We launched our five-week Forest School course for Pre-School children on Monday 27 February, led by our Head of Pre-Prep Mrs Cook, who is a trained Forest School leader. The children gathered twigs for the campfire, explored the undergrowth, whittled sticks to toast marshmallows on and planted the first primroses and daffodils in our flower
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Our Tropical Rainforest-themed Discovery Morning on Saturday 25 February was an amazing success, with a record 73 children attending! The Main School Hall was transformed into a rainforest for the morning, decorated with all things tropical, from monkeys to crocodiles and even a sparkly waterfall! As always, a wonderful range of activities were on offer
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We welcomed back Ben Bradshaw MP on Friday 24 February for a full and honest discussion about current political affairs with the Sixth Form. From Brexit and the Trump election right though to processed meat (and many other things in-between), this was a very revealing session showing deep insight into what faces a politician in
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Our in-house running legend, Amelia Moody (Lower 5) lived up to all expectations on Saturday 3 February to secure her spot in the national finals following an outstanding performance at the South West Schools’ Cross Country Championships in Truro. As the saying goes: A cross-country runner’s life is never straight forward! Driving rain made for
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We all had great fun celebrating Harry Potter Day on Thursday 2 February 2017 with over 20 different activities happening throughout the day. The girls in the Junior School looked amazing in their fancy dress, as did our ‘wizard’ members of staff! From quizzes to photo booths, anagrams, word searches and colouring sheets – this
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Congratulations to the very talented Gigi Hetherington (Upper 5) whose wind quartet has been selected to perform at the Royal College of Music on Saturday 25 February at 5.30pm. Following auditions, this was the only ensemble chosen to take part in the prestigious Junior Department Chamber Music Concert and we wish Gigi and her fellows
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We are delighted to have been awarded the Social Media Performance of the Year (Independent School Category) and the Best YouTube Performance (Independent School Category) in the Edurank Awards 2017, up there with the likes of the University of Oxford who won the Performance of the Year in the University category! These awards recognise and
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On Friday 27 January, we were lucky enough to welcome world famous flute player and composer, Ian Clarke, who joined us for a fantastic masterclass with all our flautists. Ian worked with the girls on all kinds of different techniques and gave them some helpful methods of practice and interesting tips. He also worked with
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Well done to our equestrian team of Tatiana Wharton (Lower 5), Grace Williams (Lower 6), Kitty Guinness (Upper 4) and Ana Hepburn (Upper 4) who did so well at Bicton on Saturday 21 January 2017. They are now our second team to qualify for the National NSEA Eventer’s Challenge Championships to be held at Hickstead
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Our Upper 5 girls had a fantastic time on their recent cross-curricular trip to London, which came as a welcome respite after their mock exams earlier this term. Highlights included a trip to the Records & Rebels Exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum, watching Les Miserables at the Queen’s Theatre, a shopping trip to
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The Department for Education (DfE) has published its Schools Performance Tables 2017 and we are extremely proud to have been ranked as the leading independent school in Devon in key areas. The DfE Performance Tables are based on A-level and GCSE results from 2016. We have also been placed as the best in the South
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We are delighted to be launching our brand new Forest School with a five-week course open to all pre-school children aged three and four. This exciting new venture will be run by Emma Cook, our Head of Pre-Prep and a qualified Level 3 Forest School Leader. It will be situated on site here at The
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We are delighted to be hosting a flute masterclass on Friday 27 January 2017 with Ian Clarke, the world famous player and composer. Ian’s compositions have been performed across five continents on stages ranging from London’s South Bank to the Glastonbury Rock Festival and have been featured in countless recitals including four consecutive BBC Young
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We were delighted to host 24 visitors from Ide, Bickleigh and St Leonard’s Primary Schools for our second Gifted & Talented Coding Day on Monday 16 January 2017. All the girls had a fun morning, learning how to code with Python and investigating App technology under the watchful eye of Mrs Burt, the Head of
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The Under 14 Netball team continues to stamp its dominance on the courts with an excellent victory over Millfield School on Wednesday 11 January 2017. The entire team put on a faultless exhibition against a very strong opposition, to take the match with relative ease 33-25. “This is a class team,” said Mrs Wood, The
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Huge congratulations to our two Year 6 teams that took part in the Rotary Club Youth Speaks competition on Wednesday 11 January 2017! Maisy Crook, Dawn Webberley and Megan Byrne spoke on “Should humans colonise Mars” whilst Sasha Hayes, Marianna Clarkson and Phoenix Wilson argued whether “Food & Nutrition should be a core curriculum subject”.
