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8 May 2022 | |
Alumnae news |
Under the banner of Magnolia 125, St Mary’s wants to transform buildings across its historic sites on Bateman Street – enriching the learning environment for students and enabling a community outreach education programme focused on STEM subjects.
Guests at the Magnolia 125 gala dinner heard about five carefully selected projects – each designed to deliver far-reaching benefits for existing and future cohorts of students, as well as individuals accessing outreach activities at the school.
St Mary’s fundraising gala dinner featured a powerful opening address by Dr Bridget Kendall MBE. The first female Master of Peterhouse, Dr Kendall spent 30 years working as a journalist including six years at the BBC as its Moscow correspondent. She spoke about her own fond experiences of being educated in Cambridge and her interesting career in journalism.
Magnolia 125 fundraising then got underway with an auction hosted by Freddie Mckibbin of Tattersalls, Newmarket. The auction saw guests bidding on luxurious items and experiences, such as a four-night stay in a beautiful cottage, which sleeps 10, on the North Norfolk coast; an overnight spa break at the Gonville Hotel; an exclusive behind the scenes tour of The National Gallery for six guests that focuses on its 200 year history; a piece of art named Transcendent Beauty, oil on canvas, which was kindly donated by Sue Rapley from Sue Rapley Art; as well as other amazing prizes.
Headmistress at St Mary’s School, Charlotte Avery, said:
“Within Cambridge, our single-sex educational offer is already unique, but we want to go even further, enriching our learning environment for the future. From increasing the number and quality of our classrooms, to creating dedicated arts and music spaces, our proposed plans for Magnolia 125 will help propel education at St Mary’s to the next level and will also extend the benefits of our unique education further afield through extensive outreach work.
“Our gala dinner was a fantastic platform to unveil our plans and the evening was a real triumph. Magnolia 125 will ensure our campuses are fit for learning in a post-COVID-19 landscape, creating a truly inspiring environment that will enable our girls to aim higher, go further and achieve even more in the world. 125 years on from the founding of St Mary’s we’re continuing to look forward and build for the future - empowering, educating and inspiring tomorrow’s leaders, changemakers and global citizens.”
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