Do I need this?
Oh dear! I’ve got an addiction! Stationary! If you were to open the top drawer of my little cabinet in my hut at the back of our miniature garden, your eyes would come out on stalks at the sheer number of pens and pencils that are stuffed in there. Do I need all of them? […]
Trinity Term 2022: The highlights
They say that a picture is worth a thousand words so this is an extra long blog this week! We hope you enjoy the photos showing just a glimpse of the exciting first three weeks of our Trinity term here at Exeter Cathedral School.
Boarding picnic and other adventures
⭐️ Star Boarders Our Star Boarders this week are Margot and Eduardo (Year 7). Both has an excellent week in the Boarding House and showed positive attitude and kindness. 🙌 Adventure Saturdays Last Saturday, our Saturday adventurers went to Clip N Climp in Exeter and had a great time challenging themselves and climbing as […]
The Present Moment
Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, The word ‘curmudgeonly’ makes me smile. If you can say it with a Glasgow accent, it’s even more enjoyable. There’s only one difficulty: a ‘curmudgeon’ is defined as an ‘ill-natured and churlish person’. Maybe I might include myself among the club of ‘curmudgeons’ before I make the mistake of finger-pointing! […]
Golden Seed Moments
My Easter holiday involved three things (mostly): painting our new home, listening to podcasts, and eating too much chocolate. While up a ladder painstakingly trying to keep the lines straight, The High Performance podcast was my companion. It’s a favourite of mine in which inspirational figures from all industries talk about their life journeys and […]
Another busy week in the boarding house!
Eliza A (Year 5) and Bogart G (Year 7) are our two Star Boarders this week. Well done to both of them. They have had a great week. It has been another busy week for our boarders. Year 8 pupils are working hard and putting a lot of effort into their preparation for the forthcoming […]
The Outsider
Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Perhaps it’s only art that can bring together at the same moment, beauty, composure and disturbance. Even in saying or writing these three words, I’ve created an illusory separation between them. About four times a week, on my way into ECS’ Kalender Hall, the Cathedral, or the Chantry [they are […]
We climbed a mountain
We climbed a mountain last week. On the middle of our 3 days in the Lake District after Holy Week and Easter, we ‘did’ Skiddaw. Skiddaw is in the northern lakes and overlooks Derwent water and the town of Keswick. At 931 metres it is the 4th highest mountain in the Lake District (though an […]
Activities and celebrations in the Boarding House
⭐️ Star Boarders Our Star Boarders this week are Ellenna and Henry. Both have had a fantastic first week back after the Easter holiday. They displayed positive attitude and kindness, they worked hard on prep and music practice, they kept their dorm tidy and took part in all the activities on offer. 🏏 Activities in […]
Loss of Nerve?
Dear Parents, Guardians and Friends, Just outside the Cathedral on the second Sunday of Easter, I greeted someone with, ‘Christ is Risen’, expecting the reply, ‘He is risen indeed. Alleluia!’ However, both of us had only just left the Cathedral Eucharist, during which the Dean, Jonathan Greener not only preached about the greeting ‘Christ is […]
