Truro High School For Girls

Congratulations to our amazing athletes who attended the Cornwall Schools Athletics Championships this weekend in Par. Many of our girls secured the title of County Champion in their events - A brilliant performance from all who took part.

In their STEM lesson today, Prep 5 used litmus test paper to determine whether everyday household objects were more alkaline or acidic From Prep 5, our girls go to the senior school laboratories for science lessons, giving them an opportunity to learn with our senior teachers.

Truro High is excited to be exhibiting this week at the @theroyalcornwall , displaying the very best the school has to offer to the county and beyond. Come and visit us on Stand 372, between the Main Entrance and Main Show Ring.

ruro High School has won the Most Creative Learning Through Play (Early Years) award in the Muddy Stilettos Best Schools Awards 2023. What an honour - truly a testament to the dedication of our Pre-Prep team who help to give our youngest learners the best start to their education

Well done to our amazing archer Saffron (Year 8), who placed first in the 168th Grand National Archery Meeting this weekend. Saffron placed 1st overall in the competition in the Double Bristol IV Women’s U14 Recurve. An outstanding success of which we are all incredibly proud.

Teachers love hearing about what their students have been inspired to do and so it was great to catch up with alumna Charlotte and find out how her Physics lessons at Truro High have led to her carrying out ground-breaking research in the jungles of Borneo.

Head of Creative and Performing Arts, Judith Tutin, and Textiles teacher Laura Graven are this evening launching a new exhibition of their work entitled ‘Near Restful Waters’. The exhibition is open in our school gallery daily from Saturday 27 May to Sunday 4 June.

Truro High School for Girls has been graded ‘Excellent’ in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, the sector’s equivalent of OFSTED. Excellent is the highest ranking that it is possible to achieve. Click here to find out more: trurohigh.co.uk/news/truro-hig…

At busy times of the year such as this, we believe in finding balance and taking the time to unwind, and we give our girls regular opportunities to head into the great outdoors to find new hobbies and passions.

Well done to our Greenpower Team who had a brilliant race last weekend at the RMB Chivenor Heat in North Devon. We are delighted to report that the ‘Green Goddess’ came in 4th place in its race, thanks to the girls’ excellent engineering and driving skills.

Pizza Hut UK’s Sustainability Manager has been put on the spot today by Prep 3 who questioned the global company’s policy on palm oil and sustainability. It was inspiring for them to hear Cerys talk she encouraged the girls to be the positive change they want to see in the world.

Our new outdoor classroom is taking shape with the commencement this week of our whole school Creative Arts project. Inspired by the famous architect Gaudi, students have begun work designing and laying stunning mosaic patterns to decorate the “walls” of the new classroom.

Our Year 10 Music students are embarking on their first piece of GCSE composition coursework using the Sibelius programme. Having unlimited access to this industry standard composition software helps enhance the students’ creativity and develop their musical skills.

The best of luck to the fantastic team of volunteers at Cornwall Children’s Clothing Bank who are meeting this week to sort through the mountain of clothes generously donated by families at Truro High. The clothing bank’s Amanda Tovey said: “What a fantastic contribution!"

Yesterday we were delighted to see so many members of our school community represent Truro High School as they took part in Cancer Research UK’s Race for Life in Falmouth, raising over £3600 and counting. You can still donate here: fundraise.cancerresearchuk.org/team/truro-hig…

Last night's PERFORM workshop welcomed Michele Bromley, a talented special effects and makeup artist. Michele’s work has taken her from feature films and Hollywood blockbusters to daytime TV and makeup for the stage, and it was fascinating for our girls to learn about her career.

Today Prep 5 practised painting botanical illustrations ‘en plein air’ - to paint in the outdoors. Just like the famous impressionist artists Monet and Renoir, the girls observed the way the natural light fell on their subjects and mirrored their observations in their paintings.

Cornish Champions! Congratulations to our athletes who ran, threw and jumped their way to success in this weekend’s Cornwall County Athletics Championships, with personal bests and medals galore and girls achieving the title of county champions in a range of disciplines.

Congratulations to Rachel and Sam in Year 12 who have just achieved a Bronze medal and have been Highly Commended respectively in the 2023 British Biology Olympiad, placing them amongst the top 15% of students in the country. Well done, girls!

Last week Prep 3 and Prep 4 had a wonderful week away on theirresidential trip to Hill House. The girls had a jam-packed schedule, getting stuck into all sorts of fun teambuilding activities, including survival skills workshops, rock climbing and caving and archery.