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Message from THE HEADMISTRESS The summer term at Canons remains, as always, a vibrant time of year with many splendid events and activities taking place. As you may be aware, last term the School underwent a full inspection as part of the regular schedule of inspections conducted by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI). I am delighted to tell you we have received the official report and that NLCS was judged ‘excellent’ - the highest possible rating - in every single category, from the quality of teaching, pastoral care, and extra-curricular activities to the level of pupil achievements. The full report is available on our website. We have also celebrated successes in a range of fields, from art to drama, music to sport. You will see from the feature on sport, later in this edition, the achievements of pupils in a wide variety of sporting endeavours. The elegance and confidence displayed by the girls in our second whole-school gym and dance display, featuring girls from Yrs 2-13, was thrilling. Pupils have also excelled in the fields of drama and music, showcasing their talents in numerous music concerts and drama productions. A busy season of performances ended with two productions in the Studio Theatre from students in Yrs 10 and 11 and, of course, Canons Follies in the Performing Arts Centre.
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Lacrosse World Cup 2013 Three ONLs and one current member of staff will be taking part in the Lacrosse World Cup in Canada this summer. Natasha Taberner and Lucy Wray (ONL) will be playing for Wales, while Nicole Sawdaye (ONL) will be representing Israel and Katie Bohane (ONL) Ireland.
This term, girls have again enjoyed lectures from a series of distinguished visiting speakers. In the Nicholson Lecture series, teaching staff share their love of their subject by giving talks on topics as diverse as conservation, heroism in classical literature and political ideology. The girls also enjoy a full programme of academic symposia and partnership events. These events allow pupils to work with their peers from a variety of different schools, providing opportunities for the development of intellectual curiosity and subject enrichment. I was delighted to be able to take a number of staff and sixth form students to the Prince’s Teaching Institute’s Summer School at Cambridge University in June. This gave the opportunity for both pupils and staff to hear leading academics in a range of different fields and engage in stimulating academic debate. This also served as excellent preparation for the students for university. The spirit of internationalism has flourished again this term with exciting trips and student exchanges taking place to broaden pupils’ educational and cultural experiences. At the end of term a group of Yr 12 pupils will travel to The Flying Angels School in Zambia, where they will have the opportunity of assisting in the teaching of classes and running extra-curricular activities. Our first set of exchange pupils departed for Korea in late June, where they will spend the final two weeks of the summer term at NLCS Jeju and the first week of the summer holidays with their exchange families. Community Service again played an important part in the pupils’ extra-curricular life this term, with girls successfully hosting events such as our annual Mencap Fun Day and the Livability Homes Summer party. To celebrate the wider NLCS community, we have organised many events for parents, Old North Londoners and Friends of the School. In the summer term, the Alumnae Office hosted the annual ONLA AGM, reunions for the Classes of 1983, 1993 and 2003, and the annual ONLA Picnic. Work on the new buildings is progressing well. The new facilities will benefit the entire School community, with extra space for teaching and extra-curricular activities, together with dedicated social space for girls in the Upper School. We are looking forward to the opening of the buildings with a celebration in the Spring Term of 2014. I would like to thank warmly all those who have to date supported the development of these projects with gifts to the School. As this very busy term ends, I wish you all a happy and restful summer holiday.
Bernice McCabe, Headmistress
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Lucy Wray
Natasha Taberner
Katie Bohane I’m so excited to be representing Ireland in my first Lacrosse World Cup this summer in Canada. As a team we are fit and ready and I can’t wait to be amongst the sport’s most talented and athletic players from all over the world.
Lacrosse Tour 2013 During the Easter holidays 37 Yr 9 & 10 students travelled to California to play lacrosse. Five days were spent in the San Francisco area sightseeing as well as playing lacrosse. The girls visited the Golden Gate Bridge, Lombard Street and Alcatraz. The next stage of the tour was in San Diego, where more matches took place as well as a visit to the zoo! This was a fantastic opportunity for the girls to travel to this part of the world, play lacrosse and make some great new friends.
Nicole Sawdaye The Lacrosse World Cup this summer will be my first international tournament and it’s a massive honour to be representing Israel. The training has been tough but I’m ready to be in Canada and start what I know will be an amazing experience.