All News for Senior School
10.10.16
On Friday 7 October 2016, The Ladies’ College welcomed visiting musicians from the acclaimed Southbank Sinfonia for an afternoon of master classes for its students, followed by a private evening recital for its local supporters.
The links between Southbank Sinfonia and the island go back almost a…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
MUSIC
03.10.16
From 17-23 September 2016, we had the pleasure of entertaining our guests from Papenburg. Students from The Ladies’ College girls had been to Germany in May and this was the reciprocal visit. They had a wonderful week weather-wise and were able to carry out all of the activities without coats!
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
29.09.16
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PRE-PREPARATORY ,
A GIFT FOR LEARNING
15.09.16
The Ladies’ College invited local business women to attend the second annual networking event on September 8th with principal speakers Deputy Heidi Soulsby and Swoffers Estate Agents director, Shauna Clapham. The event was sponsored by Susie Brown of Gower Financial Services, who supplied refreshme…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
A GIFT FOR LEARNING
25.08.16
The Ladies’ College Upper Five (Year 11) students have been a terrific year group who have excelled both inside and outside the classroom. We are delighted that their results follow on from the success of our students who did so well at A-Level last week.
Our 55 students deserves to be congratula…
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SENIOR SCHOOL
18.08.16
We are delighted to report that students of The Ladies’ College who took A–levels this year have excelled once again, with a 100% pass rate.
Forty-nine students sat examinations this summer that will allow them to make choices and take decisions about their future. 45.2% of grades were A* and A (…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM
06.07.16
We wish everyone a very happy summer break, following Mark Reading and Melrose and The Ladies' College Speech Days which celebrated as much as could be fitted in from 2015-2016.
Work goes on in College to get the building ready for September. We thought you would be interested to see the fr…
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FOREST SCHOOL
30.06.16
We hope that you have had an enjoyable summer and we look forward to welcoming your daughter back to our 'new school'.
Here is the Schedule for Michaelmas Term - Thursday 8th September 2016
New Remove – arrive for 8.30 a.m. and go to Form Rooms (Photographs at 9.10 a.m.)
Lower Four …
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MATHS ,
ENGLISH ,
SCIENCE ,
MUSIC ,
ART ,
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES ,
GEOGRAPHY ,
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION ,
RELIGIOUS STUDIES ,
HISTORY ,
DRAMA ,
BUSINESS STUDIES AND ECONOMICS ,
LIBRARY ,
PSYCHOLOGY ,
CLASSICS ,
DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY ,
SIXTH FORM CAREERS
29.06.16
The Sovereign Art Foundation Guernsey Schools Prize, which is in its second year, recently invited all secondary schools in Guernsey to submit ten of the best artworks produced by its students. These were viewed by a judging panel last week, who then shortlisted 12 finalists. We are proud to announ…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
ART
23.06.16
This offered our students the chance to be creative and work independently. They had to produce a piece of work which can be given to their new Tutor to introduce themselves. Some made cubes, powerpoints, films, posters the ideas were amazing and quite unique.
Each item contained:
- thre…
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SENIOR SCHOOL
20.06.16
It is with great sadness that we hear today of the passing of Miss Josette Honey, Principal at The Ladies’ College from 1976 to 1992.
Miss Honey was deeply committed to the College and the education of its students, and continued to keep in contact with us after she stepped down from her ro…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
PRE-PREPARATORY
20.06.16
(Our Russian penfriends – School No. 61, Nizhny Tagil, Russia.)
Over the Christmas holiday, I was lucky enough to have an invite to visit friends in Russia.
Permanent snow, temperatures around -15c during the day (an…
NEWS
SENIOR SCHOOL ,
MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES
16.06.16
Photos from the regional Young Enterprise final in Dorking. Although Obsidian won the Award for Best Execution and Delivery the adjudicator also praised them for their professionalism and presentation and it was a wonderful experience. Having previously won the Guernsey round they can hold their …
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
SIXTH FORM CAREERS
14.06.16
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14.06.16
One of my favourite programmes on TV is 'The Apprentice'. When I started the Young Enterprise scheme in September I had visions of battling the other teams, fighting to come up with the best idea and defending our decisions in front of an intimidating Sir Alan. So did my experience match 'The Appre…
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SIXTH FORM CAREERS
08.06.16
House Music rounds-off the Lent term and, as ever, this year's competition gave us an eclectic playlist with which to start the holiday.
There are three rounds (Pop Song, Instrumental, and Choir) and they give the Houses scope to try plenty of different musical styles. We heard performances ra…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MUSIC
02.06.16
Congratulations to everyone who took part in House Athletics yesterday. Final results were 1st Brock 2nd Carey 3rd De Sausmarez 4th Durand Abi Galpin broke 3 records and won the Josephine Peet Trophy for Excellence.
The following trophies were awarded:
Emily Shaw Trophy for Endeavour - Elise …
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
25.05.16
We are keen to educate the girls to protect themselves from the sun. Using funds raised through the sponsored swim, we have had sun shades installed around the poolside and are in the process of having a sun cream dispenser fitted. It is preferable for the girls to apply their own sun cream at home…
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SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
PRE-PREPARATORY ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION
23.05.16
The Ladies’ College Guild has held its first London reception, inviting alumni from across the UK share stories and to learn more about what life at College is like in 2016.
The Guild was established in 1905 to promote links between the College’s alumni and to support the interests of its present…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
SIXTH FORM ,
MELROSE ,
PRE-PREPARATORY
17.05.16
A strong team of talented athletes retained the Liberation Day Road Relay Race Trophy for the ninth successive year. Two laps of the circular route are split into 6 sections. The lap starts at the Crown Pier, continues out to the Albert Memorial, back around to the seafront, past the Tourist Board,…
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SENIOR SCHOOL ,
PHYSICAL EDUCATION