Category: Duke of Edinburgh

25th February 18

Congratulations to the seven Tormead girls who will attend the Gold Award Presentation ceremony at Buckingham Palace Gardens this May. Having  successfully completed The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Gold qualification, Isobel Allan, Lucy Barnes, Stella Buhalis, Pankhuri Gadi, Maria Hardy, Kirsty Shannon and Miranda Tang  last week received their invitations to the ceremony, in recognition…

5th June 17

Braving  the wet weather the Year 10 Bronze DofE group set out on their qualifying expedition. Nearly 80 girls took part and navigated their way from Epsom to Ranmore via Box Hill. After spending the night under canvas, the girls awoke to a birthday celebration for Miss Riggioni,  after a quick birthday sing along, they…

23rd April 17

Over the weekend, 77 girls undertook their Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expedition. Walking though the Surrey Hills, the girls were able to put into practice all of their classroom expedition training.  Navigating, hiking and camping  they impressed the supporting staff with their team work and determination. The weather was kind and spirits remained high….

20th June 16

Over the weekend our Silver Duke of Edinburgh expedition was out in full force, braving a variety of weather conditions. Great fun was had by all the girls, although some were nursing a few aches and pains when they came back to school! A superb effort from all those involved.

26th April 16

The Surrey Hills were awash with young people and their backpacks this weekend. The DofE expedition season is in full swing. Newlands Corner, with its stunning views, provided the start point on Saturday for the  Year 10 Bronze Duke of Edinburgh’s  Award practice expedition. The girls camped overnight near Hurtwood and continued their routes on Sunday,…

1st July 15

At Tormead, creative curiosity and personal development are fostered through an exciting range of extra-curricular activities which enable us to offer an exciting and progressive education. We see extra-curricular involvement as an aspect of our pupils’ lives which is vital to their holistic development and complementary to their academic enrichment and pastoral support. We offer…