On Friday 8 November, Junior Consort took part in a special evening celebrating diversity and talent at St Edmund’s Church Calne, in aid of The Harbour Project and Saint Edmund’s Catholic Primary School.

We were delighted to welcome Jo Kitching from Doorway back to St Mary’s this week. Our school community has been supporting Doorway since 2019, and we held our first sponsored sleepout in February 2020. 

During this year’s Academic Enrichment Week, the Art Department hosted a workshop titled The World and Me, inviting MIV students to explore the intersection of landscape art, poetry, and self-reflection.

Creative juices were flowing as LIV wrapped up Academic Enrichment Week with an action-packed finale, diving into the thrilling worlds of marketing and smoothie-making in a fast-paced smoothie marketing challenge!

We are delighted to share that two of our talented senior students achieved high honours in the prestigious 2024 Global Essay Prize competition.

This week, we were lucky enough to welcome historian Jesse Childs, author of Gods Traitor and Henry VIIs Last Victim, who captivated us about the lesser known details of the Gunpowder Plot on its anniversary almost 400 years later!  

For four days in October, the entire UIV year group explored Northern France and Western Belgium in a joint French and History trip that aimed to deepen their understanding of the First World War, while also allowing them to experience French culture.

On Monday 4 November, the Guides and Rangers of our new unit participated in a special ceremony in Chapel to dedicate our two unit flags - one for the Rangers and one for the Guides.

Last night, the Music Department hosted the highly anticipated GCSE and A Level Recital, a key event in our academic music programme that showcased the incredible talent and dedication of our musicians.

This week, the girls stepped beyond the classroom and into a world of exciting discovery during our Autumn Term Academic Enrichment Week, centred around the theme 'The Planets'.