Category: Community, General, Art, Trips
For full five days at the beginning of the Easter holidays saw 16 Art and Photography pupils exploring aspects of the incomparable city of Venice. The treasures in Galleria d'Academia, Ca'd Oro, the Scuda San Rocco, Ca le'Rezzonico and the Peggie Guggenheim Museum were eagerly sought out and... More »
As a College community, we don’t have the opportunity to mark the Christian festivals at the same time as churches throughout the world. However, as we are still in the Easter season, here follow some thoughts on the most important event in Christian (or human) history, the Resurrection of... More »
Category: Art
The theme of this year’s annual Art Scholars’ Exhibition was “175/50”; a reflection on the 175th anniversary of the opening of the College, as well as 50 years since girls first joined. The 21 members of the scholars’ group were asked to interpret the theme as they wish, with many focusing on... More »
Category: Music, General, Events
One of the more informal occasions of the musical year is the highly popular Jazz Evening.After a whirlwind (quite literally with our friend 'the beast from the east') Lent Term of musical events, this is a chance for parents, staff and pupils to enjoy a convivial evening and relax, to the tune of... More »
Category: Pupil Achievements, General, Academic
The Chemistry Olympiad paper is a national competition/written test of chemical knowledge and understanding, designed to be accessible to able Year 13 pupils.The questions are interesting and challenging, based on real and relevant chemistry, aiming to raise awareness of what the subject is... More »
Category: Drama
The Ellis Theatre was home to a fascinating new project this term – Jane Darby’s production of Deus Dat Incrementum. This original work was created to celebrate fifty years of girls at Marlborough College and was inspired by the BBC Points West feature that aired in 1968. The work was a... More »
Category: Academic, General, Pupil Achievements
Tuomas Laakonnen (B1 U6) has gained a Silver award in the British Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad (BAAO) paper. This is an invitation only paper open to those scoring high Gold awards in the British Physics Olympiad (BPhO) Round 1 paper. Tuomas previously gained a Distinction in the BAAO... More »
Category: General
The U16A team competed in the England Netball National Schools Finals on Saturday 17th March at Stanborough School in Hertfordshire. Having progressed through the Regional round, held earlier this term in Bournemouth, the team were privileged to be representing the South West of... More »
Category: Academic
The Lower Sixth Careers Fair, organised on Tuesday 13th March, was incredibly helpful. Each pupil rated five careers they were interested in and then attended talks on three on the day. For some these were all careers that they were already considering, whereas others chose options that would... More »
Category: Academic, General, Trips
It was a pleasure to welcome our partner school in France to Marlborough last week.The pupils of the Lycée Jules Verne donned school uniform for the first time ever, and sampled all aspects of Marlborough life; lessons, chapel, the observatory, Fives, boarding house breakfasts, the play, the Mount... More »