Harvard Book Prize 2006-7 The 2007 Harvard Book Prize selection is Public Philosophy: Essays on Morality in Politics by Michael J. Sandel, Harvard Professor of Government. Some of you may have taken Sandel‟s phenomenally popular course - Justice – which has enrolled over 12,000 students since it began in 1980. Public Philosophy is a collection of essays, many of which were previously published in the New Republic, which explores the complex ethical dilemmas which surround many issues on today‟s political landscape such as abortion, gay rights, and Clinton‟s artful dodging of the truth in the Lewinsky affair. Sandel‟s very readable text teases out the thorny aspects of contemporary issues, engaging the reader to come to terms with their moral complexity. This book is ideal for our targeted audience of Lower Sixth Form students – it tackles important issues in a thought provoking way. The Harvard Book Prize program was started by Harvard alumni in 1910 to encourage talented students to apply to Harvard College. Today more than 1700 Harvard Prize books are awarded annually at home and abroad, including over 100 in the United Kingdom. Every year the club selects a book with some Harvard connection for donation to state and independent secondary schools. The Prize is awarded to “an outstanding student in the penultimate year, academically excellent, with exceptional personal qualities, who makes a significant contribution to school or community.” The objective of the programme is to raise Harvard‟s visibility amongst UK secondary schools and attract qualified students to apply for admission. Many UK students have heard of Harvard but they often are not familiar with what it means to be an undergraduate at Harvard, or at any American university, and may not be aware of the availability of financial aid. The program is run by the Schools & Scholarship Committee and overseen by Hattie Hartman (hattiehartman@post.harvard.edu). Interested club members can 'adopt' a school by underwriting its book prize for a contribution of £30/year. If interested, sponsors may also serve as ambassadors for Harvard at their „adopted‟ schools by awarding the prize in person and/or getting to know the staff member responsible for university admissions in order to encourage qualified students to apply. HARVARD BOOK PRIZE RECIPIENT SCHOOLS 2006/2007 Sponsored schools in BOLD
ACS, Cobham ACS,Hillingdon ACS, Egham Alleyn's School Ashcombe School Atlantic College Bedales School Bishops Storford College
Bradford Grammar School Bristol Grammar School Bryanston Caterham School Channing School Charterhouse Cheltenham Ladies’ College Christ College Christ's Hospital City of London School City of London School for Girls City of Sunderland College Clifton College Downe House School Dulwich College Eton College Farr School Fettes College Forest School Framwellgate School Durham Francis Holland School Frensham Heights Godolphin and Latymer School Golspie High School Gordonstoun School Gravesend Grammar School Greenhead College Haberdashers‟ Aske‟s Hatcham College Haberdashers' Aske's School for Boys Haberdashers’ Aske's School for Girls Haileybury Harrow School Henrietta Barnett School Highgate School Hills Road Sixth Form College Immanuel College International School of Aberdeen Invergordon Academy J.A.G.S. King Edward's School King Edward VI Grammar School Lady Eleanor Holles School Lancing College Latymer School Latymer Upper School Leeds Grammar School Leys School London Oratory School Lycee Francais Charles de Gaulle Magdalen College School
Malvern College Malvern Girls' College Manchester Grammar School Marlborough College Marymount International School Merchant Taylor's School Millfield School Ltd Monkseaton Community High School Newport Free Grammar School North London Collegiate School Northwood College Oundle School Perse School Perse School for Girls Pestalozzi International Village Trust Queen Elizabeth Grammar School Queen Elizabeth’s School, Barnet Queen's College, London Queenswood Radley College Repton Roedean School Rugby School Sedbergh School Sevenoaks School Shrewsbury School Southbank International School South Hampstead High School St. David's School St. Paul's School St. Paul's Girls’ School Steyning Grammar School Stowe School Tain Royal Academy TASIS The School of St. Helen & St. Katherine Thurso High School Tiffin School University College School Wakefield Girls' High School Wellington College Westminster School Whitgift School Whitley Bay High School Wick High School William Hulme Grammar School Winchester College Wycombe Abbey School