Local MEP Daniel Hannan to talk on EU

Woldingham Politics Society will be delighted to welcome Daniel Hannan MEP to give a talk and lead a discussion on the European Union on Thursday 4th October. This event will take place at 5:15pm in the Goddard Room and will finish at approximately 6.30. Please contact Mrs Jenny Mayhew at Woldingham School mayhewj@woldingham.surrey.sch.uk ) if you would be interested in attending, as places will be limited.

Mrs Jayne Triffitt joins Woldingham in September 2007

Woldingham is delighted to announce the appointment of Mrs Jayne Triffitt to succeed Miss Diana Vernon as Headmistress of Woldingham School from September 2007. Originally from Cornwall, Jayne Triffitt has been the successful Headmistress at St Mary?s, Cambridge since 2001.  Prior to this she was Head of Sixth Form at St Mary?s Ascot. She brings to the post a wealth of experience gained in a wide variety of Catholic schools, by the time she joins Woldingham she will have been in education for 26 years, 17 of which was spent in the maintained sector.

Calling all aspiring writers to a Talented Writers' Workshop to be held on Wednesday 27th June in the Goddard Room starting at 9.40am. The Workshop will be led by Eleanor Updale author of Montmorency, Winner of the Blue Peter award for The Book I Couldn?t Put Down. After the workshop Eleanor will be signing copies of her books in the Marden Library from 12.40pm.

Woldingham 'Old Girl' Victoria Mather returns for Pirze Day

Prize Day this year will be on Saturday 30th June 2007 commencing with Mass at 10.00am this will be followed by Prize Giving at 12.00 noon. Our guest for the day will be former Woldingham student Victoria Mather.

Our next production

We are eagerly awaiting the next Woldingham production "Alice In Wonderland and Alice Through the Looking Glass" by Lewis Carroll adapted for the stage by Adrian Mitchell. The perfomance will be on Friday 18th May at 7.30. For ticket information please email boxoffice@woldingham.surrey.sch.uk

Woldingham's German Department is hosting a lecture evening on 2 May. We have invited Karl Pfeiffer from the Goethe Institute who will talk to us about Post-Re-unification Germany. The talk will be followed by a workshop and then a buffet supper for all participants. We have invited a number of other schools to bring their Sixth form German students to what promises to be an interesting and enlightening event. More information will be provided nearer to the time.

Following the success of our previous foray into the world of high fashion in 2004 Woldingham is to host a further Charity Fashion show on 19th January 2007. Details of how to apply for tickets for Uganda Passion Woldingham Fashion, has been sent out to parents in the end of term mailing. We expect high demand for this exciting evening of Fashion, Music and Dance which is held in aid of the Kyamusansala School in Uganda. Tickets will be in short supply and allocated on a first come first served basis so please book early to avoid disappointment.  

The first Joint Carol Concert WSHA Choir & Woldingham School Senior Choir is due to take place on Tuesday 5 December 2006 7.00 pm at Our Most Holy Redeemer & St Thomas More, Cheyne Row, London SW3. A wonderful opportunity for Woldingham Girls Past and Present to join together at this festive time.

Woldingham School Hosts Science Symposium 27th June 2006. Professor Sir Harry Kroto FRS, Nobel Laureate in Chemistry, and Professor Jonathan Osborne, Department of Education and Professional Studies, Kings College London and co-author of Beyond 2000 are just two of our key note speakers.

On Wednesday 1st March 06  between 6pm and 9pm Woldingham is hosting a Careers Convention. Full details to follow.