Queenwood News / Opinion

Spotlight On: International Day of the Girl Child

18 October 2024

On Friday 11 October, it was International Day of the Girl Child which was set up by the United Nations in 2011. The aims are to focus attention on the need to address the challenges girls face, and to promote girls’ empowerment and fulfilment of their human rights.

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Spotlight on: Miss Beatrice Lilias Rennie

10 September 2021

This week marks the 50th anniversary of Miss Beatrice Lilias Rennie’s passing on the 4th of September 1971. Miss Rennie has been remembered for her air of strength and leadership and her infectious love of literature.

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Spotlight on: The Paralympics

3 September 2021

I have been delighting in the Paralympic Games, perhaps even more that I was in the Olympic Games. The competition realises the foundational vision of the Olympics as an amateur event that brings different cultures together to celebrate unity.

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Spotlight on: Looking forward

20 August 2021

As our students step out into the world as young women, we are interested not just in what they can do, but who they will become. Together with our families, we work to shape the character of future generations to ensure they are equipped and motivated to make a difference in the world. For that reason, the School values remain at the heart of our mission.

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Spotlight on: Bright Spots in Dark Times

13 August 2021

We are conscious that, alongside the young people, parents and staff are dealing with significant challenges, as they juggle work commitments, childcare, lesson supervision and a whole range of COVID complications affecting our professional and personal lives. Supporting the wellbeing of the community is therefore at the front of our minds.

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Spotlight On: Rituals

6 August 2021

Every school has rituals, ceremonies and stories that reflect underlying values and contribute to culture. Rituals are habits that provide clarity and structure while ceremonies tend to be singular events that provide points of celebration, recognition, or symbolise important change.

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Spotlight On: Optimism

30 July 2021

Wellbeing is at the forefront of our minds. Teachers across the School are planning group activities and working with the girls individually to help the whole community stay active, focused and positive.

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Spotlight On: What does it really mean to be a Queenwood girl?

23 July 2021

When I arrived at Queenwood Junior School at the beginning of this term, I informed the girls in my first morning video announcement that one of the many things I was looking forward to at Queenwood was forming a clear understanding about what it really means to be a Queenwood girl.

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Spotlight On: Carrying On

16 July 2021

Assessments and homework expectations are adjusted, Just Read is more important than ever and we are emphasising with the girls the things that underpin their own wellbeing: exercise, healthy sleep patterns, good food, well structured days and so on.

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Spotlight On: Learning Better

4 June 2021

Broad and deep knowledge is the basis of critical thinking. Those who already know a lot about the subject have easier access to concepts or ways of thinking that might prove useful in solving the current problem. They can also direct all their thinking capacity (which experts call ‘working memory’) to more complex aspects of the problem because they’re not struggling to remember the basics.

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Spotlight On: True Wellbeing

28 May 2021

​Good mental health, Dr Damour argues, is ‘when you have the right feeling at the right time and you are able to manage it effectively’. As we all know, tension, stress, worry, sadness and anxiety can be the proper response to difficult circumstances, and adults often best help young people by helping them reframing these feelings as ‘the right feeling’ in response to that particular challenge – and therefore a sign of emotional maturity and mental strength.

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