An idyllic natural paradise just 15 minutes from Exeter, Haldon Forest was the perfect place for Year 1 to go on an exciting adventure! Guided by Jen, the friendly Forest Ranger, girls enjoyed a lovely walk along the popular Discovery trail, winding through conifer trees and seeing an expansive view of the city and surrounding

Super swimmers headed to Queen’s College, Taunton last week for a swimming gala – a refreshing dip in the pool being just the thing as summer warms up! The U13A and B teams, plus the U15A team, swam beautifully and were an amazing credit to the school. This was also a special gala for Year

As part of Year 3’s lessons about Ancient Egypt, they’ve designed some absolutely beautiful headdresses inspired by Queen Nefertiti herself! Girls got creative with mixed media including drawing, paint, collage and photography to put together headdresses which would have surely been the height of fashion in ancient times. To sign their gorgeous artwork, they then

To celebrate the life of much-loved late teacher and TA, Mrs Haworth, the Junior School wellbeing space has been redecorated as ‘Nat’s Nest’. The birds, created by local artist Steve McCracken and Years 5 and 6, form a trail to the Nest around the school so that the bright and happy spirit of the room

Surf’s up! Lower 5 (Year 10) caught some waves this week at Saunton Sands to celebrate the end of exams. Girls enjoyed morning surf lessons with Saunton Surfing Academy as well as playing beach games and eating lunch in the summer sun. Just one of the benefits of being so close to Devon’s beautiful coastlines!

Parents and guardians received golden tickets to Upper 3’s (Year 7) Evening of Drama this week! Girls have been working with Mrs Briscoe to hone their dramatic talents over the summer term, creating their own adaptation of the much-loved Roald Dahl book, ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’. Everyone did an amazing job of bringing this

Dogs here, dogs there, dogs everywhere! Yesterday’s Mutts About Maynard was the ulti-mutt event for dog lovers! We welcomed a myriad of the Maynard’s fabulous furry friends to take to the stage in the hopes of winning a coveted rosette. The evening was packed full of smiles, waggy tails and lots of love for all

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Junior Mathematical Challenge this year! For girls who love sinking their teeth into mathematical problems of all kinds, this was a great opportunity to push themselves to expand their numerical reasoning, precision of thought and fluency. We had an amazing set of results with

A giant maze, marshmallows round the campfire, animal-themed activities, team building games and sleeping in yurts… Year 5’s residential at Wildwood Devon in Escot Park had all the hallmarks of a smashing forest adventure! For this residential trip, girls stepped away from the city to spend two days in an ancient semi-natural woodland. They had

No grass, no problem! U12s and U15s faced their first ‘adapted’ rounders match – playing without a grass pitch – versus The King’s School Ottery St Mary last week. There were no grassy knees this time, but everyone still had just as much fun!

Year 3 made the most of a beautiful June day on a trip to sunny Dawlish Warren on Wednesday! With it being part of Devon’s signature coastline and home to a variety of rare wildlife, girls had a wonderful time learning all about Dawlish Warren’s fascinating geographic features and ecosystems. Together with local experts, they

In preparation for the exciting challenge that is the Gold Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) expedition, nine girls set out on Thursday for the stunning Brecon Beacons mountain range in Wales to practice everything they’ll need to know to complete the programme. They took to the water in canoes for a 16km paddle down the Monmouthshire

Ever wondered what school is like when the hustle and bustle of everyday lessons and clubs winds down for the night? Lower 4 (Year 8) found out for themselves at their recent sleepover right here at The Maynard, raising money for Raynick! They started the night with a rollicking time playing fun games in Bradley

Music is such an integral part of The Maynard, and this week’s Year 3 and 4 Musical Showcase was a lovely celebration of the Junior School musicians, with a special focus on the enjoyment and fun the girls have as they continue to learn about music. They shared their favourite pieces with the audience and

This week’s Summer Concert was a smashing success! It was an incredible showcase of the most remarkable Maynard talent from our Key Stage 3 and Junior School musicians, and a feast for the ears for parents and guardians in attendance. Audiences were treated to a lovely evening featuring performances from The Maynard Concert Orchestra, Middle

This month, we cheered on Old Maynardians Tali, Erin, Eleanor and Katie, who deservedly had the chance to celebrate their momentous achievement of completing their Gold Duke of Edinburgh (DofE) award at none other than Buckingham Palace! As anyone acquainted with DofE will know, it takes passion, determination and resilience in spades to complete the

27 girls from Year 3 to Lower 4 (Year 8) had an absolutely fantastic time (as pictures show!) taking part in an afternoon of athletics in the sunshine at Blundell’s Prep School last week! Everyone represented the school brilliantly across a range of events, with amazing camaraderie and whoops and cheers for their fellow Maynard

The Royal Albert Memorial Museum in central Exeter is always a captivating place for students to visit, and on this latest trip Year 3 took the opportunity to uncover some of the compelling mysteries of Ancient Egypt! Girls had so much fun stepping back in time with activities led by museum staff and guides. It

Year 4 girls bumbled along to Princesshay earlier this month for a fascinating insight into the busy world of bees! As part of their Science lessons, they had the chance to see the bees at work through some glass panels of the Princesshay Beehives, which forms a key part of Princesshay’s environmental initiatives housing approximately

The topic of recent assemblies is an animal that’s spiky, cute, and might be found right in your garden… You’ve guessed it – girls have been learning all about hedgehogs! As part of a series of assemblies about Hedgehog Awareness Week, Neva in Year 5 gave a fantastic talk all about hedgehogs, why they’re becoming

Pre-Prep and Junior School had a visit from Frazoo – an exciting and educational animal experience – this week! They got to look at, stroke and even hold a variety of scaly, crawly and slithery creatures. How many different animals can you spot?

Girls had the exciting opportunity to explore the world of engineering during this week’s STEM Day! Mixing a hands-on design challenge and an incredibly engaging talk from the President of the Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), Tanya de Hoog, it was a great success in introducing girls to a sector with a national trend of

We have the results of another absolutely scrumptious Great Maynard Bake Off to share! L4N made some fabulous cakes – the winning Star Baker was Milly with a beautiful sponge topped with strawberries, and runners-up were Astrid and Elizabeth. Very well done!

We had a host of Maynard athletes hopping, skipping and jumping their way to attend the Exeter District Athletics trials last week at Exeter Arena – a great day in the sunshine with all girls performing brilliantly! Well done to all and congratulations to Tamar and Milly (Lower 4, Year 8), Erin (Upper 4, Year

Evie and all girls in Year 3 have done an excellent job of embodying the school value of ‘Kindness’ lately with their support for a charity close to their hearts, War Child. To start with, Evie gave a brilliant talk about War Child to the whole of Pre-Prep and Junior School in assembly. She was

The indefatigable U13B tennis team were absolutely incredible in their latest match! Competing in the LTA Youth Teams Cup versus Kingsbridge Community College, they effectively played against windy weather and dug deep to win all of their singles and doubles matches. The team was simply invincible – very well done to everyone for their hard

You’ve never seen a bathtub quite this big! Last week, Lower 4 (Year 8) went on an expedition to Bath to explore the Roman Baths, learning about a bathing experience like no other and getting a glimpse of ordinary life more than 1,000 years ago. They immersed themselves in the site’s rich history with a

The 2024 Ten Tors Challenge came to a close last weekend, and we’d like to say a huge congratulations to all of our girls who took part! Everyone accomplished great things in what was an extraordinarily challenging and hot weekend – they certainly have lots to be proud of as individuals and teams.