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The Maynard Wine Gums team of Miri Cooper Wedge, Bella Brent, Kitty Guinness, Anna Harries and Anya Hitt (all in the Upper 4) enjoyed a truly successful outing to the Animal Allies FIRST Lego League regional tournament at the HP labs in Bristol on Thursday 12 January 2017. FIRST LEGO League challenges young people to think like
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Our huge thanks to Zoe Flood, our Bafta-winning alumna, who returned to the School on Tuesday 13 December 2016 to give an afternoon talk to the Lower 5s before taking to the floor that evening as our Speaker at the annual Prize Giving ceremony at the Belmont Chapel. Zoe stole the show with an inspirational
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The Autumn term ended in a flurry of festive activities to see out 2016 in typically jolly style! The Christmas Carol Service in St Matthew’s Church on Thursday 15 December 2016, the penultimate day of term, was an outstanding success with some beautiful performances from three school choirs, the staff choir and the various readers.
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The Maynard School Christmas revelries have started in earnest and will continue at great pace with another busy week ahead. The two performances of the Nativity Play and the Junior School carols went down a storm (on Thursday 8 December and Friday 9 December) and our congratulations to all those involved with these stunning shows.
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The Maynard Young Enterprise team, Blue Velvet, was awarded Best Trade Stand at the Winter Trade Fair in Princesshay on Saturday 10 December. Much of the 16-strong team contributed to the day and showed great commitment to creating a professional looking retail stand on one of the busiest shopping days before Christmas. They all gained confidence in
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Our Under 9 A&B teams enjoyed their last hockey game of the season, playing Exeter Cathedral School on Thursday 8 December. The girls played brilliantly with the A-side winning 2-0 and the B team drawing 1-1. Special mention to Esther Cope (Year 4) who was awarded player of the match in the A team. This
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We still need votes for our #MadeForGirls advertising campaign using this link – http://www.thedrum.com/creative-works/project/ab-ideas-agency-maynard-school-madeforgirls ! It has been shortlisted as one of the best advertising campaigns in 2016 by a leading marketing publication and we are up against companies such as Hellman’s, B&Q, Greenpeace and Tesco! We have currently accumulated over 700 votes but some of
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It’s a Christmas bonanza in the Pre-Prep and Junior School with a calendar packed full of exciting appointments for the last few days of the autumn term! The final glittering touches have been made to the Junior School Christmas Show, incorporating the Pre-Prep Nativity Play, which promises to be a heart-warming spectacle! (We won’t spoil
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After an absence of eight years, the staff play returned to hilarious effect with two sell-out performances of the comedy version of ‘A Christmas Carol’ on Wednesday 30 November and Friday 2 December 2016. These really were some of the funniest evenings on record and both audiences were reduced to tears (of laughter) throughout. Over
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It was fantastic to hear that one of our alumnae, Anastasia Bruce-Jones, has successfully directed an adaptation of John Webster’s ‘Duchess of Malfi’ in November for the prestigious Marlowe Society at Cambridge University. Currently in her second year at Gonville and Caius College, Anastasia has thrown herself into the theatre scene and this was the
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Florence Evans (Lower 4) has been awarded November’s Performance of the Month for her fantastic performance in the recent Devon Level 2 Gymnastics Championships. Flo won individual gold for all four pieces of apparatus (beam, bars, floor and vault) and also helped her team to overall victory. This was her last competition for the year
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Our entire Year 6, Upper 3 and Lower 4 year groups played an integral role at the Lord Mayor’s Carol Service held at the Cathedral on Monday 5 December 2016 with the girls all singing beautifully at this most festive of occasions. They were joined by the City of Exeter Railway Band and the Exeter
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Not only are we the Under 14 Devon hockey champions, but we are now also the Devon Netball champions for this age range courtesy of a fantastic victory at the County Championships on Thursday 24 November. The team was invincible in all four of their pool matches against Sidmouth, Pilton, Teign and Ivybridge, accruing a
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We welcomed Gifted and Talented students from St Leonard’s, Ide and Bickleigh Primary Schools for an afternoon of coding on Tuesday 29 November. Under the supervision of Mrs Burt, Head of Computing, together with a team of experts from PS-Stem, our guests learned about some key concepts of Computer Science using Kano. Kano is a
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