The Brontë school: In 1841, Charlotte, Emily and Anne discussed the idea of opening their own school.
They considered establishing a school at Bridlington, and Aunt Branwell offered a loan of £100 for the project.
Margaret Wooler offered her Dewsbury Moor School to Charlotte who accepted and then abandoned the project.
In preparation for their own school, Charlotte and Emily decided to go abroad in 1842 in order to improve their languages – see Pensionnat Heger.
In 1844, a prospectus for a school – the Misses Brontë's Establishment – in Haworth attracted no pupils, probably on account of the remoteness of Haworth
| The prospectus for the Brontë school |
THE MISSES BRONTE'S ESTABLISHMENT
FOR
THE BOARD AND EDUCATION
OF A LIMITED NUMBER OF
YOUNG LADIES,
THE PARSONAGE, HAWORTH
NEAR BRADFORDTerms
£ s d Board and Education, including Writing, Arithmetic, History, Grammar, Geography, and Needle Work, per annum 35 0 0 French
German each per quarter
Latin1 1 0 Music each per quarter
Drawing1 1 0 Use of Piano Forte, per quarter 0 5 0 Washing, per quarter 0 15 0
Each young Lady to be provided with One Pair of Sheets, Pillow Cases, Four Towels,
a Dessert and a Tea-spoonA Quarter's Notice, or a Quarter's Board, is required previous to the
Removal of a Pupil
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