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Drama students utilised the beautiful spaces and buildings at their school to create a stunning and original live production. The pupils at Monmouth School for Girls flourished under the guidance of renowned Cardiff-based writer-director and creator of performance, Firenza Guidi…. Read more

A 92-year-old woman had an afternoon to remember when she returned to her former school for the first time in 75 years. Lorna Fildes left Monmouth School for Girls in July 1944 and enjoyed a successful career in the health… Read more

Monmouth School riders had a successful day at the Schools Equestrian Games at Elmwood Equestrian recently. In the 80 cms class, Bibi was placed 1st and qualified for the Championships. Lucinda was placed 2nd, Jessica 9th and Evie 13th. Speaking… Read more

Excellent teamwork, accuracy and an abundance of energy and enthusiasm helped make this year’s Coastal Geography field trip “one of the best!”. 43 Year 10 Geography students visited Leeson House Field Studies Centre this month, to explore coastal geography in… Read more

Researching Roman women during an interactive workshop fascinated Year 8 Classics students from Monmouth School for Girls recently. Pupils recently visited the Corinium Museum in Cirencester to learn more about Roman Britain and, specifically, about the lives of people in this area… Read more

  Three fantastic music ensembles took to the stage at Monmouth School for Girls recently, showcasing their talent and hard work over the past year. The annual Symphonic Serenade concert (also the Monmouth Schools Annual Leavers’ Concert) was held in… Read more

The Year 9 pupils at Monmouth School for Girls impressed in this year’s national Oxford German Olympiad. Milly achieved joint first place in task one of the Years 7-9 category and Sophia was placed as a runner-up. This year’s theme… Read more

Two Year 11 Ceramics students from Monmouth School for Girls have been shortlisted for a prestigious Excellence Award. Chloe and Hadiyah have been picked for the Ceramics Excellence Award 2019 shortlist, held within Cardiff School of Art and Design (CSAD)…. Read more

Two Year 9 Astronomy Club pupils from Monmouth School for Girls have managed to capture a rare photograph of the Whirlpool Galaxy. The pair worked extremely hard over the whole year to produce the photograph, using links with Cardiff University… Read more

The family of a caring and considerate teenage boy is thanking people from the “bottom of their hearts” after a major £100,000 appeal fund in his memory was smashed in less than a year. The Walker family estimate that “thousands”… Read more

Creative students at Monmouth School for Girls have used dance to successfully highlight relationships and confidence. The Year 9 students worked upon the ideas of freedom and movement, and chose the music, costumes and props for the performance in front… Read more

Britain’s best-selling classical harpist, Claire Jones, gave a magical recital at Monmouth School for Girls. Around 100 people, some of whom had travelled from Newport, Abergavenny and Chepstow for the evening, packed into the recital hall at the new Performing… Read more

Two incredible productions took to the stage of the Drama Studio this month, due to unprecedented numbers auditioning for this year’s Senior Plays. The first play was the scintillating ‘Not Gonna Lie’, starring Rhys, Amelia, Marcus, Gemma, Ella and Angelika…. Read more

A 15-year-old athlete has stormed to a South East Wales County Championship title. Olivia shone in her maiden 300m race at the county athletics championships at Newport Stadium. The Monmouth School for Girls’ pupil dominated the middle girls’ race, showing… Read more

Best-selling British author and screen-writer Catherine Johnson enthralled pupils from Monmouth School for Girls, Monmouth School for Boys and Monmouth Comprehensive during a special visit last week. Ms Johnson – who was included in Margaret Busby’s anthology of Black Women’s… Read more

Budding cricketers at Monmouth School for Girls produced some impressive performances in the Under-15 Twenty/20 Girls Cup. Rosie snapped up 2-14, Beatrice took 2-27 and captain Florrie hit 17 not out as Monmouth lost by 36 runs at Dauntsey’s School… Read more

A popular music teacher is preparing to take the plunge next month for a fund-raising swim in an iconic stretch of water near Falmouth. Mr Christopher Horner, who teaches violin, viola and piano at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools, will be tackling… Read more

A talented hockey team at Monmouth School for Girls have finished runners-up in a national competition. The under-12 team consisting of pupils at Monmouth School Girls’ Prep and Monmouth School for Girls were outstanding at the Welsh National Schools Finals… Read more

An annual talent show involving children from Monmouth’s three secondary schools raised more than £2,000 in memory of a caring and considerate 13-year-old boy who died last June. The Monmouth’s Got Talent charity event, which took place in March, raised… Read more

Business-savvy students at Haberdashers’ Monmouth Schools clinched five awards in a regional competition. The dynamic Sixth Form students created two eco-friendly companies and were rewarded for their endeavour at Young Enterprise Wales’ Newport and Monmouthshire regional finals. Each company contained… Read more