The Gold Duke of Edinburgh team took to last weekend’s water skills training like ducks to… well, water! On Sunday they headed to Totnes Rowing Club to get to grips with canoeing basics on a short journey, including efficient forward paddling, turning, steering, positioning in the boat and paddling in a tandem. Then on the

It was an absolute delight to welcome back our wonderful alumnae for a very special reunion on Friday! Leavers from 1975, 1985, 1995, 2000, 2005 and 2010 came to share memories and swap stories of what they’ve been up to since leaving The Maynard over a delicious lunch. Our current students were thrilled to have

A visit from Frazoo is always a treat for all of us animal lovers! A host of wild and wonderful creatures came to the Junior School with Frazoo as part of a fascinating talk all about reptiles and invertebrates. Talk about hands-on learning!

This year’s Young Enterprise team of budding businesswomen in Lower 6 has performed fantastically at the Devon and Cornwall Regional Final, winning the Creativity Award for their ingenious eco-friendly homemade makeup wipes and scrunchies! The Young Enterprise challenge invites groups of students from across UK schools to run their own business and tackle everything from

Pre-Prep and Junior School spent an un-fur-gettable day today raising money for WWF! Everybody came to school ready for the ‘cat’-walk, donation in hand and wearing fabulous outfits inspired by their favourite animals. Girls also ‘flocked’ to give an extra donation to take part in the ‘name the cuddly toy’/’design a poster’ competitions, and will

This term, Upper 3 have been getting their hands dirty—literally! As part of our new science topic on allotments, the girls ventured outside to plant a variety of seeds, including peas, potatoes, and some beautiful flowers. This hands-on experience is designed to help them understand plant growth, the importance of caring for living things, and

Last Friday, Mr Friendship and Mr Wood took 13 enthusiastic Lower 4 and Upper 4 students to County Hall for the regional round of the FIRST LEGO League Robotics Tournament. The competition provided a fantastic opportunity for the girls to put their problem-solving and teamwork skills to the test in a dynamic and challenging environment.

The recent trip to the Norman Lockyer Observatory was a tremendous success, providing eight of our Upper 6 students (alongside Mr Ridler and Mr Wood) with a valuable insight into astronomy, the history of scientific discovery, and the wonders of our universe. The evening began with a captivating talk about solar eclipses. Our host expertly

What’s Easter without an Easter egg hunt? Maynardians of all ages had a fantastic time hunting for Easter eggs around the school on Friday!

Our new Head Girl Team was announced in assembly on Friday and huge congratulations to Rosie, Poppy, Anna, Claudia, Melanie, Grace and Georgie for being elected! We know you will be absolutely brilliant ambassadors and inspirational role models for the year ahead. And our huge thanks also to the outgoing team who have been utterly

We’ve already reached the end of our Spring Term – how time flies when you’re having fun! We’d like to wish all of our students, staff and wider Maynard community a wonderful break. To get you in the spring spirit, here are some of the delectable Easter-themed cakes recently baked and decorated by our talented

Today’s lunchtime Spring Fair was chock-full of fun activities and tasty treats in the name of raising money for House charities! A huge crowd gathered to try their hand at cookie decorating, hooking ducks, spinning a wheel of prizes, egg and spoon racing, jewellery making and more. Well done to the stall runners and organisers

Our brilliant Upper 3 (Year 7) have been thoroughly enjoying their exciting ‘Treasure Island’ Science module, learning all about key topics like energy stores, food tests, pollution, animal cells and more in the context of being marooned on a beautiful island. Tying all this together, they’ve now constructed amazing 3D models of Treasure Island demonstrating

The one and only Maynard’s Got Talent fundraiser was once again a terrific smash hit and a riotously fun time for all involved! Yesterday saw our incredibly talented dancers, singers, musicians, gymnasts and even staff groups give it their absolute all on the stage, with a fantastic line-up of almost 20 acts making for an

Yesterday we held some extra special sessions in our on-site Forest School, where the wonderful Pre-Prep girls were joined by their parents for some fun in the great outdoors! Young and adult explorers alike had a fantastic time sharing favourite Forest School activities like scavenger hunts, getting messy in the Mud Kitchen and, of course,

Ready, set, BAKE! Lower 4 (Year 8) have been pulling out all the stops in the Food & Nutrition Suite to make some absolutely smashing showstopper cakes for their Bake Off competition! Each baker dove straight in to the challenge to whip up classic Victoria sponge cakes, artfully decorated with delicious strawberries for that extra

Our Upper 3 (Year 7) historians enjoyed a fantastic trip around Exeter last week, visiting the hidden gem that is Tuckers Hall, exploring our city’s stunning Cathedral, and braving the Underground Passages. The girls spent the day learning about life in Medieval Exeter, including its cloth trade, and our guides at the different venues were

As part of Year 4’s Science work on sound, they’ve been learning all about how sound is made, how it travels, and how we hear it. To deepen their understanding, they were given a thoroughly groovy homework challenge: to design and make their own musical instruments that play different pitches! Using a variety of materials,

We would like to give an absolutely ginormous THANK YOU to everyone who donated to retiring collections at the Ballet & Modern Dance Showcase last week – through your immense generosity, we have been able to raise a whopping £400 for Hospiscare in loving memory of our late teacher, friend and colleague, Mrs Haworth. The

Recently, teams of magnificently maths-minded students in Lower 5 (Year 10) have been on the go travelling to the Met Office and then to Bridport to compete in the Advanced Mathematics Support Programme’s (AMSP) Year 10 Maths Feast, testing their skills with ‘an all-you-can-eat feast of problems’. Yum! The groups competed in several exciting rounds