Every year HMC Projects runs an essay competition in which scholars are invited to send in an essay about their experiences of education in a British school.
A prize is awarded to the best entry. The prize winning essays can be read by clicking on the links below.
2025: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Luca Bursuc (Romania)
2025: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Mariam Ghalumyan (Armenia)
2025: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Sofiia Sokol (Ukraine)
2024: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Antonia Adal (Romania)
2024: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by David Lorer (Bulgaria)
2024: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Kesaria Vepkhvadze (Georgia)
2024: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Liliko Mamutchadze (Georgia)
2023: ‘Not better or worse but different’ by Mariia Muntean (Ukraine)
2023: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Kamila Strnadová (Czech Republic)
2022: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Davit Chankseliani (Georgia)
2022: ‘Not better or worse but different’ by Sofija Bajcetic (Serbia)
2022: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Diana Shypovych (Ukraine)
2021: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Barbora Novotna (Czech Republic)
2021: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Catalina Burdujan (Moldova)
2019: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Ivan Mihaylov (Bulgaria)
2019: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Katerina Yakimova (Bulgaria)
2017: ‘Not better or worse but different’ by Yeliz Abdurahman (Bulgaria)
2016: ‘Not better or worse but different’ by Zuzana Cellarova (Slovakia)
2016: ‘What impressions of British life and education will you take home with you?’ by Lucie Návratová (Czech Republic)
2016: ‘Taking the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Alexandra Horkavá (Slovakia)
2015: ‘Taking up the plunge: life in a British boarding school’ by Anna Routova (Czech Republic)
2013: ‘Not better or worse but different’ by Ognien Lukacevic (Serbia)
2012: ‘The UK from Up Above’ by Maria Tatulea-Codrean (Romania)
2011: ‘Taking the Plunge: Life in a British Independent School’ by Adam Lalak (Czech Republic)
