The Lower 4 year group (Year 8) enjoyed a packed Xtreme Adventure weekend at Osmington Bay in Weymouth over 19-21 May 2017. Despite the inclement conditions, the whole group had a fantastic time abseiling, quad biking, fencing, zip wiring and honing their skills in archery. The highlight for many was the enormous giant swing, the
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Robotics Club heads to European finals in Denmark
Best of luck to the Maynard Robotics Club of Kitty Guinness, Anya Hitt, Bella Brent, Anna Harries and Miri Cooper Wedge (all Upper 4) who are off to Denmark on Thursday 25 May 2017 to take part in the FIRST Lego League European finals. The girls have been preparing very hard over the last few
Read MoreSports Day season nearly upon us!
As excitement in the Pre-Prep builds for Sports Day on Wednesday 7 June 2017, the girls are eagerly rehearsing for what promises to be quite a summer highlight! Topping the programme in terms of entertainment must surely be the horse race and even Mrs Fabian seems to be taking this very seriously! For calendar note,
Read MoreStudents selected for County netball squad
Huge congratulations to India Leetham and Betsy Board (both Upper 4/Year 9) who have been selected to join the Devon County Netball Academy following a full day’s worth of rigorous trials on Sunday 21 May 2017. This is an incredible achievement given the sheer standard of competition from girls across the county, all of whom
Read MoreFaye on flying form at the Devon County Show
Faye Hepburn (Lower 5) played a crucial role on the Devon British Showjumping team, when producing a faultless clear round at the County Show on Saturday 20 May 2017 to help take the team to an impressive victory in the inter-county competition. This was a very hot class involving numerous combinations who regularly compete at
Read MoreWomen into Medicine Conference inspires Lower 5
A group of 14 Lower 5 students enjoyed a very informative trip to Bristol on Friday 19 May 2017 for the Women in Medicine Conference, organised by Redmaids’ High School. Our students enjoyed the varied programme and they found the talks giving advice on medical school applications particularly helpful. All the students could choose to
Read MoreNew Head Girl Team for 2017-18
Congratulations to Lucy Harris-Deans, our new Head Girl for 2017-18, and to the six deputy head girls Miren Sowden, Megan Dalrymple-Hay, Bella Attenburrow, Fiona Broad, Niyoosha Mossadegh and Georgia Newstead! The girls were voted in by students in Lower 5, Upper 5 and Lower 6 plus the staff. The team is a little larger than
Read MoreMeet our newest member of staff, Nula!
We are all very excited to welcome retired guide dog Nula as the latest member of staff to join the Junior School! Mrs Fry, who has many years’ experience fostering guide dogs, will be her official owner, but Nula will be in school every day encouraging all sorts of aspects of learning and further enhancing
Read MoreA fascinating visit from a Holocaust Survivor
Last week we welcomed William M. Bergman who has travelled from Bournemouth to share with our older students his first-hand experiences of the Holocaust. In 1938 Mr Bergman, who was born in East Prussia, went into hiding with his mother whilst his grandfather and father were sent to Dachau Concentration Camp in Germany. This was
Read MoreSpectacular Showcase by the Junior and Pre-Prep girls
Friday 5 May 2017 witnessed our first ever Gym and Dance Showcase by the entire Junior School and Pre-Prep girls and what an incredibly memorable performance it was! The highlights are too many to mention but our huge congratulations to all those who took part! “Wow, wow, wow! We absolutely loved the Gym and Dance
Read More100% Success Rate in Ten Tors
All three Maynard teams successfully completed their respective Ten Tors hikes over the weekend of 6/7 May 2017 and congratulations to them all. We also fielded seven individuals who took part with other teams and, again, who all completed incident-free. A bitterly cold start developed into a gloriously sunny weekend with near perfect conditions to
Read MoreSixth formers excel in #Love Physics competition
Congratulations to Fiona Shi (Upper 6) and Ellen Player (Lower 6) for their excellent results in the Exeter and East Devon Ogden Trust #Love Physics Film Makers’ Competition. Fiona achieved 1st place in the Sixth Form category for her 3-minute film about the Big Bang whilst Ellen achieved 3rd place for her presentation on the
Read MoreA sizzling hot Summer Concert
This year’s Summer Concert on Tuesday 9 May was yet again a stunning mix of exceptional talents across the board. With performances by the School’s senior ensembles, to toe tapping along to the sounds of the jazz band and saxophone quartet, the elegance of the Advanced Wind Ensemble right through to the soaring voices of
Read MoreCountdown to Ten Tors
Good luck to the three teams who will represent The Maynard at the upcoming Ten Tors Challenge, starting on Friday 5 May 2017. Both 35-miles teams and one who will take on the 45-mile course could not be better prepared following an intense training programme under the watchful guidance of our staff over the past
Read MorePre-Prep Forest School opens
Our on-site Forest School is proving a popular addition to the curriculum for the entire Pre-Prep who are enjoying their weekly sessions around the camp fire! The first session was based around the book ‘The Rainbow Fish’ by Marcus Pfister, which they have been reading in class. They worked as a group to create a
Read MoreTeachers conquer the London Marathon
Congratulations to Mrs Thorne and Miss Williamson for both finishing the London Marathon and, in so doing, raising nearly £6,000 for their respective charities – The Teenage Cancer Trust and CLIC Sargent.
Read MoreChamber Ensemble win a National place
Following their performance at the Music for Youth Regional Festival in February, the Maynard Trio of Robyn Bowman (Upper 6), Alexandra Pavic (Upper 5) and Gigi Hetherington (Upper 5) have won a much-coveted place at the National Festival to be held at the Birmingham Symphony Hall in July. This is an incredible achievement and testament
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