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Junior Gymnastics

Huge congratulations to the Melrose girls who took part in the Primary Schools Gymnastics competition on Thursday 19th January. It was an amazing competition to be part of with over 80 girls from across all the Primary schools taking part. Each girl had to perform 2 jumps and 1 tumble routine.

NEWS  MELROSE , JUNIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

PE sporting success

The PE Dept were delighted to host U13 teams St. Michaels, Jersey last week.

It was a brilliant day of sport with hockey in the morning and netball in the afternoon. We have asked the girls involved to tell us more about each match.

Final scores and "Player of the Match" as voted by the oppos…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Lower Sixth student shares experience in cycling event

We love celebrating our students’ achievements and they certainly give us plenty to shout about!

Here, Lower Sixth student Helena shares her experience of cycling in the recent Tour of Cambridgeshire.

Well done, Helena!

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"Over the weekend of 11th-12th June, I travelled to the UK with 9 ot…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Annual House Gym and Dance Competition

Congratulations to the students who took part in the annual House Gym and Dance Competition at the end of last half term.

Despite the event being held in Key Stages, this year, the standard was as high as ever. The Sixth Formers were delighted to be able to entertain their peers with some fun and…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , JUNIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Melrose raise £3,800 in the pool

The pupils of our Junior School, Melrose have raised an incredible £3,800 from their efforts at the Skipton Swimarathon. The girls, aged 2-11 years, took over Beau Sejour’s learner and main pools for a full hour of swimming in aid of good causes. The main beneficiaries of this year’s event are the …

NEWS  MELROSE , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Skateboarding added to PE curriculum

Skateboarding and other extreme sports are now featuring in high profile events such as the Olympics. The young British, female skateboarder, Sky Brown is leading a path that is inspiring young girls into more adventurous and unusual sports. The Ladies’ College PE Department pride themselves on bei…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Sailing Championships 2021

The weather forecast for the 2021 College Sailing Championships was not promising. There was very little wind as the twelve competitors from Lower 4 to Upper 5 rigged their six RS Fevas, and it dropped to nothing soon after they launched, so that most had to be towed around to the race area in the …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Run a Marathon Challenge

Back in February and March our students and staff covered more than 14,000km in the TLC Virtual Challenge. This covered a distance from Guernsey, across Europe and Asia, almost reaching mainland Australia. Nearly 200 students and staff took part and used the challenge to motivate themselves to keep…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , PHYSICAL EDUCATION , WELL-BEING , SIXTH FORM ENRICHMENT

Easter Netball camp

Now that “The Bailiwick Bubble” is back, The Ladies’ College is looking forward to hosting an Easter Holiday Netball Camp on the 6th and 7th April, for their prospective Year 6 students.

This is a wonderful opportunity to start the moving up process to senior school in an informal and relaxed set…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , JUNIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Lockdown cycle race success

One of our Upper Five students, Helena, has been doing some virtual cycle races via Zwift which is a Virtual cycling and running app that allows you to race and ride in a virtual cycling world on a smart trainer indoors. Each rider has an avatar and you are riding around with as many as 7000 thou…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION , WELL-BEING

TLC Virtual Challenge

This is a teamwork challenge, involving the whole College. No prizes for the quickest time or furthest distance covered. EVERY LITTLE HELPS!  

How far can we run, cycle or walk during lockdown? 
Let's aim for Mingora, Pakistan, the hometown of Malala Yousafzai which is 8000km …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , JUNIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION , WELL-BEING

Students at The Ladies’ College buck the statistics for physical activity

Research has revealed that the majority of children in Guernsey, particularly girls, are not reaching the recommended level of physical exercise. However, The Ladies’ College has highlighted how it is positively bucking the trend with over 70 per cent of its students undertaking at least six hours …

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , MELROSE , JUNIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Cycling good for Mental Health

Back in April members of the Guernsey Velo Club cycled 100km or 100 miles to raise money for the Guernsey Covid 19 Community Fund.

Helena, a student in Lower Five, along with her family cycling team took part. Starting at 7am, Helena entered the 100km, completing it in 4hr 52 mins. The Club has r…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION , WELL-BEING

Use S.M.A.R.T principles

Having more flexibility in the way we use our time can offer many opportunities to set physical challenges we do not normally have time for. When setting these challenges use the SMART principles to help you stick to your goal.

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Well-being: Physical Education

Our normal routine has been turned upside down, so it is important to try and establish a new normal as soon as possible. Physical activity and exercise are a great place to start. Whilst the weather is pleasant, we should make the most of getting as much fresh air as possible. Social distanci…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , SIXTH FORM , MELROSE , PRE-PREPARATORY , JUNIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION , WELL-BEING

Youth Sports Trust award Gold Quality mark

The Ladies’ College PE Department were awarded the highest possible standard in the delivery of their provision, the Youth Sports Trust “Gold” Quality Mark.

They were required to demonstrate amongst other things a clear, ambitious and well-communicated shared vision of the aims of PE and beyond w…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Lower Sixth student selected for the U17 GB Fencing Squad

Lower Six student, Rachel, has been fencing sabre for six years and competing at a national level for the past four years. Last year she was invited to join the GB Athlete Development Programme and attend various training weekends in the UK with members of the GB sabre team. She finished last seaso…

NEWS  SIXTH FORM , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Leicester Tigers visit The Ladies' College

Upper Four were treated to a training session from the Leicester Tigers community rugby coaches, Joe and Chris, who are visiting the island's schools this week.

The rain did not deter their enthusiasm as the coaches put them through their paces along with 2007 Rugby World Cup finalist Mat Tait…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

UK Sailing Competition

Two of our students Hannah and Bella are shown launching a firefly racing dinghy at Farmoor Reservoir in Oxfordshire, where they competed in the National Youth Team Racing Championships, sailing in around thirty races against many of the top sailors from schools across the UK. A third student, Jess…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION

College students going to Island Games in Gibraltar

We have several girls from College representing Guernsey at this year's Island Games which takes place in Gibraltar 6 - 12th July.

Competing in Athletics are Abi (200m, long jump, 4 x 100, 4 x 400), Jasmine(100m, 4 x 100) - not in photograph, Amelia (200m, 4 x 100, 4 x 400) and Sofia (triple jump…

NEWS  SENIOR SCHOOL , PHYSICAL EDUCATION