St Mary's Calne Blogs & Logs

The first School House (centre building)

Origins of St Mary’s

When St Mary’s School opened its door for the first time on a January day in 1873, there were nine girls…

Mrs Elizabeth Christie - School Archivist

From the time of St Mary’s foundation, items related to the school had been put to one side as mementos. Gathered…

I felt I had to write at least a short blog this weekend to express my great sadness at the news…

In our final episode of the current series of podcasts on the theme of Volunteering recorded during lockdown, Susannah meets up…

DEFORESTATION of primary rainforest Manaus region, Amazon Basin, Brazil, South America

Living through a pandemic, it is easy to forget about the physical world around you. While we seek to slow the…

Jorge Luis Borges, the noted Argentinian writer and Nobel Laureate, had deep connections with libraries.In 1938, on the death of his…

During lockdown, Susannah (current Year 13) interviewed girls from her year group about their experiences as volunteers during Year 12. In…

The Empire multi screen cinema, Leicester Square, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe