An Attitude of Gratitude
On a ‘learning walk’ around the School on the first day of term (is that really only 4 days ago…?) I spotted a new display that had gone up. It’s outside the Chantry Library and is a board which encourages us all to have ‘An Attitude of Gratitude’. It had a central title sheet (‘I […]
Welcoming back our excited boarders!
It was a pleasure to welcome the boarders back to the Boarding House this week after the Christmas break. All were very excited to be back and enjoyed spending time together. 🙌 Adventure Saturdays Tomorrow (Saturday 8 January) is our first Adventure Saturday of the term and the children are going for a walk […]
What are your three gifts?
Dear Friends, In the East, those who follow the Way [the earliest description of being a Christian] have their major celebration on 6th January, being a much more significant festival for them than 25th December: Christmas. [Perhaps some of you have strong connections to the glories of the Eastern Orthodox Church.] The 6th January is […]
Christmas wishes
If ever there were an occasion that sums up ECS, that captures what we are about, that encapsulates what matters here, and that packages together all that is at the heart of our school – it is the Carol Service. Music, worship, community, the cathedral, performance, stillness, reflection, hard work, Nursery through to Year 8, […]
The Big Boarding Sleepover!
What a busy last week it has been for our lovely boarders! Big Boarding Sleepover On Friday evening, we had our Upper Years Big Boarding Sleepover and Year 6, 7 and 8 took part in a big karaoke evening in Kalendar Hall. There were some very good performances, especially from Rosie H (Year 7) […]
The Cost of Kindness
Dear Parents, Guardians, friends of Exeter Cathedral School, Arguably one of the greatest novels of all time is by Fyodor Dostoevsky: ‘The Brothers Karamazov’. To describe it is one of the greatest novels of all time is not an exaggeration, raising as it does universal ethical and religious questions. One passage in the novel has a disturbing […]
New Director of Music
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Mr Russell Collins as our Director of Music from April 2022. Russell emerged as the stand-out candidate from an extremely impressive shortlist, and following a rigorous two-day recruitment process (candidates were asked to attend 2 interviews and a pupil panel, complete an administration task, teach a lesson, […]
The Power of Music
Have you ever found yourself singing along to a song you haven’t heard in years? Do you have a particular piece that reminds you of someone? Is there a tune that transports you back to a specific place or moment? Have you ever watched a film without the sound? For me, the moment I hear […]
🎄 Christmas at the Boarding House!
⭐️ Star Boarder: Oscar (Year 7) Oscar joined Exeter Cathedral School last September and once he had settled in to his new school, he decided that he wanted to try boarding. He is now a regular boarder and has been joining us for every Adventure Saturday. Oscar has impressed the boarding team and the boarders […]
Reflections on Advent: He will come…!
Dear Parents, Guardians, fellow members of staff, If you were to visit Egypt and to come across the ancient Coptic Church, you would discover that Advent marks the beginning of a long season of fasting which only comes to a conclusion with Easter, not Christmas. Even more strangely, if you visited the Outer Hebrides, you would realise that […]
