Today we celebrate bees and their invaluable contribution to maintaining our ecosystem. Bees play a vital role in pollinating plants, and we should do all we can to protect them. Mrs Miller, Housemistress and Head of Food and Nutrition has kept bees at Sherborne Girls for over 10 years. She says ‘As well as providing... Continue Reading →
Meet our 2022 Prefects
We are delighted to share our new School Prefects, who have been appointed for the next three terms. Our Lower Sixth pupils will be taking over from our Upper Sixth Prefects whose A-Level exams are about to begin. We can't wait to see what a positive influence they make across the School over the next... Continue Reading →
Interview with Old Girl, Thea Carroll, #GEW2021
Thea Carroll, Dun Holme '08
Finding style and voice in photography
#SherborneGirlsChallenges during lockdown are producing some fabulously creative work. This photographic competition for Year 10 showcases outstanding young talent. #SherborneGirlsCommunity #SherborneGirlsCreative #SherborneGirlsAtHome
Self Reflections
The Remote Art Scholars Drawing Club produced this fabulous art work... Working with the theme of 'Self Reflections' the girls in the Remote Art Scholars Drawing Club chose different objects, such as their phone screen, saucepan lid, spoon or metal lamp to draw their self-portrait.
Corona Carol
This poem, known as a 'crown', seemed appropriate to Advent in this time of Coronaviruspeter cantrell, former head of english With Advent candle duly lit, We tend its fragile flame of Hope; It glimmers in the air we breathe, Yet while it gleams it helps us cope. Yes, while it gleams it helps us... Continue Reading →
Courage in the face of persecution
An extract from Morning Prayers, 25 November 2020jenny nelson, Head of Woodwind, Brass and Percussion It was humbling and a privilege to accept an invitation from our Chaplain, Revd Katie Windle, to speak in Morning Prayers on November 25, 2020. This presentation was written in collaboration with two Sixth Formers and delivered together for the... Continue Reading →
National Debating Matters Competition
Senior Debaters argue to what extent our lifestyles should be the concern of the Statehere is a selection of some of the oustanding arguments presented FOR THE MOTION: 'Unhealthy lifestyles are not the business of Government' - Lauren Carty, L6 Imagine a world where everything you do is highly regulated, your actions are categorised into... Continue Reading →
Winner of the Liberation75 Writing Challenge
Echoes by Parker MacRae, U5winner of the teens (12-19) poetry category Liberation75 writing challenge, jersey "I admire the structure of this poem, and the comparisons it makes as it progresses -they are well considered. The rhymes and half-rhymes are not forced, they compliment the flow of the poem. That last line “And we’ll feel free... Continue Reading →
Black History Month Assembly
Assembly led by Diverse VoicesPupil Forumfor black history month Today's assembly focuses on Black History Month which runs throughout October and aims to promote awareness of the contribution of Black communities to Britain. There is some dispute about when Black History Month was first celebrated, but the prevailing opinion is that it was started by... Continue Reading →