2018 Autumn Term
'Top of the Pops' comes to Calne
On the evening of 26th September, we held the Moberly Company Supper - and what a fantastic and retro night we had. The theme was 'Top of the Pops' and 'funky'. ABBA, Queen, Kiss and Wham! - to name a few - turned up for an evening of glorious food and great music.
Thought-provoking Digital Awareness Workshop
Last week, the LV (Year 10) girls participated in a Digital Awareness Workshop run by Digital Awareness UK, which aims to approach social media in a positive and relatable way for pupils their age.
Informative Careers Networking Evening inspires girls
On Friday 21st September, we held our annual Careers Networking Evening for girls in the UV (Year 11).
Sixth Form Life at St Mary's Calne
On Saturday 22nd September, we held our annual Sixth Form Fair. This is an opportunity for girls in the UV (Year 11) to find out more about life as a Sixth Former at St Mary's.
Launch of the Donaldson Programme and a new Student Magazine
Why do pupils and parents choose St Mary’s Calne? There are, of course, many factors that are taken into account. St Mary’s is a school that prides itself on its outstanding academics, music, drama, art, sport, the Houses, the Tutor system and our commitment to the individual girl. There is also an additional factor, an X-factor: the clubs, societies, Enrichment Week activities, the DofE, the trips, the speakers and much more besides, enshrined in our values, that makes St Mary’s distinct from other schools. We have decided to give this X-factor a name – the Donaldson Programme.
St Mary's Calne 'kicks off' UK football tour for Mumbai girls
The girls at St Mary’s Calne have been raising funds for the Mumbai-based OSCAR Foundation charity over many months to help to provide a life-changing football and educational tour for an U17 team of 15 girls from the Indian slums. The girls are looking forward to welcoming the team from India on 1st October, at the beginning of their UK tour.
Engaging Summer Engineering Course at Manchester University
At the beginning of July, Year 13 pupil, Murjanah, attended a Headstart Course for Broad Based Engineering at the University of Manchester.
Enlightening talk by Alumnae
The termly Calne Girls' Association (CGA) talk for girls in the Sixth Form was held on Tuesday 18th September.
Computer Science student focuses on cyber security
The National Cyber Security Centre, part of GCHQ, has developed a summer programme called CyberFirst which has been established to identify, support and develop the young cyber talent in the UK. Oscara (Year 11) spent a fantastic time at Warwick University on one of the courses.
Girls bring the Classical World to life
On Friday 14th September, the wonderful UVI (Year 13) Classics students put on a Classical Symposium.
Michaela's essay 'Highly Commended' by the John Locke Institute
Michaela (Year 13) entered the John Locke Institute essay competition this year, where you could chose from History, Politics, Philosophy or Economics essay questions. Michaela chose to address the Economics question of the Gender wage gap, since it was an area that she studied not only in her A Level Economics, but also in A Level Politics where she studies the theories of Feminism.
Girls selected to participate in BBC Student Critics' Award
We are delighted that our A Level English Literature students have been selected to participate in the BBC Student Critics' Award with First Story and Cambridge University.