Downe House

The Downe House Podcast

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The podcast where we discover more about Downe House School. Whether you're new to our community or an old friend we'll be delving deeper, sharing stories and finding out what it really means to be a pupil at Downe House. There is no typical Downe House girl but there are seven key characteristics which girls develop through all aspects of school life which we call our Downe House DNA. If you have any questions please do contact the school through the main website.

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Talking communication with David McClymont 10.06.2021 22:32

#006 - This week's episode sees us talking to David McClymont about communication, another of the characteristics of the Downe House DNA. David explains his role and discusses where he thinks technology could take schools in the future. We also hear about Downe House and its ‘Digital Strategy' and also how VR and AR (Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality) are headed in the future of scho...

Talking aspiration with Maria Reichardt 27.05.2021 24:52

#005 - This week's episode sees us talking to Maria Reichardt about aspiration, another of the characteristics of the Downe House DNA. We'll hear about Maria's personal journey, how she found aspiration in her own education, and how this leads in so well to the scholars' programme. But we also discover which films she's seen recently that fill her with aspiration (so you...

Talking creativity with Olivia Ward 13.05.2021 21:09

#004 - This week's episode sees us talking to Olivia Ward about creativity and we're very excited to be asking how this looks at Downe House School. We'll be finding out how Liv's career so far has brought her to dance at Downe House, what the options are for girls at Downe House to get involved in dance and also how it helps with the academic side to school life. We also disco...

Talking resilience with Katie Quarterman 29.04.2021 25:15

#003 - This week's episode sees us talking to Katie Quarterman about resilience. We discuss what this looks like in school, what parents can be doing to help in the discussion of resilience and girls in sport, but we also find out how Katie herself has needed to be resilient in her past and what that means for her today. But, as always, we find out a few things all about our guest and this we...

Talking collaboration with Jenny Hill. 18.03.2021 19:20

#002 - This week's episode sees us talking to Jenny Hill on the subject of Collaboration. We discuss the Murray Centre and how it enables the girls to work together on projects while developing their own collaboration skills, essential for the workplace and beyond. Jenny also talks about her own experiences of collaboration and how the approach to this has changed over the years. We also find out...

Talking compassion with Emma McKendrick 01.03.2021 22:32

#001 - In this episode we talk to Mrs McKendrick on the subject of Compassion. We look at the importance of community at Downe House, discovering how it plays an active role hand in hand with Compassion. We consider how Olive Willis, the founder of Downe House, might feel if she was able to walk back into the school today. And we discuss how the girls at Downe get involved in charity, both in and...