You may have heard of mooting and have heard the phrase "a moot point" but it is surprising how many people, even those who work in law, have no idea what a moot is.
A moot is a competition where two pairs of "Advocates" argue a fictitious legal case against each other in front of a "Judge". Eac…
The staff in the English Department are very proud of one of their sixth form students who has recently published her own book of poetry called Animus - which is Latin for mind, heart, spirit. It is on sale on Amazon and she also has a dedicated Instagram account entitled emilyabreu.poetry which…
The Ladies’ College presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Something magical is happening at The Ladies’ College this coming December, as they stage their production of ‘Beauty and the Beast’. The timeless fairy tale, brought to life with Disney music, is sure to have everyone joining in with their f…
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…
One of our recent sixth form leavers has been selected as the recipient of the student bursary as she makes a start on her Economics degree at the University of Bath. Abigail was selected from five shortlisted applications to receive financial support towards her tuition fees as well as practical w…
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…
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…
Form III treated Melrose to an inspirational assembly about The International Day of The Girl which is on the 11th October. They explained about the history of the day, what it has achieved and who inspires them.
The Ladies' College Art Department want to give you a gentle reminder that four of our amazingly talented Art students have been selected for the Public Vote in this year's Sovereign Art Foundation Guernsey 2019 Student Prize.
This week, the Finalists are being exhibited at The OSA
Pop-Up Shop …
Last week the pupils of The Ladies' College, Melrose gathered together for their Harvest Assembly which Father Moore, from St Stephen's church, presided over.
Form III and the Preparatory Department provided goods to make up lots of beautiful harvest baskets, which Form III then delivered to the…
It’s been a week busy with simulation activities in the History Department. Upper 4 girls have been investigating international relations in the years leading up to the First World War by working in groups, each assigned a European power, and having to consider diplomatic responses to developments…
As part of GCSE music students study world music, it is at this point we work in conjunction with visiting musicians. The Upper 5 music class were treated to a journey through Samba rhythms, starting a stopping performance and an exploration of the different instruments.
Musicians from The La…
Wednesday 25th September 6th form singers from The Ladies’ College, Elizabeth College and the Grammar School were treated to masterclasses run by OperaUpClose. Performing on the island they were able to spend time with our young musicians for 90 minutes where they passed on their expertise and …
Last Friday the Sixth Form was lucky enough to have a visit from the prolific Christian singer, songwriter Graham Kendrick.
"We weren’t told who was going to be speaking to us in our usual tutor time session and had to ask him questions to guess who he was and why he had come to speak to us. We s…
54 students sat 530 GCSE examinations this year. 388 GCSE results were 7/8/9 (A/A*), with 303, almost 6 out of 10 results, being 9/8 (A*), 12.9% up on last year! Our students should be thrilled with what they have achieved individually and the fact that the cumulative results are better than last y…
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…
17th June 2019 saw the end of year Art & Photography Exhibition, a culmination of two years' worth of hard work and creativity by our GCSE and A-Level students.
After the busiest term in the Art Department's year, it took two full days of “Organised Chaos”, with the students all putting the…
February 2019 was the 4th annual competition of the Battle of the Bands, run by Thirst School of Music and held at Beau Sejour.
Previous winners include Elizabeth College, Les Beaucamps and St.Sampsons High Schools. The Ladies’ College enter each year and we a delighted that the band ‘Afterlife…
