OPTIONS JANUARY/APRIL 2012


ST MARGARET’S ARTISTS, CHEFS AND CROSS-COUNTRY RUNNERS ALL MAKE IT TO THE FINALS


St Margaret’s School, Exeter, celebrated the end of term with three notable successes.


First, national success! Julia Whiting has just been short listed for the Saatchi Schools Award in Art 2011, an international award. She competed against 18,000 other entrants, all budding artists aged 18 or younger, anywhere in the world. Julia’s entry is being displayed in the Saatchi Gallery in January along with the other twenty shortlisted entries.


The winner will be


announced at a Dinner in January. Young ‘Master Chefs’ of the future will put their culinary skills to the test as they compete in the Devon County final of the hard-fought Rotary Young Chef 2011 competition.


Exeter in the Rotary Young Chef of 2011 Final in Torquay following their triumph at the district Final - an amazing achievement. They are now spending some time working with professionals from Exeter College to perfect their dishes for the Devon Final.


Zoe balances a busy life. She is a talented singer (in St Margaret’s well-known Chapel Choir) and is keen on the great out-doors (she is taking her Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award and will also be competing in Ten Tors).


As if that Readers


may remember that Zoe Sing, a St Margaret’s pupil, was the national runner-up in this competition last year. This year, two girls from St Margaret’s, Zoe Sing joined by Ruth Squires, will represent


LEAP INTO 2012 AND DANCE YOURSELF FIT!


DANCE is a great way to increase your level of fitness,


ordination and balance, get your heart engaged in a healthy enhance your lifestyle.


improve your co- activity and


Helen Hillard is a fully qualified teacher who


trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dance. She offers a number of classes in different genres in Teignbridge and Plymouth:


‘Dance Yourself Fit’ classes include warm ups, floor exercises for body conditioning and really enjoyable dance routines to the latest music. Classes are held on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday mornings and are suitable for adults of all ages.


Tap Classes for adults at Bishopsteignton are on


Tuesday Evenings. Starting soon – Kids Tap classes. RAD Ballet Classes are held at Bishopsteignton


on Tuesdays and Plymouth on Wednesdays. Children can begin from as young as three years old. The new RAD work is really fun to do and is a relevant way for today’s children to learn and enjoy Dance.


It is not just for girls, as it is suitable for boys too.


Many of Helen’s pupils enter the Royal Academy of Dance Examinations, maintaining an excellent 100 per cent pass rate. Two pupils she teaches in Plymouth are also benefiting from receiving three years of regular classes as Royal Ballet School Associates. Only a few places are available on these schemes each year, so it is a very special achievement to be selected.


Dance Along on Tuesday mornings for adults with learning difficulties continues to be popular. In these classes, the participants do warm ups, conditioning exercises and learn different styles of dance all at an appropriate pace and level.


For more details or to enrol contact Helen Hillard on 01626 772502.


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were not enough, Zoe has also just gained some promising grades in GCSE Science Modules! Ruth Squires leads a similarly busy life. Ruth is also going to represent Exeter and District in the county finals of the Cross Country running. If she gets through this round, she will then go on through to represent Devon and then onto the regional finals. We wish them very good luck in their quests for success.


It is an article of faith at St Margaret’s that each


individual child has immense potential – and all children are different. Here, we are able to bring out innate ability, wherever it may lie. Academically, of course, any good independent school should achieve results such as ours. We are immensely proud of the students’ successes this year. Their exam results always represent real individual triumphs, with students gaining places at top universities and even, sometimes, showing typical St Margaret’s initiative and starting their own businesses! St Margaret’s Nursery offers far more than Nursery care. As part of a school, it offers a quality early education.


Teacher expertise gives


• DANCE YOURSELF FIT ON TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS AND FRIDAYS


children a great advantage right at the beginning of their school lives. Boys have been welcome to join our Nursery, Pre-Prep and Prep for the last two years. The arrival of boys has developed further areas where pupils can develop their talents and their confidence - and shine. We have an outstanding reputation at St Margaret’s for the Creative Arts.


Countless students over the years have discovered potential


of which they were unaware when they first visited us. Our school life is particularly rich and busy, with Art, Music and Drama flourishing - whether you are 4 years old or 14, you will get involved here. We have an enviable outdoor activities


programme: one of the best Duke of Edinburgh Award schemes in Devon – the Royal office at Windsor has even filmed some of our students: and, there is our successful Ten Tors programme, our varied and flexible sports provision with our energetic, young PE Department and – distinctively – an all girl CCF. here!


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St Margaret's students' 'value-added' continues to amaze us all, with many students gaining not just one, but two grades above predictions. At the same time, the older years are very involved with school life, taking the lead and enjoying responsibility.


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St Margaret’s


has a strong family and community spirit. Service to others is important and at the heart of our Christian foundation. Each individual enjoys a rounded, rich experience which lays the foundations for happy, successful lives.


The ‘happy’ is very important:


we are well known throughout Devon for the high quality of our pastoral care which is a crucial and fundamental aspect of St Margaret’s. Nurturing confidence is our especial skill: we foster the idea that you can do anything if you try.


Making friends comes naturally here and


your friends at St Margaret’s, as we know from our Alumnae, are friends for life.


• Helen’s pupil Rhiannon Davies dancing in the 2011 Exeter Festival


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Dance Classes


Teacher : Helen Hillard LRAD, AISTD(BB&MTDB) CERT ED (PCET)


RAD RTS & ISTD REGISTERED TEACHER


BALLET Tues: pm Bishopsteignton Wed: pm/eve


Plymouth


DANCE ALONG (LDD CLASS) Tues: am


Holcombe Tues: eve Tues: am


Yourself FIT Holcombe


DANCE


Thurs: am Newton Abbot Fri: am


Holcombe TAP


Bishopsteignton


ROYAL ACADEMY OF DANCE REGISTERED TEACHER 01626 772502


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