The School is probably unique in many ways. Apart from being the southernmost English-speaking school in the world, it is 700 miles (as the crow flies) remote from any similar school, and serves a region larger in area than that of Great Britain. It was born of the frequently-expressed wish of a British Community, largely composed of Scottish sheep-farmers and shepherds, most of very modest means, who wished for their children an environment of English language, culture and educational methods. Eager to share in these advantages have flocked the Chilean children, largely of parents of the professional groups of the region. The working together of girls and boys, Chilean, British and American has proved, like so many similar experiences elsewhere, the common heritage of toleration, mutual understanding and friendliness which alone can form the basis of the enduring peace their adults are striving for.