As part of their Product Design lessons, Year 12 pupils have been in the workshop honing their accuracy and material finishing skills to create a wonderfully crafted solid oak sconce. Alongside building their confidence they are also learning industry standard construction methods and applying quality control measures to ensure they produce a high-quality product. #productdesign

Mount Kelly had a fantastic day at the Bristol Grammar School 7s tournament. The boys played some excellent rugby throughout the day and came agonisingly close to a tournament win, losing with the last kick of the match. #mountkellysport #rugby7s #itstheclimb

It's Safer Internet Day and pupils are discussing this year's theme of 'too good to be true' with their tutors and learning how to protect themselves and others from scams online. #SaferInternetDay #PSHE

Last month Mount Kelly had the pleasure of welcoming a group of enthusiastic pupils from the KK-Tiger programme in China for a two-week educational and cultural immersive experience. Their visit was filled with adventure, learning, and meaningful friendships, making it an unforgettable time for both our guests and Mount Kelly pupils alike. Read more at:

Middle Prep pupils enjoyed listening to Ann Marcer share her experiences of working with VSO in Nepal as a Teacher Trainer in the village of Phillim at the Buddha Ma Vi Secondary school. They learnt what it was like to live and go to school in the mountains and the difficulties encountered. Following a devastating earthquake, Ann chose to stay on in the country and, with the support of UNICEF, identify communities where schools had been damaged to ensure the building of temporary structures so education could continue. #UNICEF #volunteering #itstheclimb

Our fabulous caterers #ThomasFranks are running a Nutrition Day at the College, speaking to Year 9 pupils about eating for mental health and resilience, and to groups of swimmers and athletes about nutrition for sport. #nutrition

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Pupils in Year 9 have been working on their designing and making skills to solder and integrate LED lighting modules into a range of structure-inspired hardwood lamps. Using planed square lengths of poplar timber they have been using bolted connections and glued joints to build a profile or sculpture on a plywood base that is then lit up using a USB powered LED array. #DesignTechnology

Mount Kelly Prep Swimmers travelled to Millfield School to take part in the regional round of IAPS Swimming 2025. For some of these pupils, it was their first time competing in a swimming competition. You all did an amazing job, and we hope you had a great time! Thank you @MillfieldSwim for hosting such a great event yesterday. All the swimmers enjoyed it very much. #letsgomountkelly #mkfamily #iaps #iapsswimming2025

Our Year 13 BTEC Applied Science pupils wrapped up warm and enjoyed a wonderful evening of astronomy. As part of their course, they were required to make observations of various celestial objects. They identified constellations, taking measurements of the stars Rigel and Betelgeuse. They also took careful measurements of the star Polaris, and sketched the positions of the planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter onto a star map. Clear skies allowed for some excellent star gazing and, using the telescope, they viewed the crescent shape of Venus, and were excited to see the moons of Jupiter. #appliedscience

To mark the completion of stage one of our Library Regeneration project, the inaugural literary dinner took place on Friday evening, with pupils presenting on a selection of classic and seminal texts from the Year 1925. The Headmaster and Mrs Ayling, alongside our Reading Governor, Wendy Davies, were delighted to take part in a short reading of J.M.Barrie’s 'Mary Rose', a fittingly ambient play, published in 1925; a copy of which, poignantly inscribed ‘Dear Mother,’ was unearthed during the recent shelf sorting. Many thanks to the catering team who prepared a delicious meal to accompany our literary delights, and finally, to Mrs Holwill for her excellent literary themed cakes. #literarydinner

An enthusiastic audience was treated to a wonderful array of performances in the College Library on Wednesday 5 February, with no fewer than 18 musicians involved. There were outstanding songs and instrumental numbers which showcased violin, trumpet, piano and marimba. The atmosphere was friendly and supportive and the talent on display was most impressive. Well done to everyone involved! #mountkellymusic

Post training fun in the rain! #football #MountKellyFootball

Reception children have been fascinated to find out about the life cycle of frogs. They have all made careful observations of the frogspawn and were very excited to notice that we already have a few wrigglers! Everyone did a brilliant job making their frog books 🐸

Year 12 Geography pupils conducted fieldwork in Tavistock as part of their A Level Geography curriculum. Focusing on the "Changing Places" topic, pupils investigated the economic, social and technological shifts impacting shopping habits and assessed the extent of retail change in the town.

Year 11 pupil, Caleb, stepped up to U20 level at the Welsh & South West Indoor Athletic Championships last weekend and returned with a silver medal in the 800m, running the final in 1:59 which puts him fifth in the country. He also broke the the 400m Tavistock Athletics record. Ruben also took silver in the U20 Mens' High Jump at the competition with a new PB of 1.83m. #athletics #itstheclimb

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Year 2 pupils have been looking at clothes from around the world and were really interested in the variety of tartans used to show which family you belong to. The children have enjoyed designing their own tartan on the computer, recreating it on square paper and have even tried weaving their own designs!