertainty and ambiguity and remaining resilient.
Drinks from 6.30pm for Keynote address at 7pm. The event will take place in a central London location close to South Hampstead HIgh School, which, for security reasons, will be shared one week prior to the evening.
The second edition of South Hampstead Wrapped, an event that brings our entire school community together to celebrate all of our achievements and most exciting moments from across the year.
Open to parents by invitation
We have some exciting new projects in development and this is your chance to meet with the Head and Director of Philanthropy to learn more about these projects and our vision for our 150th Anniversary, and how you can support our campaign. If you would like to find out more, contact development@shhs.gdst.net. To join the consultation breakfast, please book your place below.
This event is for anyone in the South Hampstead Community
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.