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…
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…
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 …
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…
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…
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,…
Aimee, Amandine, Anya, George, Harriet and Nicole recently presented a fencing Assembly. We thought you might like to see it:
George = Hi, I'm George and I'm head fencer of the school fencing club. Today we're going to explain the basics of how fencing works but also why it's such a great spo…
We had six groups from Lower 5 and one group from Upper 5 doing their Bronze qualifying expeditions over the weekend of 2/3 April. Everyone started at Fort Saumarez on a sunny but windy Saturday morning. Spirits were high, camping was cold and the girls caught the rain towards the end of the day o…
‘The art of drawing which is of more real importance to the human race than that of writing…should be taught to every child just as writing is’. – John Ruskin 1819 – 1900
On 4 April 2016, the Art and Design Department arranged an ‘Introduction to Life Drawing’ session. The workshop focussed on …
15th – 17th March 2016
Mount Haes (Lower Four & Upper Four)
This year we had three girls fencing in the Mount Haes age group.
Aimée Stormonth and Anya Tee were both competing for the first time. In the epée, Aimée placed a well-deserved 22nd out of 56 fencers, whilst Anya also dem…
We celebrated Easter this morning with our church service in St. Stephen's, led by Father John Moore. The service started in reflective mood with a period of silence to remember the people of Brussels. On a lighter note, the Easter Egg Raffle was drawn just before the end of the service and the g…
The Ladies’ College Geography Department organised a fascinating 5 day trip to see the wonders of Southern Iceland. We departed from Guernsey on the first Aurigny flight on Friday 19th February and left Gatwick at 11.15 on a WOW Air flight, arriving at Keflavik International airport by 2.45 pm (s…
For Eisteddfod 2016, Ladies' College Art Department have broken with tradition and created a photographic exhibition showing works mainly from students in the sixth-form working to the theme of 'Moving Through Time'. The photographs are the culmination of a lot of experimental work in digital tech…
Thank you to everyone who supported and attend The Ladies’ College Emerald Fundraising Ball. It was a spectacular evening, full of fun, entertainment and good company.
Photos from the evening available from John Fitzgeralds here:
(Simply in…
In just 10 months The Ladies' College fundraising committee has raised £1 million as part of the school’s expansion; “A Gift for Learning” Phase 3.
The College needs to raise £2 million towards the Phase 3 building, which will cost £7.5 million in total.
The principal of The Ladies' College, As…
Guernsey is pleased to host its first ever TEDxYouth event. This incorporates some pre-recorded TED talks, with live talks from locals and also speakers brought over from the UK.
Upper Six student, Freya McClaren, has secured a place to attend this September’s IoD Annual Convention in London. Freya’s interest in business and current affairs saw her nominated to attend the Guernsey IoD debate in October 2015 (which addressed the question; “Is Guernsey a demographic time bomb…
On Monday the 25th January, Mr Charles Parkinson, author of ‘Lisia: Vortigern’s Island’ and ‘The Duke and the Decoy’, gave a lecture entitled ‘Arthurian Legends and Guernsey’ to a selection of English and EPQ 6th form pupils from The Ladies’ College and Elizabeth College.
The talk cover…
The latest Ilex magazine is now published and can be accessed . We are very proud of the latest edition and would encourage everyone to share the Ilex with their extended family and friends. Many congratulations to all those involved; in particular editors, Charlotte Thompson and Laura Smith,…
On the weekend of 15th-17th January, Mr Swann and Ms Thackeray accompanied the U6 drama students to see three professional productions and to participate in an educational workshop at the Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford upon Avon
All the students were greatly enamoured with the new ver…
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