This week in the Boarding House…
It’s been another fun week for our Boarding family! The Star Boarder of the Week is Margot CM (Year 6). It was very difficult to pick a Star Boarder this week as they have all been absolutely fantastic. However, Margot stands out week in and week out because she is kind and thoughtful. She holds […]
ECS Wellbeing: Bishop Martin’s Awareness Practice – Week 11
Today is St Patrick’s Day. We hold the people of all of Ireland in our affection and prayer, remembering that St Patrick, a 4th century Saint, had connections to the South West of England. Here is the famous verse from the Lorica, or St Patrick’s Breastplate: “Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, […]
Year 8 Talent Across the Curriculum
Ronald Reagan once said, ‘It’s true hard work never killed anyone, but I figure, why take the chance?’ Fortunately, this has not been the attitude of Year 8 over the past few months, and I am delighted to be able to share another set of fantastic scholarship offers with the ECS Community. Year 8 have […]
Week 10 News from the Boarding House
What a pleasure it has been to see the smiles on our boarders’ faces this week! The Boarding House has not been the same without them. Their singing, their music playing and their laughter have been received as a blessing this week. All were extremely happy and excited on Sunday evening when they came back […]
ECS Wellbeing: Bishop Martin’s Awareness Practice – Week 10
What matters is to find a practice that brings you into this moment – the ‘Now’. The practice is not just about self-improvement, but the deepening of service towards others, whoever they are. In Christian Spirituality, simply put, the practice of meditation leads to living the Christ-like life. That, perhaps, is a focus in the […]
Welcome back: full classrooms and lots of fun!
We’ve had a great first day being back in classrooms. The School was once again full of fun, learning, and catching up with our friends. Below is a video showing a selection of photos of what we got up to!
Here Comes the Sun!
Exeter Cathedral School pupils have been welcomed back to school with a specially-made musical video. Here Comes The Sun- Year 8 – YouTube Recorded by Year 8 pupils at home during lockdown and produced by Oscar Gibbons, ECS Alumnus (2019), “Here Comes the Sun” captures the joy of pupils returning to the School site. […]
The importance of Hope
I recently spoke to Upper Years in assembly as part of Children’s Mental Health Week. I was telling them that I felt fortunate to be speaking to them at that particular time as I wanted to talk to them about hope – and it was beginning to look like some of the things we’d all […]
Creativity & Performance: Wellbeing Day
The ECS Community have come together to celebrate World Book Day as part of our Creativity & Performance Wellbeing Day. The day will be an opportunity to explore how we can support wellbeing by being creative. Starting with an extended Form Time, pupils will have a chance to challenge each other to identify their […]
ECS Wellbeing: Bishop Martin’s Awareness Practice – Week 9
Perhaps in the next few months, we’ll all be able gradually move to have more adventurous walks, including perhaps with friends. However, the practice I have for you this week, you can start using it now! In many ways, this practice of NOTICING has much in common with all the practices I’ve been suggesting so […]
