Month: December 2018

Following weeks of dedicated singing and acting practice, the Junior School girls delivered sparkling performances of their multi-cultural Christmas Show ‘Children of the World’ to packed audiences on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 December 2018. The Pre-Prep girls taught us about Christmas customs from countries around the world, while all the girls across the Junior School from Reception to

Huge congratulations to Rosie Thomson in Year 6 who has scooped the top prize in the National Literacy Trust’s Story Explorers competition. Rosie was one of only 25 pupils in the entire UK to have won a visit to their school from an acclaimed children’s author as part of her prize. Several girls from our

On Wednesday 12 December, a group of our Senior Students travelled to the University of Exeter to attend the Royal Society of Chemists ‘Top of the Bench’ competition. As Mr MacDonald reports: “It was broken down into three sections; two practical challenges and a multiple choice quiz, all carried out in the science teaching laboratories.

The Lower 6 Young Enterprise team, EverOcean, were in Princesshay, Exeter over the weekend of 7-8 December 2018 selling their re-useable bottles. The team worked together extremely well to organise a great trade stand and sell to the public. They were thrilled to win the Sustainability Award for their product, although the biggest achievement of

As ever, the Fashion & Textiles room is a complete hive of creativity but never before has anyone attempted to make, yes make, their own leather! Bella Pallett (Upper 6), who will be one of the first to complete our new Fashion & Textiles A-level in the summer, has taken the coursework theme of ‘sustainability’

Congratulations to our Martial Arts girls who completed their Jiu Jitsu grading this week. The Junior Girls (comprising Years 4 to 6) successfully finished the syllabus to be awarded their Red White Jiu Jitsu belts, a step up from their red belts that they had already gained previously. Equally, our Cadets (Lower 4 to Upper

We were delighted to welcome the Bishop of Exeter, the Right Reverend Robert Atwell, to The Maynard on Wednesday 5 December 2018. He spent a lesson with the Sixth Form Religious Studies students, explaining to them his role as bishop, which includes responsibility for over 600 churches throughout Devon. He then responded to questions from

The Middle School Evening of Drama on Wednesday 5 December 2018 was, as always, a great success. We were treated to a charming selection of Christmas choral poems and seasonally themed improvised drama in the first half which was followed by a well-crafted Lower 4 production of ‘ A Christmas Carol’ to really put us in

Three of our students were successful in qualifying for the Exeter and East Devon Cross Country Championship which was held at Blundell’s on Wednesday 5 December 2018. Conditions were far from ideal with flowing rivers on the course and a good drenching from some persistent rain. Huge congratulations to Katie Harries (Upper 4) who finished

We wish all ten of our Sixth Formers the best of luck for their Oxbridge interviews! It is a significant achievement in itself to have made it through the fiendishly difficult admissions tests to pass through to this interview stage and we are very proud to be represented by such a large percentage of the

Inductions from our professional personal trainer are ongoing but already a huge amount of Sixth Formers and staff are now fully qualified to make the most of our brand new Health and Fitness Suite. It has proven a hugely popular addition to the Maynard facilities and will also be used during timetabled PE lessons for

Our Middle School Choir were bestowed the honour, once again, of performing at the Lord Mayor’s Carol Service in the Cathedral on Monday 3 December 2018. Also featuring the Exeter Railway Band and the Exeter Police Choir, this is always a stunning start to the city’s festivities and our girls were certainly in fine voice

Our thanks to all the very many families who so generously supported the Christmas Shoebox Appeal! We are absolutely delighted to have broken all previous records with 190 boxes, filled to the brim with festive goodies, being donated to this incredibly worthwhile cause that brings a little much-needed cheer into impoverished Modolvan households at this

Our Pre-Prep girls danced beautifully for their respective families in their Open Ballet Classes on Monday 26 November 2018. This was a first public performance for the Reception class who all rose to the occasion with enormous aplomb and energy! It also goes without saying that Years 1 & 2 were equally brilliant and we

The Upper 3 netballers enjoyed some great games on Monday 26 November 2018 in their first friendly matches against St Peter’s High School as an early preliminary to the actual season kicking off next term. Both the A & B teams played strongly, showing some lovely passing and timing skills down the court. Particular mention